NEMA EIA LISTING NOTICES
 SEMINAR OPEN DAY TRAINING
 GAUTENG: JOHANNESBURG
 10 NOVEMBER 2014
 Vusi Skosana
INTRODUCTION
Brief History
What prompted the amendments to the listing notices
Significant changes.
New definitions
Listing Notice 1
Listing Notice 2
Listing Notice 3
Listing Notice 4
BRIEF BACKGROUND
o ECA of 08 September 1997
o ECA Amendments of 10 May 2002
o NEMA 03 July 2006
o NEMA 18 June 2010
o NEMA 8 December 2014
In order to meet the continuously changing environmental
conditions which happen so fast, the Department has to keep up
with these ever changing scenarios through rapid policy
amendments or law reform to meet these challenges. The
regulations can not remain static whilst the environment is
constantly changing…..
Overview of Listed Activities
 In order to prevent substantial detrimental impacts,
Minister may identify activities subjected to EIA prior to
commencement.
 These identified activities are known or expected to have a
potential substantial negative impact on the environment.
Big emphasis is on the nature, location and extent the
activity has on the environment
 The regulations not only make provision for listed activities
but go beyond that by among others, putting thresholds on
activities in the listing notices to enure and enhance
appropriate measures for authorisation
What prompted the amendments to the listing notices
The need for alignment of environmental authorisations
(National Environmental Management Act sections 24K and
24L)
Enforce the agreement regarding a single environmental
system under NEMA where DMR will become a competent
authority in terms of NEMA.
 For the purpose of alignment with MPRDA processes
 To introduce the 4th Listing Notice provided for (requiring basic
assessment) – activities already subjected to an assessment
using a spatial development tool in a specific geographical area,
and to provide for reliance on pre-assessment in the basic
assessment process.
DMR
• The Department of Mineral resources will be the CA in the event where a
listed or specific activity is directly related to prospecting or exploration of
mineral resources or extraction and primary processing of a mineral
resources though certain exclusions have been provided
NEW DEFINITIONS
Development: replacing construction
Indigenous vegetation `has an improved wording
Contaminated
Urban areas replaced by urban edges
The word expansion also includes : or expansion and related operation of facilities or
infrastructure
The word facilities has been deleted and only infrastructure exists
Five (5) new activities added in L1
Partly due to mining permit activity moved from LN2 to LN1
NEW DEFINITIONS
o ‘‘contaminated’’, means the presence in or under any land, site, buildings
or structures of a substance or micro-organism above the concentration
that is normally present in or under that land, which substance or microorganism directly or indirectly affects or may affect the quality of soil or
the environment adversely.
o “development” means the building, erection, construction or
establishment of a facility, structure or infrastructure that is necessary for
the undertaking of a listed or specified activity, including any associated
post development monitoring but excludes any modification, alteration or
expansion of such a facility, structure or infrastructure and excluding the
redevelopment of the same facility in the same location, with the same
capacity and footprint;
NEW DEFINITIONS
o “indigenous vegetation” refers to vegetation consisting of indigenous
plant species occurring naturally in an area, regardless of the level of alien
infestation and where the topsoil has not been lawfully disturbed on or
after 01 April 1998;
o Water course definition amended to include pans
o Definition of watercourse and wetland inserted in LN2
o Certain definitions excluded, others amended or new ones included
NEW DEFINITIONS
A number of definitions included: for example
 Coastal activities (under coastal management)
 mining activities in terms of the MPRDA
As of 8 December 2014
A number of activities will read as follow: The development or development and related
operations of……..
Associated infrastructure or structures included for developments and related operation
listed and specified activities
The development or development and related operation of ………….including associated
structures and infrastructure
Overview
 Aquaculture:
– Echinoderms added
– LN1 & LN2 distinguish between indigenous and exotic
– BAR only required for indigenous
 Roads:
 Route determination activity excluded
 Development activity split in to 2 and listed in LN 1 & 2 with
different thresholds
 Sea Related Activities:
 6 weeks exclusion included
 Waste water treatment works
 Listed activities are linked to phased activities (Ln1 and
LN3)
Overview
• Vegetation clearance activities are now listed as clearance of indigenous
vegetation
• Indigenous vegetation defined; clarifying exotic from indigenous
• Renewal of a mining right, permit etc., is also listed and require BAR
• Exclusion provided for some activities and listed activities based on
adopted maintenance plan or development setback line
• Thresholds increased for certain water and sea related activities
• Electricity generation activity has a distinguish provision
• Structures and infrastructures for bulk transportation of water and storm
water activities have a distinguish provision
• Desalination of sea water now includes any water
• Waste water treatment works expansion activity includes an increased
footprint
• Agri-industry and hatcheries activities expansion amended to include
increased threshold (common)
Transfer of rights and obligations or change of ownership
• BA is required
• Only if the activity is still in operation or development is still in
progress
• for any activity meeting threshold of 2014 listed activity
• Where entities undergo change of ownership and is holder of
multiple EAs
• Exclude where authorised activities not yet commenced
Decommissioning Activity Expanded
• This will apply:
– for any activity meeting threshold of 2014 listed activity
– Where development and operation is listed only
– Only if the activity is still in operation or development is still in
progress & will trigger BAR
– Where decommissioning is related to waste (covered in sec 8 of waste;
contaminated land)
LISTING NOTICES
Listing Notice 1
(BAR)
Listing Notice 2
(EIA)
Listing Notice 3
(BAR- geographic areas)
Listing Notice 4
(BAR- Spatial Tools)
LISTING NOTICE 1
BAR
LISTING NOTICE 1
LN 1 (BAR):
o 61 activities in total.
o 30 (construction, transformation, planting of vegetation, infilling etc,).
o 30 expansion activities.
o 1 for phased activities.
LISTING NOTICE 1
 In all the activities in LN1 as in other listing notices, the word construction has been replaced by the
word Development which now covers facilities or structures, including associated structures and
infrastructure
Activity 2 : for the slaughter of animals with a product throughput of: now includes:
 reptiles other than crocodiles
 Fish, crustaceans and amphibians with a wet weight product throughput of 20 000 kg per annum.
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 3: for the concentration of animals for the purpose of commercial
production in densities that exceed:
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The threshold; 2500 square metres per breeding pair from the old regulations has been deleted/ excluded
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Activity 4:
The development or development and related operation of facilities or infrastructure
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now includes: The thresholds:
• more than 5000 chicks younger than 20 days per facility situated within an urban edge;
or
• more than 25000 chicks younger than 20 days per facility situated outside an urban
edge.
LISTING NOTICE 1
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Activity 6:
for aquaculture of sea-based cage culture of finfish, crustaceans, reptiles, amphibians,
molluscs, echinoderms and aquatic plants
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a new inclusion of Sea-based and echinoderms
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Activity 9:
for the transmission and distribution of electricity: Thresholds increased from 50 to 100 for the following
 jetties exceeding 100 square metres in size;
 slipways exceeding 100 square metres in size;
 buildings exceeding 100 square metres in size;
 boardwalks exceeding 100 square metres in size; or
 infrastructure or structures with a physical footprint of 100 square metres or more; -
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 10 :
The development of canals, jetties, bridges, weirs etc.
has new inclusions
 in front of a development setback adopted in the prescribed manner
 if no development setback has been adopted
 the development of structures within existing ports or harbours that
will not increase the development footprint of the port or harbour;
 where such development activities are related to the
development of a port or harbour, in which case activity 22 in
Listing Notice 2 of 2014 applies;
 activities listed in activity 14 in Listing Notice 2 of 2014 or activity
15 in Listing Notice 2 of 2014, in which case that activity applies;
or
 where such development occurs in an urban edge
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 15 has new inclusions:
for the desalination of sea water with a design capacity to produce more than 100
cubic metres of treated water per day
 with a development footprint
 the development of structures within existing ports or harbours that will not
increase the development footprint of the port or harbour;
 where such development is related to the development of a port or harbour,
in which case activity 22 in Listing Notice 2 of 2014 applies;
 the development of temporary infrastructure where such structures will be
demolished or disassembled and removed after a period not exceeding 6
weeks and where indigenous vegetation would not be cleared; or
 where such development occurs in an urban edge.
LISTING NOTICE 1
 The transformation of land…., and physical alteration of land…., is replaced
example: Activity 22
Development of residential, retail, commercial or institutional developments on land
previously used for mining purposes……………….
 Activity 31 :
The development of facilities, including associated structures and infrastructure, for the treatment
of effluent, wastewater or sewage with a daily throughput capacity of more than 2000 cubic metres
but less than 15000 cubic metres.
has new inclusion
 the expansion of or changes to existing facilities for the treatment of
effluent, wastewater or sewage where the capacity will be increased
by less than 15 000 cubic metres per day
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 27 – 30 are mining activities (new)
 Activity 33
The expansion of facilities or structures for the generation of electricity where
has a new inclusion:
o excluding where such development of facilities or structures for photo voltaic
installations occurs in an urban edge.
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 34
The expansion or expansion and related operation of facilities for the slaughter of
animals
has a new inclusion:
o reptiles other than crocodiles
o 20 000 kg wet weight per annum of fish, crustaceans and amphibians
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 35
The expansion or expansion and related operation of facilities for the concentration of
animals for the purpose of commercial production
has a deletion/exclusion
 2500 square metres per breeding pair, where the facility will be increased by 2500
square metres or more
 Activity 37
The expansion or expansion and related operation of facilities, infrastructure or structures
for aquaculture
 now includes echinoderms
 Activity 38
The expansion or expansion and related operation of facilities, infrastructure or
structures for aquaculture
 also includes sea-based and echinoderms
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 39
The expansion or expansion and related operation of hatcheries or facilities for agriindustria
 now includes expansion and related operation and a new threshold of
2000 square meter
 Activity 41 now includes:
The expansion of facilities or infrastructure for the bulk transportation of water,
sewage or storm water
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the existing infrastructure:
has an internal diameter of 0.36 metres or more; or
has a peak throughput of 120 litres per second or more and
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 43:
The expansion of:
now includes
 canals where the canal is expanded by 100 square metres or more in size ;
 channels where the channel is expanded by 100 square metres or more in size
 bridges where the bridge is expanded by 100 square metres or more in size;
 dams where the dam is expanded by 100 square metres or more in size;
 weirs where the weir is expanded by 100 square metres or more in size;
 bulk storm water outlet structures where the bulk storm water outlet
structure is expanded by 100 square metres or more in size; or
 marinas where the marina is expanded by 100 square metres or more in size
As well as:
excluding—
where the expansion within existing ports or harbours will not increase the
development footprint of the port or harbour;
activities listed in activity 44 of this Notice, in which case that activity applies; or
where such expansion occurs in an urban edge
 Activity 44 now includes: increased thresholds from 50 to 100 as well as exclusions
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 49:
The expansion of facilities
has the following deletions / exclusion
 facilities associated with the arrival and departure of vessels and the
handling of cargo;
 piers;
 inter- and sub-tidal structures for entrapment of sand;
 breakwater structures;
 coastal marinas;
 coastal harbours or ports;
 structures for draining parts of the sea or estuary;
 tunnels; or
 underwater channels –
And new inclusions: i.e. but excluding—
 the expansion of temporary infrastructure where such expansion will be
demolished or disassembled and removed after a period not exceeding 6
weeks and where indigenous vegetation would not be cleared; or
 where such expansion occurs in an urban edge
LISTING NOTICE 1
 Activity 59:
The expansion of an island, anchored platform or any other permanent structure on or
along the sea bed
has new inclusions:
excluding
 expansion of facilities, infrastructure or structures for aquaculture
purposes; or
 the expansion of temporary structures where such expansion will be
demolished or disassembled and removed after a period not
exceeding 6 weeks and where indigenous vegetation would not be
cleared
LISTING NOTICE 2
EIA
LISTING NOTICE 2
LN 1 (EIA):
o 28 activities in total.
o 27 (construction, clearance, mining etc.)
o 1 expansion activity.
LISTING NOTICE 2
Activity 1:
The development of facilities or structures, including associated structures and
infrastructure, for the generation of electricity
has new inclusion:
 excluding where such development for photovoltaic installations occurs in an
urban edge
LISTING NOTICE 2
Activity 4:
The construction or construction and related operation of facilities or infrastructure,
including associated structures and infrastructure, for the refining, extraction or
processing of gas, oil or petroleum products
has new inclusion
 excluding the primary processing of a petroleum resource in which case
activity 22 in this Notice will apply.
LISTING NOTICE 2
Activity 5:
for any process or activity which requires a permit or licence in terms of national or
provincial legislation governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution or
effluent
has new inclusion:
 the development of facilities or infrastructure for the treatment of effluent,
wastewater or sewage where such facilities have a daily throughput capacity of
2000 cubic metres or less.
LISTING NOTICE 2
 Activity 7:
The development of airports, runways etc.
has new inclusion:

including associated structures and infrastructure
 Activity 12:
for aquaculture
has new inclusions:

echinoderms
LISTING NOTICE 2
 Activity 13:
for aquaculture of sea-based, etc.
has new inclusions
 echinoderms
 for aquaculture of sea-based
 Activity 14:
The development of island, anchor platforms etc.
has new inclusions
 the development of temporary structures or infrastructure where such
structures will be demolished or disassembled and removed after a period
not exceeding six weeks.
LISTING NOTICE 2
 Activity 15:
The clearance of an area of 20 hectares or more of indigenous vegetation, except
where such clearance of indigenous vegetation is required for:
has new inclusions
 maintenance purposes undertaken in accordance with a maintenance
management plan.
 Activity 16 – 22 are mining and water related
LISTING NOTICE 2
Activity 25:
Development in the sea, estuary etc.
has new inclusion:
 in front of a development setback; or
 if no development setback exists, within a distance of 100 metres inland
of the high-water mark of the sea or an estuary, whichever is the greater;
in respect of —
 facilities associated with the arrival and departure of vessels and
the handling of cargo;
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but excluding the development of structures within existing ports or
harbours what will not increase the development footprint of the port or
harbour.
LISTING NOTICE 2
 Activity 26:
Development of national roadsa road, administered by a provincial authority
has new inclusion:
 the development or development and related operation of a road for
which an environmental authorisation was obtained for the route
determination in terms of activity 5 in Government Notice 387 of 2006 or
activity 18 in Government Notice 545 of 2010, in which case activity 21 in
Listing Notice 1 of 2014 applies; or
 roads within an urban edge.
LISTING NOTICE 2
 Activity 27:
Commencing of an activity, which requires an atmospheric emission license
has new inclusions:
 activities which are identified and included in Listing Notice 1
of 2014;
 activities which are included in the list of waste management
activities published in terms of section 19 of the National
Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of
2008) in which case the National Environmental Management:
Waste Act, 2008 will apply; or
 the development of facilities or infrastructure for the
treatment of effluent, wastewater or sewage where such
facilities have a daily throughput capacity of 2000 cubic metres
or less.
 Two more activities added in LN2
LISTING NOTICE 3
BAR
LISTING NOTICE 3
LN 3 (BAR):
o 23 activities in total.
o 13 (construction, clearance, mining etc.)
o 14 expansion activity.
o 1 Phased activity
LISTING NOTICE 3
BAR
LISTING NOTICE 3
 Geographical areas are amended as requested by provincial departments
 10 Competent Authorities- different views and extensive arguments.
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Certain Activities listed only if geographical areas have been identified
by the relevant authority.
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Because Geographical areas are province specific.
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The exclusion of this activity in 1 or more province does not necessarily imply
that authorisation is not required in another province(s).
The word urban area replaced by urban edge
Other provinces requested that Open spaces be kept (GP, NW, MP and Limpopo)
LISTING NOTICE 4
BAR
LISTING NOTICE 4
The purpose of this Notice is to identify activities in identified geographical areas
that have been subjected to a pre-assessment process using a spatial development
tool and which require environmental authorisation prior to commencement as well
as to identify competent authorities in terms of sections 24(2) and 24D of the Act.
Only three activities in this List:
Activity 1:
 Any development or development and operation, including associated structures
and infrastructure, where such development or development and operation:
 constitutes one or more listed or specified activity in Listing Notice 1 of 2014,
Listing Notice 2 of 2014 or Listing Notice 3 of 2014;
 takes place within a geographical area based on environmental attributes, and
as specified in a spatial development tool adopted in the prescribed manner;
 has been subjected to a pre-assessment process using a spatial development
tool, of which the output, in the form of a protocol, has been adopted in the
prescribed manner; and
 has not commenced.
LISTING NOTICE 4
Activity 2:
The expansion of any development or development and operation including
associated structures and infrastructure, where such expansion:
 constitutes one or more listed or specified activity in Listing Notice 1 of 2014,
Listing Notice 2 of 2014 or Listing Notice 3 of 2014;
 takes place within a geographical area based on environmental attributes, and as
specified in spatial development tool adopted in the prescribed manner;
 has been subjected to a pre-assessment process using a spatial development tool,
of which the output, in the form of a protocol, has been adopted in the prescribed
manner; and
 has not commenced.
LISTING NOTICE 4
 Activity 3:
The decommissioning of any development or development and operation including
associated structures and infrastructure, where such decommissioning:
 constitutes one or more listed or specified activity in GNR 544, 545 and 546 ;
 takes place within a geographical area based on environmental attributes, and as
specified in spatial development tool adopted in the prescribed manner ;
 has been subjected to a pre-assessment process using a spatial development tool,
of which the output, in the form of a protocol, has been adopted in the prescribed
manner; and
 has not commenced.
Thank You