The Environmental Practice Blogs & Articles.

Priority Areas are areas where ambient air quality standards are or may be exceeded; and specific interventions are needed to improve air quality in the area. Section 18 of the Air Quality Act (NEMAQA) makes provision for the DFFE to declare an area a “Priority Area”...

Rest assured, if you are taking water from a borehole or surface water resource for domestic use in your household or to irrigate your garden (not commercial), this, amongst others, is a “Permissible Use” listed in the National Water Act No 36 of 1998 that does not...

Dear Colleagues Please see here for your information (https://enviroprac.co.za/documents/ ), waste exclusion applications approved by the DFFE in June; and exclusion applications published by DFFE for public comment. It is interesting to see the range of industrial...

On March 27, 2024, Ms. Barbara Creecy, the Minister of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE), adopted the Norm for the Exclusion of Identified Activities Associated with the Development and Expansion of Battery Storage Facilities (Battery...

Over the last few years, the National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has published a suite of Norms and Standards and Regulations for excluding certain renewable energy-related developments from needing an Environmental Impact Assessment...

We have expanded! The Environmental Practice (Enviroprac) was founded in 2018 by Managing Director Colleen McCreadie. We offer a range of services including environmental impact management, consulting, and permitting/licensing to clients in the infrastructure...