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Foskor Environmental Processes
First Environmental Review
Committee Meeting
Monday 07 May 2012
10h00
uMhlathuze Civic Centre
(EXCO Boardroom)
Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Background & Purpose of Projects
• Overview of the 3 Environmental Processes
• Amendment to Atmospheric Emissions
License (AEL)
• Amendment of site MHI Risk Assessment
• Questions / Issues
• Way Forward & Next ERC Meeting
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Objectives of Meeting
• Introduce 3 proposed projects
• Introduce project teams
• Explain important role of Environmental Review
Committee (ERC)
• Explain differences & similarities between
projects
• Highlight potential issues to be assessed
• Provide an opportunity for ERC to raise issues,
concerns, comments & questions
• Outline process going forward
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Construction & Operation of an Urea Phosphate,
Soluble Mono-Ammonium Phosphate and Di-
Calcium Phosphate Production Facility
DEA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/495
First Presentation to the Environmental
Review Committee
Monday 07 May 2012
10h00
uMhlathuze Civic Centre
(EXCO Boardroom)
Project Background
• Part of Foskor’s product diversification strategy
• Urea Phosphate (UP) – 50 ton per annum (tpa)
• Soluble Mono-Ammonium Phosphate (MAP) - 50 tpa
• Di-Calcium Phosphate (DCP) – 50 tpa
• Processes requires an amendment to Foskor’s AEL
• Requires an amendment to Foskor’s existing MHI
Risk Assessment
• Facilities proposed on western periphery
• Potential new entrance required
Urea Phosphate
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Urea Urea
Urea
Phosphoric Acid
Reactor
UP Crystalliser
Steam Steam
Wet Sieve
Dry & Cool
Screen & bulk
loaded
Screen & bulk
loaded
• White particle
crystals
• Used as
fertiliser
• Export & local
use
• UP By-
product
(16.6 tpa)
• By-product is
light yellow
particles
Natural Gas
Water to UP
by-product
line
Soluble MAP
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Ammonia Ammonia
Urea
Phosphoric Acid
Reactor
Crystalliser
Steam Steam
Wet Sieve
Dry & Cool
Screen &
Packaging
Screen &
Packaging
Filter Press
(removes impurities)
• White particle
crystals
• Used as
fertiliser
• Export & local
use
• Soluble MAP
by-product
(16.6 tpa)
• By-product is
light yellow
particles
(22.2 tpa)
Water to
soluble MAP
by-product line Natural Gas
Di-Calcium Phosphate
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Ground Calcium
Carbonate
Ground Calcium
Carbonate
Defluorinated
Phosphoric Acid
Reactor
Dryer
Water Water
Sifters/Screens
/Grinders
Sifters/Screens
/Grinders
Dry & Cool
Packaging
Bulk or Bag
Packaging
Bulk or Bag
• White powder
• Used in
animal feeds
but also many
other uses
• Export & local
use
• No waste or
waste water
• Negligible
gaseous
emissions
Listed Activities under NEMA
R 544 18 June 2010:
• 28. “The expansion of or changes to existing facilities
for any process or activity where such expansion or
changes to will result in the need for a permit or license
in terms of national or provincial legislation governing
the release of emissions or pollution, excluding where
the facility, process or activity is included in the list of
waste management activities published in terms of
section 19 of the National Environmental Management:
Waste Act (Act No. 59 of 2008) in which case that Act
will apply.”
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Environmental Environmental
ProcessProcess
Listing Notice 1 (GN R544)
Basic Assessment (BA)
Submit Application Form
Conduct Public Participation:
Draft BAR
Submit Basic Assessment Report
Acknowledge Receipt of BAR
Accept BAR Reject BAR
Grant EA in
full/part
Reject EA in
full/part
CA Notify the applicant of
decision
Applicant to notify IAPs of
decision
Appeal
S&EIR
Comments from IAPs on
draft BAR
Public Participation Process
• Newspaper advertisement:
o The Zululand Observer – 16 April 2012
• Background Information Document (BID)
compiled & distributed to IAPs
• Three A2 laminated posters were placed at
Foskor, uMhlathuze Civic Centre & Richards
Bay Library
• ERC Meeting – Today
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Issues Identified
• Potential issues identified to date
include:
o Impact on air quality
o Increase in risk
o Impact on traffic (entrance & vehicles)
o Impact on surface & groundwater
environments
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Way Forward
• Draft Basic Assessment Report (DBAR) to be
issued for public review: June 2012
• Public review period: 40 days
• Environmental Review Committee Meeting: mid-
June
• Public meeting: mid-June
• FBAR to be submitted to Department of
Environmental Affairs for assessment
• Notification of IAPs of decision & appeal process
Thank You
Tammy Hale / Wouter Jordaan
SRK Consulting
Tel: 031-279 1200
Fax:031-279 1204
PO Box 1969, Westville, 3630
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Atmospheric Emissions
License (AEL)
o Foskor must formalise interim AEL
o SRK appointed to update interim AEL to include
proposed processes & submit to uThungulu District
Municipality
o AEL application advertised with BA advertisement
o Application will run parallel
o One specialist appointed – consistency
o Timing of processes important
National Environmental Management: Air Quality
Act (No. 39 of 2004) (NEM:AQA)
• Listed activity 14, category 5, subcategory 5.1
(The storage of more than 100 000 tons of
Phosphate Rock)
• Listed activity 16, category 7, subcategory 7.2,
Primary Production of Acids
• Listed activity 16, category 7, subcategory 7.3,
which includes the Primary Production of
Chemical Fertiliser (UP/soluble MAP/DCP)
Atmospheric Emissions
License (AEL)
Major Hazard Installation
Risk Assessment
o Separate Risk Assessments for new facilities
o Once EA’s obtained will MHI Risk Assessment be
updated
o One specialist appointed - consistency