2014-05-30-fa39-sapia-letter-to-dea-30-04-2010-0adb799e383a26a3.pdf

A letter from the South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA) to the Department of Environmental Affairs dated 30 April 2010, expressing concerns over the final 'List of Activities' published under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004. SAPIA argues that the final legislation deviates significantly from the draft version without adequate consultation or explanation, specifically regarding sulphur dioxide limits, timelines for existing refineries, and vapour recovery mandates.

• SAPIA claims that the Department of Environmental Affairs failed to follow the promised process of tabulating reactions to comments on the DEA website, resulting in a final List of Activities that ignores previous industry submissions and lacks explanation for new provisions.
• The final legislation reduced the proposed Sulphur Dioxide limit for existing refineries from 1.9kg SO2/ton of crude (to be achieved in 5 years) to 0.8kg SO2/ton of crude, a change SAPIA describes as material and potentially impractical for existing refineries.
• SAPIA objects to the requirement for existing refineries to meet 'new' plant standards within 10 years, noting that retrofitting technology into existing plants is more challenging than the integrated design of new facilities.
• The mandate for vapour recovery for installations with throughput exceeding 5,000m³ was introduced without consultation and may inadvertently affect service stations, potentially leading to BEE job losses and increased product road haulage risks.
• SAPIA requests a meeting to present its position and suggests that a full economic and regulatory impact assessment be conducted before the List is reviewed and finalized.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). 2014-05-30-fa39-sapia-letter-to-dea-30-04-2010-0adb799e383a26a3.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-FA39-SAPIA-Letter-to-DEA-30-04-2010.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. 2014-05-30-fa39-sapia-letter-to-dea-30-04-2010-0adb799e383a26a3.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-FA39-SAPIA-Letter-to-DEA-30-04-2010.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsnd20140530fa39sapialettertodea300420100adb799e383a26a3pdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{2014-05-30-fa39-sapia-letter-to-dea-30-04-2010-0adb799e383a26a3.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-FA39-SAPIA-Letter-to-DEA-30-04-2010.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }