The Environmental Audit, Assessment and Review Regulations, 2000

INDEX | PART A: INTRODUCTION | PART B: EXISTING UNDERTAKINGS | PART C: PROPOSED PROJECTS | PART D: ACCEPTANCE OF DOCUMENTS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION | PART E: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES | PART F: GENERAL MATTERS | FIRST SCHEDULE | SECOND SCHEDULE | THIRD SCHEDULE

SECOND SCHEDULE (regulations 8(1)(a) and 9(4)(a))

REPORTING FORMAT

A. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION

Introduction
Purpose of the IEE

Description of the Project
Location, size, construction or operational activities, schedule for implementation, workforce, any alternatives.

Description of the Environment
Brief description of physical, ecological and human aspects of the site and its surroundings.

Impact Description and Evaluation
Brief account of the significant impacts likely to occur if no mitigation occurs. If an EIA is needed because of the nature and extent of expected impacts then a recommendation to this effect should be made.

Impact Management
Description of mitigation measures, monitoring programmes and schedule of implementation (CMP). Technical and institutional requirements for successful implementation.

The IEE report should be short (no more than 20 pages) and written in clear, simple language. The IEE should result in a short IEE report and a CMP as per the format outlined in this Schedule (Reporting Format, under A)

B. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Executive Summary
A brief account (no more than 10 pages) of the findings of the EIA with emphasis on the key issues, for consideration by decision-makers in the Swaziland Environment Authority, the authorizing agencies and members of the public.

Introduction
Purposes of the EIA. Boundary of study area and time horizon for which impacts will be predicted (speculated future date or time).

Description of the Project and Reasonable Alternatives
Location, size, construction or operation activities, workforce, schedule for implementation. Description of any associated project (for example roads, aggregate extraction) needed

Description of the Environment
An overall evaluation of the type and quality of the environment (bio-physical and social components and processes) within the study area with specific information presented only when relevant to the prediction and evaluation of impacts. Description of any expected changes to the "baseline" environmental situation before implementation of the project subject to an EIA (the "no project" alternative).

Prediction and Evaluation of Impacts

For all alternatives:-

  • distinguish between significant adverse and beneficial impacts;
  • identify irreversible impacts;
  • allocate significance against international and or national regulations, standards and quality objectives governing:
    • health and safety
    • protection of environmentally sensitive areas
    • land use
    • ambient pollution levels
  • identify significant data deficiencies and assumptions made;
  • determine the spatial and temporal distribution of impacts;
  • identify mitigating measures.

Analysis of Alternatives and Selection of Preferred Option
Select preferred alternative by comparing the residual environmental impacts of each option (i.e. the environmental impacts which cannot be prevented) on the basis of the expected results of all mitigating actions to be implemented.

Impact Management Plan (for preferred alternative)
Action to enhance benefits and prevent or reduce adverse impacts. Required monitoring programmes. Schedule for implementation. Technical and institutional requirements for successful implementation.

Consultations
Results of any consultation held with government agencies, NGOs and the public during EIA work

The results from the EIA should be contained in an EIA report and a CMP as per the format outlined in this Schedule (Reporting Format, under B)

C. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT REPORT

Introduction
 Purpose of EA Report

Description of the Project
 Location, size, workforce, inputs and outputs, operations and manufacturing processes, transport.

Description of the Environment
 Brief description of physical, ecological and human aspects of the site and its surroundings.

Impact Description and Evaluation
 Inventory, with amounts of all effluent discharges, after pre-treatment to air, water and land (including noise and vibration and odour). Inventory of all solid wastes produced and their handling, storage, transport and eventual disposal.

Inventory of chemicals which are used in operational or manufacturing processes and which reach air, water or land through non-point source.

Concentrations of chemical, radiological and energy pollutants in air, water, land in the vicinity of the installation (based on inventory).

Identification and evaluation of the impacts of these concentrations on the environment and health (when data allows). The results should be contained in an EA report and a CMP as per the format outlined in this Schedule, under C.

D. COMPREHENSIVE MITIGATION PLAN

This plan is prepared by using the results obtained from IEE, EIA and EA Reports

Its identifies:

  • impacts to be prevented or reduced in severity
  • benefits to be enhanced
  • mitigation measure, to achieve the above
  • costs, institutional and training requirements
  • monitoring programmes to track project related impacts and implementation of mitigation measures
  • community liaison procedures needed

The plan must contain:

  • schedules for implementation/targets
  • reporting procedures
  • work programmes
  • budget
  • staffing and training requirements

E. PROJECT COMPLIANCE REPORT

Introduction
 Purpose of the report

Description of Project
Location, size, phase of implementation (construction or operation) workforce.

Performance Review
Checking of implementation of CMP. Results of actual impacts of projects (if data allows)

Recommendations
Recommendations in order to improve environmental performance. Date for the preparation and submission of the next Project Compliance Report