NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENT GAZETTED
NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENT GAZETTED
THE KZN WATERCOURSE INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARD
13 September 2024:
The Minister for Environment, Dion George, has recently adopted in terms of NEMA, the KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCIAL WATERCOURSE INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARD AND ASSOCIATED EXCLUDED ACTIVITIES and a GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME.
This new standard will come into operation 60 days from 13 September 2024.
The standard effectively allows a number of projects requiring Basic Assessment to be excluded from the requirement of complying with the EIA Regulations and obtaining environmental authorisation.
The standard targets projects such as:
Local access road culverts, causeways and bridges
Pedestrian bridges
Water and sewer pipelines
… and yes, they could have used a much simpler heading for this standard !
The standard can be accessed from www.kznedtea.gov.za/resource-centre/legislation
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This is an online course which delves into the legal and practical aspects of the EIA process in South Africa
Registered EA Practitioners and Candidate Practitioners can earn 1 CPD point for attending this course.
THE PROGRAMME WILL COVER:
The EIA Process
Environmental Assessment Practitioners
EIA Screening
Listing Notices and EIA Triggers
Public Participation
Practical exercises
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- Legal Practitioners, and
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