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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Purpose of the Projects

Brief introduction by Foskor

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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

Project Location

Aerial View of Proposed Site

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: thale@srk.co.za / wjordaan@srk.co.za

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

Way Forward