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Environmental Permitting

The Environmental Permitting and Industry Unit is carrying out a permitting programme as part of the implementation of Legal Notice 22 of 2009 Waste Management (Management of Waste from Extractive Waste and Backfill) Regulations that transposes Directive 2006/21/EC. This legal notice controls the waste that is generated from the extraction of resource from local quarries and the backfill of this waste. All the quarries that are extracting resource on the Maltese Islands fall under this regulation and are required to apply for an environmental permit to comply with this regulation and other legislation that control this sector.

The permitting programme is spread over a number of phases to facilitate a smooth and gradual implementation of this new legal requirement. For this purpose a survey of all the quarries on the Maltese Islands was carried out and all the operating quarries identified. These quarries were grouped in different clusters based on the geographical location to ease the permitting process. In the coming weeks a meeting will be organised for all the quarry owners to explain the requirements of this regulation, the obligations of the operators and a description of the permitting process.

The aims of this permitting project is to achieve compliance with legal requirements and to introduce better environmental management systems to the quarrying sector, which to date have not been addressed. For more information on this permitting process and the requirements that fall under this regulation kindly contact the Environmental Permitting and Industry Unit.

List of Operational Quarries and relevant Environmental Permit Status

 Case Number

 Applicant

 Location 

 Activities in Quarry 

 Status

 Additional Information 

 EP 0003/09

 Mr. Joseph Vella

 Quarry HM09C, Ta' Kaduma, l/o Mosta

 Extraction and stockpiling

 Permit  Issued

N/A

 WM 0023/08

 Mr. Teddy & Carmel Grima

 Quarry SG03, Ta' Xrejjaħ, San Lawrenz, Gozo

 Landfilling and extraction

Permit Issued

N/A

 EP 0041/09

 Mr. Paul Xuereb

 Quarry HM 29, Torri Falka, Żebbiegħ

 Landfilling, extraction, crushing and stockpiling

Permit Issued

N/A

 WM 0007/05

 Mr. Jimmy Gatt

 Quarry HM 28, Triq Birguma, Naxxar

 Landfilling (quarry restoration)

 Permit  Issued

N/A

 WM 0013/07

 Mr. Raymond Gatt

 Quarry HG10, Ta' Għar id-dar, Qala, Gozo

 Extraction, crushing and stockpiling

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 WM 0032/08

 Mr. Mario Bugeja

 Quarry SG02, Tal-Ponta, l/o San Lawrenz

 Landfilling and recycling of inert waste

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site. 

 EP 0003/09

 Mr. Paul Vella

 Quarry HM15 & HM22, Wied Filep, l/o Naxxar

 Landfilling, extraction, stockpiling & batching plant

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0015/09

 Mr. Julian Vella

 Quarry HM31, Ta' Dmejrek, l/o Dingli

 Extraction, recycling of hardstone and stockpiling

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0018/09

 Mr. Paul Polidano

 Quarry HM33, Għar Lapsi Road, Siġġiewi

 Extraction, crushing, stockpiling & batching plant

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0019/09

 Mr. Paul Polidano

 Quarry HM04, Ta' Dmejrek, l/o Dingli

 Landfilling, extraction, crushing and stockpiling

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0020/09

 Mr. Mario Bonnici

 Quarry HM35, Ta Żuta, l/o Dingli

 Landfilling, extraction, crushing, stockpiling, batching & tarmac plants

 Pending

Processing application.

 EP 0029/09

 Mr. Joseph Vella

 Quarry HM21, Labour Avenue, Naxxar

 Landfilling, extraction, crushing, stockpiling, batching & tarmac plants

 Pending

Processing application.

 EP 0038/09

 Mr. Joe Grima

 Quarry HG12, Ta' Klement, Qala, Gozo

 Crushing and recycling of inert waste

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0047/09

 Mr. Mark Aquilina

 Quarry HM3 & HM12, Wied Inċita, Attard

 Landfilling, extraction, crushing and stockpiling

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0030/10

 Mr. Frank Schembri

 Quarry SM45, Tal-Bolla, l/o Kirkop

 Landfilling (quarry restoration)

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0020/10

 Mr. Ian Magri

 Quarry SM4 & SM 64, Ta'  Wied Xkora, Siġġiewi

 Landfilling (quarry restoration)

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0003/11

 Mr. Joseph Żammit

 Quarry SG07, Tal-Misraħ, San Lawrenz, Gozo

 Landfilling and extraction

 Pending

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0014/11

 Mr. Lawrence Saliba

 Quarry HM08, Wied iz-Ziju, l/o Żejtun

 Landfilling and recycling of inert waste

 Pending

 Processing application.

 EP 0016/11

 Mr. Anthony Camilleri

 Quarry SM 81, Wied Hanzir, Siggiewi

 Extraction of softstone 

 Pending

 EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0017/11

 Mr. Anthony Camilleri

Quarry SM 71, Wied Hanzir, Siggiewi 

  Extraction of softstone  

 Pending

Processing application.

 EP 0019/11

 Mr. Paul Farrugia

 Quarry SM 26, Wied Costa, Mqabba

   Extraction of softstone   

 Pending

 Processing application. 

 EP 0020/11

 Mr. Stephen Azzopardi

Quarry SG08, Ta' Tuta, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo 

 Extraction of softstone 

  Pending 

 EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0025/11

 Mr. Emanuel Mifsud

 Quarry SM 66, Tas- Sejba, Mqabba

 Extraction of softstone 

 Pending

Processing application.

 EP 0026/11

 Mr. Christopher Bondin

 Quarry SM 32, Valleta Road, Mqabba

Extraction of softstone

 Pending

 Processing application. 

 EP 0030/11

 Mr. Carmel Cauchi

 Quarry SG 01, Tal- Qattara, Triq tal-Misraħ, Kercem

Extraction of softstone

 Pending

 EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site. 

 EP 0031/11

Mr. John Ghigo

 Quarry SM 31, Ta' L-Isqof, l/o Mqabba

Extraction of softstone

 Pending

Processing application. 

EP 0032/11 

 Mr. Alex Ghigo 

 Quarry SM 19, Ta' L-Isqof, l/o Mqabba

Extraction of softstone

 Pending

Processing application. 

 EP 0033/11

 Mr. Paul Falzon

Quarry HM 32, Triq Santa Katarina, l/o Rabat 

 Accepting of inert material and C&D waste, crushing and distributing to local construction plants

 Pending

 EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0034/11

 Mr. Paul Debono

 Quarry HM19, Triq il-Miżieb, Żurrieq

 Hardstone Quarry 

 Pending

Processing application. 

 EP 0035/11

 Mr. Paul Vella

Quarry HM 15, Wied Filep, l/o Naxxar 

 Hardstone Quarry 

  Pending 

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0036/11

 Mr. Paul Vella

Quarry HM 22, Wied Filep, l/o Naxxar 

Hardstone Quarry

  Pending 

EP application received. Application on hold due pending planning issues and active enforcements on site.

 EP 0038/11

 Mr. Dominic Mercieca

 Quarry SG09, Ta' Slima, Daħla ta' Feliċi, San Lawrenz

 Extraction of softstone

 Pending

 Processing application.

 EP 0040/11

 Mr. George Bonello

 Tal-Ħarruba Quarry, Triq Wied Ħanżir, Siġġiewi

 Extraction of softstone

 Pending

 Processing application.

 EP 0041/11

 Mr. Joseph Bonello

 Quarry SM83, J.B. Concrete Mix, Tas-Sinjura, Siġġiewi, l/o Mqabba

 Extraction of softstone and batching plant

 Pending

 Processing application.

 EP 0042/11

 Mr. Innocent Farruġia

 Quarry SM49, Tax-Xantin, Sqaq Buħar, Mqabba

 Extraction of softstone

 Pending

 Processing application.

 EP 0043/11

 Mr. Joseph Mangion

 Quarry SM07, Tas-Sejba, l/o Mqabba

 Landfilling (quarry restoration)

 Pending

 Processing application.

 EP 0044/11

 Mr. Raymond Farruġia

Ix-Xwieki l/o Gharghur

 Landfilling (quarry restoration)

 Pending

 Processing application.

 EP 0045/11

 Mr. Joseph Bondin

 Quarry SM27, Tad-Dawl, l/o Mqabba

 Extraction of softstone

 Pending

 Processing application.

 WM 0003/08

Mr. Raymond Cefai 

 Quarry SG06, Ta' Wied Merill, San Lawrenz, Gozo

 Landfilling (quarry restoration)

 Permit Expired

 An application for the renewal of the permit still to be submitted.

 WM 0025/00

 Mr. John Mizzi

 Quarry SG05, Ta' Għansar, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo

 Landfilling (quarry restoration)

 Permit Expired

N/A

 EP 0048/09

 Mr. Nicholas Bonello

 Quarry SM59, Ta' Modorbu/Sejba, l/o Mqabba

 Landfilling (quarry restoration)

Permit Expired

N/A

 WM 0014/07

 Mr. Emmanual Bonavia

 Sqaq il-Modorbu, Qrendi

 Landfilling (quarry restoration)

 No Permit Issued

Application dismissed.

 WM 0028/08

 Mr. Bertu Agius

 Quarry SM 78, Tal- Warda, Qrendi

Infilling for development of access ramp

  No Permit Issued

 Application withdrawn by applicant.