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SECUNDA SYNFUELS OPERATIONS - REFINERY
ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT
14.25.16 EV 10 - INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY DEPITCHER
03 JUNE 2019
CONFIDENTIAL
WSP Environmental (Pty) Ltd.
ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT
14.25.16 EV 10 - INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY DEPITCHER
SECUNDA SYNFUELS OPERATIONS -
REFINERY
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S I G N A T U R E S
PREPARED BY
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Ziyaad Kadwa
Consultant
REVIEWED BY
Jenny Cope
Associate
This Compliance Audit report (Report) has been prepared by WSP Environmental (Pty) Ltd (WSP) on behalf
and at the request of Sasol Synfuels: Secunda Operations (Client), to provide the Client with an understanding
of their compliance with the conditions included in the Environmental Authorisation.
Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, we do not accept responsibility or legal liability to any person other
than the Client for the contents of, or any omissions from, this Report.
To prepare this Report, we have reviewed only the documents and information provided to us by the Client or
any third parties directed to provide information and documents to us by the Client. We have not reviewed any
other documents in relation to this Report, except where otherwise indicated in the Report.
P R O D U C T I O N T E A M
CLIENT
SHE: Environmental Compliance
Specialist
Broni van der Meer
Refinery Production Senior Manager Helgard Theron
WSP
Associate Jenny Cope
Lead Auditor Anri Scheepers
Lead Auditor Ashlea Strong
Consultant Ziyaad Kadwa
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................ 1
1.1 Terms of Reference ................................................. 1
1.2 Installation of Secondary Depitcher, West
Refineries Plant (Authorisation Number: 14.25.16
EV 10) ........................................................................ 1
2 AUDIT SCOPE ........................................... 3
3 AUDIT METHODOLOGY ........................... 4
3.1 Audit Checklist ........................................................ 4
3.2 Site Inspection ......................................................... 4
3.3 Documentation Considered ................................... 4
3.4 Audit Compliance Assessment .............................. 5
3.5 Audit Team ............................................................... 5
3.6 Assumptions and Limitations ................................ 6
4 AUDIT FINDINGS ...................................... 7
5 SUMMARY OF THE AUDIT FINDINGS ... 14
5.1 Environmental Authorisation ............................... 14
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TABLES
TABLE 1: COMPLIANCE LEVEL DEFINITION AND TARGET COMPLETION DATES .................. 5
TABLE 2: AUDIT FINDINGS – ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ......................... 7
TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF EA COMPLIANCE AUDIT FINDINGS ........................ 14
FIGURES
FIGURE 1: SSO – SECONDARY DEPITCHER, WEST REFINERIES PLANT (SOURCE: GOOGLE EARTH, 2018) .............................................. 2
FIGURE 2: NUMBER/COUNT CONTRIBUTION OF FINDINGS MADE TO THE EA CONDITIONS PER SECTION ............................ 15
FIGURE 3: OVERALL COUNT FINDINGS ON COMPLIANCE TO THE EA CONDITIONS .............................. 15
FIGURE 4: PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTION OF FINDINGS MADE TO THE EA CONDITIONS PER SECTION ..... 16
FIGURE 5: OVERALL PERCENTAGE FINDINGS ON COMPLIANCE TO THE EA CONDITIONS ................ 16
APPENDICES
A ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION (14.25.16 EV 10)
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 TERMS OF REFERENCE
Sasol South Africa (Pty) Limited operating through its Secunda Synfuels Operations (Sasol) appointed WSP
Environmental (Pty) Ltd (WSP) as an independent environmental consultant, to undertake a compliance audit
and compile an audit report according to the requirements of the National Environmental Management Act (No.
107 of 1998) as amended (NEMA). This report presents the findings of the compliance audit completed for the
Environmental Authorisation (EA) (Reference number: 14.25.16 EV 10 issued on 06 March 2000) for the period
December 2014 to February 2019.
1.2 INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY DEPITCHER, WEST
REFINERIES PLANT (AUTHORISATION NUMBER:
14.25.16 EV 10)
Sasol received an EA for the installation of a secondary depitcher at the west refineries plant, referred to as
Unit 74.
Crude Tar Acids, which is produced in both the Phenosolvan units, is depitched into a distillate known as
Depitcher Tar Acids with phenolic pitch as residue. The Depitcher Tar Acid is dispatched for further processing
and the phenolic pitch is processed in the tar distillation unit. The phenolic pitch still contains Phenol, Cresol
and Xylenol. The installation of the secondary depitcher at the existing Refinery Unit recovers the Phenol,
Cresol and Xylenol, which are high value products.
The EA was issued on 06 March 2000, and it has been confirmed that the construction phase was completed
prior to December 2014 (i.e. outside the audit period).
Figure 1 provides an overview of the location of the facility.
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Figure 1: SSO – Secondary Depitcher, West Refineries Plant (Source: Google Earth, 2018)
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2 AUDIT SCOPE The 7 April 2017 amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations introduced the
requirement for the auditing for all EAs and EMPrs in effect on 8 December 2014 and submission of audit
reports to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) by 7 December 2019 and every five years thereafter.
This audit is designed to meet the requirements of Regulation 34 of the EIA Regulations, 2014.
The audit period runs from December 2014 to February 2019, therefore any construction related conditions that
would have been relevant pre-December 2014 are considered not applicable (outside audit period).
The objective of the audit was to:
— Assess the level of compliance with the conditions of the EA;
— Identify and assess any new impacts and risks that result from undertaking the activity;
— Make recommendations in order to achieve compliance in terms of the EA; and,
— Ensure the commitments contained in Condition 8.01 of the Exemption are completed, more specifically:
— “Records relating to the compliance/non-compliance with the conditions of the authorization must be
kept in good order. Such records must be made available to this Department within seven (7) days form
the date of written request for such records by the Department.”
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3 AUDIT METHODOLOGY The International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO) 14010, ISO 14011 and ISO 14012 guideline documents
were utilised as a template during the compliance audit process. This methodology ensures that the compliance
audit was conducted in a systematic and independent manner that was documented and objectively evaluated to
determine compliance to the EA conditions.
The audit process comprised the following:
— Confirmation of the audit checklist;
— Site inspection (13 March 2019);
— Review of documentation relevant to the conditions of the EA (e.g. records, permits/certificates/maintenance
logs/monitoring results/previous reports etc.); and,
— Compilation of an audit report.
3.1 AUDIT CHECKLIST
WSP compiled an audit checklist to assist with the EA compliance audit (Section 4).
3.2 SITE INSPECTION
Ziyaad Kadwa conducted the site inspection on 13 March 2019. The findings and observations of the site visit
are recorded and summarised in Section 4 with evidence included in Table 2. Key personnel interviewed
included:
— Norman Africa (Area Manager: Production).
3.3 DOCUMENTATION CONSIDERED
The following documentation was provided and considered:
— Environmental Authorisation: 14.25.16EV10_2000-03-06;
— SSO DQS ISO 14001 2015;
— Audit report_383569_ISO 14001_2015_stage2_2018-07-27.;
— App EA-Secondary Depitcher-faxed;
— IWWMP SIC 2015 Final_2018-05-15;
— AEL Sasol Synfuels 0016-2015-F02 (2017);
— Fugitive Emission Monitoring Plan_2018-10-18 updated;
— SOX Folder;
— AEL Sasol Synfuels 0016-2015-F02 (2017);
— Waste Management Procedure_SGR-SHE-000017_Rev10_2017-09;
— Sasol SAWIS upload-2018_Jul-Sep;
— Waste register: Refining_2016-12-04;
— Induction_Mod6_EmergencyManagement;
— Copy of Environment Impact register_ New FY17;
— Environment Impact register_ New FY19_2019-02-18;
— GWMonitor Report Aug 2018 Final_Prj6163_2018-10-31;
— Environmental Complaints Register_2019-02-18; and,
— Various email correspondence.
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3.4 AUDIT COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT
WSP utilised a pre-prepared audit checklist to assist with the audit execution (Table 2). The checklist included
the conditions and associated requirements as specified in the EA.
Each condition was verified, either by reviewing documentation, interviewing employees and/or visually
inspecting the facility. Each condition was rated in accordance with Table 1 below, and recommendations with
associated target completion dates included.
It should be noted that some of the EA conditions were apportioned according to the elements requiring
compliance assessment therein. Although some elements of the condition may have been compliant, if one of
the elements was determined to be non-compliant, the entire condition has been reported as such (and counted
as such during percentage compliance calculation). This apportionment further allowed for the development of
focussed recommendations and timeframes.
Table 1: Compliance Level Definition and Target Completion Dates
COMPLIANCE LEVEL DEFINITION
Compliant (C) Sasol could provide evidence for compliance with the commitment and condition and/or
relevant actions were implemented.
Non-compliant (NC) Specified commitments, conditions and documents were not in place or implemented
according to the requirements of the EA. Non-complaint conditions are given target
completion dates, as follows:
— Short term: 0 – 6 months.
— Medium term: 6 – 12 months.
— Long term: 12 – 18 months.
Not applicable (N/A) These are commitments are either not required yet or not applicable to Sasol.
— Conditions marked as “Noted” are considered information points only.
— Where conditions are considered “not auditable” within the scope of this assessment this
is stated and explained within the condition commentary.
Refer to Section 4 for the detailed audit findings (including evidence, recommendations and target completion
dates).
3.5 AUDIT TEAM
The Consultant, Ziyaad Kadwa, was hosted by Broni van der Meer and Norman Africa, to whom we express our
gratitude for their time and attention during our visit. A brief summary of the external auditors’ experience is
provided below.
— Auditor: Ziyaad Kadwa
Ziyaad has 8 years’ experience. He completed his National Diploma in Agriculture (Plant and Animal
Production) at Cedara College of Agriculture in 2010. He then completed his Bachelor of Technology at the
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2012, specialising in Agricultural Management. He completed it
part time whilst working at the KZN Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, and Rural
Development for 3 years. He is currently completing his BSc Honours in Environmental Management part
time at the University of South Africa. Ziyaad has experience working as an Environmental Auditor for a
number of high profile clients in various industries. He has three years of auditing experience, and has
successfully completed general and permit or licence specific audits for the ROSE Foundation, Sappi, RBM,
Impala Platinum and NPC (InterCement). He has also done environmental management programme audits
for BRPM and for various infrastructure projects as part of environmental control officer duties.
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— Project Manager and Quality Assurance: Jenny Cope
Jenny is an environmental due diligence specialist, with over 11 years’ experience in the Environmental
Sector. Jenny’s experience includes managing and completing projects and portfolios internationally;
undertaking both detailed and broad Environmental, Health & Safety compliance and audits of across a
range of sectors. Jenny’s recent experience includes completion and management of several pan-European
and global projects requiring reviews of extensive virtual data rooms, on a very rapid turnaround, and
providing clients with ‘red flag’ reports to give clear commercial advice. Jenny has worked both in
environmental consultancies and with a developer, giving context to understanding the practicalities of
implementing recommendations.
3.6 ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS
This Report has been prepared by WSP on behalf and at the request of Sasol, to provide the Client an
understanding of the Relevant Documents.
Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, we do not accept responsibility or legal liability to any person other
than the Client for the contents of, or any omissions from, this Report.
To prepare this Report, we have reviewed only the documents and information provided to us by the Client or
any third parties directed to provide information and documents to us by the Client. We have not reviewed any
other documents in relation to this Report and except where otherwise indicated in the Report.
The findings, recommendations and conclusions given in this report are based on the author’s best scientific and
professional knowledge, as well as available information. This report is based on survey and assessment
techniques which are limited by time and budgetary constraints relevant to the type and level of investigation
undertaken; WSP and its staff reserve the right to modify aspects of the report including the recommendations if
and when new information may become available from on-going research or further work in this field, or
pertaining to this investigation.
Although WSP exercises due care and diligence in rendering services and preparing documents, WSP accepts
no liability, and Sasol, by receiving this document, indemnifies WSP and its directors, managers, agents and
employees against all actions, claims, demands, losses, liabilities, costs, damages and expenses arising from or
in connection with the services rendered, directly or indirectly by the use of the information contained in this
document.
This report must not be altered or added to without the prior written consent of the author. This also refers to
electronic copies of this report which are supplied for the purposes of inclusion as part of other reports.
Similarly, any recommendations, statements or conclusions drawn from or based on this report must make
reference to this report. If this report is used as part of a main report, the report in its entirety must be included
as an appendix or separate section to the main report.
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4 AUDIT FINDINGS Table 2: Audit Findings – Environmental Authorisation
REF: COMMITMENT COMPLIANCE FINDING RECOMMENDATION
GENERAL CONDITIONS
1.01 This authorization refers only to the project specified above
and described in the Record of Decision. Separate
applications must be lodged for any other development
and/or activity at or near proposed development, which is
covered by section 21 and 22 of the Act and Government
Notice R1182 of 5 September 1997.
N/A The activity remains as specified and no further alterations or
applications have been made.
None.
1.02 Authorization is only granted in terms of Section 22 of the
Act and does not exempt the holder from compliance with
other relevant legislation.
N/A Noted. The Sasol Complex operates with a dedicated
environmental and legal team, and therefore ensures that they
comply with applicable legislation.
In addition, site is operated under ISO14001:2015, which requires
the compilation of a legal register. Furthermore, WSP has been
provided with the 2018 ISO audit for review, which confirms
conformance with requirements to determine compliance
obligations, and how these apply to the organisation.
Evidence:
— SSO DQS ISO 14001 2015; and,
— Audit report_383569_ISO 14001_2015_stage2_2018-07-27.
None.
1.03 No development may take place on the area of concern
without the necessary permits/approvals and/or service
agreements, where it is relevant, from or between the
following institutions and/or authorities.
1.3.1 Chief Air Pollution Control Office (CAPCO)
1.3.2 Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
C The Sasol Complex operates with a dedicated environmental and
legal teams, and therefore ensures that they comply with applicable
legislation.
Sasol is in possession of an AEL (issued per business unit) and has
an updated Integrated Water and Waste Management Plan
(IWWMP) (updated 2018) that applies to the whole complex.
None.
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The above list does not limit the holder from obtaining other
relevant permits, approvals or agreements.
Evidence:
— IWWMP SIC 2015 Final_2018-05-15; and,
— AEL Sasol Synfuels 0016-2018-F03 (2018).
1.04 Copies of relevant documents mentioned in 1.3 above, must
be forwarded to this Department within three (3) months of
the issuing of this Authorization.
N/A This condition is considered outside of the audit period
(construction pre-2014). It is therefore considered not applicable.
None.
1.05 This Department may change or amend any of the conditions
in this authorization if, in the opinion of the Department, it is
environmentally justified.
N/A No changes or amendments have been communicated to Sasol by
the Department since issue of the EA.
None.
1.06 The development must comply with all mitigatory measures
as set out in Appendix A of the application for authorization
and the Scoping document.
N/A Appendix A was provided to the auditor for review and no
mitigation measures were noted that relate to the operational
phase.
Evidence:
— App EA-Secondary Depitcher-faxed.
None.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ENTERPRISE
2.01 This Authorization is repealed if construction has not
commenced within two (2) years from the date of this
Authorization.
N/A This condition is considered outside of the audit period
(construction pre-2014). It is therefore considered not applicable.
None.
2.02 In the case of closure of the operation this Department shall
evaluate, monitor and approve the clearing and rehabilitation
of the site.
N/A Statement noted by Sasol. Closure is not yet planned for and
according to Sasol, is estimated to occur around 2050.
None.
2.03 Construction of the plant must adhere to specifications as
described in the Scoping document. N/A This condition is considered outside of the audit period
(construction pre-2014). It is therefore considered not applicable.
None.
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2.04 If any change need to be made in the plan for the said
development or replacement of its structures, this
Department must be informed thirty (30) days in advance to
decide whether the change will need authorisation or not.
N/A Statement noted by Sasol.
No changes have been made within the audit period.
None.
WATER POLLUTION AND MANAGEMENT
3.01 As indicated by relevant authorities. C Surface water is managed at the site; the secondary depitcher is
within a hard surfaced and bunded area that drains to an enclosed
sump that pumps the water for reprocessing. This due to the higher
level of phenols that cannot be discharged into the oily water
system.
Surface water is managed at the site; the tanks and loading areas
are within hard surfaced and bunded areas that drain to an enclosed
system that pumps the water for reprocessing.
Surface water monitoring is done on a weekly basis as well as real
time for the various Receiving Environment Surface Monitoring
(RESMs).
Ground water monitoring is conducted biannually and quarterly.
There is no groundwater monitoring specific to the secondary
depitcher, however there are 6 active boreholes located within the
Primary area which are utilised for monitoring. The auditor note a
number of exceedances in the November 2017 sampling run,
however these exceedances cannot be directly attributed to the
secondary depitcher unit.
The latest IWWMP as well as surface and ground water
monitoring results were provided to the auditor as evidence.
Evidence:
— IWWMP SIC 2015 Final_2018-05-15;
— GWMonitor Report Aug 2018 Final_Prj6163_2018-10-31.
None.
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AIR POLLUTION
4.01 As indicated by relevant authorities. C Sasol has a valid Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) that was
issued by the Gert Sibande District Municipality. The AEL
(reference: 0016/2014/F01) is valid to 31 March 2020.
It is noted that the secondary depitcher does not have stacks,
therefore no point source emissions monitoring is required. A
fugitive emissions plan provided by Sasol includes mitigation
measures as part of the monitoring plan.
According to the Environmental Team, Sasol works closely with
the local authority and operates units in line with the AEL and
minimum legal emission requirements.
The incidents registers for 2015- 2017 and 2017- 2019 do indicate
any emissions from the plant.
Evidence:
— AEL Sasol Synfuels 0016-2015-F02 (2017);
— Copy of Environment Impact register_ New FY17;
— Environment Impact register_ New FY19_2019-02-18; and,
— Fugitive Emission Monitoring Plan_2018-10-18 updated.
None.
WASTE
5.01 All waste generated during construction and/or operation of
the plant shall be stored, handled and dispersed of in an
environmentally acceptable way, and as directed by this
Department or any other relevant authority.
C The site operates in accordance to Sasol’s Waste Management
Procedure. The secondary depitcher does not produce any waste
during normal operating conditions; the tanks are cleaned annually
during the shutdown period; any residual matter in the tanks is
collected for reprocessing.
Sasol makes use of a SAP Sustainability Performance
Management Module (SUPM) as a database for tracking waste
volumes that are managed on and off site.
None.
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Sasol further reports the on-site waste management data into the
South African Waste Information System (SAWIS), on a quarterly
basis. The off-site management of waste is reported into SAWIS
by the accredited Waste Management Service Providers on a
quarterly basis.
Evidence:
— Waste Management Procedure_SGR-SHE-
000017_Rev10_2017-09;
— Sasol SAWIS upload-2018_Jul-Sep; and,
— Waste register: Refining_2016-12-04.
5.02 Under no circumstances may any waste generated during the
construction and operation of the plant can be stored or
dumped in a place other than legal waste handling facilities.
C The site operates in accordance to Sasol’s Waste Management
Procedure. The secondary depitcher does not produce any waste
during normal operating conditions; the tanks are cleaned annually
during the shutdown period; any residual matter in the tanks is
collected for reprocessing.
Sasol makes use of a SAP Sustainability Performance
Management Module (SUPM) as a database for tracking waste
volumes that are managed on and off site.
Sasol further reports the on-site waste management data into the
South African Waste Information System (SAWIS), on a quarterly
basis. The off-site management of waste is reported into SAWIS
by the accredited Waste Management Service Providers on a
quarterly basis.
Evidence:
— Waste Management Procedure_SGR-SHE-
000017_Rev10_2017-09;
— Sasol SAWIS upload-2018_Jul-Sep; and,
— Waste register: Refining_2016-12-04.
None.
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RISK MANAGEMENT
6.01 All employees, contractors and sub-contractors employed or
delivering a service at the plant, should be well equipped
with emergency procedures in case of any accident.
C All visitors and contractors entering the Sasol Complex are
required to undergo an SHE induction process. All training is done
through the SHE regional learning and development academy, and
records maintained by Sasol.
Module 6 (Emergency Management) includes details regarding the
processes and procedures to be followed in the event of an
emergency.
Evidence:
— Induction_Mod6_EmergencyManagement.
None.
6.02 The applicant must ensure that all issues and concerns from
interested and affected parties are addressed. N/A This condition is considered outside of the audit period
(construction pre-2014). It is therefore considered not applicable.
None.
MONITORING
7.01 Written recommendations made by this Department and any
other relevant authority as part of the monitoring process
will form part of this Record of Decision and must be
adhered to.
N/A No further recommendations (other than this EA) were received by
Sasol.
None.
REPORTING
8.01 Records relating to the compliance/non-compliance with the
conditions of the authorization must be kept in good order.
Such records must be made available to this Department
within seven (7) days form the date of written request for
such records by the Department.
N/A This audit represents the first required audit for this EA. Prior to
the introduction of the 7 April 2017 amendment to the
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations, no audit
against this EA was required.
None.
8.02 Non-compliance with, or any deviation from the conditions
of this authorisation is regarded as an offence and, after N/A Statement noted by Sasol. None.
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reasonable provision has been made for the situation to be
remedied, will be dealt with in terms of Section 29, 30 and
31A of the Act.
8.03 Any complaints regarding the said development must be
thoroughly investigated and addressed to the satisfaction of
all parties concerned. Copies of such complaints must be
forwarded to the Department within forty-eight (48) hours of
such a complaint being made.
C All environmental complaints received from interested and
affected parties, both internal and external to the organisation, are
recorded in a complaints register that is maintained by Sasol’s
Environmental Department. Complaints are investigated and
reported in line with the procedure (SGR-SHE-000022)) and as per
legal requirements.
Environmental complaints contact details are communicated to
internal and external stakeholders.
The complaints register (FY 2014-2019) was checked and no
complaints related to the secondary depitcher were recorded for
this audit period.
Evidence:
— Environmental Complaints Register_2019-02-18.
None.
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5 SUMMARY OF THE AUDIT FINDINGS
5.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION
The audit findings have been summarised into the following categories: compliance, non-compliance and not
applicable. The overall audit findings concerning compliance to the EA conditions are as listed in Table 3
below.
Table 3: Summary of EA Compliance Audit Findings
SECTION OF THE EA NO. COMMITMENTS C NC N/A
GENERAL CONDITIONS 6 1 0 5
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ENTERPRISE 4 0 0 4
WATER POLLUTION 1 1 0 0
AIR POLLUTION 1 1 0 0
WASTE MANAGEMENT 2 2 0 0
RISK MANAGEMENT 2 1 0 1
MONITORING 1 0 0 1
REPORTING 3 1 0 2
Total Count 20 7 0 13
Total Percentage - 35% 0% 65%
Percentage Compliance with Applicable Conditions 100%
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Figure 2 illustrates the number/count contribution of the findings of the EA per section while Figure 3 presents
the total proportion of compliance for the facility.
Figure 2: Number/Count contribution of findings made to the EA conditions per Section
Figure 3: Overall count findings on compliance to the EA conditions
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sectional Count Contribution
C
NC
N/A
7
013
Total Compliance
C
NC
N/A
ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT Project No. 41101534 SECUNDA SYNFUELS OPERATIONS - REFINERY
WSP June 2019
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Figure 4 illustrates the percentage contribution of the findings of the EA conditions. Figure 5 presents the total
percentage compliance for the facility.
Figure 4: Percentage contribution of findings made to the EA conditions per Section
Figure 5: Overall percentage findings on compliance to the EA conditions
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Sectional Percentage Contribution
C
NC
N/A
35%
0%65%
Total Percentage Compliance
C
NC
N/A