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    MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND NDU 

     
    ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINE No. 31

    Asphalt Plant
    Set Up Temporarily For The Purposes Of A
      Project By A Public Department
     

    1.0 Purpose of guideline


    This environmental guideline for asphalt plant set up temporarily for the purposes of a
    project by a Public Department has been prepared by the Ministry of Environment &
    NDU to ensure that all environmental issues are duly taken into consideration by
    stakeholders.

    2.0 Nature of development


    A temporary asphalt plant usually comprises the following main units: Aggregate Bins,
    Feeders, Weighting Systems, Cylindrical Rotating Drying & Mixing Drum,
    Heater,Bitumen Storage, Pollution Control Unit,Hot Mix Asphalt Storage and Truck
    Load-Out Facility.

    The production of hot mix asphalt involves the following stages: drying and heating of
    the fine and course aggregates, injection of molten bitumen into rotating drumsfollowed
    by mixing and coating with asphalt cement.

    3.0 Potential impacts


    The major environmental issues associated with a temporary asphalt plant are noise, air
    pollution in the form of dust, gaseous emissionand odour, disposal of effluents and
    traffic implications. The different aspects, impacts and nuisances associated with
    asphalt production are listed below:-

    Activity Aspects Impacts/ Nuisances


    Construction phase
    - Site preparation - Generation of excavated - Dumping into barelands
    soil, debris and and entrainment in water
    construction wastes courses and drains
    - Noise, dust, mud and traffic
    impacts

    - Installation of - Use of heavy machinery - Noise and visual impacts


    machine units

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    Operation phase
    Production of asphalt -Fine and coarse - Dust emissions
    aggregate storage

    -Use of heavy machinery - Noise and vibration


    including loaders for the
    loading and unloading of
    aggregates and hot mix
    asphalt

    -Combustion of diesel or -Mainly emission of SOx, CO,


    gasoil for drying of CO2 and PM.
    aggregates and for
    maintaining bitumen at the - Odour
    required temperature

    -Spills of hydrocarbons, -Risk of underground and


    namely, HFO, Diesel, surface water pollution
    Bitumen, Lubricants and
    oil from lorries or
    mechanical part of plant
    and storage tanks.

    -Any spills or waste arising -Dumping into barelands.


    from the process and
    waste or left over from
    trucks.

    -used oil from -Risk of underground and


    maintenance and repairs surface water pollution
    of vehicles and machinery.
    Delivery activities - Movement of vehicles - Traffic impacts
    - Loading and unloading - Noise
    - Dust emissions
    - Exhaust fumes
    4.0 Siting of activity

    In accordance with the Planning Policy Guidance 2004 of the Ministry of Housing and
    Lands, the selected site shall satisfy a distance of:-
    up to 1 km from the settlement boundaries and sensitive land uses
    at least 50 m from the coastline
    at least 35 m from the river
    up to 1 km from a lake/reservoir.

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    5.0 Environmental Conditions

    The major environmental issues are noise, air, dust,odour and effluentsand the
    following conditions shall be observed:

    (i) All electric motors shall be housed in soundproof enclosures to keep noise level
    within permissible limits as per the Environment Protection (Environmental
    Standards for Noise) Regulations 1997. The noise exposure limits as per the
    above regulation are as follows:

    Industrial noise Neighbourhood noise

    7:00 – 21:00 60*dB(A) Leq 7:00 – 18:00 60 dB(A) Leq

    21:00 – 7:00 55*dB(A) Leq 18:00 - 21:00 55 dB(A) Leq

    21:00 – 7:00 50 dB(A) Leq

    * A tonal character adjustment of +5 dB(A) should be applied to the measured value


    where the noise has a definite continuous note such as a whine or hiss.

    (ii) All emissions from the hot-mix asphalt plant and burners shall comply with the
    Environment Protection (Standards for Air) Regulations 1998.The stack
    emissions standards applicable to this undertaking are:

    Pollutant Standard
    (i) Smoke Ringelmann No. 2 or equivalent
    opacity (not to exceed more
    that 5 minutes in any period of
    one hour)
    3
    (ii) Solid particles 200 mg/ m
    3
    (iii) Sulphuric acid mist or sulphur trioxide 120 mg/ m as sulphur trioxide
    (iv) Nitric acid or oxides of nitrogen 3
    1000 mg/ m as nitrogen
    dioxide
    3
    (v) Carbon monoxide 1000 mg/ m as carbon
    monoxide

    (iii)The asphalt plant shall be equipped with a scrubber or an odour control device
    and regularly maintained so as not to cause odour nuisances.
    (iv) The pollution control equipment shall be equipped with bag filters in order to trap
    the PM emissions.

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    (v) Necessary measures such as the installation of water sprinklers within the
    premisesshall be taken to suppress dust emissions.

    (vi) The working platform including the loading area shall be concreted and kept
    clean at all times.

    (vii) All wastewater shall be disposed to the satisfaction of the Wastewater


    Management Authority.
    (viii) Necessary bunded walls shall be provided around fuel and bitumen storage
    tanks to cater for any accidental spillage/leakage. A contingency plan as
    provided for under section 30 (3)(a) of the Environment Protection Act 2002
    shall be prepared and implemented to combat any case of accidental spillage
    of fuels.

    (ix) All hazardous wastes shall be collected and disposed of as per Environment
    Protection (Standards for Hazardous Wastes) Regulations 2001.

    (x) Necessary measures shall be taken to prevent any hydrocarbon spills from
    lorries and storage tanks to infiltrate and contaminate the underground and
    surface waters during construction and operation phase.
    (xi) Solid wastes including any sludge shall be collected and disposed of to the
    satisfaction of the Ministry of Local Government.

    (xii) Any spills or left over of asphalt shall be recycled in the process or
    alternatively used in the maintenance of damaged roads/tracks and pot holes.

    (xiii) Necessary measures shall be taken during the site preparation, infrastructural
    works and operation phase so as not to cause any nuisance by way of noise,
    dust and odour.

    (xiv) The axle load of trucks entering and leaving the plant compound shall be in
    conformity with the Road Traffic Regulations.

    (xv) The site shall be reinstated at the end of the operation phase.

    (xvi) The Local Authority shall be informed in writing of the dates of


    commencement of works on site and operation of the activity for monitoring
    purposes.

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    6.0 Enforcement
    Under Section 13 of the Environment Protection Act 2002, the enforcing agencies for
    the different environmental medium or pollutants are as follows:

    S. No Environmental media/ Enforcing Agency


    pollutant
    1 Noise and odour Ministry of Health and Quality of Life
    2 Effluents Ministry of Renewable Energy
    &Public Utilities
    3 Solid wastes Ministry of Local Government
    4 Air pollution Ministry of Environment

    The above-mentioned enforcing agencies shall monitor compliance with the conditions
    falling under their purview.

    7.0 Offences
    Any person who fails to comply with any regulations/standards referred to in this
    guideline shall commit an offence and shall:
    (i) on a first conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50, 000 rupees and to
    imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
    (ii) on a second or subsequent conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000
    rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 8 years.

    For further information, please contact


    Information Counter,
    Department of Environment,
    Ground Floor Ken Lee Tower,
    1, St Georges Street
    Port-Louis
    Tel: 203 6200- 203 6210
    Website : http://environment.gov.mu
    Email : [email protected]

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