PRIORITIES FOR AQM FRATENITY

PRIORITIES FOR AQM FRATENITY AIR QUALITY GOVERNANCE LEKHGOTLA: 03 OCTOBER 2016

Presentation Outline

Background – General Context

Progress in Air Quality Management Strategy Development

Information Management

Authorisations

Compliance and Enforcement

Priorities for AQM

Background….

….General Context

Area: ≈125 755 km2

Population: ≈ 5.4M

Main Pollution Sources : Mining, Industrial, Vehicle & Biomass Burning

• 4/5 DMs prepare and submit annual reports to PD • PD prepares, consolidate & submit annual report to DEA • PM-AQOF meetings held on a regular basis

• 4/22 LMs have personnel responsible for AQM • All 5 DMs have dedicated personnel for AQM • Provincial Department has dedicated personnel for AQM

• 1/5 DMs implementing AEL system • PD delegated to implement AEL system for 4 DMs

•4/5 DMs developed AQMPs •1 DM & 1 LM in the process of finalizing AQMPs •PD developed AQMP

• 4 DMs and PD carrying out some AAQM • 1 LM initiated AAQM program • DEA is carrying out AAQM in the WBPA

DESIGNATION OF AQOs (S14)

IMPLEMENT AEL SYSTEM

(S36)

ANNUAL REPORTING (S17)

KEY

LEGISLATIVE

MANADATES

(Provincial &

Local

Authorities)

DEVELOP & IMPLEMENT AQMPs (S15)

MONITOR AAQ (S8)

Air Quality Management Progress ….

….and Experience

Strategy development AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

Authority AQMP Development

Status AQMP Implementation Status

Provincial Department

(LEDET) Developed 2013 Under Implementation Due for Review

Capricorn District

Municipality Developed 2006 Under Implementation Due for Review

Mopani District

Municipality Developed 2015 - Approved by council

Sekhukhune District


Vhembe District

Municipality Developed 2015 - Due for Approval by Council

Waterberg District


Polokwane Local

Municipality Developed 2015 - Due for Approval by Council

Information Management…

CONTINUOUS REAL-TIME AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING

Owner Location Status Pollutants Monitored Reporting to

SAAQIS

LEDET Phalaborwa (Frans du Toit School)

23055'55.18"S & 31008'24.33"E Commissioned June 2013

(operational) PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, O3, CO, BTEX

& Met Yes

SDM Greater Tubatse (Dilokong Hospital)

-24.61418 & 30.17051 Commissioned June 2012

(operational) SO2, NO2, O3, CO BTEX, Hg, PM10,

PM 2.5 & Met No

MDM Tzaneen Disaster Centre

23050'36.02"S & 30009'10.09"E Commissioned May 2014

(non-operational) PM10, PM2.5, PM1, SO2, NOx, O3, CO,

BTEX & Met No

DEA Lephalale (WPA)

23040‘77.72"S & 27043‘19.53"E

Commissioned June 2012

(operational)

PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, O3, CO, Pb,

BTEX & Met Yes

DEA Thabazimbi (WPA)

24035‘23.90"S & 27023‘26.85"E


(operational)


BTEX & Met Yes

DEA Mokopane (WPA)

2409‘24.32"S & 28059‘3.39"E


(operational)


BTEX & Met Yes

…Ambient Air Quality Monitoring


…Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

ACTIVE SAMPLING OF POLLUTANTS


SAAQIS

CDM (3) Polokwane, Blouberg, Lepelle-Nkumpi Commissioned 2012 PM10 No

WDM (4) Mookgopong, Modimolle, Bela-Bela,

Northam(Thabazimbi) Commissioned 2014 PM10 No

PLM (1) Polokwane Commissioned 2016 SO2, NO2, O3, CO BTEX, Hg, PM10,

PM 2.5 & Met No

PASSIVE SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS


SAAQIS

CDM (3) Polokwane, Blouberg, Lepelle-Nkumpi Commissioned 2012 SO2, NO2, O3, CO, BTEX No

Authorizations…

District Municipality

No. of Active Applications

Brought Forward

AEL Applications

received

AELs Issued Closed Applications (without AEL

issuance)

Active AELs

Waterberg DM 10 01 07 00 04

Sekhukhune DM 07 00 01 00 06

Mopani DM 06 00 02 00 04

Vhembe DM 06 01 01 00 06

Capricorn 04 02 02 00 04

Total 32 04 13 00 24

…Year to date

Authorizations…


AEL Applications

received

AELs Issued Closed Applications (without AEL

issuance)

Active AELs

Waterberg DM 37 32 01 04

Sekhukhune DM 14 06 02 06

Mopani DM 20 14 02 04

Vhembe DM 11 05 00 06

Capricorn 19 15 00 04

Total 101 56 06 24

…2010 to date


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15

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25

30

35

CDM WDM SDM MDM VDM

Total Number of Facilities 28 35 28 26 16

Listed Facilities 9 22 9 16 7

Licensed Facilities 8 21 7 12 6

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Inventory of Identifiable Industrial Sources

…Emission Source Inventory

Compliance and enforcement

• Facilities inspected and monitored for compliance

• Emission reports received and reviewed

District Municipality Facilities Monitored Emission Reports Received

Emission Reports Reviewed

Waterberg DM 02 55 09

Sekhukhune DM 01 18 06

Mopani DM 01 36 30

Vhembe DM 01 03 00

Capricorn

Total 05 112 45

…Year to date

NAEIS Reporting – 2015…


Audit Status

Review Complete

Audit failed Audit fail revising submitted

Audit fail revising

Audit – revising

Waterberg DM 09 01 00 01 00

Sekhukhune DM

03 02 00 00 01

Mopani DM 04 01 00 00 00

Vhembe DM 05 00 00 00 00

Capricorn 00 05 02 02 00

Total 21 09 02 03 01

…Section 21 activities

Compliance and enforcement

District Municipality Facilities Monitored for performance

Emission Reports Received

Emission Reports Evaluated

Reports Accepted

Waterberg DM 02 19 06 02

Sekhukhune DM 02 02 02 00

Mopani DM 01 07 06 00

Vhembe DM 01 01 01 00

Capricorn 15 06 06 01

Total 21 35 21 04

…Year to date

Awareness…

Challenges and Opportunities

Mandate Concerns/challenges Opportunities for improvement

Information Management

• High costs of purchasing, commissioning, operating & maintaining monitoring equipment

• Lack of in-house technical & financial capabilities for maintaining and operating existing AAQMS

• Siting of some of the Stations • Spatial and temporal coverage of AQ data is inadequate to facilitate decisions and

effective AQM planning

• Use available funding to develop cost-effective network appropriate for available skills

• Integrated privately owned networks with government network

• Working with SALGA to encourage & promote LMs involvement & cooperation in AQM programs

• Target hotspot areas for monitoring

• Cooperation amongst Authorities & Industries in AAQM

• Recognising AQM as a shared responsibility for all gov. spheres

• Cooperation amongst provincial and LAs in AQM

Authorizations • Inadequate capacity to carry out licensing function • Lack of capacity to assist industries with SAAELIP functionality • Conflicting messages on relevant authority to regulate s23 activities/NAEIS

Strategy Development

• Limited budgetary provisions for AQMP development • Limited skills for in-house development of AQMPs • Lack of adequate financial & human resources to implement strategies • Lack of alignment of implementation plan to performance • progress tracking on implementation of strategies

General • Lack of awareness & understanding of mandatory AQM responsibilities • Where there is understanding, AQM functions not prioritised • perceived as a non-service delivery and non revenue generating function/ mandate

Lessons Learnt and Way Forward

Lessons Learnt Air Quality Management is a costly mandate and proper planning is crucial Management of CAAQMS requires specialized skills (electronics, engineering, IT, etc.) Air Quality information/education is limited and more awareness raising and capacity building is needed Air quality management highly biased to management of s21 Listed Activities Reporting systems confined to output and not outcome/impact Health based linkages to air quality and successes of AQM strategies not fully evaluated

Way-forward Explore alternative funding streams for the AQM functions

More Air Quality awareness campaigns should be conducted

Clarification of roles and responsibilities for AQM functions (in simple terms)

More training should be conducted on operation of CAAQMS and data management

Expansion of CAAQM networks and improvements in validation and operation of CAAQMS especially in hot-spot areas

Capacity development in air quality prediction, nationally

Need for health based strategy formulations for better air Quality planning and implementation

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PRIORITIES FOR AQM FRATENITY