30 Aug Intervention Engineering – Foundry WML and AEL Application
Due Date: 13 November 2023
In terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (NEM:WA) (Act No. 59 of 2008) as amended, and Chapter 6 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, Government Notice No. R326 of 7 April 2017, as well as Section 21 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (NEM:AQA) (Act No. 39 of 2004), as amended, notice is hereby given of the intent to carry out the following activity:
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
Intervention Engineering is proposing to undertake foundry activities on a site located at Ex-Main pump house building, corner Frikkie Meyer Road and Roger Dayson Road, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province. In terms of the list of waste management activities that have, or are likely to have, detrimental effect on the environment, published under NEM: WA in GN R.921 as amended, the proposed activities will trigger Activities (3) and (12) of Category A:
3. The recycling of general waste at a facility that has an operational area in excess of 500m2, excluding recycling that takes place as an integral part of an internal manufacturing process within the same premises.
12. construction of a facility for a waste management activity listed in Category A of this Schedule (not in isolation to associated waste management activity).
In addition, the proposed activities would also trigger sub-category 4.4 and 4.10 of Category 4 (Metallurgical Industry) in terms of Section 21 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (Act No. 39 of 2004) (NEM: AQA).
4.4 Secondary Aluminium Production- Secondary aluminium production and alloying through the application of heat (excluding metal recovery, covered under Subcategory 4.21).
4.10 Foundries – Production or casting of Iron.
Therefore, an atmospheric emissions license application process shall also be followed thereafter.
PROJECT APPLICANT:
Intervention Engineering (Pty) Ltd
PROJECT LOCATION:
Ex-Main Pump House Building, corner Frikkie Meyer Road and Roger Dayson Road, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province.
Geographical coordinates: 25°46’15.69” S 28° 07’49.66” E
About Project
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools.
The most common metals processed are aluminium and cast iron, but other metals such as bronze, brass, steel, magnesium, and zinc are also used to produce castings in foundries. The process involves melting, refining, degassing, mold making, and casting.
Foundries are one of the largest contributors to the manufacturing recycling movement, melting and recasting millions of tons of scrap metal every year to create new durable goods. Moreover, many foundries use sand in their molding process. These foundries often use, recondition, and reuse sand, which is another form of recycling.
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