00206BBA2C25181108084438

A Remediation Order issued by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs to ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited for the cleanup of contaminated land at its Vanderbijlpark Works.

• The Department of Environmental Affairs issued a Remediation Order to ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited under Section 38(2) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008. The order requires the remediation of land contaminated with organic and inorganic contaminants, as well as Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL), at the Vanderbijlpark Works located on Delfos Boulevard in Vanderbijlpark, within the Emfuleni Local Municipality of the Gauteng province.
• To reduce human health risks and negative impacts, the order mandates the use of in situ bioremediation followed by Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA). To address groundwater risks, the recovery of dissolved phase plumes must be implemented using methods that may include Vacuum Enhanced Recovery (VER), Air Sparging, Biostimulation, Bioaugmentation, skimmer pumps, hand bailing, and cut-off trenches.
• The order specifies several technical and monitoring requirements, including the installation of at least two deep and two shallow monitoring wells down-hydraulic-gradient of the contaminant source zone. ArcelorMittal must conduct bi-annual groundwater quality assessments and annual static water level monitoring, with results submitted in annual progress reports.
• Operational constraints include a requirement that remediation processes begin within 90 days of receiving the order, with the Director: Land Remediation notified in writing 14 days before activities start. Additionally, contaminated soil must be stored on waterproof bases with drainage systems to prevent environmental escape, and contaminated groundwater must be treated and contained on site.

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@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsnd00206bba2c25181108084438, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{00206BBA2C25181108084438}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Remediation-Order.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }