National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)RegulationsNational Dust Control Regulations, 20268. Reporting on the Implementation of a Dust Management Plan |
| (1) | The identified person in regulation 3(a), (b), (d) and (e) must submit a report on the implementation of an approved dust management plan to the air quality officer at monthly intervals or as may be required by the air quality officer. |
| (2) | The identified person in regulation 3(c) must submit a report on the implementation of an approved dust management plan to the licensing authority at monthly intervals or as may be required by the licensing authority. |
| (3) | The implementation report contemplated in regulations 8(1) and (2) must include— |
| (a) | effective measures undertaken to prevent, minimize and manage generation of dust; |
| (b) | actions taken and responses to address the complaints of nuisance by dust; and |
| (c) | a dustfall monitoring report, if required by the air quality officer or licensing authority, comprising of the following: |
| (i) | information on the location of sampling sites, including latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates, and a position indicator on a topographic map; |
| (ii) | information on classification of the area where samplers are located, in terms of residential and non-residential, and identification of sensitive receptor locations, if applicable; |
| (iii) | dustfall monitoring results, including a tabular summary of dustfall rates for the monitoring period compared to the limit values set out in regulation 5, and a comparison with monthly historical results for at least the previous year for each site, where historical data is available; |
| (iv) | meteorological information on wind speed, wind direction and rainfall for the sampling site; |
| (v) | SANAS accreditation by the laboratory undertaking the gravimetric sample analysis (soluble and insoluble fractions) and proof of SANAS accreditation by testing providers on the use of SANS 1137, or any equivalent method; and |
| (vi) | any other relevant information as might be required by the air quality officer or the licensing authority. |