CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Any development or operation that might trigger an activity listed in the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), as amended (NEMA) Regulations is required to obtain environmental authorisation and/or a license, permit or right prior to the commencement of the activity.

We provide the following services:

  • Conducting Basic Assessments;
  • Conducting Scoping / Environmental Impact Assessments;
  • Project management
  • Conducting Public Participation Processes;
  • Compiling Environmental Management Programmes;
  • Planning and conducting fieldwork;
  • Section 24 G applications (Rectification of illegal activities);
  • Environmental training

PERMIT APPLICATIONS

  • Water Use Licence applications
  • Permitting in terms of the South African Heritage Resources Act
  • Registration of a scheduled process in respect of the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 1965 (Act 45 of 1965) for the operation of the asphalt plants
  • Removal and translocation of protected trees

MINING SECTOR

  • Applications for Mining Permits
  • Applications for Mining Rights
  • Applications for Mining Permit renewals
  • Compilation of Environmental Management Programme Reports
  • Mine Closure reports.

AUDITING SERVICES

  • Environmental Control Officer (ECO) services
  • Environmental Auditing of Environmental Management Programmes (EMPr) environmental authorisations, water use licenses and waste licenses
  • Compiling Organisational Policies
  • Compiling Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14000)