The results of the work of environmentalists for 2021
The other day, the Committee for Environmental Regulation and Control at a meeting of the board summed up the results of its activities for 2021. The annual activity of the Committee and its territorial departments is indicated by the fulfillment of a number of tasks:
Public services in the field of environmental protection:
• a total of 2,187 public services were provided;
• 322 applications for the definition of the scope and EIA;
* 46 applications for state environmental expertise;
* 24 applications for environmental permits;
* 27,375 applications for confirmation of categorization;
* problems of refusals - lack of a letter of approval, incompleteness of the information provided and incorrect choice of public service recipients.
* the environmental regulation of the Committee and the Departments of Ecology achieved a reduction in emissions by 194 thousand tons, discharges by 122.6 thousand tons, waste 6.9 million tons;
Tasks are set:
* analyze all failures;
* to clarify the norms of the environmental code and by-laws among nature users and project organizations;
* initiate amendments to by-laws.
State environmental control:
* conducted - 1032 inspections on compliance with environmental legislation;
* revealed - 3299 violations;
* 1760 prescriptions issued;
• in accordance with the new ecocodex, a number of remediation procedures have been carried out based on the results of the inspection response against enterprises.
Tasks are set:
* to keep a digest and track of all publications on existing environmental problems to organize a prompt response to them;
* focus all efforts on solving environmental problems;
* to enforce regulations, reduce pollution by enterprises.
Solving environmental problems:
* Roadmaps for the comprehensive solution of environmental problems have been approved, providing for a total of 485 measures with a implementation period until 2025. Gasification works have been completed in the Turkestan region, all hot water boilers of the CHP have been switched to natural gas in Nur-Sultan, and an oil sludge dewatering plant has been installed in Atyrau;
* The National project "Zhasyl Kazakhstan" was approved, which included 16 large industrial facilities with the overall goal of reducing emissions from 20 to 80%.
Automation of processes during environmental regulation and control:
* automated reporting of industrial environmental control. 3719 reports were received. This made it possible to digitize analytics and ensure data transparency;
* work has started on automation of environmental control processes, which allows minimizing the subjective factor, will increase the possibility of desk control, and transparency of the activities of the state body;
* a portal has been created to determine the category of environmental management operators. 27 thousand applications were accepted and processed;
* a single portal for registration and holding public hearings with public access has been created.
Tasks are set:
* continue work on digitization of expertise and permits with the definition of the range of issues to be considered by experts (checklist);
* automate the process of state control from the registration of the inspection to the adoption of measures. This will ensure transparency of inspections and professional development of specialists.
Anti-corruption activities:
* Internal analysis of corruption risks of the Committee;
* Anti-corruption standards have been implemented;
Tasks are set:
* atomize the processes of state control and environmental regulation and their transparency;
* maximum involvement of the general public, including representatives of Adaldyk Alana, in conducting inspections and providing public services;
* establish feedback with recipients and inspection facilities.
Compliance with the principle of meritocracy in the appointment of civil servants:
* 32 civil servants were appointed to a higher position, which was 84%. Among them: 4 deputy heads of the department, 13 heads of departments, 50 civil servants for a lower position.
Work with the public and the media:
• a total of 2,675 publications have been published on the website and official pages;
* 256 meetings with the public and receptions of citizens were held;
* 161 press conferences and briefings were given.
Tasks are set:
* conduct constant monitoring of social networks;
* ensure immediate response to all issues raised by the public;
* hold weekly meetings with the public and service recipients;
* to ensure maximum open activity of the state body.
At the end of the board, Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serikkali Brekeshev held a personal meeting with the heads of environmental departments and set them a number of tasks for the medium term.
Their activities should be aimed primarily at solving environmental problems, reducing the burden on the environment, interacting with the public and solving environmental issues raised by them. It is these indicators that will be taken into account when evaluating the activities of departments at the next reporting meeting.
Public services in the field of environmental protection:
• a total of 2,187 public services were provided;
• 322 applications for the definition of the scope and EIA;
* 46 applications for state environmental expertise;
* 24 applications for environmental permits;
* 27,375 applications for confirmation of categorization;
* problems of refusals - lack of a letter of approval, incompleteness of the information provided and incorrect choice of public service recipients.
* the environmental regulation of the Committee and the Departments of Ecology achieved a reduction in emissions by 194 thousand tons, discharges by 122.6 thousand tons, waste 6.9 million tons;
Tasks are set:
* analyze all failures;
* to clarify the norms of the environmental code and by-laws among nature users and project organizations;
* initiate amendments to by-laws.
State environmental control:
* conducted - 1032 inspections on compliance with environmental legislation;
* revealed - 3299 violations;
* 1760 prescriptions issued;
• in accordance with the new ecocodex, a number of remediation procedures have been carried out based on the results of the inspection response against enterprises.
Tasks are set:
* to keep a digest and track of all publications on existing environmental problems to organize a prompt response to them;
* focus all efforts on solving environmental problems;
* to enforce regulations, reduce pollution by enterprises.
Solving environmental problems:
* Roadmaps for the comprehensive solution of environmental problems have been approved, providing for a total of 485 measures with a implementation period until 2025. Gasification works have been completed in the Turkestan region, all hot water boilers of the CHP have been switched to natural gas in Nur-Sultan, and an oil sludge dewatering plant has been installed in Atyrau;
* The National project "Zhasyl Kazakhstan" was approved, which included 16 large industrial facilities with the overall goal of reducing emissions from 20 to 80%.
Automation of processes during environmental regulation and control:
* automated reporting of industrial environmental control. 3719 reports were received. This made it possible to digitize analytics and ensure data transparency;
* work has started on automation of environmental control processes, which allows minimizing the subjective factor, will increase the possibility of desk control, and transparency of the activities of the state body;
* a portal has been created to determine the category of environmental management operators. 27 thousand applications were accepted and processed;
* a single portal for registration and holding public hearings with public access has been created.
Tasks are set:
* continue work on digitization of expertise and permits with the definition of the range of issues to be considered by experts (checklist);
* automate the process of state control from the registration of the inspection to the adoption of measures. This will ensure transparency of inspections and professional development of specialists.
Anti-corruption activities:
* Internal analysis of corruption risks of the Committee;
* Anti-corruption standards have been implemented;
Tasks are set:
* atomize the processes of state control and environmental regulation and their transparency;
* maximum involvement of the general public, including representatives of Adaldyk Alana, in conducting inspections and providing public services;
* establish feedback with recipients and inspection facilities.
Compliance with the principle of meritocracy in the appointment of civil servants:
* 32 civil servants were appointed to a higher position, which was 84%. Among them: 4 deputy heads of the department, 13 heads of departments, 50 civil servants for a lower position.
Work with the public and the media:
• a total of 2,675 publications have been published on the website and official pages;
* 256 meetings with the public and receptions of citizens were held;
* 161 press conferences and briefings were given.
Tasks are set:
* conduct constant monitoring of social networks;
* ensure immediate response to all issues raised by the public;
* hold weekly meetings with the public and service recipients;
* to ensure maximum open activity of the state body.
At the end of the board, Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serikkali Brekeshev held a personal meeting with the heads of environmental departments and set them a number of tasks for the medium term.
Their activities should be aimed primarily at solving environmental problems, reducing the burden on the environment, interacting with the public and solving environmental issues raised by them. It is these indicators that will be taken into account when evaluating the activities of departments at the next reporting meeting.