Nakdonggang Regional Environmental Office Holds Briefing Session on Management of Facilities Emitting Large Amounts of Environmental Pollutants

Targeting Integrated Permit Sites for Environmental Pollution Facilities in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam on the 7th

The Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office will hold a post-management briefing session on the 7th for integrated permit sites of environmental pollution facilities in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam areas under its jurisdiction.

Currently, there are 167 integrated permit sites in the jurisdiction, and this number is expected to increase to about 260 by 2024. The session is designed to strengthen the work capabilities of site managers to improve the level of integrated environmental management in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions.

The briefing will focus on actual cases, covering ▲post-management of integrated permit sites and major violations ▲explanations on permit changes and change notifications ▲sharing of operation and management plans for automatic stack monitoring devices.

After the post-management briefing session, the Korea Environment Corporation’s Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Environmental Headquarters will provide guidance on the operation system of automatic stack monitoring devices and revisions to process test standards.

The integrated environmental management system is a system that consolidates individual laws’ permits and approvals at the site level and establishes a framework to apply optimal environmental techniques tailored to each site’s conditions.

Integrated environmental management targets Type 1 and Type 2 sites that emit 20 tons or more of air pollutants annually or discharge 700㎥ or more of wastewater daily.

The Ministry of Environment handles integrated permit tasks, while post-management tasks are conducted by the Basin (Local) Environmental Offices.

Director Hong Dong-gon stated, “Integrated permit sites are large-scale facilities with significant emissions of air and water pollutants. For building environmentally safe communities, voluntary compliance by the sites is crucial.” He added, “I hope this briefing session will assist environmental work managers at the sites in their practical duties and serve as an opportunity for the effective operation of the integrated environmental management system.”

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