240205002774 - Proposed Oil and Gas Waste Management Facility in Walvis Bay, Namibia

Rent-A-Drum, through its subsidiary, Namwaste (Pty) Ltd., aims to develop new industrial waste treatment and disposal facilities in Namibia, which will address the pressing shortage of solutions for industrial and hazardous waste management in Namibia and will contribute to the protection of the environment whilst also creating employment opportunities and fostering economic growth. Namwaste is proposing to develop an integrated waste management, treatment, transfer and recovery facility in Walvis Bay. Portion 160 of the Proposed Portion A of the Remainder of Farm 38, Walvis Bay, of approximately 7.8133 ha, has been identified and secured approximately 20 km from the Port entrance. The site is located just north of the Tropic of Capricorn in the Kuiseb River Delta and lies at the end of the TransNamib Railway to Windhoek, and on B2 road. The project will be comprised an integrated waste management facility and yard tailored for the transfer and treatment of oil and gas waste, with primary site-specific activities including: • Thermo-mechanical cuttings cleaner treatment plant which treats Oil Based Mud Cuttings and recovers base oil (slops and cuttings) • General and hazardous solid and liquid waste treatment including but not limited to: o Neutralization o Stabilization o Solidification o Evaporation • Reduction of the hazardous nature of the waste through chemical treatment using various chemical additives (e.g., hydrogen peroxide, ozone, chlorine, lime etc.) • Water treatment (slops treatment unit including centrifuge, chemical treatment, Dissolved Air Flotation Unit (DAF), oxidation, and polishing) • Handling, treatment, baling, shredding and similar, of waste materials, recyclables and other materials. A manual dirty material recovery facility will be constructed and operated • Scrap metal, wood, plastic, etc., processing for recycling and reuse • Storage of waste streams onsite in appropriate bunds, warehouses and tanks • Tank and skip washing • Discharge of treated effluent – destination to be determined • Storage tanks for drilling materials and liquid wastes in silos and tanks also referred to as a tank farm or mud plant • Truck depot • Bin yard. with the following ancillary infrastructure: • Stormwater/runoff management infrastructure • Vehicle wash bay • Analytical laboratory • Access road • Access control facilities • Weighbridges and control room • Fuel storage facilities • Photo-voltaic plant or Nam Power connection point • Water connection point or supply boreholes • Offices and administrative buildings • Additional features such as ablutions, accommodation camp, workshops, sewage management facilities, etc. The activities listed in Government Notice (GN) 29 of 2012 specifies the “list of activities which may not be undertaken without an Environmental Clearance Certificate from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET)”, in terms of the Environmental Management Act (2007). Based on the information at our disposal at this time, we anticipate that the following activities may be triggered by the proposed project: • 2.1 The construction of facilities for waste sites, treatment of waste and disposal of waste • 2.2 Any activity entailing a scheduled process referred to in the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Ordinance, 1976 • 2.3 The import, processing, use and recycling, temporary storage, transit or export of waste • 5.1(b) Light industrial use to heavy industrial use • 8.1 The abstraction of ground or surface water for industrial or commercial purposes • 8.2 The abstraction of groundwater at a volume exceeding the threshold authorised in terms of a law relating to water resources • 8.6 Construction of industrial and domestic wastewater treatment plants and related pipeline systems • 9.1 The manufacturing, storage, handling or processing of a hazardous substance defined in the Hazardous Substances Ordinance, 1974 • 9.2 Any process or activity which requires a permit, licence or other form of authorisation, or the modification of or changes to existing facilities for any process or activity which requires an amendment of an existing permit, licence or authorisation or which requires a new permit, licence or authorisation in terms of a law governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution, effluent or waste • 9.4 The storage and handling of a dangerous goods, including petrol, diesel, liquid petroleum gas or paraffin, in containers with a combined capacity of more than 30 cubic meters at any one location.