2014-05-30-fa33-sapia-letter-to-dea-28-08-2009-163f0dfb691f3316.pdf

A letter from the South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA) to the Director-General of Environmental Affairs dated 28 August 2009, providing comments and proposed amendments to the Listed Activities and Minimum Emission Standards published in Government Notice No. 32434 of 24 July 2009.

• SAPIA recommends that Minimum Emission Standards for refinery operations be separated from those for the storage and handling of petroleum hydrocarbons not associated with refineries, noting that mitigating measures differ for these activities. This approach is cited as being used in Europe and the US under "USEPA 40CFR Part 63".
• SAPIA suggests a throughput threshold of 25,000 tonnes (or equivalent in cubic meters) for certain applications and TVOC limits, aligning with EU thresholds. They argue that installing vapour recovery units on smaller installations may not provide a net environmental benefit because the power requirements could "obviate any benefits".
• The document recommends extending the implementation period for adapting existing storage and handling facilities from five years to eight years. SAPIA claims a five-year timeframe could require decommissioning equipment that might "affect the fuel security of supply situation in the country".
• Regarding Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) programs at bulk petrol terminals and depots, SAPIA suggests adopting the "audio, visual and olfactory (AVO) approach" used by the US Federal system and limiting LDAR to equipment containing product with a True Vapour Pressure (TVP) greater than 14 kPa.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). 2014-05-30-fa33-sapia-letter-to-dea-28-08-2009-163f0dfb691f3316.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-FA33-SAPIA-letter-to-DEA-28-08-2009.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. 2014-05-30-fa33-sapia-letter-to-dea-28-08-2009-163f0dfb691f3316.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-FA33-SAPIA-letter-to-DEA-28-08-2009.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsnd20140530fa33sapialettertodea28082009163f0dfb691f3316pdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{2014-05-30-fa33-sapia-letter-to-dea-28-08-2009-163f0dfb691f3316.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-FA33-SAPIA-letter-to-DEA-28-08-2009.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }