Basic Assessment Report - SRK

Basic Assessment ReportSECTION B: ACTIVITY INFORMATION1. PROJECT TITLEDescribe the project title as provided on the application form for environmental authorisation:Basic Environmental Assessment for a Proposed Petrol Filling Station, including Associated Facilities orInfrastructure on the Platform of King Shaka International Airport on Portion 7 of the Farm La Mercy No.15124, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.2. PROJECT DESCRIPTIONProvide a detailed description of the project:1. Introduction and BackgroundThe Airports Company South Africa Limited (ACSA) proposes constructing a Petrol Filling Station(PFS), including associated facilities or infrastructure, on the platform of the King Shaka InternationalAirport (KSIA) at La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, situated on Portion 7 of the Farm La Mercy No. 15124(Figure 1 and 2).It is to be noted that ACSA is relocating the Sasol PFS from the Durban International Airport (DIA) toKSIA. As such the new PFS development is being undertaken.Design layouts indicate that four underground storage tanks (USTs), to store diesel and petrol, will beinstalled consisting of one 46 000 litre and three 23 000 litre USTs. A convenience store and fast foodoutlets are also to be included within the PFS site.The land on which the PFS is proposed is owned and occupied by ACSA, and is currently utilised as aportion of the staff asphalt parking area. Sasol will lease the site from ACSA and will be responsible forthe operation and maintenance of the PFS including USTs once installed. Sasol will be responsible forthe design and installation of the USTs and will supply fuel thereafter.The PFS is to be located on the platform of the KSIA, on the northwest corner of the existing staffasphalt parking area, which is situated in the eastern quadrant of King Shaka Drive, which is the mainaccess road to the multi-storey parking garage at the airport.2. Design PrinciplesFinal design plans for the PFS are in the course of preparation. These plans are to be submitted toACSA and the eThekwini Municipality for consideration/approval.The design principles which follow are likely the minimum standards that will be required by ACSA andthe eThekwini Municipality. It is recommended that these be used to refine the final design plans. Anydeviation/omission from these minimum standards may be permissible provided they are discussed withand approved by ACSA and the eThekwini Municipality.The proposed UST installations shall thus include the following as a minimum:Tanks, Accessories, Pipework & Installation SpecificationTanks• The installation of 3 x 23 000 litre and 1 x 46 000 litre USTs;• The proposed USTs shall consist of “Permatanks”, as supplied by Forgeweld, or an approvedequally equivalent market product replacement, that conforms to these standards.Department of Agriculture,Environmental Affairs & RuralDevelopment, KwaZulu-NatalBasic Assessment Report 2010Version 2: August 2010Page 5 of 46