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PPC Riebeeck West: Storm water Management Plan Page 39 provide for two separate loading lanes for road vehicles, and be positioned so as to facilitate the loading of rail trucks. Appropriate equipment is provided for the handling of palletised cement from the palletiser into storage, and from storage onto transport vehicles. Cement in 1.5 ton Bulk Bags The bag filling machine would be housed in its own building, with the cement fed to the bag filling plant by covered conveyor. The bulk bag filling machine would have an output of 40 bulk bags per hour and is serviced by a single service bin. A change of product requires flushing of the service bin. A storage area for bulk bags would be provided in a section of the warehouse for palletised cement. All 1,500kg bulk bags are stored on pallets, but will be dispatched from site without pallets. A single road loading lane with a covered storage area for approximately 450tons is provided. A further covered area is provided for rail loading. The bulk bag warehouse section would provide one loading lane for road vehicles, and be positioned so as to facilitate the loading of rail trucks. It is envisaged that rail loading would share a rail line with that for palletised cement loading. Cement in Bulk Two facilities would be provided for the loading and dispatch of cement in bulk, one for road tankers beneath the main cement storage silo and one for rail tankers located underneath the rail loading storage silo. The rail storage silo is designed to accommodate loading on two rail lines. The loading lane is equipped with a weighbridge, and the discharge chute will be equipped with a manual sampler. Two loading lanes will be provided, each equipped with a weighbridge long enough to accommodate a road tanker with a pup trailer. SUPPORTING PROCESSES In order to ensure the smooth operation of the cement manufacturing plant, there is a requirement for supporting departments. Although the services of the supporting department will often be required for all 3 core processes individual departments resume responsibility for the individual supporting processes. 1.10 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 1.10.1 NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 (ACT 36 OF 1998) The National Water Act (36 of 1998) identifies 11 consumptive and non-consumptive water uses that must be authorised under a tiered authorisation system. Authorisation for water uses may be issued as a General Authorisation (in terms of the General Authorisation in terms of Section 39 of the Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998), Gazette No. 26187, No. 399, dated 26 March 2004), as a Schedule 1 use under NWA, or as a Water Use Licence. The authorisation system allows for the “Reserve” and provides for public consultation processes in the establishment of strategies and decision making and guarantees the right to appeal against such decisions. Section 27 of the NWA outlines various factors to be taken into consideration by the responsible authorities with regard to authorising a water use under a general authorisation or a license. The list includes the following:
PPC Riebeeck West: Storm water Management Plan Page 40 Any catchment management strategy applicable to the relevant water resource; The class and resource quality objectives of the water resource; Investments made and to be made by the applicant in respect of the water use in question; The strategic importance of the water use to be authorised; The quality of water in the water in the water resource which may be required for the Reserve and for meeting international obligations The following water uses, outlined in Section 21 of NWA, 1998 generally have to be licensed: Section 21(a) - taking water from a water resource; Section 21(b) - storing water; Section 21(c) - impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse; Section 21(d) - engaging in stream flow reduction activity contemplated in section 36; Section 21(e) - engaging in a controlled activity identified as such in section 37(1) or declared under section 38(1); Section 21(f) - discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource through a pipe, canal, sewer, sea outfall or other conduit; Section 21(g) - disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource; Section 21(h) - disposing in any manner of water which contains waste from, or which has been heated in any industrial or power generation process; Section 21(i) - altering the bed, banks, course or characteristics of a watercourse; Section 21(j) - removing, discharging or disposing of water found underground if it is necessary for the efficient continuation of an activity or for the safety of people; Section 21(k) - using water for recreational purposes; The above highlighted water uses will be applicable to the IWULA for PPC Cement. Riebeeck West PPC Appointed Ivusi Environmental Consultant to handle the IWULA application. Section 26(1) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act 36 of 1998) provides for the development of regulations to, amongst others: require that the use of water from a water resource be monitored, measured and recorded; regulate or prohibit any activity in order to protect a water resource or in-stream or riparian habitat; and prescribe the outcome or effect which must be achieved through management practices for the treatment of waste, or any class of waste, before it is discharged or deposited into or allowed to enter a water resource. When making regulations, the need for the following must be taken into account (section 26(4) of the National Water Act): promoting economic and sustainable use of water; conserving and protecting water resources or, in-stream and riparian habitat; preventing wasteful water use; facilitating the management of water use; and facilitating the monitoring of water use and water resources.
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