ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION BUSINESS PLAN AND BUDGET 2004-2005

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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION BUSINESS PLAN
AND BUDGET 2004-2005

• BRIEFING 02 JUNE 2004
• Joanne Yawitch

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PROGRAMME PURPOSE

• To protect, enhance and maintain environmental
  quality through legislative and other means in
  order to give effect to the right of all South
  Africans to an environment that is not harmful to
  their health and well-being

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EQP STRUCTURE

• CD Pollution and Waste
• D Air Quality
• D Waste Management
• D Chemicals and Hazardous Waste
• D Environmental Resource Economics

• CD Regulatory Services
• D Impact -Management
• D Enforcement
• D Compliance Monitoring
• D Authorisations

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THE CONTEXT

• National policy approach stresses need for
  pollution controls, waste minimisation, cleaner
  production and reduced use of energy and water.
• Reinforced by commitments made in MEAs, WSSD
  outcomes and Millenium Development Goals
• Legacy of environmental degradation, inadequate
  legislation and weak enforcement.

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Negative impacts mitigated, managed and controlled

• Promulgation of new EIA Regs
• Service fees charged for delivery of an effective
  EIA service
• Computerised EIA Register and Database
• EIM norms and guidelines and alternative tools in
  place
• Plan for the transfer of landfill permitting from
  DWAF to DEAT in place

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Increased compliance

• Fully staffed and resourced enforcement capacity
  in place
• 2 High profile enforcement actions initiated
• The countrys top 6 polluters identified and
  prioritised for appropriate action
• Compliance monitoring system in place and reports
  generated regularly

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Reduced release of prioritised pollutants into
env, landfills

• Air Quality Bill passed and implementation plan
  finalised
• Regulations to phase out asbestos promulgated
• Thor Clean-up underway
• Waste Bill finalised
• Buyisa E Bag Co established and new agreements
  with tyre and glass industries
• Waste Info System and draft waste norms and
  standards finalised after consultation

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Pollution Reduction cont.

• Five year action plan for eradication of POP
  stockpiles developed
• PCB waste management standards consulted and
  finalised
• Healthcare risk waste management standards
  finalised
• Plan for reduction of pollutants entering marine
  environment development with MCM
• System for effective follow up on emergency
  incidents devised and tested

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SAs Influence wrt EQP related MEAs extended

• Climate Change Response Strategy finalised after
  consultation
• SA Ozone Layer Protection Strategy finalised
  after consultation
• Implementation Strategy for Rotterdam and
  Stockholm Conventions finalised
• EQP related inputs made into NEPAD environmental
  programme

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Programme 2 Environmental Quality and Protection
Budget allocation per subprogramme
Subprogramme 2004/05 000
Management Regulatory Services Pollution and Waste Management Contributions 5 030 18 708 31 160 96 924
Total 171 822
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Programme 2 Environmental Quality and Protection
Budget allocation per economic classification
Economic classification 2004/05 000
Compensation of employees Goods and services Transfers Provinces and municipalities Departmental agencies and accounts Machinery and equipment 16 526 37 712 38 116 924 622
Total 171 822