Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to Secure Water Supply to the Central Coast, Windhoek and En-Route Users Appendices

DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

Draft Scoping Report

APPENDICES

Prepared for: Namibia Water Corporation Limited

MET Ref: APP-00687

SLR Project No: 733.12021.00030 Report No: 1 Revision No: 1 Month/Year: June 2020 DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

APPENDIX 1: ESIA TEAM CVS

APPENDIX 2: ECC APPLICATION FORM

APPENDIX 3: BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT

Appendix 3.1: Original BID

Appendix 3.2: Update BID

APPENDIX 4: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT DOCUMENTS

Appendix 4.1: I&AP Database

Appendix 4.2: I&AP ESIA Notification

Appendix 4.3: Site Notices

Appendix 4.4: Newspaper Adverts

Appendix 4.5: Minutes of Public Meetings

Appendix 4.6: Minutes of Concept Design Workshop

Appendix 4.7: Comments and Inputs from I&APs

APPENDIX 5: IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHOD

APPENDIX 6: HIGH-LEVEL ENVIROMENTAL FATAL FLAW SCREENING

DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

APPENDIX 1: ESIA TEAM CVS

CURRICULUM VITAE WERNER PETRICK ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER Environmental Management Planning & Approvals, Africa

QUALIFICATIONS B.Eng 1995 Civil Engineering Masters 2004 Environmental Management

z EXPERTISE Werner has over 24 years of work experience. He started out as a Civil Engineer (first 3 years) but soon became involved with environmental related projects. The following  Environmental 19 years (+) he has been working in the environmental field with experience in Management Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA’s), general environmental management and  Environmental (and implementation, Environmental Management Systems (EMS), waste management, Social) Impact environmental compliance, training, stakeholder engagement and capacity building, Assessments (EIA’s) mine closure and rehabilitation, environmental auditing and monitoring as well as due  Environmental Feasibility diligence. Studies Werner’s experience is based on work conducted as a consultant (current position) as  Stakeholder well as working for industry (i.e. implementing environmental requirements, etc.). Management  Environmental Sectors of his experience include: Exploration phase for onshore and offshore mining, Management Systems production phase of large mining projects, power generation including renewable (EMS) power initiatives and hybrid power plants, transmission lines, water supply &  Environmental Auditing sanitation, petrochemical industry, linear infrastructure including roads and rail, port related projects, chemical handling and storage, large irrigation projects and other.  Environmental Training and capacity building  Mine Closure

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PROJECTS (EXCERPT)

Windhoek PEL23 B.V. & Parallel EIA processes for offshore exploration wells in PEL 82 (Walvis Basin) and PEL Windhoek PEL28 B.V. 83 (Orange Basin). PEL 82 is located between 80 km and 300 km from the coastline in (Galp) - EIA for proposed water depths ranging from approximately 200 m to 1 800 m. PEL 83 is located between offshore explorartions well 130 km and 250 km from the coastline in water depths ranging from approximately drilling in PEL82 and PEL 83 500 m to 2 500 m. (2019 – 2020) Werner was the Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, PPP and report review).

Swakop Uranium Swakop Uranium proposed to develop an on-site PV power plant at their Husab Mine. Amendment – EIA for new Werner was the Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA PV Power Plant (2019) process (including stakeholder engagement, PPP and report review).

Shell Namibia Upstream BV Shell Namibia Upstream BV holds PEL 39, which is located adjacent to the – EIA for proposed offshore southernmost Namibian offshore border with South Africa. Shell is proposing to drill well drilling one or possibly two exploration wells in the northern portion of the licence area. (2017 -2018) Werner was the Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, PPP and report review).

NamParks Bridges - EIA EIA Scoping process for the the proposed construction of channel crossings. The Scoping proposed construction of 22 channel crossings in the Nkasa Rupara National Park (2018-2019) (NRNP) forms part of the Namparks IV park infrastructure developments. Werner was the Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, PPP and report review).

Gecko Cobalt Mining - Gecko Cobalt Mining (Pty) Ltd conducted reconnaissance drilling over a stretch of 24 Environmental and Social km length over the cobalt and copper mineralisation in EPL 4346, located Screening process approximately 25 km northwest of Opuwo. Depending on the outcome of further (2018) exploration activities and the feasibility study, GCM and CR are proposing to apply for a ML to ultimately mine the ore and process it on site. Gecko appointed SLR (Namibia) to conduct an Internal Environmental (and Social) Screening exercise. Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing an internal Environmental and Social Screening process.

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Manila Investments – Manila Investments (Pty) Ltd holds Mining Licences 73B, 16, 9 (collectively the old Kombat Copper Mine EIA Kombat Copper mine, which is currently under care and maintenance). The mine is a (2017 - 2018) past-producing copper, lead and silver mine. Manila is considering implementing the following activities upon completion of the Environmental Impact Assessment process and acquiring the relevant permits and approvals for: Open pit (surface) mining in ML 73B (also referred to as “Asis’’) and associated activities; Processing of the ore at the existing process plant, currently being refurbished, and associated activities; and Dewatering the “Asis Far West” (AFW) Shaft and conducting further underground exploration activities in ML 16. Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, PPP and report review).

Swakop Uranium Waste Swakop Uranium owns and operates the Husab Mine in the Erongo Region of Namibia; Rock Dump Amendment they propose amendment to their Waste Rock dump and also to implement a new on- and Incinerator - EIA site waste incinerator – for improved waste management on site. amendment (2017 - Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including 2018) stakeholder engagement, PPP and report review).

EIB and NamPower European Investment Bank and NamPower: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Encroacher Bush Biomass for the proposed Encroacher Bush Biomass Power Project in Namibia. Power Project – EIA Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including (2017 – 2020) stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

Igneous Mining (Pty) Ltd – Igneous Mining (PTY) LTD Environmental is seeking a Clearance Certificate (ECC) Application for Renewal for small scale mining activities on ML 135 in Sarusus Area, Skeleton Coast Environmental Clearance Park. (2016) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the ECC Renewal Process.

City of Windhoek The Gammams Waste Water Treatment Plant (GWWTP) located in the Wanaheda suburb of Windhoek, is the City of Windhoek’s (CoW) largest wastewater treatment Gammams Waste Water plant. The CoW appointed SLR to develop an environmental Scoping Report (including Treatment Works Upgrade Impact Assessment) for the planned GWWTP upgrade. EIA Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the completion of the EIA (2017) process, report compilation / review.

NAMPARKS Environmental Scoping Report for Infrastructure Development: NAMPARKS Facility Amendment for the proposed addition of an Entrance Gate, Tourist Reception and Amendments at Mudumu Staff Housing at Mudumu National Park. NP – EIA amendment (2016 - 2018) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner for the EIA amendment process required for infrastructure development. Report review.

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NamParks IV - Environmental Evaluation Memorandum and Management Plan for the proposed Environmental Evaluation development of Park Management Infrastructure (Park Signage Walls, Memorandum and Concessionaire’s Gates and Park Entrance Gates) in the Tsau //Khaeb National Park in Management Plan for the the /Karas Region. proposed development of Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner. Park Management Infrastructure (in the Tsau //Khaeb National Park in the /Karas Region (2017)

Swakop Uranium’s Husab Coordination of the Planning and Development Phase of the Husab Mine’s waste Mine Waste Management management strategy Develop the Swakop Uranium Husab Mine. Strategy Environmental Assessment Practitioner, SLR Project Manager. (2016)

Gecko Salt (Pty) Ltd Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed Cape Cross Gecko Salt (Pty) Ltd Cape Salt Project. Cross Salt Project - EIA (2016 - 2018) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and review reports.

Namibia Rare Earths – NRE holds the EPL at Lofdal located west of Khorixas, exploring for rare earth. They Proposed Lofdal Mine and wish to apply for a mining license in 2016, for which an EIA would is required. linear infrastructure – EIA Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including (2015 - 2016) stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

Rössing Uranium – Impacts Impacts of the TSF at Rössing Uranium and related dust dispersion on biota and desert of the TSF on biota and ecology. desert ecology – Managing the process and coordinating various specialists for input into the study (i.e. Management of study vegetation, air quality, biological soil crust, invertebrates and hyperspectral work). (2015 - 2016) Compiling consolidated report summarising all the findings.

Feasibility studies for a railway line between Windhoek and Katutura, as well as a study High Speed Railway Lines – for a railway line between Windhoek and Okahandja. Environmental Screening Process Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the environmental Screening (2015 - 2016) process (including limited stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

Swakop Uranium is developing the Husab Mine in the Erongo Region of Namibia (70 km north-east of the Walvis Bay port). The reagents and chemicals that will be used in Swakop Uranium Reagents the processing plant will be imported through the port of Walvis Bay. It will be sourced – EIA for storage at the in advance and stored in Manica warehouse facility (on a temporary basis – “phase 1 Manica facilities project”) and container yard in the industrial area of Walvis Bay. (2015) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports

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The members of the Sand Miners Association have been mining sand from the Swakop River, within the Swakopmund Municipal boundaries, for many years. The sand they Sand Miners Association of mine supplies Swakopmund, Long Beach and Walvis Bay with sand for construction Swakopmund – EIA for purposes. The Sand Miners Association has had to look for an alternate source of sand sandmining in the Swakop for construction activities in their area and EIA had to be done. River (2015) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

Swakop Uranium is developing the Husab Mine in the Erongo Region of Namibia (70 km north-east of the Walvis Bay port). The reagents and chemicals that will be used in Swakop Uranium Reagents the processing plant will be imported through the port of Walvis Bay. It will be sourced storage at a new facility in in advance and stored in a warehouse facility within the boundaries of NamPort’s the Port of Walvis Bay – harbour area (long term – “phase 2” project). EIA (2015) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

Namibia Rare Earths – NRE holds the EPL at Lofdal located west of Khorixas, exploring for rare earth. They Lofdal mine – wish to apply for a mining license in 2016, for which an EIA would be required. The Environmental baseline baseline environment needs to be described in detail to feed into such an EIA process. development Compile the environmental baseline project plan. Manage specialists and develop (2015) Baseline data/report with input from various specialists.

Swakop Uranium is developing the Husab Mine in the Erongo Region of Namibia (70 km north-east of the Walvis Bay port). The EMP needs to be implemented during construction Swakop Uranium and their contractors. It further needs to be rolled out Swakop Uranium – Husab into a management system for operations. Mine amendments - EIA (2015) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the various EIA processes and compiling reports. Provide guidance and support to Environmental Control Officer(s), training to ECOs and contractors. Develop EMS procedures and other relevant documentation.

B2Gold is developing the Otjikoto (gold mine) Project, located approximately 70 km north-east of Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. B2 Gold proposed B2Gold – Otjikoto Gold to develop a landfill site (waste disposal facility) on site to cater for non-hazardous Mine landfill site - EIA waste. They also proposed to construct and operate an on-site (heavy fuel oil) Power (2013 – 2014) Plant. Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

B2Gold applied for Mining Licence (ML 169) to developed the Otjikoto (gold mine) Project, located approximately 70 km north-east of Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. As part of the ML application process, a detail EIA process needs to B2Gold – Otjikoto Gold be conducted. Mine development - EIA Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including (2012 – 2013) stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports. The Scoping phase was already completed by another company. SLR (in corporation with the other company) completed the EIA process – i.e. assessment phase. Develop Mine Closure Framework.

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Arandis Power proposed to construct and operate a ‘hybrid’ thermal/PV plant with the Arandis Power Plant - EIA maximum output capacity of 120 MW. amendment (2014) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

Various exploration companies planning to conduct exploration activities on the EPLs EPL’s for exploration they hold. Prior the activities commencing, and EIA process needs to be conducted. activities – various EIA’s Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including (2013 – 2015) stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports. Also review of reports.

Development of the proposed Commissiekraal Coal Mine including services and Commissiekraal Coal Mine associated infrastructure in South Africa. – EIA Scoping Report (2015) Compiled EIA Scoping Report.

Various Mining and exploration companies across Namibia sought assistance. Various Mining and Exploration companies - Provided various services and support to various mining and exploration companies, various services including amongst others external audits, training, rehabilitation planning, compiling (2012 – 2015) EMS procedures and other relevant documents, compile environmental performance reports, etc.

Various Mining and exploration projects as well as infrastructure projects across Namibia sought assistance with EIAs, EMPs and review processes. Various Mining, Exploration and Review process and reports for various projects managed by other SLR environmental Infrastructure Projects – practitioners, including amongst others rail sidings; Nanomill which will produce various services 150,000 tons rebar’s and billets per year from scrap steel; Okorusu Fluorspar Mine (2012 – 2015) expansion; Offshore exploration drilling (Murphy); water and waste water treatment facilities EIA and EMPs; Dundee Precious Metal Tsumeb Hazardous Waste Site expansion; Walvis Bay Salt Holdings Expansion; and others.

Mining Pietersite (gemstone) on Mining License (ML) 57 in the Kunene Region, north- Pietersite Mining License – central Namibia. EIA (2013) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

TransNamib plans to transport sulphuric acid by rail from Dundee Precious Metals TransNamib – sulphuric (Tsumeb) to Rössing Uranium Mine and to Walvis Bay. acid transport – EIA (2014) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA processes and compiling reports.

It is envisaged that the Z20 uranium deposit would be mined as a satellite open pit as Rössing Uranium Z20 it contains uranium bearing alaskite rocks, utilising conventional blast, load and haul deposit – EIA methodology. An infrastructure corridor would need to be established to link the Z20 (2012 – 2014) site to the existing Rössing Uranium Mine across the Khan River. Managing the EIA processes and compiling reports in a ‘joint venture’ with Aurecon.

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A new Desalination Plant (located approximately 6 km north of Swakopmund, at the Desalination Plant – premises of the existing Swakopmund Salt Works.) to supply water to the for Rössing Managing SEIA processes Uranium Mine. The plant will have a design capacity of 8,800 m³/day. (2014) Managing the SEIA processes and compiling reports in a ‘joint venture’ with Aurecon.

Environmental Screening/ fatal flaw analysis for the proposed expansion of coal Coal Storage at Walvis Bay storage at the Walvis Bay Harbour. Harbour – EIA (2012) Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

Arandis Power proposes to develop an independent power generation plant east of the town of Arandis, located in the Erongo Region, Namibia. Arandis Power is Arandis Power HFO and proposing a power station with a nominal output capacity of approximately 120MW recycled oil power plant - which utilises reciprocating engines. Arandis Power will utilise a residual fuel known as EIA (2012) heavy fuel oil (HFO) and recycled oil from a waste oil recycling plant. Lead Environmental Assessment Practitioner managing the EIA process (including stakeholder engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

Langer Heinrich is an operational Uranium Mine in Namibia Naukluft National Park. Langer Heinrich Uranium Specialist environmental support to ensure EIAs for expansion projects are correctly Mine – expansion projects managed and implemented. Also to provide support, guidance and management in – Specialist environmental terms of environmental management implementation at the mine i.e. EMS support (2009 – 2012) development and implementation; mine closure and restoration strategy; environmental training; etc.).

Port Expansion Projects in Port expansions and development (Port Elizabeth, Coega and Richards Bay). SA – Project environmental management Project Environmental Manager - managing the EIA process (including stakeholder (2008 - 2009) engagement, managing specialists, etc.) and compiling reports.

Development of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link.

Gautrain Rapid Rail Link - Appointed (on contract basis) to provide specialist input into the very challenging EIA EIA (2006 - 2007) processes and EMP development for the project. Also appointed as the Environmental Manager for the Bombela Turnkey Contractor, the managing contractor, for the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link Project.

MEMBERSHIPS

EAPAN Certified as a Lead Environmental Practitioner and a Reviewer under the Environmental Professionals of Namibia (Membership No. 114) PUBLICATIONS Paper on the integration of the EIA process with the project execution model through the University of Pretoria.

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CURRICULUM VITAE MARVIN NM SANZILA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT Environmental Management Systems, Impact Assessments, Permitting and Compliance.

• Qualifications BSc 2007 Natural Resources Cert 2014 Understanding and Auditing ISO 14001 Cert 2015 New Managers Development Programme

z • EXPERTISE Marvin Sanzila joined SLR Environmental Consulting (Pty) Ltd in March 2016 as an • Environmental Environmental Assessments Practitioner and currently serves as a board member of Assessments and Project the Environmental Assessment Professionals of Namibia (EAPAN). Prior to this Management venture, Marvin successfully implemented the Langer Heinrich Uranium’s • ISO 14001: Environmental Environmental Management System (ISO 14001) for 5 years, ensuring compliance Management Systems; across the business sector and retention of the project’s license to operate. EMPs: Implementation and Marvin has assisted various consultants for 4 years in conducting Environmental Coordination Impact Assessments (EIAs) for project appraisals with the regulating authorities. All • Environmental Auditing projects experience related to EIAs have been successfully awarded Environmental • Stakeholder Management Clearance Certificates (ECCs) by the regulating authority and are operational, • Film presenter and enhancing both local and international business sector while implementing best narrator: practice environmental and social management tools. Apart from Project Management and Environmental Assessments, Marvin has presented and narrated two films, one that emphasizes the role of the environmental Management Act no.7 of 2007 in the modern day Namibian development context and the other that looks at Namibia’s Wetlands and its potential for ecotourism. His diverse capabilities, skills and knowledge and growing passion for environmental management allows an opportunity for a dynamic Environmental Team.

• PROJECTS

Swakop Uranium PTY (LTD) Role: Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioner and Project Manager (successfully completed the EIA process and have obtained the Environmental Environmental Impact Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for the project’s Assessment process for the development). proposed Husab mine on-site

12 MW (Phase 1) (2019). Swakop Uranium PTY (LTD) has partnered with CGN Energy International Holdings CO. Limited (CGNEI), a sister Company of Swakop Uranium, to construct and operate a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plant with a capacity of 12 megawatt (MW) at the Husab Mine to supply power to the processing plant and associated activities.

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NAMWATER Role: Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioner (Project Management Assistant) (Project On-going) Environmental and social

screening: Feasibility study for a desalination plant and The Feasibility Study is financed through the Government of the Federal Republic of water carriage system to Germany, KfW Development Bank. secure water supply to Namibia Water Corporation Ltd. (NamWater) has been assigned by the Ministry of central coast, Windhoek and Agriculture Water and Forestry (MAWF), as the Project Executing Agency, to en-route users (2019) undertake a feasibility study for the development of a Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System, to secure water supply to the central coastal area of Namibia; Windhoek; as well as en-route users (i.e. towns). SLR and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (South Africa) were jointly appointed by the Project Management Team to undertake the Environmental Screening Study as input into to the overall Feasibility Study.

GALP Role: Project assistant Environmental Practitioner.

Proposed offshore Exploration Well drilling in EIA process for the proposed offshore Exploration Well drilling in PEL 82 & 83, Orange Basin, Namibia EIA Report and Environmental & Social Management PEL 82 & 83, Orange Basin, Namibia. EIA Report and Plan (ESMP). Environmental & Social Management Plan (ESMP), (2019)

Farm Skakel Role: Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioner (successfully completed the Environmental Performance EMP compilation and an ECC has been issued by the regulating Authority for the Report And Management project. Plan For Water Abstraction Boreholes (WW10801 & Environmental Performance Report And Management Plan For Water Abstraction WW10062) On Farm Skakel Boreholes (WW10801 & WW10062) On Farm Skakel. (2019 – 2020)

Farm Burnel Role: Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioner (successfully completed the EMP compilation and an ECC has been issued by the regulating Authority for the Environmental Performance project. Report and Management

Plan for Water Abstraction Boreholes (WW 200285 & Environmental Performance Report and Management Plan for Water Abstraction WW 37681) on Farm Burnel Boreholes (WW 200285 & WW 37681) on Farm Burnel. (2019 – 2020)

Farm Finsterbergen Role: Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioner (successfully completed the EMP compilation and an ECC has been issued by the regulating Authority for the Environmental Performance project. Report and Management

Plan for Water Abstraction Boreholes on Farm Environmental Performance Report and Management Plan for Water Abstraction Finsterbergen (2019 – 2020) Boreholes on Farm Finsterbergen.

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Swakop Uranium PTY (LTD) Role: Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioner (successfully completed the EIA process and has obtained the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the Scoping report (including regulating authority for the project’s development). impact assessment) for the

proposed changes to the Swakop Uranium PTY (LTD) Swakop proposes further amendments to the approved Husab mine and linear Husab Mine plan and associated activities, as follows: infrastructure (2018-2019) • Further alterations of the WRD design; and • The Implementation and operation of an on-site incinerator for the purposes of improved waste management. • Six (6) new mobile communication antenna-poles for mobile communication road coverage along the access road to the mine from the B2 turn off.

Alten Renewable Energy Environmental and Social Management Support Manager. Successfully completed Group (Alten) construction phase of the project. Environmental and Social Management Support for the Successfully overseen the implementation of the Environmental and Social proposed construction of the Management System during the construction and operation of a 37 MW Solar Power 37 MW Solar Power Plant in plant in Mariental. During the construction phase of the project, the Environmental Mariental, Namibia (2018) and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) required their implementation in compliance to International Finance Corporation (IFC), Equator Principles (EPS) and the Namibian Regulations.

Swakop Uranium PTY (LTD) Environmental Practitioner for the Scoping (including assessment) process. (Successfully completed the EIA process and has obtained the Environmental Swakop Uranium Internal Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for the project’s Scoping Report for the development). proposed New Raw Water

Pond (2017). Swakop Uranium Projects and Processing Departments proposed to construct an

additional raw water pond for the storage of Raw water supplied by NamWater. The additional pond is not only required to provide the plant with the required volumes of water, but also to ensure suitable volumes of water being stored during scheduled NamWater maintenance shutdown periods.

Shell Namibia Upstream B.V. Project Assistant (Environmental Practitioner) for the Public Participatory Process EIA for proposed Deep Water (including Focus Group Meetings) of the EIA. Correspondence with Client and Project Exploration Well Drilling in Management. (Successfully assisted the EIA process and has obtained the Petroleum Exploration Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for the Licence 39 (blocks 2913a and project’s development). 2914b) off the coast of Southern Namibia (2017) Shell Namibia Upstream BV holds PEL 39, which is located adjacent to the southernmost Namibian offshore border with South Africa. Shell is proposed to drill one or possibly two exploration wells in the northern portion of the licence area. European Investment Bank Project Assistant and NamPower: NamPower has partnered with the European Investment Bank (EIB) proposes to Environmental Impact construct and operate a biomass power plant that will generate electricity by the Assessment (EIA) for the combustion of wood from encroacher bush, growing in the surroundings of the proposed Encroacher Bush proposed power plant area. Biomass Power Project in Namibia (2017)

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Tschudi Copper Mine: Environmental Auditor (Continues to support the Mine through compliance audit) Environmental Audit Report- November 2017 (2017) Environmental Audit for the EMP implementation of the Tschudi Mine in Tsumeb, Namibia.

Namibian National Parks Environmental Practitioner (Project Manager) (Successfully assisted the EIA process Programme Phase and has obtained the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the IV(NamParks IV) regulating authority for the project’s development). Environmental considerations related to On the 20th of June 2017, Lund Consulting Engineers cc (Lund) requested SLR development of park Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (PTY) Ltd (SLR), to interpret the extent of management infrastructure environmental legal requirements for the proposed infrastructure development of in the Tsau //Khaeb national NamParks Phase IV in the TKNP as detailed in the Concept Design Report. Design, site park in the /Karas Region supervision and contract administration. (2017) NamParks is supported by the Federal Republic of Germany through the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) Development Bank. The programme (NamParks) has been implemented into development phases (1 to 4). NamParks Phase 4 (NamParks IV) is currently focused on Park Management infrastructure development in the Tsau //Khaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park (TKNP).

Earthmaps CC Environmental Practitioner (Project Manager) for the EIA process of the proposed project activity. (Successfully assisted the EIA process and has obtained the Scoping Report and EMP for Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for the Earthmaps Consulting CC’s project’s development). Exploration Activities on

EPLs 6339 and 6340, North- West of Tsumeb in the Earthmaps Consulting CC (Earthmaps) founded in 2004, is a local consulting service Oshikoto Region (2017) based in Swakopmund, Erongo Region with vast experience in minerals’ exploration and mining in Namibia and across Africa. Earthmaps holds the Exclusive Prospecting Licenses (EPLs) 6339 and 6340, located north-west (NW) of Tsumeb in the Oshikoto Region. Earthmaps required an environmental clearance certificate (ECC) from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET): Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to conduct exploration activities in these EPLs.

Votorantim Metals Namibia Environmental Practitioner (Project Manager) for the EIA process of the proposed (PTY) LTD project activity. (Successfully assisted the EIA process and has obtained the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for the Scoping Report (including project’s development). assessment) and EMP for Votorantim Metals Namibia (PTY) LTD’s Exploration Votorantim Metals Namibia (Pty) Ltd (Votorantim) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Activities on EPL 6521, Votorantim Metais Zinco, a Brazilian mining company, specialising in zinc, lead and North-West of Otavi in the copper. Votorantim has successfully obtained an Exclusive Prospecting Licence (EPL) Otjozondjupa Region (2017) 6521 in the North-western side of Otavi in the Otjozondjupa Region. Votorantim require an environmental clearance certificate (ECC) from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET): Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to conduct exploration activities on EPL 6521.

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Namibian National Parks Environmental Practitioner for the EIA process of the proposed project activity. Programme Phase (Successfully assisted the EIA process and has obtained the Environmental Clearance NAMPARKS Phase II Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for the project’s development). Scoping Report for An environmental Scoping Report and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for Infrastructure Development: the infrastructure development in the North-Eastern Parks was completed in March Amendment for the 2008 and the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) subsequently issued in 2008, proposed Addition of following the submission to the MET: Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). Entrance Gate, Tourist Infrastructure provisions for the Mudumu South in the approved Scoping Report only Reception, Staff Housing at included a Park Entrance gate. It has come to terms that additional infrastructure is Mudumu. (2016) required at the Mudumu South. SLR was consulted to undertake the EIA process for the proposed additional park infrastructure.

ErongoRed Environmental Practitioner (for the EIA process, including EIA write up, Public EIA for a new 44 kV Participatory process, review of specialist report and project management). powerline between EIA for the proposed upgrading of the 22 kV to 44 kV powerline. A new overhead Swakopmund reservoir and powerline to be constructed. the Swakop River Plots (2016). (Successfully assisted the EIA process and has obtained the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for the project’s development).

Ministry of Agriculture, Environmental Practitioner (EIA write up, process, review of specialist report and Water & Forestry (MAWF) project management) EIA process for the Zone The Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry (MAWF) through the Division of Irrigation Project , North Agricultural Engineering (DAE) intends to develop an Irrigation Project as part of the west of Nkurenkuru, Government’s Green Scheme in the Zone Area located about 30 km northwest of Kavango Region Nkurenkuru in the Western region of Kavango. An EIA process is required for the (2016, 2018) project to obtain an ECC.

Namibia Construction PTY Environmental Practitioner (Successfully assisted the EIA process and has obtained Ltd. the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for the project’s development). Scoping (Including Assessment) Report and EMP for Sand Mining project- Namibia Construction (Pty) Ltd is mining sand in the upper reaches of the Swakop 20km South West of River on Farm Osona 65, 20 km south-west of Okahandja town and 6 km East of Gross Okahandja (2016) Barmen. Namibia Construction has been mining sand from this location in the Swakop River between 2011 to 2014 and resumed in 2015 after the river flow reinstated the river sand in the mined out areas. An EIA process was required as per EIA regulations and EMA

Tschudi Copper Mine Environmental Auditor Environmental Audit Report- Environmental Audit for the EMP implementation of the Tschudi Mine in Tsumeb, November 2016 (2016) Namibia

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Swakop Uranium PTY LTD Environmental Practitioner (for the entire EIA process, including EIA write up, Public Scoping Report (including Participatory process, review of specialist report and project management. impact assessment) for the (Successfully assisted the EIA process and has obtained the Environmental Clearance proposed amendment to the Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for the project’s development). Husab Mine Linear Swakop Uranium proposes to erect a 33 kV overhead power line (±1.25 km in length) Infrastructure - 33kV from the existing Erongo RED 22kV powerline to their B2 Vehicle staging area next to Overhead Powerline at the the B2 main road. And EIA process was required for the issue of the ECC. B2 Vehicle Staging Area (2016)

Igneous Mining Environmental Practitioner for the ECC Renewal Process. (Successfully assisted the Environmental Certificate EIA process and has obtained the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) through Clearance (ECC) Renewal for the regulating authority for the project’s development). small scale mining activities Igneous Mining’s environmental clearance certificate for ML 135 Small scale mining on ML 135 in Sarusus Area, activities at Sarusus Area in the Skelton Coast Park is due for renewal. It’s with this Skeleton Cost Park (2016) background that the project still intends to keep the Mining lease until such time that the lease lapses. It has come to terms that Igneous Mining needs to apply for a renewal of their ECC.

Swakop Uranium PTY LTD Environmental Practitioner (Successfully assisted the EIA process and has obtained Swakop Uranium Internal the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) through the regulating authority for Environmental Scoping the project’s development). Report for the proposed Sub- Swakop Uranium proposes a minor change and/or addition to the approved Husab Economic Material Mine design plan and infrastructure specific to stockpiling of Sub Economic Material Stockpiling Area (2016) (SEM) with an average ore grade of 113 ppm. The SEM is proposed to be stockpiled on two dedicated “SEM stockpiles”, located next to the Waste Rock Dump (WRD) within the perimeters of Pit Zone 1 and Pit Zone 2. An internal screening process was required to assess the impacts associated with the project activity

Langer-Heinrich Uranium PTY Environmental Compliance Coordinator Ltd The primary purpose of this role is to coordinate the environmental compliance Environmental Compliance program at Langer Heinrich Uranium (LHU) in order to ensure LHU successfully Coordinator (2014-2016) integrate environmental compliance across the business and retains its licence to operate. • Coordinate and provide support to ensure impact /aspect and risk assessment registers are up to date • EMP implementation • Participate in environmental incident investigations • Training and awareness • Conduct assessment of company activities to ensure compliance with ISO /internal standards and facilitate or coordinate environmental audit programme • Document control • Environmental register • Co-ordination, communication & networking

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Langer-Heinrich Uranium PTY Environmental Technician Ltd. Roles: Environmental Technician • Environmental Aspect and compliance monitoring (September 2011-2013) • Incident management and data entry • EMP Compliance • Site-Contractors compliance to Environmental procedures, Environmental Management Plan, • Compliance to EMS ISO 14001; Environmental Internal Audits and Reports • Contribution to Monthly and Bi-Annual Environmental Reports • Waste management overall mining operation • Environmental Monitoring • Maintenance and Utilization of environmental Monitoring equipment • Training; Environmental awareness, Policy, Spill and Waste management

MAMOKOBO Video& Presenter, Narrator. Filming Logistics and schedule planner Research, Ministry of Environment & Tourism. Documentary Film; Eco- tourism and Namibia’s Wetlands: supporting livelihoods. (2011)

Risk Based Solutions cc Environmental Junior consultant (Project assistant ) Scoping Report: InnoWind • Project development stages, Socio- economic (Regional and Local Positive Energy Namibia (PTY) LTD for and Negative social impacts, Assessment methodology and procedures. the proposed 10 MW Solar array Project, Walvis Bay, Erongo Region (March 2011)

Risk Based Solutions cc Environmental Junior consultant (Project assistant ) Scoping Report: On Road • Project development stages, Socio- economic (Regional and Local Positive Investment (PTY) LTD for and Negative social impacts, Assessment methodology and procedures, mining of copper, zinc and Health and Safety gold at farm Elbe 10, EPL 4232 Okahandja, Otjozondjupa Region (November 2010)

Risk Based Solutions cc Environmental Junior consultant (Project assistant ) Scoping Report: Zhonghe • Project development stages, Socio- economic (Regional and Local Positive Resources (Namibia) and Negative social impacts, Assessment methodology and procedures. Development (PTY) LTD for proposed new uranium mine, EPL3602. Arandis area, Erongo region. (October 2010)

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Risk Based Solutions cc Environmental Junior consultant (Project assistant) Scoping Report: Logwood • Project development stages, Socio- economic (Regional and Local Positive Investment (PTY) LTD for and Negative social impacts), Assessment methodology and procedures, mining of Copper and Silver Health and Safety at Klein Aub, EPL 3663,

Rehoboth District, Hardap Region (May 2010)

Alex Speiser Environmental Environmental Junior consultant (Project assistant) Consultants CC (ASEC cc • Baseline Assessment Environmental Background • Identification of potential impacts and Environmental • Environmental Management Plan Management Plan for the development of Eros Load Centre 66/11KV Substation and upgrade of the Olympia Load Centre (March 2010)

UNDP-MET, Versacon cc Assistant Coordinator Namibia Landscape Development of Project Document for the “Namibia Landscape Conservation Area Conservation Area Initiative” Initiative” NAM-PLACE. NAM-PLACE Pre-Feasibility and Baseline Assessment of the project focal areas and verification of (Sept 2009) the proposed PLACA demonstration Sites • Project coordination and management

Versatile Environment Assistant Coordinator Consulting cc • Administrative support and coordination. Namibia National Climate Change Policy and accompanying Strategic Action Plan (Mar 2009)

Versatile Environmental Environmental Junior Consultant Consulting cc Technical environmental services to Versacon cc: • Project development, management and coordination (Feb 2009- Feb 2010) • Project and programme environmental assessment, EIA.

MAMOKOBO Video & Project Coordinator Assistant Research, Ministry of Marketing and Distribution of the Environmental Management Act no.7 of 2007 film Environment &Tourism “A Balancing Act”. (MET) – Deutsche

Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) Environmental Management Act Film (Feb 2009)

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MAMOKOBO Video & Film Presenter/ Narrator Research, Ministry of • Participate in public consultation meetings Environment &Tourism • Conduct live interviews with various stakeholders (MET) – Deutsche

Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) Environmental Management Act no.7 0f 2007, supporting film ( A Balancing Act) Sept 2008- Dec 2008

Risk Based Solution cc Environmental Junior Consultant • Assessment of Environmental components (Fauna and flora Coastal Settings EIA for Northern Namibia and the Kunene River Mouth settings, likely impact and management) Development Company • Review of the Legal Framework relevant to the project. (NNDC) PTY LTD proposed mining and ongoing exploration – EPL No. 2633 May - June 2008

SAIEA- Millennium Challenge Consultant- Enumerator Account (MCA) • Baseline data collection and impact assessment of the proposed veterinary Strategic Environmental cordon fence Impact Assessment of the construction of a new veterinary cordon fence along Namibia-Angola border (April 2008)

Versatile Environment Assistant Coordinator Consulting cc • Administrative support and coordination. Namibia National Climate Change Policy and accompanying Strategic Action Plan (Mar 2009)

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Versatile Environmental Environmental Junior Consultant Consulting cc EIA for a Seismic Survey in • Review of international, regional and national agreements/ policies/ Block 1911, offshore Namibia legislation relevant to project (April 2007) • Provision of information and data about coastal and marine regarding sensitivity, ecological importance and other relevant attributes of block 1911 • Preparation and provision of information about the Kunene River mouth, key species, sensitivities and threats.

Versatile Environmental Environmental Junior Consultant Consulting cc • Review of policies, legislation and international conventions in the context EIA for proposed of the project and biodiversity conservation development of guano platforms near Sandwich Habour Walvis Bay (March 2007)

SAIEA Project Assistance Trans-boundary issues of the Orange-Senqu river basin waters May 2007

Versatile Environmental Environmental Junior Consultant Consulting cc • Compilation of quantitative data on past, present, future petroleum Data gathering and gap industry activities and techniques for drilling in a GIS compatible format. analysis for modeling of the • Identification and compilation of data on biological, physical and chemical cumulative effects of elements most likely to be affected at sites of existing petroleum offshore petroleum exploration and production activities. exploration and production • Analysis of common impacts and project specific impact from oil/gas activities on the marine exploration environment in the BCLME region. (February 2007)

National Botanical Institute Data Coordinator (NBRI), Namibia Biodiversity Database (NaBiD) Facilitation of baseline biodiversity data through the Brown Hyena Research Project for conservation planning of the Sperrgebiet National Park Facilitation of baseline biodiversity data through the Brown Hyena Research Project for conservation planning of the Sperrgebiet National Park (Feb 2006- Jan 2007)

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Versatile Environmental Environmental Junior Consultant Consulting cc EIA for proposed • Review of policies, legislation and international conventions in the context development of guano of the project and biodiversity conservation. platforms near Sandwich Harbour Walvis Bay (March 2007)

SAIEA Trans-boundary issues Project Assistance of the Orange-Senqu river basin waters (2007)

Versatile Environmental Environmental Junior Consultant Consulting cc Data gathering and gap analysis for modeling • Compilation of quantitative data on past, present, future petroleum of the cumulative effects of industry activities and techniques for drilling in a GIS compatible format. offshore petroleum • Identification and compilation of data on biological, physical and chemical exploration and production elements most likely to be affected at sites of existing petroleum activities on the marine exploration and production activities. environment in the BCLME • Analysis of common impacts and project specific impact from oil/gas region. (February 2007) exploration

National Botanical Institute Data Coordinator (NBRI), Namibia Biodiversity Database (NaBiD)

Facilitation of baseline biodiversity data through the Brown Hyena Research Project for conservation planning of the Sperrgebiet National Park (Feb 2006- Jan 2007).

Ministry of Fisheries and Assistant Fisheries Technician Marine Resources (Marine Mammal Section) Cape fur seal Project Jan – Feb 2004

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1999 The Deep, Hull (1999 - A large aquarium designed by Sir Terry Farrell & Partners. Located on the River 2004) Humber the site is split into two areas the main attraction being the aquarium and the other being the business centre. Design concept for a large entrance plaza, public spaces, car park and landscape to business centre. Responsible for the landscape design of the main external spaces around the visitor centre as well as the layout for the car parks. Liaison with Sir Terry Farrell & Partners and engineers to create a high quality design / interactive visitor experience. Subsequent implementation of site works.

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12 Curriculum Vitae for: PAUL LOCHNER Employer: CSIR PO Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa Phone: +27 21 888 2486 (w), +27 84 442 3646 (cell) Email: [email protected] Date of Birth: 13 June 1969 Nationality: South African

BIOSKETCH

Paul Lochner is an environmental assessment practitioner at the CSIR in Stellenbosch, with 28 years of experience in a wide range of environmental assessment and management studies. His particular experience is in the renewable energy, oil and gas, wetland management, coastal management, and industrial and port development. He has been closely involvement in the research and application of Strategic Environmental Assessment in South Africa, and also has a wide range of experience in Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans and Environmental Screening Studies.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE . Commenced work at CSIR in 1992, after completing a B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Environmental Science, both at the University of Cape Town. His initial work at focused on wetlands and estuarine management; environmental engineering studies in the coastal zone; shoreline and sediment dynamics; and coastal zone management plans. . As the market for environmental assessment work grew, he led Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), in particular for coastal resort developments and large-scale industrial developments located on the coast; and Environmental Management Plans (EMPs), in particular for wetlands, estuaries and coastal developments. He has been the project leader for several SEAs and EIAs over the past 25 years. . In 1998-2000, he was the project manager for CSIR’s three year research program into Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). This led to him being a lead author of the Guideline Document for SEA in South Africa, published by CSIR and national Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in February 2000. . In 1999 and 2000, he was the project manager for the legal, institutional, policy, financial and socio-economic component of the Cape Action Plan for the Environment (“CAPE”), a large- scale GEF-funded study to ensure the sustainable conservation of the Cape Floral Kingdom. This was prepared for WWF-South Africa and required extensive interaction with experts, government institutions and civil society. . In July 2003, he was certified as an Environmental Assessment Practitioner by the Interim Certification Board for Environmental Assessment Practitioners of South Africa. . Over the past 22 years has been closely involved with several environmental studies for industrial and port-related projects in Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), near Port Elizabeth. This included the SEA for the establishment of the Coega IDZ in 1996/7. . He is a leading expert in Environmental Management Programs (EMPs), both the preparation of EMPs as well as overseeing the implementation thereof. IN recognition of his experience in this domain, he was appointed by the Western Cape government to write the Guidelines for EMPs that is still being used in the province. . He has prepared EMPs for wetlands and estuaries, such as for the establishment of the Rietvlei Nature Reserve and Intaka Island Nature Reserve, both in Cape Town.

Curriculum Vitae Paul Lochner, pg 1 o f 5 . He has experience in overseeing the implementation of EMPs, and has been the chairperson of the Environmental Monitoring Committee for the Intaka Island Nature Reserve in Cape Town. He is also Chairperson of the Intaka Island Environmental Trust. . He has undertaken more than 25 environmental assessments for the renewable energy sector, in particular for wind and solar photovoltaic energy projects. . He has been part of almost all environmental studies for medium to large scale reverse osmosis sea water desalination plants conducted in the past 10 years in South Africa and Namibia. This includes site selection study and EIA for the Namwater desalination plant near Swakopmund in Namibia, the two Umgeni Water plants at Tongaat and Lovu on the KwaZulu- Natal coast, and desalination plants at Coega, Saldanha and Cape Town. . Since 2009, Paul has been the manager of Environmental Management Services (EMS). This group currently consists of approximately 20 environmental assessment practitioners, with offices in Stellenbosch, Cape Town and Durban. . Recently, he has been project leader on national-scale SEAs being conducted for national DEA and other government departments in support of the Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs), Operation Phakisa and the National Development Plan.

EDUCATION . BSc (Civil Engineering) awarded with Honours, University of Cape Town, 1990 . MPhil (Environmental Science), University of Cape Town, 1992

EMPLOYMENT . Environmental Scientist at CSIR (Stellenbosch) from October 1992 to present. . Program Manager of Environmental Management Services since August 2008.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION  Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) – Registration no. 2019/745

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND POSITIONS HELD . Member of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) . 1996 to 1999: Committee Member of the Western Cape Branch of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) and Chairperson in 1997-1998. . 1996 to present: Chairperson of Blouvlei Intaka Island Environmental Committee at Century City, Cape Town, which oversees management of the Intaka Island Nature Reserve . 2010 to present: Chairperson of Intaka Island Environmental Trust, that oversees the operation of the Eco-centre and education program at the Intaka Island Nature Reserve . 2017: Conference Organising Committee member and Program Director for IAIA South Africa national conference, August 2017, Goudini.

RECENT PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

 2018: Finalist in the 2017/2018 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) awards in the Special Annual Theme “Sustainable Energy for All”, for my role as the leader of the CSIR’s Strategic Environmental Assessment team.

 2018: International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) regional award for contribution to the development of Strategic Environmental Assessment in South Africa, awarded at the annual international conference of IAIA in May 2018.

Curriculum Vitae Paul Lochner, pg 2 o f 5  2017: CSIR Implementation Unit “Directors award” for outstanding contribution by an individual.

 2017: CSIR Implementation Unit award for Collaboration, for the role of the Shale Gas SEA team in coordinating expertise from across CSIR.

 2015: CSIR Implementation Unit award for “outstanding contribution by a team” for the Wind and Solar Photovoltaic Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Electricity Grid SEA.

TRACK RECORD OF RECENT AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

This is an abbreviated record of experience. A full record is available on request.

Completion Role Client Date Project description

2020 (in Environmental scoping for a Desalination Project author NamWater (Namibia) and progress) Plant and Water Carriage System for water KfW Development Bank supply to Windhoek and central coastal area (Germany) of Namibia 2019 Strategic Environmental Assessment Project leader DEA&DP, Western Cape (SEA) for development planning for government Saldanha region 2019 Environmental Screening Study for Project co-leader City of Cape Town and iX proposed 100 to 150 megalitre/day Engineers desalination facility for City of Cape Town, Phase 1: Pre-feasibility study for terrestrial project components 2019 SEA for Wind & Solar PV development in Project reviewer DEA, DOE in South Africa (Phase 2) 2019 SEA for ecosystem services for the greater Project leader DEADP, Western Cape Saldanha Bay area Government 2019 SEA for Gas Corridors in South Africa Project reviewer DEA, DOE, iGas, Eskom 2019 SEA for Aquaculture Development in Project leader DEA and DAFF South Africa (marine and freshwater) 2018 Basic Assessments for the Vryburg Solar Co-project manager Veroniva project (115 MW x 3) in the Vryburg and co-author Renewable Energy Development Zone (REDZ) 2018 EIA for West Bank waste water Treatment Independent reviewer WSP and Buffalo City works marine outfall pipeline, East London Municipality 2018 Site selection and environmental Project leader City of Cape Town and iX screening for a proposed 120 – 150 ML/day Engineers desalination plant for the City of Cape Town 2017-2018 EIA and EMP for Icyari Coltan Mine, Project reviewer Mawarid Mining Rwanda Rwanda Ltd (MMRL), UAE 2015-2017 SEA for the Square Kilometre Array radio- Project leader DEA and DST telescope in the Karoo, South Africa 2015-2017 SEA for Shale Gas Development in South Project co-leader Dept of Environmental Africa Affairs (DEA), DMR, DOE, DST, DWS 2015-2016 SEA for the development of Electrical Grid Project leader DEA Infrastructure for South Africa 2016-2017 EIA for the 75 MW x 12 solar photovoltaic Project leader Mainstream Renewable energy projects near Dealesville, Free State Power SA 2013-2015 EIA for the Ishwati Emoyeni 140 MW wind Project leader Windlab energy project and supporting electrical infrastructure near Murraysburg, Western Cape

Curriculum Vitae Paul Lochner, pg 3 o f 5 Completion Role Client Date Project description 2012-2015 SEA for identification of renewable energy Project leader DEA zones for wind and solar PV projects in South Africa 2012-2013 Environmental Screening Study for a Project leader City of Cape Town & desalination plant for the City of Cape WorleyParsons Town 2012-2013 EIA for the desalination plant for the Project leader West Coast District Saldanha area Municipality & WorleyParsons 2012-2013 EIA for the manganese export terminal at Project leader Transnet the Port of Ngqura and Coega IDZ 2011 - 2012 EIA (x2) for 100 MW solar photovoltaic Project leader Mainstream Renewable project at Blocuso near Keimoes and 100 Power MW solar PV project at Roode Kop near Douglas in the Northern Cape 2011 – 2012 EIA (x2) for 75 MW solar photovoltaic Project leader Solaire Direct project at GlenThorne and 75 MW project at Valleydora, in the Free State 2010-2011 More than 10 Basic Assessments (BAs) for Project leader Conducted for Dutch, solar photovoltaic projects in the western German, French and cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and South African companies Free State 2010/2011 EIA for a 100 MW wind project at Project leader WindCurrent SA (German- Zuurbron and a 50 MW wind project based company) Broadlands in the Eastern Cape 2010/2011 EIA for the proposed 143 MW Biotherm Project leader Biotherm South Africa wind energy project near Swellendam, (Pty) Ltd Western Cape, South Africa 2010/2011 EIAs (x4) for the proposed InnoWind Project leader InnoWind South Africa wind energy projects near Swellendam, (Pty) Ltd Heidelberg, Albertinia and Mossel Bay (totalling approx 210 MW), Western Cape, South Africa 2009/2010 EIA for the proposed Electrawinds wind Project leader Electrawinds N.V. energy facility of 45-75 MW capacity in the (Belgium) Coega IDZ, Eastern Cape 2009/2010 EIA for proposed 180 MW Jeffreys Bay Project Leader and Mainstream Renewable wind energy project, Eastern Cape co-author Power South Africa 2009-2010 EIA for the proposed 70 megalitre/day Project leader NamWater, Namibia desalination plant at Mile 6 near Swakopmund, Namibia 2009 EMP for the Operational Phase of the Project leader and TCTA, South Africa Berg River Dam, Franschoek, South Africa report co-author 2006 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Project Leader and Transnet for the extension of the Port of Ngqura, co-author Eastern Cape 2005 Environmental and Social Impact Project manager and Komi Aluminium, Russia, Assessment (ESIA) report for the co-author IFC, EBRD proposed alumina refinery near Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia 2005 Guideline for Environmental Author Dept of Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) for the Affairs & Development Western Cape province, Planning, Western Cape

Curriculum Vitae Paul Lochner, pg 4 o f 5 Completion Role Client Date Project description 2003 Environmental Management Plan for the Project leader and Century City Property Operational Phase of the wetlands and lead author Owners’ Association canals at Century City, Cape Town 2002 Environmental Impact Assessment for the Project Manager and Pechiney, France proposed Pechiney aluminium smelter at lead author Coega, South Africa 2000 Cape Action Plan for the Environment: a Project manager and World Wide Fund for biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for the contributing writer Nature (WWF): South Cape Floral Kingdom - legal, institutional, Africa policy, financial and socio-economic component 1999 Environmental Management Plan for the Project manager and Monex Development establishment phase of the wetlands and lead author Company canals at Century City, Cape Town 1999 Management Plan for the coastal zone Project manager and Heartland Properties and between the Eerste and Lourens River, lead author Somchem (a Division of False Bay, South Africa Denel) 1998 Environmental Assessment of the Mozal Project manager and SNC-Lavalin-EMS Matola Terminal Development proposed for author. the Port of Matola, Maputo, Mozambique 1997 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA project manager Coega IDZ Initiative (SEA) for the proposed Industrial and report writer Section 21 Company Development Zone and Harbour at Coega, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 1996 Environmental Impact Assessment and Project manager and Thesen and Co. EMP for Development Scenarios for Thesen report writer Island, Knysna, South Africa 1996 Environmental Impact Assessment of the Project manager and Ilco Homes Ltd (now Management Options for the Blouvlei report writer Monex Ltd) wetlands, Cape Town 1995 Environmental Impact Assessment for the Report writing and Saldanha Steel Project Saldanha Steel Project, South Africa management of specialist studies 1994 Environmental Impact Assessment for the Member of the Schneid Israelite and upgrading of resort facilities on Frégate project management Partners Island, Seychelles team, co-author, process facilitator 1994 Environmental Impact Assessment for Project manager and Chevron Overseas exploration drilling in offshore Area 2815, co-author (Namibia) Limited Namibia 1994 Management Plan for the Rietvlei Wetland Project manager and Southern African Nature Reserve, Cape Town lead author Foundation (now WWF- SA)

Paul Lochner, May 2020

Curriculum Vitae Paul Lochner, pg 5 o f 5 Curriculum Vitae

LUANITA SNYMAN-VAN DER WALT MSc Environmental Science (NWU) PgC Geographic Information Science (VU) Pr. Sci. Nat. Environmental Science

Tel : +27 21 888 2490 Cell : +27 72 182 9718 Email: [email protected] | [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luanita-snyman-van-der-walt-41800260/ Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luanita_Snyman_Van_Der_Walt

Full Name: Snyman-Van der Walt, Luanita Professional Registration: Pr.Sci.Nat Environmental Science – Reg No: 400128/16 Nationality: South Africa Marital Status: Married Current employer: CSIR Environmental Management Services Position in Firm: Senior Environmental Scientist and Assessment Practitioner Specialisation and Research interest: Geographic Information Systems; Geodesign; Spatial Analysis; Mapping; Environmental Assessment and Management; Strategic Environmental Assessment; Science-society-policy interface; Integrated Assessment Modelling; Terrestrial, landscape & Urban Ecology. BIOSKETCH

Luanita has 6 years’ experience in strategic environmental assessment, management, and planning, with a focus on Geographic Information System (GIS) analyses for environmental assessment and decision-making on sustainable development.

She holds an MSc. in Environmental Science from the North West University, Potchefstroom Campus, and PgD in Geographic Information Science from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (towards completing an MSc. In Geographical Information Science), and is registered as a Professional Natural Scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (Reg. no. 400128/16).

PROJECT TRACK RECORD

Completion Description Role Client Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Project manager; Technical GIS In progress exploration/appraisal drilling, Matanda Block, analysis and mapping; Report Gaz du Camaroun Onshore Douala Basin, Cameroon review Environmental and social screening: Feasibility study Project manager; for a desalination plant and water carriage system to Technical GIS analysis and In progress Namwater secure water supply to central coast, Windhoek and mapping; Environmental en-route users. Sensitivity Analysis Environmental Screening Study for the Proposed Project manager; Technical GIS South African National May 2020 Square Kilometre Array (SKA) fibre optic cable analysis and mapping; Report Research Network between Beaufort West and Carnarvon, writing Technical GIS analysis and Western Cape Department of Strategic Environmental Assessment for the November 2019 mapping, Biodiversity and Environmental Affairs and Saldanha Bay Municipality (Phase 1) Ecology assessment Development Planning. Environmental Screening Study for a proposed 100 – Technical GIS and mapping, 150 megalitre/day desalination plant for the City of September 2019 Environmental Sensitivity City of Cape Town Cape Town: Pre-feasibility study for terrestrial project Analysis components Strategic Environmental Assessment for Gas Pipeline Integrating Author and Editor: Department of Environmental October 2019 Corridors and Electricity Grid Expansion. Biodiversity and Ecology Affairs Strategic Environmental Assessment Aquaculture Project member – Technical Department of Environmental October 2019 Development in South Africa GIS and mapping Affairs

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Completion Description Role Client Sustainable Development Goal Lab on “Africa’s first August 2019 Project manager Future Earth Decision-Theatres”. Project manager and Substantive amendment to the Environmental December 2018 Environmental Assessment 29 Solar Authorisation of the Edison PV solar development. Practitioner. Environmental Screening Study: Stand Number 159. Diepkloof, Gauteng, Proposed for Project manager, author, October 2018 CSIR Built Environment a Comprehensive Integrated Transport Customer Technical GIS and mapping Service Centre. Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment for Specialist study: Aquatic March 2018 the proposed development of the Kap Vley Wind juwi Renewable Energies Ecology Energy Facility near Kleinzee in the Northern Cape Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed development of a 100 MW Solar Specialist study: Visual Impact March 2018 juwi Renewable Energies Photovoltaic Facility near Kenhardt in the Northern Assessment Cape Province Sustainable Development Goal Lab on Future Earth; Stockholm September 2017 “Mainstreaming resilience into climate change Project leader Resilience Centre; University adaptation and disaster risk planning.” of Tokyo (funders) Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Department of Environmental June 2017 Project officer development of Shale Gas in South Africa Affairs Guidance for Resilience in the Anthropocene: Project member: Sustainability Stockholm Resilience Centre December 2017 Investments for development (GRAID) – African assessment guideline (funder) Cities. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Project member – Technical January 2017 Floating Liquid Natural Gas project near Kribi, GIS and mapping, ecology Golar Cameroon. inputs Environmental Screening Study for the Giyani Waste CSIR Enterprise Creation for October 2016 Oil Boiler, Limpopo: Environmental management plan Project manager Development for the Hi-Hanyile essential oil distillery Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment for 5 Project manager and September 2016 x 100 MW Solar PV facilities near Dealesville, Free Environmental Assessment 29 Solar State. Practitioner Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Project member - Technical GIS June 2016 EurOil Bomono Early Field Development Project, Cameroon. and mapping, ecology inputs Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment for Project member - Technical GIS May 2016 the proposed Development of a 7 x 75 MW Solar Mulilo and mapping Photovoltaic Facilities near Kenhardt, Northern Cape Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment for Project member - Technical GIS April 2016 the Proposed Development 3 x 75 MW Solar Scatec and mapping Photovoltaic Facilities near Kenhardt, Northern Cape Strategic Environmental Assessment for identification Project member - Technical GIS Department of Environmental April 2016 of electricity grid infrastructure development corridors and mapping Affairs in South Africa Environmental Impact Assessment for the Project member - Technical GIS Mainstream Renewable February 2016 development of 12 Solar PV projects near and mapping, ecology inputs, Energy Dealesville, Free State. stakeholder engagement Environmental Screening Study for the Proposed September 2015 Vaayu Energy SA Wind Energy Facility near Wesley, Project leader Vaayu Energy Eastern Cape Environmental Screening Study for Biochar- and Project member - Technical GIS Department of Environmental February 2015 Composting facilities in the Umzimvubu Catchment and mapping & ecology inputs Affairs Strategic Environmental Assessment for identification Project member - Technical GIS Department of Environmental March 2015 of renewable energy zones for wind and solar PV and mapping Affairs projects in South Africa Rapid environmental screening study for WASA wind monitoring masts (11-15) in the eastern cape, Project member - Technical GIS November 2014 CSIR Built Environment Kwazulu-Natal and Free State provinces, South and mapping Africa Environmental Screening Study for the importation of Project member - Technical GIS August 2014 Western Cape Government Liquid Natural Gas into the Western Cape and mapping, ecology inputs Environmental Screening Study for a Proposed LNG Terminal at Saldanha and associated pipeline Project member - Technical GIS March 2014 PetroSA infrastructures to Atlantis and Mossel Bay, Western and mapping, ecology inputs Cape

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PAST EMPLOYMENT RECORD

2015 – 2018 Junior Environmental Scientist and Assessment Practitioner, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Environmental Management Services (EMS), Implementation Unit (IU) - Stellenbosch.

2014 - 2015 Environmental Scientist and Assessment Practitioner (Intern). Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Environmental Management Services (EMS), Implementation Unit (IU) - Stellenbosch.

QUALIFICATIONS

2017 - current MSc. Geographic Information Science Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands (UNIGIS) 2019 PgD. GISc (Cum Laude) Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands (UNIGIS)

2018 PgC. GISc (Cum Laude) Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands (UNIGIS) 2013 MSc. Environmental Science (Cum Laude) North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa 2010 BSc. Hons. Environmental Science North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa 2009 BSc. Botany- Zoology-Tourism North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

SOFTWARE SKILLS

 ESRI Arcmap  Vensim PLE  Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Project)  ERDAS IMAGINE (basic)  Google Earth  PostGreSQL (basic)  QGIS

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Snyman-van der Walt, L., et al. Mainstreaming resilience into urban climate change adaptation and planning: the case of water management in the City of Cape Town. In “Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies” (Book Chapter; In Preparation).

Schreiner, G.O., De Jager, M.J., Snyman-Van der Walt, L., Dludla, A., Lochner, P.A., Wright, J. G., Scholes, R.J., Atkinson, D., Hardcastle, P., Kotze, H., Esterhuyse, S. 2018. 'Evidence-based and participatory processes in support of shale gas policy development in South Africa'. In: Whitton, J., Cotton, M., Charnley-Parry, I.M. & Brasier, K. (Eds.) Governing Shale Gas: Development, Citizen Participation and Decision Making in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe. London, UK: Routledge.

Schreiner, G.O. & Snyman-van der Walt, L. 2018. Risk modelling of shale gas development scenarios in the central Karoo. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 13(2): 294-306.

Scholes, R.J., Schreiner, G.O. & Snyman-Van der Walt, L., 2017, ‘Scientific assessments: Matching the process to the problem’, Bothalia, 47(2), a2144. https://doi.org/10.4102/abc. v47i2.2144.

Scholes, R., Lochner, P., Schreiner, G., Snyman-Van der Walt, L. and de Jager, M. (eds.). 2016. Shale Gas Development in the Central Karoo: A Scientific Assessment of the Opportunities and Risks. CSIR/IU/021MH/EXP/2016/003/A, ISBN 978-0-7988-5631-7

Burns, M., Atkinson, D., Barker, O., Davis, C., Day, L., Dunlop, A., Esterhuyse, S., Hobbs, P., McLachlan, I., Neethling, H., Rossouw, N., Todd, S., Snyman-Van der Walt, L., Van Huyssteen, E., Adams, S., de Jager, M., Mowzer, Z. and Scholes, B. 2016. Scenarios and Activities. In Scholes, R., Lochner, P., Schreiner, G., Snyman-Van der Walt, L. and de Jager, M.(Eds.). 2016. Shale Gas Development in the Central Karoo: A Scientific Assessment of the Opportunities and Risks. CSIR/IU/021MH/EXP/2016/003/A, ISBN 978-0-7988-5631-7, Pretoria: CSIR.

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Van Wilgen, B.W., Boshoff, N., Smit, I.P., Solano-Fernandez, S. & Van der Walt, L. 2016. A bibliometric analysis to illustrate the role of an embedded research capability in South African National Parks. Scientometrics, 107:185-212.

Van der Walt, L., Cilliers, S. S., Kellner, K., Du Toit, M.J., Tongway, D. 2014. To what extent does urbanisation affect fragmented grassland functioning? Journal of Environmental Management, 151, 517-530.

Van der Walt, L., Cilliers, S. S., Du Toit, M. J., & Kellner, K. 2014. Urban Ecosystems Conservation of fragmented grasslands as part of the urban green infrastructure : How important are species diversity, functional diversity and landscape functionality? Urban Ecosystems, 18(1): 87-113. DOI 10.1007/s11252–014–0393–9.

Van der Walt, L., Cilliers, S. S., Kellner, K., Tongway, D., & van Rensburg, L. 2012. Landscape functionality of plant communities in the Impala Platinum mining area, Rustenburg. Journal of Environmental Management, 113, 103–116. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.08.024. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.034.

Breedt, J.A.D., Brewer, I., Coetzer, A., Van der Walt, L. & Cilliers, S.S., 2012. “Landskapsfunksionaliteit en plantdiversiteit in stedelike en landelike gefragmenteerde grasvelde in die Potchefstroom omgewing‟, Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 31(1), Art. #279, 1 page. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/satnt.v31i1.279.

Van der Walt, L., Cilliers, S.S., Kellner, K. 2011. Landscape function of plant communities in the Impala Platinum mining area, Rustenburg, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany. 77(2): 563.

CONFERENCES

Snyman-van der Walt, L. & Laurie, S. 2017. Sustainable Development Goals Lab: Mainstreaming resilience into climate change adaptation and disaster risk planning. 7th International Conference on Sustainability Science, Stockholm Sweden. 24 – 26 August 2017. TOdB: CSIR/IU/021MH/EXP/2017/0015/A Snyman-van der Walt, L. 2017. Conference Presentation. GIS analysis and stakeholder input to identify strategic areas for aquaculture development: National Strategic Environmental Assessment for Aquaculture Development in South Africa; International Association for Impact Assessment - South Africa Conference, Worcester, 15 – 18 August 2017. TOdB Publication Number: CSIR/IU/021MH/EXP/2017/0010/A Snyman-van der Walt, L. 2017. Key results of the South African shale gas scientific assessment: science for policy and responsible decision-making. Conference Presentation at 2017 2017 Southern African Systems Analysis Centre Capacity Development Programme. Stellenbosch, 12 July 2017. TOdB Publication Number: CSIR/IU/021MH/EXP/2017/0008/A. Snyman-van der Walt, L. 2017. National Strategic Environmental Assessment for aquaculture development in South Africa: GIS analysis for identifying optimal areas for marine and freshwater aquaculture development presentation at World Aquaculture Conference, Cape Town, 26-30 June 201, TOdB Publication Number: CSIR/IU/021MH/EXP/2017/0006/A. Schreiner, G.O. & Snyman-van der Walt, L. 2017. Modelling social-ecological risks of shale gas development in the Central Karoo: key results of the South African shale gas scientific assessment. CSIR document number: CSIR/IU/021MH/EXP/2017/0005/A. Oral presentation at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists workshop on exploration and development of unconventional hydrocarbons: understanding and mitigating geotechnical challenges through conventional wisdom, Cape Town, South Africa, 20 June 2017. Schreiner, G.O, Snyman-Van der Walt, L., Fischer, D. & Cape, L. 2017. Scenarios-based risk model for shale gas scientific assessment. Conference proceedings from the International Association of Impact Assessment International Conference 2017, Montreal, Canada. 4-7 April 2017. Van der Walt, L., Cilliers, S.S., Du Toit, M.J. & Kellner, K. 2013. Conservation of fragmented grasslands as part of the green infrastructure: how important are species diversity, functional diversity, and landscape functionality? Oral presentation at the First Congress of SURE (Society of Urban Ecology), Berlin, Germany, 25-27 July 2013. Van der Walt, L., Cilliers, S.S., Kellner, K. & Du Toit, M.J. 2012. Landscape functionality and plant diversity in urban and rural grassland fragments in the Tlokwe Municipal area, North-West, South Africa. Poster presentation at the 38th Annual South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 15-18 January 2012. Van der Walt, L., Cilliers, S.S. & Kellner, K. 2011. Landscape function of plant communities in the Impala Platinum mining area, Rustenburg, South Africa. Oral presentation at the 37th Annunal South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) Conference, Grahamstown, South Africa, 17-19 January 2011.

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RELEVANT COURSES

2018  GeoServices-4-Sustainability Summer School. Module: Geo-Application Development and Module: Advanced Remote Sensing, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany. 2015  Effective skills for dealing with challenging meetings, Conflict Dynamics (cc), CSIR Stellenbosch.  Foundation Level Course in Science Communication and Working with the Media, CSIR, Stellenbosch. 2014  CiLLA Project Management 1 Course, CSIR Stellenbosch. 2012  Transboundary Protection of Biodiversity, North West University Law Faculty (South Africa) and Justig Liebig University (Germany), NWU Potchefstroom. 2010  Control of alien invasive species, Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/REGISTRATIONS

2015-current  South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), Professional Natural Scientist (Reg. no. 400128/16). 2014-current  International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) South Africa (Membership Number: 3584) 2014-2015  South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), Candidate Professional Natural Scientist (Reg. no. 100276/14). 2011-2012  South African Association of Botanists (SAAB)

HONOURS AND AWARDS

2017  CSIR Implementation Unit Excellence Awards: Collaboration Award – Team Shale Gas Strategic Environmental Assessment. 2016  CSIR Excellence Awards: Collaboration Award finalist – Team Shale Gas Strategic Environmental Assessment. 2015  CSIR Implementation Unit Excellence Awards: Human Capital Development Award – Team Special Needs & Skills Development.  Award: Best MSc Student in the Faculty of Natural Science, Potchefstroom Campus, North West University 2014  Award: Best Masters Degree Student (S2A3 Bronze Medal) for Environmental Science and Technology, Potchefstroom Campus, North West University 2013  Award: Mildred vd Merwe-Radloff Award for Best MSc Thesis – Botany, Potchefstroom Campus, North West University 2007-2013  Golden Key International Academic Honours Association

LANGUAGE CAPABILITY

Speaking Reading Writing Afrikaans Excellent Excellent Excellent English Excellent Excellent Excellent

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CURRICULUM VITAE STUART HEATHER-CLARK TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AFRICA POWER SECTOR LEAD Environmental Management Planning & Approvals, Africa

QUALIFICATIONS Masters 1996 Environmental Science BSc (Hons) 1992 Civil Engineering

z EXPERTISE Stuart has over 24 years of environmental and social consulting experience in Africa. Having worked on over 100 development projects in Africa, his key strength • Environmental and Social is identifying and managing ESG risks for major capital projects from the concept Impact Assessment phase through to the pre-feasibility, feasibility and implementation phases. • Environmental Through leading Environmental & Social Screening Studies, Environmental & Social Management Impact Assessments and Environmental & Social Due Diligences for major capital Plans/Programmes project in over 13 African countries; Stuart has developed a deep appreciation of • Public Participation & key sustainability challenges facing development in Africa. He has excellent project Facilitation management skills with the ability to manage projects from the concept phase • Environmental & Social through to project completion. Due Diligence • Environmental & Social Stuart has worked for and with a number of IFI’s, DFI’s and PE firms to identify and Screening & Site Selection managing ESG risks of their investments in Africa. He has an integral knowledge of • Training and Capacity the Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards and understands the Building expectations of lenders and financial institutions when it comes to managing ESG risks. • Strategic Environmental Assessment Stuart has worked across various sectors including O&G, mining, infrastructure and power. Over the past eight years he has focussed on the power sector leading

projects for wind farms, solar PV plants, hydropower plants and gas to power plants. He has an integral understanding of the Independent Power Producers (IPP) process in South Africa and several other African counties. PROJECTS All projects

Environmental and Social Project Director for the ESIA a 20MW solar PV plant and associated transmission Impact Assessment for a line. The ESIA includes biodiversity, social and heritage baseline studies, stakeholder 20MW solar PV plant and engagement and compilation of an ESIA Report and ESMP. The ESIA will be aligned transmission line, Gigawatt with the IFC Performance Standards. Global, Liberia, (2020)

ESIA for an 80-200 MW wind Project Director for the ESIA for the development of a wind farm in Zambia. The farm development, Mphepo ESIA included terrestrial and aquatic, social, heritage, noise and visual baseline Power, Zambia (2019-20) studies, stakeholder engagement and compilation of an ESIA Report and ESMP. The ESIA was aligned with the IFC Performance Standards.

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Environmental and Social Project Director for the Scoping Phase of the Environmental and Social Impact Impact Assessment for a Assessment process for the proposed Winneba Obetsebi-Lamptey Flyover (Phase 2) Road Upgrade, QGMI, project in Accra, Ghana in collaboration with local consultants. The project included Ghana, (2019-20) additional visual impact assessment, air quality modelling and noise modelling. All work undertaken to IFC Performance Standards.

Environmental and Social Project Director for the ESIA for a new zinc smelter and associated infrastructure to Impact Assessment (ESIA) for beneficiate the 250 000 to 300 000 tpa of zinc concentrate produced at the the Gamsberg Mine Zinc Gamsberg Zinc Mine Phase-1 concentrator plant. The ESIA included extensive Smelter, Black Mountain baseline studies including biodiversity, social, air quality, noise, visual, hydrology, Mine (Vedanta), South Africa geohydrology, and climate change. The process included extensive stakeholder (2019-20) engagement during the scoping and impact assessment phase.

ESIA Scoping Phase for the Team member for the ESIA Scoping Phase for the proposed desalination plant and desalination plant and water water carriage system to secure water supply to the central coast, Windhoek and carrier system, NamWater, en-route users. The Scoping Process included extensive stakeholder engagement Windhoek Namibia (2019-20) and the Scoping Report was aligned with the KfW Sustainability Guidelines and World Bank Environmental and Social Standards.

Environmental & Social Due Project Director for an Environmental and Social (E&S) Due Diligence (Red Flags Diligence for 5MW solar PV only) of a 5 MW solar PV facility located near Outapi, Namibia. plant, Confidential Client, Namibia (2019)

Environmental & Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social (E&S) Screening Study of two Screening Study for 20MW potential sites for development of solar PV projects as part of CIGenCo’s bid as part solar PV plant, CIGenCo, of the Eswatini Independent Power Producers Policy (ESIPPP). Eswatini (2019)

Permitting Strategy and Team member supporting Exxon with the permitting strategy and plans for the Planning for the Rovuma Rovuma LNG Project in northern Mozambique. LNG Project in Mozambique, ExxonMobil, Mozambique (2018-2019)

Environmental and Social Environmental lead for the review of the locally approved EIA against the IFC Impact Assessment (ESIA) Performance Standards. Gaps were identified and an Environmental and Social Gap Analysis for a 50MW Action Plan (ESAP) developed to close the gaps. solar PV Plant, Volt Renewable, Zimbabwe (2018)

Environmental and Social Environmental lead for the review of the locally approved EIA against the IFC Impact Assessment (ESIA) Performance Standards. Gaps were identified and an Environmental and Social Gap Analysis for a 5-star Action Plan (ESAP) developed to close the gaps. hotel development, Motal- Engil, Zimbabwe (2018)

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Environmental and Social Environmental lead for the screening of environmental and social risks for the Screening Study for a development of a solar PV plant on a mine in Mali. 100MW hybrid HFO and Solar PV Power Plant for a mine in Mali, Confidential client (2018)

Environmental and Social Project Manager for an environmental and social screening study for 3 x solar PV Screening Study for 3 x sites in Zambia. The Screening Study included the review of desk top information 40MW solar PV plants, and site visits to assess environmental and social risks. A comparative analysis was Confidential Client, GETFiT undertaken to select the site with the least environmental and social risks. This was Zambia (2018) combined with the technical analysis to select the preferred site to be taken into more detailed studies.

Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for a 40MW solar Impact Assessment for a PV plant in South Africa. The study included scoping and stakeholder engagement, 40MW solar PV farm, Enel various specialist studies and the compilation of an ESIA Report and ESMP. Green Power, South Africa (2017) Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for 2 run-of-river Impact Assessment for 2 run- hydropower plants and associated transmission lines on the Kalungwishi River in of-river Hydropower Plants Northern Zambia. The study included scoping and stakeholder engagement, various and associated transmission specialist studies including environmental flow, heritage, social, biodiversity, visual, lines in Northern Zambia, noise and other studies. All work was undertaken to IFC Performance Standards. The Globeleq, Zambia (2017) project was put on hold after the baseline and Scoping Phase. Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Screening Study for a 212MW HFO Screening Study for an 212MW Power Plant in Angola. The study included noise and air quality baseline sampling, soil HFO Power Plant, Confidential and groundwater baseline sampling, community health screening, and the Client, Angola (2017) compilation of a detail legal register and compliance road map. Environmental and Social Environmental and Social Screening Study for a Hydropower Plant in Gabon, Screening Study for a Confidential Client, Gabon, 2017 Hydropower Plant in Gabon, Confidential Client, Gabon (2017)

Environmental and Social Due Project Director for the ESDD for two Solar PV and two Wind Farm Projects in South Diligence (ESDD) for two Solar Africa. PV and two Wind Farm Projects South Africa, Confidential Client, South Africa (2017) Environmental, Health and Project Director for the EHS Risk Assessments. Safety Risk assessment of four Solar PV sites in South Africa, Enel Green Power, South Africa (2017) Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for a 100MW to Impact Assessment for a 250MW solar PV plant in Zambia. The study included the analysis of key 100MW to 250MW solar PV environmental and social impacts, compilation of an ESIA and ESMP reports and Plant, Globeleq, Zambia (2016- stakeholder engagement. 17)

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Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Screening Study for the Screening Study for a solar PV establishment of solar PV power plant in Zambia. The study included the analysis of Plant, Confidential client, key environmental and social risks including regulatory, biodiversity and social risks. Zambia (2016) Environmental and Social Due Project Director for an ESDD for six solar pv farms is South Africa. The ESDD was Diligence, Six Solar PV Farms, undertaken against SA Legislation and Regulations and IFC Performance Standards. Confidential Client, South Africa (2016) Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment study for the Impact Assessment for a CCGT establishment of a CCGT power plant for ArcelorMittal in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. Power Plant, ArcelorMittal, The ESIA includes detailed specialist studies including air emissions modelling, noise South Africa (2016) modelling, biodiversity and heritage assessment. Full stakeholder engagement is also part of the scope of work. Environmental and Social Project Director and involved in advising the client on various strategies including Management Plans, Wind Farm vantage point bird monitoring and management plan development. Development, Confidential Client, Kenya (2016) Environmental and Social Environmental and Social Screening Study of potential solar PV sites, Confidential Screening Study of potential Client, Ivory Coast, 2016 solar PV sites, Confidential Client, Ivory Coast (2016) Environmental and Social Project Director for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Impact Assessment for the proposed Tete-Macuse railway line and Macuse Port development for the export of Tete-Macuse Railway Line and coal from Tete Province in Mozambique. The project included the development of Macuse Power Development, over 700km of railway line and a new port development. Italthai, Mozambique (2015- 17) Strategic Environmental Project Director for the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the associated Assessment for the supporting infrastructure for the Baynes hydropower project. The SEA covered the assessment of infrastructure for the Baynes access roads for construction, transmission lines routing in Angola and Namibia and Hydropower Project, Baynes locations of an airfield. PJTC, Namibia/Angola (2014- 15) Cumulative Impact Assessment Project Director for the Cumulative Impact Assessment of the development of a of the development of number of hydropower plants on the Cuanza River in Angola. numerous hydropower plants on the Kwanza River, Odebrecht, Angola (2014-15) Environmental and Social Advisor to the ESIA team undertaking the Environmental and Social Impact Impact Assessment for the Assessment (ESIA) for the proposed Batoka Gorge Hydropower Plant on the Zambezi Batoka Gorge Hydropower River below the Victoria Falls. The project includes the construction of a dam wall, Project, ZRA, hydropower plants, transmission lines and associated infrastructure. The ESIA is being Zambia/Zimbabwe (2014-15) conducted in alignment with the IFC Performance Standards and the World Bank Safeguard Policies. Environmental and Social Project Director for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Impact Assessment for the proposed Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project. The project includes the rehabilitation of Rehabilitation of the Kariba the plunge pool and spillway of the dam wall. The project is being funded by the Dam Wall, ZRA, World Bank, African Development Bank and the EU. Zambia/Zimbabwe (2014-15)

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Environmental and Social Due Project Director for the ESDD. Diligence (ESDD) for a 98 MW wind farm in South Africa, Confidential Client, South Africa (2015) Environmental and Social Due Project Director for the ESDD. Diligence (ESDD) for a 2 x 75 MW solar pv farm in South Africa, Confidential Client, South Africa (2015) Environmental and Social Due Project Director for the ESDD. Diligence (ESDD) for a 74 MW wind farm in South Africa, Confidential Client (2015)

Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Screening study for the Screening Study for a CCGT establishment of a gas power plant in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. The screening study Power Plant, Confidential outputs included a permitting strategy, environmental opportunities and constraints Client, South Africa (2015) maps, and input into the site selection process.

Environmental and Social Project Director for the ESIA for the establishment of Floating Power Plants in the Impact Assessment for Floating Ports of Richards Bay in South Africa. The ESIA includes detailed specialist studies Power Plants in the Port of including marine outfall modelling, air emissions modelling and marine ecology Richards Bay, Department of studies. Full stakeholder engagement is also part of the scope of work. Energy IPP Office, South Africa (2015-16) Environmental and Social Project Director for the ESIA for the establishment of Floating Power Plants in the Impact Assessment for Floating Ports of Saldanha in South Africa. The ESIA includes detailed specialist studies Power Plants in the Port of including marine outfall modelling, air emissions modelling and marine ecology Richards Bay, Department of studies. Full stakeholder engagement is also part of the scope of work. Energy IPP Office, South Africa, (2015-16) Environmental and Social Project Director for the ESIA for the establishment of LNG Import Terminals as part of Impact Assessment for LNG the DoE’s Gas to Power Programme in South Africa. The ESIA includes detailed Import Terminal in the Port specialist studies including marine outfall modelling, air emissions modelling and Richards Bay for the Gas to marine ecology studies. Full stakeholder engagement is also part of the scope of Power Programme, work. Department of Energy IPP Office, South Africa (2015-16) Environmental and Social Project Director for the ESIA for the establishment of LNG Import Terminals as part of Impact Assessment for LNG the DoE’s Gas to Power Programme in South Africa. The ESIA includes detailed Import Terminal in the Port specialist studies including marine outfall modelling, air emissions modelling and Saldanha for the Gas to Power marine ecology studies. Full stakeholder engagement is also part of the scope of Programme, Department of work. Energy IPP Office, South Africa, (2015-16) Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Screening Study for the Screening study for the establishment of a CCGT power plant in Richards Bay, South Africa. The study included establishment of an CCGT the analysis of key environmental and social risks including air emissions, effluent power plant in the Ports of emissions, biodiversity (terrestrial and marine) and social issues. The assessment Richards Bay, Confidential applies to the power plant site, transmission line routing and pipeline routing and client, South Africa (2015) compares the opportunities and constraints associated with the two locations.

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Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Screening Study for the Screening study for the establishment of a CCGT power plant in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. The study establishment of an CCGT included the analysis of key environmental and social risks including air emissions, power plant in the Port of effluent emissions, biodiversity (terrestrial and marine) and social issues. The Saldanha, Confidential client, assessment applies to the power plant site, transmission line routing and pipeline South Africa (2015) routing and compares the opportunities and constraints associated with the two locations. Environmental and Social Project Director for an Environmental and Social Screening Study for the Screening study for the establishment of an SCGT power plant in the Port of Saldanha. The study included the establishment of an SCGT analysis of key environmental and social risks including air emissions, effluent power plant in the Ports of emissions, biodiversity (terrestrial and marine) and social issues. The assessment Saldanha, Confidential client, applies to the power plant site, transmission line routing and pipeline routing. South Africa (2015) Environmental and Social Project Director for the ESIA for the Burgan Oil Fuel Storage Deport in the Port of Impact Assessment for the Cape Town. Burgan Oil Fuel Storage Deport in the Port of Cape Town, Burgan Oil, South Africa (2014- 15) Millennium Challenge Account Environmental Lead for the Independent Engineer to review all the Contracting – Malawi: Infrastructure Engineers environmental and social studies associated with the Infrastructure Development Project – Energy Development Project. The project includes the upgrade and development of new Sector (hydropower plants, power infrastructure including hydropower plants, transmission lines, distribution transmission and distribution lines and substations. lines and substations), MCC, Malawi (2014-15) Strategic Environmental Project Director for the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the New Town Assessment of the New Town Integrated Development Zone undertaken for Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) in Integrated Development Zone, Katanga Province, DRC. TFM Mining, Katanga Province, DRC (2014) Environmental and Social Project Director for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for a new Zinc Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Mine in the Northern Cape Province in South Africa. The ESIA includes the assessment the Gamsberg Zinc Mine, South of the mine and all associated infrastructure including waste rock dumps, tailing Africa, Black Mountain Mine dams, processing plant, transmission lines, a new township development, upgrade of (Vedanta) (2012-13) a water pipeline and associated water treatment facilities, and transport options to the Port of Saldanha via both road and rail. The ESIA is being undertaken as an integrative process to meet various environmental legal requirements including National Environmental Management Act (NEMA): EIA Regulations, NEM: Waste Act, NEM: Air Quality Act, NEM: Biodiversity Act, National Heritage Resource Act, National Water Act and the Minerals Petroleum Resources Development Act. The process includes various specialist studies, full stakeholder engagement as well as integration with a Biodiversity Off-sets process. Environmental and Social Project Director for the ESIA for the Expansion of Transnet’s existing Manganese Ore Impact Assessment for the Export Railway Line and Associated Infrastructure in the Northern and Eastern Cape, Expansion of Transnet’s South Africa. existing Manganese Ore Export Railway Line and Associated Infrastructure, South Africa (2012)

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Ore Line Expansion Project for Project Director for the Environmental and Social Screening Study for the Pre- the Sishen-Saldanha Ore Line feasibility Phase of the Ore Line Expansion Project. This included compiling a detail and Port of Saldanha, various Environmental and Social Design Criteria Report together with initial Stakeholder Mining Companies and Engagement. A detailed multi-criteria assessment for various port and stockpile Transnet, South Africa (2011- options was undertaken. The project included upgrading over a 1000 km of railway 2012) line and upgrading the port facilities including stockpiles, stacker-reclaimers, conveyors and ship loading facilities. The stakeholder engagement process was specifically designed to obtain buy-in from stakeholder who were strongly opposed some components of the port and rail expansion. Strategic Environmental Project Director for the SEA of the MRGP. The MRGP aims to support the Assessment for the improvement of the Southern African transport (roads, rail and ports), regional Mozambican Regional Gateway infrastructure network, which uses Mozambique as a gateway for international trade. Programme, MRGP, The MRGP geographic scope encompasses the Beira and Nacala Transport Corridors Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and the respective links to the Maputo and Limpopo Corridors. The SEA identified Zimbabwe (2012) environmental and social issues that need to be considered in the long terms planning an implementation of the rail and port infrastructure that makes up the Beira and Nacala Transport Corridors. Strategic Environmental Adviser on the SEA for the coast of Mozambique. The SEA aims to identify potential Assessment (SEA) for the conflicts between various uses of the coastal zone and to recommend strategic coastline of Mozambique, interventions to facilitate sustainable development within the coastal zone. Various MICOA, Mozambique (2012) users of the coastal zone that are being considered include off-shore oil and gas operations, coastal mining, tourism, conservation and artisanal and industrial fishing.

Environmental and Social Project Lead for an Environmental and Social Screening Study for various port options Screening Study for port in Pemba Bay. The screening study includes a multi-criteria assessment of various port options in Pemba Bay, locations taking into account marine and terrestrial ecology, social issues, land Anadarko, Mozambique (2012) ownership, legal aspects and physical marine conditions. Environmental and Social Project Director for the Scoping/EIA for a LPG importation, storage and distribution Impact Assessment for a LPG facility which includes a marine offloading facility in Saldanha Bay, a pipeline and a import and distribution facility, storage facility. The environmental permitting process required the liaison with local Sunrise Energy, South Africa and provincial environmental authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies, public (2011-2012) participation and impact assessment. Environmental and Social Project Director for the Environmental and Social Screening Study for the Concept Screening Study for a Mine Phase for a new mine development in Angola. The study included identifying development in Angola, environmental and social risks to the project and costing a full ESIA according to IFC Confidential Client, Angola Performance Standards and Equator Principles. (2011-2012) Equator Principles and IFC Lead facilitator of a 5-day training course on the implementation of the Equator Performance Standards Principles and IFC Performance Standards for a number of Vedanta’s mining Training, Vedanta Resources operations across Southern Africa, Europe and Australia. Plc, Zambia (2012) Environmental and Social Project Director for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the upgrade Impact Assessment for the of the airport in Principe. upgrade of the Principe Airport, HBD, Principe (2011- 2012) EIA for a 380MW renewable Project Director for the Scoping/EIA for a proposed renewable energy facility energy facility north of incorporating wind and photovoltaic power generating technologies. The Touwsrivier in the Western environmental permitting process required liaison with local, provincial and national Cape (2010-2011) environmental authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies, public participation and impact assessment.

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EIA for a 170MW renewable Project Director for the Scoping/EIA for a proposed renewable energy facility energy facility east of incorporating wind and photovoltaic power generating technologies. The Touwsrivier in the Western environmental permitting process required liaison with local, provincial and national Cape (2010-2011) environmental authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies, public participation and impact assessment. EIA for a 670MW renewable Project Director for the Scoping/EIA for a proposed renewable energy facility energy facility south of incorporating wind and photovoltaic power generating technologies. The Sutherland in the Western and environmental permitting process requires the liaison with local, provincial and Northern Cape (2010-2011) national environmental authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies, public participation and impact assessment. EIA for a 500MW renewable Project Director for the Scoping/EIA for a proposed renewable energy facility energy facility south of incorporating wind and photovoltaic power generating technologies. The Beaufort West in the Western environmental permitting process required liaison with local, provincial and national Cape (2010-2011) environmental authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies, public participation and impact assessment. EIA for a 120MW renewable Project Director for the Scoping/EIA for a proposed renewable energy facility energy facility south east of incorporating wind and photovoltaic power generating technologies. The Victoria West in the Northern environmental permitting process required liaison with local, provincial and national Cape (2010-2011) environmental authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies, public participation and impact assessment. EIA for a 225MW wind farm in Project Director for the Scoping/EIA for a proposed wind farm. The environmental the Richtersveld, Western Cape permitting process required liaison with local, provincial and national environmental (2011) authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies, public participation and impact assessment. EIA for a 750MW wind farm in Project Director for the Scoping/EIA for a proposed wind farm. The environmental the Roggeveld, Western Cape permitting process required liaison with local, provincial and national environmental and Northern Cape (2011) authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies, public participation and impact Director assessment. EIA for a 225MW renewable Project Director for the Scoping/EIA for a proposed renewable energy facility energy facility between incorporating wind and photovoltaic power generating technologies. The Vredenburg and Velddrif in the environmental permitting process required liaison with local, provincial and national in the Western Cape (2010- environmental authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies, public participation and 2011) impact assessment. Environmental and Social Project Director for the Scoping Phase of the Environmental and Social Impact Impact Assessment for the Assessment for a 150MW wind farm development in Lesotho. The Scoping Phase Lesotho Highland 150 MW included the analysis of available information to identify key environmental and social Wind Power Project, Breeze risks associated with the siting of the wind farm. Power, Lesotho (2011) Environmental Screening Study Project Director for the Environmental Screening Study for a wind farm development for a Wind Farm Development in the Southern Cape. in the Southern Cape, South Africa (2011) Environmental and Social Due Project Director for the Environmental and Social Due Diligence for a wind farm Diligence for a Wind Farm development in the Coega. Development in Coega, Electrawinds, South Africa (2011)

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Environmental and Social Project Director for the Scoping and ESIA for the proposed new underground mine Impact Assessment for Venetia and EMP consolidation for existing mining activities. The ESIA was undertaken as an Diamond Mine, De Beers, integrative process to meet various environmental legal requirements including South Africa (2011) National Environmental Management Act (NEMA): EIA Regulations, NEM: Waste Act, NEM: Air Quality Act, NEM: Biodiversity Act, National Heritage Resource Act, National Water Act and the Minerals Petroleum Resources Development Act. Environmental and Social Project Director for the project which includes the assessment of environmental and Impact Assessment for a river social impacts associated with dredging over 500km of the Zambezi River. The project barging project on the Zambezi includes full stakeholder engagement, coordination of various specialist studies with River, Riversdale Mining, extensive field work and the integration of all information into an ESIA report and Mozambique (2010-2011) ESMP. EIA for two solar PV plant Project Director of the EIA for the development of two solar PV plants in the Northern development, South Africa Cape and Free State Provinces of South Africa. ERM undertook the required studies (2010) to obtain environmental approval for these developments, including specialist studies such as landscape and visual and cultural heritage assessments, and stakeholder engagement. Basic Assessment for the Project Director for the Basic Assessments to install wind measuring masts at eight installation of wind measuring sites in South Africa. The scope of work included the submission of the application, masts on six sites in the public participation, preparation of an EMP and submission of the Basic Assessment Western Cape and two sites in report. the Northern Cape (2010) EIA for a 100MW renewable Project Director for the Scoping process for a proposed renewable energy facility energy facility north of Velddrif incorporating wind and photovoltaic power generating technologies. The in the in the Western Cape environmental permitting process required the liaison with local, provincial and (2010) national environmental authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies and public participation. EIA for a 300MW renewable Project Director for the Scoping process for a proposed renewable energy facility energy facility east of incorporating wind and photovoltaic power generating technologies. The Lambert’s Bay in the Western environmental permitting process required liaison with local, provincial and national Cape (2010) environmental authorities, co-ordination of specialist studies and public participation. External adviser and reviewer Adviser and reviewer for an EIA for the development of a wind farm in the Eastern for an ESIA for a wind farm Cape. development in the Eastern Cape, Confidential Client, South Africa (2010) Environmental Advisor Advisor for the ESIA for the Mphanda Nkuwa Hydropower Project in Mozambique. Environmental and Social The core service was to advise the project team on international standards such as Impact Assessment for the the IFC Performance Standards and World Commission on Dams. Mphanda Nkuwa Hydropower Project in Mozambique (2010) Environmental Sensitivity Project Director for the Environmental Sensitivity Study for the proposed dig-out port Study of the Durban Airport currently being considered by Transnet at the Durban International Airport Site. The Site Expansion Project , South aim of this assessment was to determine the biophysical, natural and social Africa, Transnet (2010) opportunities and constraints to the development of the dig-out port, as well as provide a strategic overview of the environmental context of the site. In addition, the sensitivity study provided strategic guidance in terms of the environmental due process and licensing requirements with respect to the National Environmental Management Act, and associated legislation.

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ESIA for a new high voltage Project Director for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and a full overhead transmission power Resettlement Action Plan for a new electricity distribution project, comprising a line in Cameroon, AES Sonel, 113km overhead power line, for AES Sonel. As Project Director, Mr Heather-Clark was Cameroon (2007- 2009) responsible for client liaison, quality control and final review of all reports.

Advisor to the Environmental Project Advisor for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the proposed and Social Impact Assessment Baynes Hydropower Project on the Kunene River. The ESHIA process is being for the Baynes Hydropower conducted in accordance to the Angolan EIA Regulations, the Namibian EIA Project in Namibia and Angola Regulations, the World Bank Safeguard Policies and the IFC performance standards. (2009) Environmental and Social Project Director for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the upgrade Impact Assessment for the of a commodities railway line across South Africa. The project included a number of upgrade of a 1100 km railway specialist studies, managing subcontractors, interfacing with the railway engineering line in South Africa, Transnet team, report writing, managing an extensive stakeholder consultation process, client (2008- 2009) liaison and management of project finances. Environmental and Social Project Director for an ESIA of a services corridor to support the development of a Impact Assessment for the greenfield CTL plant development in South Africa. The ESHIA process was conducted services corridor associated in accordance to the South African EIA Regulations and the IFC performance with the development of a standards. greenfield CTL Plant, Sasol, South Africa (2009) Environmental and Social Project Director for the ESIA for the offshore seismic exploration activities in Blocks 3 Impact Assessment for 2D & 6, situated in the Rovuma Basin off the coast of Mozambique. The exploration seismic exploration project in activities comprise 2D seismic surveys in deepwater. the Rovuma Basin, Petronas, Mozambique (2009) Environmental and Social Project Director for the project which included the assessment of environmental and Screening Study for a river social risks associated with dredging over 500km of the Zambezi River. The project barging project on the Zambezi included reviewing existing information, mapping key sensitivities and facilitating a River, Riversdale Mining, specialist workshop in order to develop Terms of Reference for detailed baseline Mozambique (2009) studies that will be required should the project proceed to a full ESIA. Equator Principled and IFC Lead reviewer for the ESIA and Resettlement Policy Framework, for a housing Performance Standards Review development in Nigeria, against the Equator Principles and IFC Performance and Training, African Housing Standards. Mr Heather-Clark was responsible for reviewing the ESIA Report and for Solutions, South Africa (2009) presenting a 2 ½ day training course on the Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards. Environmental Assessment for Project Director for this project and was responsible for guidance of technical studies the dredging and disposal of which included dredging studies and marine sediment contamination dredge spoil at the Port of characterization. The study included the assessment of dredge spoil dumping Saldanha, Transnet, South alternatives. Stakeholder engagement included an important component of the Africa (2008) project. Environmental and Social Project Director for the screening study which included an assessment of alternative Screening Study, Port of berth options for the export of iron ore at the iron ore terminal at the Port of Saldanha, Transnet, South Saldanha, South Africa. The work included ongoing interaction with the port Africa (2008) engineering and design teams, together with stakeholder engagement.

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ESIA for an Early Production Project Director for the project which included a full ESIA for an Early Production System (EPS) and Power Plant System and associated Power Plant in the Kaiso-Tonya area on the banks of Lake for Kaiso-Tonya Area, Albert, Uganda. The intent of the project is to produce oil (and small amounts of gas) Exploration Area 2, Tullow which will be converted into electrical power and distillate products (kerosene and Uganda Operations Pty Ltd, diesel) for consumption within Uganda. The electrical power will be fed into the main Uganda (2007-08) grid supplementing the Ugandan electrical power grid while the distilled products (diesel and kerosene) will be used to displace the currently imported fuels. The ESIA included a detailed assessment of alternative sites for the proposed EPS and power plant, together with various environmental and social baseline studies and stakeholder engagement. ESIA monitoring studies for Project Director for an environmental monitoring survey programme for Sasol’s Sasol’s Off-shore gas offshore hydrocarbon exploration activities. Monitoring studies included seismic noise exploration activities in modelling and monitoring, dugong surveys, artisanal fish catch monitoring, coral reef Inhambane and Sofala surveys and monitoring, sea turtle monitoring and tourism monitoring. Provinces, Mozambique, Sasol Petroleum Sofala & Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (2007-08) Strategic Environmental and Project Director for this project. The project involved undertaking a strategic overview Social Overview and ESIAs for study of Lake Albert that provided background information on the limnological offshore exploration well (physical, chemical and biological) features of the lake as well as environmental and drilling activities in Blocks 2 socio-economic resources (such as nature reserves, tourism nodes, prime fishing and 3A, Lake Albert, Uganda. areas etc). It also presented areas of environmental risk and opportunity associated Tullow Oil Plc and Heritage Oil with oil explorations on, and immediately adjacent to, the lake. The strategic and Gas Limited (2006- 2008) overview provided a framework within which ESIAs were undertaken for the offshore drilling project. A site selection study was undertaken for onshore support infrastructure. Baseline studies included shoreline sensitivity mapping, oil spill modelling, water and sediment quality surveys, fish and fisheries surveys, socio- economic surveys and terrestrial ecology surveys. An extensive public participation process was undertaken as part of the ESIAs. Environmental and Social Project Director the environmental and social baseline studies to support the Baseline Assessment for a evaluation of sites for potential development of a green field’s coal mine and green fields coal mine and CTL associated CTL Plant in South Africa. Mr. Heather-Clark has assisted with review and plant development, Sasol, quality control of the various baseline studies. South Africa (2008) Development of guideline Team member of the project team that assisted the client in developing a detailed document for the integration guideline document for the integration of social and environmental issues into mine of environmental and social planning. This included all phases of the planning process from Concept through to issues into the project lifecycle Pre-feasibility, Feasibility and Implementation. Mr Heather-Clark, as lead facilitator, for mine development, De presented a 2 day training course on these guidelines, to mine planners and Beers, South Africa (2008) engineers. EIA for a Metal Recovery Plant Project Director for the EIA, including a public consultation process and the following and Slag Crushing, Screening specialist studies: air quality, groundwater, noise impact assessment, botanical and and Weathering facility at archaeology studies and a traffic impact assessment. Mr Heather-Clark was Arcelor Mittal Saldanha Works, responsible for client liaison, quality control and final review of all reports. MultiServ, South Africa (2007 – 2008)

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Implementation of the Equator Lead facilitators for Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards training to Principles for Standard Bank’s assist Standard Bank in adopting the Equator Principles. An assessment system (based Project Financing Processes, on the IFC Performance Standards) to link with Standard Bank’s project finance Standard Bank, South Africa transaction life-cycle was developed. This involved the development of “tools” and (2008) guidance documents to form a system, together with training on the use of the system for all project finance staff. Comparative review of EIAs Project Director for this project. The project included research to provide Eskom with undertaken by ERM globally an overview of different EIA governance systems and approaches to managing EIAs in for electricity utilities, Eskom, other countries, as well as identifying trends in EIA practice. South Africa (2007) Environmental and Social Project Director involved in identifying environmental and social risks associated with Screening and Qualitative Risk future port development in the Port of Saldanha, Port of Cape Town and Port of Assessment Western Ports and Mossel Bay. The scope of the study included the review of previous EIAs, SEAs and Rail Corridor, Transnet, South other planning documents to identify environmental and social drivers and assess Africa (2007) their risk to future port planning, development and operations. As the environmental team, ERM interacted on a regular basis with the port engineering and design teams to develop a port development framework for a 30 year planning period. Environmental and Social Project Director involved in identifying environmental and social risks associated with Screening and Qualitative Risk future port development in the Port of East London, Port of Port Elizabeth and Port of Assessment Central Ports and Ngqura. The scope of the study included the review of previous EIAs, SEAs and other Rail Corridor, Transnet, South planning documents to identify environmental and social drivers and assess their risk Africa (2007) to future port planning, development and operations. As the environmental team, ERM interacted on a regular basis with the port engineering and design teams to develop a port development framework for a 30 year planning period. Environmental and Social Project Director involved in identifying environmental and social risks associated with Screening and Qualitative Risk future port development in the Port of Durban and Port of Richards Bay. The scope of Assessment Eastern Ports and the study included the review of previous EIAs, SEAs and other planning documents to Rail Corridor, Transnet, South identify environmental and social drivers and assess their risk to future port planning, Africa (2007) development and operations. As the environmental team, ERM interacted on a regular basis with the port engineering and design teams to develop a port development framework for a 30 year planning period. EIA of the Moatize Coal Mine Project Coordinator and Cost Controller on this project. ERM was commissioned by and associated railway line and CVRD, a Brazilian Mining Company, to undertake environmental studies related to the deep water port infrastructure, green fields development of a coal mine in Tete Province, Mozambique. The project CVRD, Tete Province, included the development of a power plant, railway line and port for the export of Mozambique (2006-2007) coal. Corporate Social Responsibility Lead facilitator for this project. The project involved identifying and prioritising the Strategy development for a company’s sustainability issues and defining a strategy to address these issues. The leading South African retailer, process was driven by the need for the company to be listed on the Johannesburg South Africa (2006) Stock Exchanges SRI Index. Research project on the effects Project Leader coordinated a group of researchers to identify water scarce areas and of water scarcity on the fresh to plot these against the location of fresh produce suppliers for a major retailer in produce supply to a major South Africa. This researched form a core component of the companies Sustainability South Africa retailer, South Strategy. Africa (2006) Independent Environmental Independent Environmental Advisers to the Financing Parties, provided review and Advisers to the Financing advisory services through Bowman Gilfillan on Environmental Management Plans for Parties of the Gautrain Rapid the Gautrian Rapid Link project. Rail Link project, Bowman Gilfillan (2006)

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ESIA for seismic surveys and Project Manager for the ESIA which involved undertaking an ESIA and compiling EMPs exploration well drilling and for offshore exploration activities in Blocks 16 & 19, situated to the east of the testing in Blocks 16 and 19 off Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, off the coast of Mozambique. The exploration the coast of Mozambique, activities comprised 2D and 3D seismic surveys in deepwater and shallow water as Sasol Petroleum Sofala & well as exploration well drilling and testing activities. Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (2005 – 2006) EIA for the upgrade and Project Director for the EIA and stakeholder engagement process to meet South expansion of the existing sinter African requirements. This included coordination of the technology review, air quality, plant at Vanderbijlpark, health and waste management specialist studies and compilation of the integrated ArcelorMittal, South Africa Scoping and EIA Report. (2006) Review of Sustainability Report Lead reviewer of the Sustainability Report of a leading retailer in South Africa and and Sustainability providing adhoc advice on sustainability issues. This included compiling a monthly Management System, news letter to staff on relevant sustainability issues facing the retail industry in South Confidential, South Africa Africa. (2004) EIA of a proposed expansion of Project Manager for this EIA. The project included the expansion of the Cape Town the Container Terminal container terminal into the sea though dredging 1 million m3 of material for Stacking area at the Port of reclamation. The project included a detailed study on alternative sources for fill Cape Town, National Ports material and other studies which focused on marine archaeology, coastal erosion, Authority, South Africa (2003- marine hydrodynamics and water quality, visual, noise and traffic. The EIA included 2004) full stakeholder engagement throughout the EIA process. Environmental Site Suitability Part of the project team that undertook a preliminary site selection process for a Study for a manganese manganese smelter by identifying key environmental and social issues for potential smelter, Asia Minerals Limited sites within Southern Africa. Sites included the Belualane Industrial Park (2004) (Mozambique) and Richards Bay, the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) and Saldanha (South Africa). DFID funded project to assess Country Coordinator for Zambia on this project. The project included detailed progress towards meeting the stakeholder surveys secondary data analysis to establish the countries progress water relater targets of the towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals, specifically related to water Millennium Development supply and sanitation. Goals, DIFD, Zambia (2004) Roll-out of ISO14001 and Project Manager responsible for undertaking ISO14001 training at two industrial sites. OHSAS18001 management The project formed part of a global initiative to have several industrial sites systems to 2 industrial sites in throughout Africa and Europe ISO14001 certified. South Africa, Confidential, South Africa (2004)

Strategic Environmental Project Manager for this project and played a lead role in directing the course and Assessment (SEA) for the Port outcome of the SEA. The SEA focussed on key environmental and social opportunities of Cape Town, National Ports and constraint to the future long term development of the Port of Cape Town. A Authority of South Africa, Sustainability Framework was developed to address key opportunities and constraints South Africa (2003) and to set up long terms monitoring programs. A key component of this study was to understand the Port-City linkages and developing mechanisms to ensure that port planning was supported by city planning and visa-versa. Strategic Environmental Project Adviser for this project and played a lead role in directing the course and Assessment (SEA) for the Port outcome of the SEA. The SEA focussed on key environmental and social opportunities of Richards Bay, National Ports and constraint to the future long term development of the Port of Cape Town. A Authority of South Africa, Sustainability Framework was developed to address key opportunities and constraints South Africa (2003) and to set up long terms monitoring programs. A key component of this study was to understand the Port-City linkages and developing mechanisms to ensure that port

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planning was supported by city planning and visa-versa.

E&S Due Diligence of the Phase Environmental Adviser to the Standard Corporate Merchant Bank for the review of 2 Maputo Port Revitalisation the EIA and Risk Assessment studies undertaken for the Phase 2 Maputo Port and Rehabilitation Project, Revitalisation and Rehabilitation Project. The EIA was reviewed against the Standard Corporate Merchant Mozambican and International Best Practice guidelines and detailed recommendation Bank, Mozambique (2003) made on how to manage the environmental risks associated with the revitalisation project. National Oil Spill Contingency Part of the team that compiled a comprehensive Oil Spill Contingency Plan for Plan for Cameroon, funded by Cameroon (OSCP). The OSCP form a core component of the Chad Cameroon Pipeline the World Bank, Cameroon and included contingency plans for both on land and marine based spills. The OSCP Government, Cameroon (2003) was compiled according to the IPEACA guidelines and was reviewed by the World Bank. EIA/SEA Capacity Building, Lead facilitator for a 2 day training course on SEA and EIA for the Environmental Environmental Public Authority Public Authority (EPA) of the State of Kuwait. (EPA), State of Kuwait (2003) Training Workshop on Strategic Lead course facilitator for the SEA training course funded by SEACAM. The training Environmental Assessment for course included the principles of SEA, SEA process and case studies of SEA’s in South Eastern Africa and the Southern Africa. Western Indian Ocean Island States, SEACAM, Mozambique (2003) Improving the Effectiveness of Presenter of two case studies on SEA at a regional workshop funded by the World EIA and the Potential of SEA in Bank and SAIEA. Southern Africa: Case Study on SEA of the National Commercial Ports Policy and SEA for the Port of Cape Town, World Bank/SAIEA, Namibia (2003) Environmental Impact Project Manager for the EIA. The EIA included stakeholder engagement throughout Assessment for the Eskom the process and included the following specialist studies: visual assessment, bird SABRE-GEN wind turbine test strike modelling and noise assessment. facility, Eskom, South Africa (2002) Strategic Environmental Project Leader and integrative writer for the Scoping Phase of the SEA for the Port of Assessment: Scoping Phase Richards Bay. This phase included detailed stakeholder consultation to identify Port of Richards Bay, National opportunities and constraints to long term port development at the Port of Richards Ports Authority of South Africa, Bay. South Africa (2002) White Paper on National Lead reviewer of the White Paper on National Commercial Ports Policy for South Commercial Ports Policy, Africa. The review focussed on the integration of environmental and social issues into National Ports Authority, South the port planning process. Mr Heather-Clark made a formal submission and Africa 2002 presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Transport in the South African Parliament.

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Environmental Liability and Project Manager for the project. The purpose of the project was to identify key Risk Assessment for the Multi- environmental risks associate with the material handling at the Multi-Purpose Purpose Terminal at the Port of Terminal at the Port of Saldanha. Saldanha, National Ports Operations, South Africa (2002) Environmental Overview of Project Manager for the comparative assessment of the relative environmental South Africa’s major ports with sensitivity of the seven commercial ports in South Africa with reference to future special reference to future container terminal development. The study included a detail review of secondary container terminal environmental information of all the ports, the identification of specific development, National Ports environmental criteria and the use of these criteria to rank each port in terms of its Authority Container Terminal sensitivity to future container terminal development. Strategy, National Ports Authority, South Africa (2002) Review of the EIA undertaken Environmental Adviser to the Development Bank of Southern Africa to review the for the Maputo Port Phase 1 EIA for the Maputo Port Privatisation and Rehabilitation Project. The review Privatisation and was undertaken against the Mozambican EIA Regulations and International Best Rehabilitation Project, Practice. Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), South Africa (2002) Oil Spill Contingency Plan, Agip Team member of the team to develop an oil spill contingency plan according to the Angola oil operations, Angola, IPEICA International Guidelines. (2002) Ecologically Sustainable Team member of the project team appointed to review the Industrial Development Industrial Development Strategy for Industrial Development in Tanzania. The focus of the project was to Programme, United Nations integrate environmental and social issues into the programme. Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Tanzania (2002) Environmental Audit and Lead reviewer of the EIA and EMP implementation for the Trans-Kalagadi corridor in Assessment of the Socio- Botswana. The review included site visits, detailed interviews and review of secondary economic Impacts of the Trans- data and records. Kgalagadi Highway, Botswana, Development Bank of Southern Africa, Botswana (2002) World Bank EIA Project Lead facilitator for the 5 day EIA Project Management Training Course. The course Management Training Course, was presented to 20 African delegates from southern Africa. The course focused on World Bank/SAIEA, Zambia the practical aspects of EIA project management including budgeting and scheduling (2002) an EIA, contract negotiations with clients, managing specialist studies, managing the public participation phase and compiling an integrated EIA report. The course formed part of a Southern Africa capacity building initiative lead by the SAIEA. Environmental screening study Team member of the project team who undertook a screening study to identify for the establishment of a environmental, social and economic issues and show stoppers associated with the deep-water port at Ponta development of a deep-water port on the coast on Mozambique. Dobela, Confidential Client, Mozambique (2001) ESIA of the proposed seismic Team member of the ESIA for the offshore seismic exploration project. The ESIA survey in licence area 2814a on included all issues associated with seismic surveys including seismic noise impacts on the continental shelf of marine mammals, oil spill modelling and general environmental management issues. Namibia, Shell Exploration and Production Namibia B.V., Namibia (2001)

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Environmental Impact Review Team member of the project team who developed a decommissioning plan for a well for the abandonment of the protector platform off the coast of Angola. Cuntala Well Protector Platform off the coast of Angola (Block 2), Texaco Panama Inc., Angola (2001) Legal, Technical and Economic Project Manager for this project. Feasibility Study for the Commercialisation of the SSF Association Milnerton Tank Farm and its links to the Port of Cape Town, SFF, Cape Town (2001) ESIA of the Phase 2 expansion Project Manager and integrative writer for this ESIA. The EIA included an assessment of the Mozal Aluminium of the expansion of the port terminal at the Port of Matola and a review of the Phase Smelter and Matola Port 2 expansion of the aluminium smelter. All reports together with the EIA process were Terminal in Maputo, BHP reviewed and approved by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Billiton, Mozambique (2000- 2001) Scoping Phase of the Project Manager for the EIA for the expansion of the container terminal at the Port of Environmental Impact Cape Town. The project included the dredging of 1 million m3 dredge material to Assessment for the expansion provide fill for the expansion of the port. Specialist studies that were required of the Container Terminal at included coastal dynamic modelling, hydrodynamic modelling to assess water quality the Port of Cape Town, issues associated with dredging, marine archaeological issues, marine ecology issues, Portnet, South Africa (2000) traffic, visual and noise. Strategic Integrated Port Project Manager for the Strategic Integrated Port Planning process for the Port of Planning, Port of Saldanha, Saldanha. The process culminated in the first Port Development Framework for the Transnet (1998) Port of Saldanha which integrated environmental and social issues into the port planning process. It included the identification and inclusion of environmental and social opportunities and constraints into the future port planning and development. Environmental Impact Project Manager for the EIA for PPC slag grinding mill. The EIA included a number of Assessment for the PPC Slag specialist studies and comprehensive stakeholder engagement. Grinding Mill within the Saldanha Steel Complex, PPC (1998)

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DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

APPENDIX 2: ECC APPLICATION FORM

Form 1

REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT ACT, 2007 (Section 32)

APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE

Revenue stamp or revenue franking machine impression

PART A: DETAILS OF APPLICANT

APPLICATION INFORMATION: CONSULTANT INFORMATION:

1. Name: (person or business) 1. Name: (person or business):

Namibia Water Corporation (Pty) Ltd SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) Pty Ltd

("NamWater")

2. Business Registration / Identity No. 2. Business Registration / Identity No.

97/459 Reg. No. 2009/831

3. Correspondence Address: 3. Correspondence Address:

Private Bag 13389, Windhoek. Haus Schumacher, 6 Tobias Hainyeko Str, 176, Iscor Street, Northern Industrial Area, Swakopmund Windhoek. 4. Name of Contact Person: 4. Name of Contact Person:

NP du Plessis Arnold Bittner

5. Position of Contact Person: 5. Position of Contact Person:

Environmental Specialist Managing Director (Namibia)

6. Telephone Number: 6. Telephone No.:

Tel: +264 61-71 2093 Tel: +264 61-231 287

Cell: +264 81 1279040 Cell: +264 81 127 7178

7. Fax Number: 7. Fax Number:

+264 61 712097 +264 61 231 289

8. E-mail Address: 8. E-mail Address:

[email protected] [email protected]

PART B: SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE

1. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE IS FOR:

1. ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE ACTIVITIES 1. The construction of facilities for – (a) the generation of electricity (b) the transmission and supply of electricity

3. MINING AND QUARRYING ACTIVITIES 3.2 Other forms of mining or extraction of any natural resources whether regulated by law or not.

4. FORESTRY ACTIVITY 4. The clearance of forest areas, deforestation, afforestation, timber harvesting or any other related activity that requires authorisation in term of the Forest Act, 2001 (Act No. 12 of 2001) or any other law.

7. AGRICULTURE AND AQUACULTURE ACTIVITIES 7.8 The introduction of alien species into local ecosystems.

8. WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTS 8.1 The abstraction of ground or surface water for industrial or commercial purposes. 8.5 Construction of dams, reservoirs, levees and weirs. 8.6 Construction of industrial and domestic wastewater treatment plants and related pipeline systems. 8.12 The release of brine back into the ocean by desalination plants.

9. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE TREATMENT, HANDLING AND STORAGE 9.1 The manufacturing, storage, handling or processing of a hazardous substance defined in the Hazardous Substances Ordinance, 1974. 9.2 Any process or activity which requires a permit, license or other form of authorisation, or the modification of or changes to existing facilities for any process or activity which requires an amendment of an existing permit, license or authorisation or which requires a new permit, license or authorisation in terms of a law governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution, effluent or waste.

10. INFRASTRUCTURE 10.1 The construction of- (a) Oil, water, gas and petrochemical and other bulk supply pipelines; (e) any structure below the high water mark of the sea;

2. DETAILS OF THE ACTIVITY(S) COVERED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE:

TITLE OF ACTIVITY: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process for the proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Windhoek and en-route users.

NATURE OF ACTIVITY: The Namibia Water Corporation Ltd. (NamWater) is proposing to develop a Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System, to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Windhoek and en-route users (i.e. towns).

LOCATION OF ACTIVITY: NamWater proposes to supply desalinated seawater sourced from the central coast of Namibia through a pipeline system to the CCA and Windhoek with en-route users including Usakos and Karibib. Refer to Appendix A for the indicative map of the proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage system.

SCALE AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITY: The overall proposed “desalination plant and water carriage system” project will consist of three key components, i.e. the desalination plant; the water transmission system between the coast of Namibia and central Namibia (i.e. Windhoek); and support infrastructure, including amongst others, water reservoirs, booster pump stations along the pipeline route, power supply plants and infrastructure to supply electricity to the desalination plant and the booster pump stations, etc.

1. Desalination Plant Various desalination options will be considered, such as:

• Purchasing and expanding the existing Erongo Desalination Plant (EDP), which uses Reverse Osmosis (RO) technology. The plant is located ± 30 km north of Swakopmund, near Wlotzkasbaken (refer to Appendix A) and belongs to Orano Mining Namibia (previously Areva Namibia).

• Construction of a new desalination plant at Wlotzkasbaken or a new location along the central coast of Namibia.

• Alternative desalination technologies.

2. Water Transmission Scheme between the coast and Windhoek The desalinated water will be transferred from the plant at the coast via a bulk water pipeline(s) to the consumers. The water transmission scheme will not only supply the CCA (i.e. Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Henties Bay and Arandis) and Windhoek, but also en-route towns and communities, including Usakos and Karibib. The proposed pipeline would have a length of around 350 km and a total pumping head of about 2,100 m (1,700 m natural head plus friction losses depending on pipe / pump / storage configuration).

The main water pipeline components would comprise of pumping and booster stations, storage and balancing reservoirs, a single or double pipeline system and medium-voltage power supply installations, supported by the necessary power supply and transmission systems. Various route options / corridors, materials for the pipeline, above ground and underground sections, etc. will be considered.

The panning for the water transmission system would also take possibility of future supply of desalinated, potable water from the Atlantic coast, via Windhoek, to Botswana´s capital city Gaborone, into consideration.

3. Power Supply Infrastructure The total electrical energy demand of the project results from seawater desalination and pumping the desalinated water from the coast to the consumers. The power supply options that would likely be considered as part of the study, include: (i) Construction of a new Photo Voltaic Solar (PV) Plant or similar for covering the total energy demand, feeding energy into the national grid at day-time and receiving energy from the national grid at night-time; (ii) Buying / receiving energy from the planned / PPP financed new Concentrated Solar Power Plant (CSP) at Arandis or similar; or (iii) Buying / receiving energy throughout the project period from the national grid.

APPENDIX A: INDICATIVE MAP OF THE PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM

DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

APPENDIX 3: BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT

Appendix 3.1: Original BID Appendix 3.2: Updated BID

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCREENING:

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT April 2019

1. BACKGROUND

The Namibia Water Corporation Ltd. (NamWater) has been  Provide detailed Terms of Reference for a (legal) EIA assigned as the Project Executing Agency, to undertake a Application processes in line with the relevant Namibian Feasibility Study for the development of a Desalination Plant legislation and relevant international requirements, should and Water Carriage System, to secure water supply to the the outcome of the overall Feasibility Study prove the central coastal area of Namibia; Windhoek; as well as en- project implementation to be viable. route users (i.e. towns) (see Figure 1). This Screening Study is not a formal (legal) Environmental The Feasibility Study is financed by the Government of the Impact Assessment (EIA) application process. The final Federal Republic of Germany through the KfW Development Environmental Screening Report, which will be the outcome Bank. of the Screening Study, will therefore not be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) for a decision The findings and recommendations of the study shall form the under the Environmental Management Act no. 7 of 2007 and basis of a decision whether to implement the project (or not); associated EIA regulations. The key reason for this approach the most suitable project alternative(s); as well as input into a is that international and Namibian experience shows that the subsequent detailed study. legislated EIA process is not designed to be applied to NamWater appointed ILF Consulting Engineers (ILF) projects that are still experiencing substantive changes in (Germany) together with Lund Consulting Engineers (LCE) siting, layout, design, etc. (Namibia) to manage the Feasibility Study. SLR

Environmental Consulting (Namibia) Pty (Ltd) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (South Africa) 3. PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT were jointly appointed by the Project Management Team to This document has been prepared to inform you about: undertake the Environmental Screening Study as input into to the overall Feasibility Study.  The Feasibility Study for the proposed project;

 The key project components and associated activities; 2. ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL SCREENING and alternatives being considered (Figure 1 and Section 5); An Environmental and Social Screening Study will be  Key environmental and social issues (Section 6); conducted to inform the overall Feasibility Study.

The overall objectives of the Screening Study are to:  Further engagement opportunities in the Environmental and Social Screening Study (Section 7).  Collate relevant baseline environmental and social information to inform the layout and design of the overall project; 4. YOUR ROLE

 Identify environmental and social aspects and potential impacts associated with all project components and You have been identified as a key stakeholder who may want associated activities, together with recommendations of to know about the Feasibility Study being undertaken for the practical measures which can be incorporated into the proposed project and to have input into the Environmental early design and planning of the project and various Screening Study. alternatives. Also, to identify any potential fatal flaws from Your input will be incorporated into the Screening Study. an environmental perspective, that could influence the

implementation of the project;

FIGURE 1: INDICATIVE MAP OF THE PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM

5. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT The proposed pipeline would have a length of around 350 km AND ALTERNATIVES BEING CONSIDERED and a pumping head of about 2,000 m (1,700 m natural head plus friction losses depending on pipe / pump / storage The overall proposed “desalination plant and water carriage configuration). system” project will consist of three key components, i.e. the desalination plant; the water pipeline between the coast of The main water pipeline components would comprise of Namibia and central Namibia (i.e. Windhoek); and support pumping and booster stations, storage and balancing infrastructure, including amongst others, water reservoirs, reservoirs, a single or double pipeline system and medium- booster pump stations along the pipeline route, power supply voltage power supply installations, supported by the infrastructure to supply electricity to the desalination plant and necessary energy supply and transmission systems. the booster pump stations, etc. The transfer system’s design capacity will be based on a 30 year planning horizon. 5.1 DESALINATION PLANT NamWater proposes to supply desalinated seawater to the Various route options / corridors, materials for the pipeline, central coast, Windhoek (and en-route users) from the central above ground and underground sections, etc. will be coast of Namibia, by means of a desalination plant. considered as part of the Feasibility Study and Environmental and Social Screening Study. Figure 1 provides an indicative The Feasibility Study will therefore investigate future illustration of a pipeline corridor adjacent to the B2 Road desalination options, such as: between the coast and Okahandja and the B1 Road between  Purchasing and expanding the existing Erongo Okahandja and Windhoek, as one possible pipeline route. Desalination Plant (EDP), which uses Reverse Osmoses

(RO) technology. The plant is located ± 30 km north of 5.3 POWER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE Swakopmund, near Wlotzkasbaken (refer to Figure 1) and belongs to Orano Mining Namibia (previously Areva The total electrical energy demand of the project comprises Namibia). seawater desalination and pumping the desalinated water from the coast to Windhoek. The EDP was commissioned in 2010. The design capacity of the plant is ± 20 million m3 of potable water per year, at Different power supply options, including renewable energy full capacity. The plant was originally constructed to (i.e. solar) will be considered as part of the Feasibility Study supply water to the Trekkopje Uranium Mine (belonging to and the associated environmental aspects considered as part Orano Mining Namibia). However, due to the Trekkopje of the Environmental and Social Screening Study. Mine being placed under “care and maintenance” and an Due to the high specific and overall energy demand of the increase in demand for water for the central coastal towns system and the continuous requirement during day and night and other mines in the Erongo Region, the EDP currently time all power supply related investigations and propositions supplies desalinated water, through NamWater, to other will be investigated in close cooperation and mutual bulk water users. The desalinated water is blended with agreement with NamPower. water from the Omdel aquifer which recently has been restricted to water outtake due to continuing drought Some of the power supply options that would likely be reduced inflow. considered as part of the study, include:

 Construction of a new desalination plant at a new location  Construction of a new Photo Voltaic (PV) Solar Plant or along the central coast of Namibia, likely between similar for covering the energy demand at day-time and Swakopmund and Henties Bay. Previous studies receiving energy for operation from the national grid at (including EIAs) have been conducted for a new night-time; or desalination plant at Mile 4 and at Mile 6, respectively  Buying / receiving energy throughout the project period (refer to Figure 1). These sites, amongst others, will also from the national grid. be considered.

The Feasibility Study will also consider different desalination 5.4 PROJECT PHASES technologies. The Feasibility Study for the proposed project is currently being conducted and will likely be completed towards the first 5.2 TRANSFER SYSTEM BETWEEN THE COAST AND quarter of 2020. WINDHOEK Depending the outcome of the Feasibility Study, the design The desalinated water will be transferred from the plant at the phase for the ‘chosen project’, relating to all project coast via a pipeline to Windhoek. The water will not only components, will thereafter be undertaken. During this phase, supply the central coastal towns and Windhoek, but also en- a (legal) EIA application process will also be conducted and route towns, including Arandis, Usakos, Karabib and ultimately an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Okahandja. developed to avoid / minimize potential negative environmental and social impacts and enhance positive

impacts associated with all planned activities and 6.3 NOISE infrastructure of the proposed project. Refer to Figure 2 for the 6.3.1 Relevant to all project components various project development phases. Potential noise impacts and disturbance to third parties as a Once complete and all the relevant authorisations are in place, result of construction activities for the project infrastructure. implementation of the proposed project can commence, and the EMP implemented. 6.3.2 Desalination Plant and booster pump stations During operation, the desalination plant and various pump stations along the pipeline route could cause noise related impacts.

6.4 VISUAL Feasibility Study Design 6.4.1 Relevant to all project components (including (including EIA Construction Operational Environmental Application phase phase Change to the visual landscape and impact on sense of place Screening) process) related to all proposed new surface infrastructure. Specifically the linear infrastructure (i.e. powerlines, bulk pipelines and associated infrastructure) would extend long distances, causing visual disturbance to road users, amongst other tourists, travelling between the coast and Windhoek. FIGURE 2: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASES 6.5 HERITAGE 6.5.1 Relevant to all project components EIA6. KEY PROCESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES Possible impact/loss of archaeological and paleontological resources within the areas to be affected by construction Potential environmental and social issues associated with the activities, as well as cultural heritage. various project components’ activities and facilities include: 6.6 WASTE 6.1 TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY 6.6.1 Relevant to all project components 6.1.1 Relevant to all project components Construction activities associated with all project components Physical destruction and general disturbance of biodiversity will result in waste generation that can cause impacts on (including vegetation, vertebrates, invertebrates and avifauna) biodiversity, visual impacts, general environmental resulting from construction activities. degradation, etc., if not properly managed.

6.1.2 Desalination plant 6.7 GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER Impacts on shoreline biodiversity due to the construction and 6.7.1 Relevant to all project components operations of intake and discharge pipelines and associated Groundwater quality, as a result of construction and operation infrastructure and activities. phase activities and pollution (i.e. hydrocarbons spillages 6.1.3 Water pipeline during construction or chemicals used at the desalination Impact on animal movement as a result of the proposed plant). pipeline that would be of a significant size (i.e. diameter) and Hydrological impacts, i.e. deviation of natural stormwater either above or below ground. paths leading to erosion and sedimentation. 6.1.4 Power supply Using desalinated water from the sea could result in lowering The construction and operations of power lines and Solar PV the risk of over-extracting groundwater as a water resource. structures may pose a risk to avifauna due to the increased potential for collisions (and electrocution and/or entanglement 6.8 AIR QUALITY associated with power lines). 8.8.1 Relevant to all project components Dust generation from construction activities and vehicle 6.1.5 Service roads along the linear infrastructure movement. The construction activities associated with service roads along the linear infrastructure, cumulatively impacting on 6.9 SOCIO-ECONOMIC biodiversity. 6.94.1 Relevant to the project development and end users

The development of the project will positively contribute to 6.2 MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND SHORELINE water supply to coastal towns, Windhoek and en-route users DYNAMICS and enhance the relevant local, regional and national 6.2.1 Desalination Plant economy. Jobs will also be created during construction and Impacts on the marine ecology and shoreline dynamics as a operations of the project, further improving the economy. result of the construction and operation activities associated with the intake and discharge systems, including (amongst others) the discharge of the brine into the sea.

7. FURTHER ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SCREENING STUDY AND INVITATION TO REGISTER AND COMMENT

Further stakeholder engagement sessions, i.e. public meetings, will be held to provide a basic overview of the need for the proposed water supply project; the proposed project proposal; as well as the objectives of the screening study and additional baseline information obtained to interested and affected parties (IAPs). IAPs will be provided with an opportunity to raise any issues or concerns. The outputs from these meetings will be used to inform the Environmental and Social Screening Study as well as the overall Feasibility Study, including the “Design Criteria Report”; the “Project Concept Report” and the final “Feasibility Study Report”, where relevant.

For comments to be included in the initial Design Criteria Report, please complete the enclosed registration/comment form and send it to SLR by latest 24 April 2019.

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REGISTRATION AND COMMENT FORM

NAME ORGANISATION TELEPHONE NUMBER CELL PHONE NUMBER E-MAIL

DATE SIGNATURE PLEASE IDENTIFY YOUR INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED PROJECT:

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…………………………………………………………………………………………… (use additional pages if required) Please return completed forms to SLR: Attention: Marvin Sanzila PO Box 86386, Windhoek Tel: +264 61 231 287; Fax: +264 61 231 289 E-mail: [email protected]

EIA PROCESS FOR THE PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN- ROUTE USERS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT (BID) OCTOBER 2019

1. BACKGROUND A key deliverable of the Scoping process is the Scoping Report. The Scoping Report will be compiled in accordance with the The Namibia Water Corporation Ltd. (NamWater) has been Namibian EIA Regulations. assigned as the Project Executing Agency, to undertake a feasibility study for the development of a Desalination Plant and The Scoping Report will include the terms of reference for Water Carriage System, to secure water supply to the central various specialist studies that will be required to assess the coastal area of Namibia; Windhoek; as well as en-route users identified key issues (see Section 6). The draft Scoping Report (i.e. towns) (see Figure 1). can only be completed once the project has been defined in enough detail and further input from Interested and Affected The Feasibility Study is financed by the Government of the Parties (I&APs) obtained as part of stakeholder engagement. A Federal Republic of Germany, through the KfW Development pro-active stakeholder engagement approach is being Bank. implemented with various public meetings being planned for The findings and recommendations of the study shall form the November 2019. basis of a decision whether to implement the project (or not); the The Scoping Report will be based on the collation of all relevant most suitable project alternative(s); as well as input into the baseline information, identified E&S aspects and potential subsequent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study. impacts associated with the proposed project. NamWater appointed ILF Consulting Engineers (ILF), together 3. PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT with Lund Consulting Engineers (LCE) to manage the Feasibility Study. SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) Pty (Ltd) This document has been prepared to inform you about: (SLR) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial  The EIA Scoping process being undertaken for the Research (CSIR) (South Africa) were jointly appointed by the proposed project; Project Management Team to undertake the Scoping phase of the EIA process for the project.  The project description and associated activities; and 2. SCOPING STUDY alternatives being considered (Figure 1 and Section 5);

The overall objectives of the EIA Scoping phase (Study) are to:  Key environmental and social issues identified to date (Section 7);  Submit an application for Authorisation in terms of the Namibian EIA Regulations to the competent authority,  Further engagement opportunities (IAPs input to the i.e. the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry Draft Scoping Report (Section 8). (MAWF) who will forward it to the regulating authority, 4. YOUR ROLE the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET). You have been identified as I&AP who may want to contribute to  Provide Environmental and Social (E&S) input into the the Scoping Study for the proposed project. Register as I&AP to Engineering Feasibility Report as one of the criteria for the undersigned, with contact details below. For comments to be included in the Scoping Report, please complete the making a decision regarding the preferred alternatives enclosed registration/comment form (Page 5) and send it to for the project; SLR by latest 15 November 2019.

 Develop a Scoping Report based on the preferred alternative project options.

 Develop terms of reference for detailed specialist studies / assessments during the impacts assessment phase of the EIA process.

REGISTER AS AN INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTY: 1 Please complete the enclosed registration / comment form or contact SLR to register as an I&AP. Attention: Marvin Sanzila 8 General Murtala Muhammed Street, Eros, Windhoek Tel: +264 61 231 287; Fax: +264 61 231 289 Email:[email protected]

FIGURE 1: PROPOSED PIPLEINE CORRIDOR AND ALTERNATIVES

FIGURE 2: EIA PROCESS

5. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND and friction losses depending on pipe / pump / storage ALTERNATIVES BEING CONSIDERED configuration). The main water pipeline components would comprise of The overall proposed “desalination plant and water carriage pumping stations, storage and balancing reservoirs, a single system” project will consist of three key components, i.e. the pipeline system and medium-voltage power supply installations, desalination plant; the water pipeline between the coast of supported by the necessary energy supply and transmission Namibia and central Namibia (i.e. Windhoek); and support systems. infrastructure, including amongst others, booster pump stations along the pipeline route and power supply infrastructure to The transfer system’s design capacity will be based on a 30 supply electricity to the desalination plant and the booster pump year planning horizon. stations. 5.3 POWER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE

The total electrical energy demand of the project comprises 5.1 DESALINATION PLANT seawater desalination and pumping the desalinated water from NamWater proposes to supply desalinated seawater to the the coast to Windhoek and relevant other towns. central coastal area and to Windhoek (and en-route towns) from the central coast of Namibia, by means of a desalination plant. Due to the high specific and overall energy demand of the As part of the project’s Feasibility Study’s Inception and Design system and the continuous requirement during day and night Criteria Phase, a number of technical meetings and site visits time, all power supply related investigations and propositions were carried out, during the months April to June 2019, in order will be investigated in close cooperation and mutual agreement to develop a better understanding of the project scope. Based with NamPower. on the outcome of these meetings and site visits, the EIA will Some of the power supply options that would likely be further investigate the following desalination plant options: considered as part of the study, include:  Purchasing and expanding the existing Erongo  Construction of a new Solar PV Plant or similar for Desalination Plant (EDP), which uses Reverse feeding energy into the national grid for the project Osmosis (RO) technology. The plant is located ± 30 during the day-time, while the project would receive km north of Swakopmund, near Wlotzkasbaken (refer energy from the national grid at night-time when to Figure 1) and belongs to Orano Mining Namibia. required; or The EDP was commissioned in 2010. The design  Buying / receiving energy throughout the operational capacity of the plant is ± 20 million m3 of potable water life of the project from the national grid. per year, at full capacity. The plant was originally constructed to supply water to the Trekkopje Uranium 6. EIA PROCESS Mine (belonging to Orano Mining Namibia). However, due to the Trekkopje Mine being placed on “care and The Feasibility Study for the proposed project is currently being maintenance” and an increase in demand for water for undertaken and will likely be completed towards the first quarter the central coastal towns and other mines in the of 2020. A formal EIA Application, based on the current project Erongo Region, the EDP currently supplies water, description has been submitted to the MAWF in early October through NamWater, to other bulk water users. 2019.

 Construction of a new desalination plant at a new Once the project has been better defined and the Scoping location along the central coast of Namibia, likely Report approved, the assessment phase of the EIA process will between Swakopmund and Henties Bay. Previous be completed. Specialist studies will be undertaken to address studies (including EIAs) have been conducted for a key issues as per the Terms of Reference developed during the new desalination plant at Mile 6 (refer to Figure 1). scoping phase and a Draft EIA Report and Environmental and This site will also be considered. Social Management Plan (ESMP) compiled. (Refer to Figure 2 for the EIA process). The Scoping Study will also consider different desalination The draft EIA Report and ESMP will be distributed for public technologies. comment before being submitted to the MAWF for review and comments, and then to MET for decision making. 5.2 TRANSFER SYSTEM BETWEEN THE COAST AND EIA PROCESS WINDHOEK 7. KEY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES Potential environmental and social issues associated with the The desalinated water will be transferred from the plant at the various project components’ activities and facilities include: coast via a pipeline to Windhoek. The water will not only supply the central coastal towns and Windhoek, but also en-route 6.1 TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY towns, including Arandis, Usakos, Karibib and Okahandja. 6.1.1 Relevant to all project components (Refer to figure 1 for the project corridor of the pipeline) Physical destruction and general disturbance of biodiversity The proposed pipeline would have a length of around 350 km (including vegetation, vertebrates, invertebrates and avifauna) and a pumping head of about 2,000 m (1,700 m natural head resulting from construction activities.

construction or chemicals used at the desalination plant). 6.1.2 Desalination plant Impacts on shoreline biodiversity due to the construction and Hydrological impacts, i.e. deviation of natural stormwater paths operations of intake and discharge pipelines and associated leading to erosion and sedimentation. infrastructure and activities. Using desalinated water from the sea could result in lowering the risk of over-extracting groundwater as a water resource. 6.1.3 Water pipeline Impact on animal movement as a result of the proposed (bulk) 6.8 AIR QUALITY pipeline that would be of a significant size (i.e. diameter). 8.8.1 Relevant to all project components 6.1.4 Power supply Dust generation from construction activities and vehicle The construction and operations of power lines and Solar PV movement. structures may pose a risk to avifauna due to the increased potential for collisions (and electrocutions associated with power 6.9 SOCIO-ECONOMIC lines) to occur. 6.94.1 Relevant to the project development and end users The development of the project will positively contribute to water 6.1.5 Service roads along the linear infrastructure supply to coastal towns, Windhoek and en-route users and The construction activities associated with service roads along enhance the relevant local, regional and national economy. the linear infrastructure, cumulatively impacting on biodiversity. Jobs will also be created during construction and operations of

the project, further improving the economy.

6.2 MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND SHORELINE DYNAMICS 6.2.1 Desalination Plant 8. INFORMATION SHARING MEETINGS Impacts on the marine ecology and shoreline dynamics as a result of the construction and operation activities associated Further stakeholder engagement sessions, i.e. public with the intake and discharge systems, including (amongst meetings, will be held to provide a basic overview of the need others) the discharge of the brine into the sea. for the proposed water supply project; the proposed project;

as well as the objectives of the Scoping Study. IAPs will be 6.3 NOISE provided with an opportunity to raise any issues or concerns. 6.3.1 Relevant to all project components The outputs from these meetings will be used to inform the Potential noise impacts and disturbance to third parties as a Scoping Study and associated terms of reference for result of construction activities for the project infrastructure. specialist studies to assess the key issue identified.

6.3.2 Desalination Plant and booster pump stations The Public Meetings will be held at the following venues and During operation, the desalination plant and various pump scheduled dates stations along the pipeline route could cause noise related impacts. Table 1: Public meeting schedule

Location Name of Venue Date and Time 6.4 VISUAL Henties Bay Henties Bay 4 November 2019, 6.4.1 Relevant to all project components Community Hall 3:00PM- 4:30PM. Change to the visual landscape and impact on sense of place Swakopmund Swakopmund 5 November 2019, related to all proposed new surface infrastructure. Specifically Plaza Hotel 11:00AM- 12:30PM. the linear infrastructure (i.e. powerlines, bulk pipelines and Walvis Bay Protea Hotel, 5 November 2019, associated infrastructure) would extend long distances, causing Pelican bay 3:00PM- 4:30PM. visual disturbance to road users, amongst others tourists, Arandis Arandis 6 November 2019, travelling between the coast and Windhoek. Community Hall 10:00AM- 11:30AM.

6.5 ARCHAEOLOGY Usakos Usakos 6 November 2019, Community Hall 13:00PM- 14:30PM. 6.5.1 Relevant to all project components Possible impact/loss of archaeological resources within the Karibib Usab 11 November 2019, Community Hall 11:00AM- 1:00PM. areas to be affected by construction activities. Okahandja Okahandja 8 November 2019, 6.6 WASTE Town Hall 10:00AM- 12:00PM. 6.6.1 Relevant to all project components Windhoek Namibia 8 November 2019, Construction activities associated with all project components Scientific 15:00AM- 17:00PM. Society will result in waste generation that can cause impacts on biodiversity, visual impacts, general environmental degradation, etc. if not properly managed.

6.7 GROUND AND SURFACE WATER 6.7.1 Relevant to all project components Groundwater quality, as a result of construction and operation phase activities and pollution (i.e. hydrocarbons spillages during

For comments to be included in the Scoping Report, please complete the enclosed registration/comment form and send it to SLR by latest 15 November 2019.

SCOPING REPORT:

EIA FOR THE PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

REGISTRATION AND COMMENT FORM

NAME ORGANISATION TELEPHONE NUMBER CELL PHONE NUMBER E-MAIL

DATE SIGNATURE PLEASE IDENTIFY YOUR INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED PROJECT:

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APPENDIX 4: STAKEHOLDER

ENGAGEMENT DOCUMENTS

Appendix 4.1: I&AP Database Appendix 4.2: I&AP ESIA Notification Appendix 4.3: Site Notices Appendix 4.4: Newspaper Adverts Appendix 4.5: Minutes of Public Meetings Appendix 4.6: Concept Design Workshop Presentation

Appendix 4.7: Comments and Inputs from I&APs

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Appendix 4.1: I&AP Database

Organisation Title Lname Inits Fname Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms Angula S Saima

Ministry of Environment and Tourism Dr Freddy Sikabongo

Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr Nchindo D Damian

Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr Nghitila T Teofilus

Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms Tsukhoe Garoes

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Mr Swartz Bertram

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms Amakali A

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Mr Gereon Hunger

Ministry of Mines and Energy Mr Titus John

Ministry of Mines and Energy Mr McLeod Carlo

Ministry of Mines and Energy Mr Shivolo Erasmus

Ministry of Mines and Energy Mrs Andreas Aune

Ministry of Mines and Energy Ms Haidula Alina

Ministry of Mines and Energy Mr Rodrigues E

Ministry of Works and Transport Mr Mwatile P Peter

Ministry of Works and Transport Ms Nasheya Asteria

National Heritage Council of Namibia Ms Ndalikokule E Erica

National Heritage Council of Namibia Ms Alma Nanakela

National Heritage Council of Namibia Mr April Salomon

Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Axel Tibinyane

Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Joseph Eiman

Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Amakali Gideon

Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Heikki Hamunyela

Ministry of Health and Social Services Ms Nujoma Josephine

Ministry of Health & Social Services Mr. Andrew Ndishishi

Roads Authority Mrs. Fillemon Hileni

Roads Authority (Oshakati - responsible for Kunene) Mr. Makali

Roads Authority (Oshakati - responsible for Kunene) Mr. Roots

Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry: Permanent Ms. Saima T Amadhila - Nghishidi Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry: Water Ms. Laurica C. Afrikaner Affairs Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry: Forestry Mr Natanael Amadhila Directorate Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry: Forestry Mr Michael Aimanya Directorate Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry: Forestry Mr Hennie Kakondo Directorate Henties Bay Municipality Mr Kambatuamasa Dismon

Henties Bay Municipality Mr Reinhardt Ochs University of Namibia Renewable Energy Reserchers Mr Namwoonde Andreas

Henties Mr Mouton Andreas Erongo Regional Council Ms Engelbrecht Paulina Erongo Regional Council Mr Heita T Johannes Erongo Regional Council Ms Dimari Van Rensburg Erongo Regional Council Mr Nyau SP Erongo Regional Council Ms. Doeses LH Erongo Regional Council Mr. Sanlyani G.M Erongo Regional Council/ Erongo Water Forum Ms. Surina F Eichas Erongo Regional Council/ Erongo Water Forum Ms. Pieterse A MFMR Mrs Kreine Anja MFMR Mr Libuku Victor MFMR-FRT Mr Hamukwaya F Ferdinand Swakopmund Municipality McClune C ErongoRed Mr. Ouseb Rudolf ErongoRed Mr. Buruxa M //Hoabeb

NACOMA Ms Cadot Nathalie NACOMA Ms Nambandi K NACOMA Mr Uushini S NACOMA Mr Braby Rod Swakopmund Municipality Mr/ Heita J.T DANSTE Mr Deliange Aidan Desert Tours Mr Koub Gerald Private Mrs Demasius Birgit African Conservation Services Mrs Scottt Ann African Conservation Services Mr Scottt Mike Orano Mining Namibia Mrs Muller Sandra MFMR Mrs Kreine Anja MFMR Mr Libuku Victor MFMR-FRT Mr Hamukwaya F Ferdinand Namib Lead & Zinc Mine Mr Kangumba Richard Swakop Uraninium Mr Yusheug Cai Swakop Uranium Mr Dengeinge Jordan Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) Mr Kaseba SS MET Mr Gawiseb S.D MET Mr. Amadhila Walvis Bay Municipality Mr Esterhuizen John

Walvis Bay Municipality Uushona David Walvis Bay Municipality Mr Hitula Hilia Walvis Bay Municipality Ms Namutenya Nangula Walvis Bay Salt Holdings Mr Bolten Corrie Walvis Bay Salt Holdings Mr Swywan A Andre Walvis Bay Municipality Mr Uushona David Walvis Bay Municipality Ms Nangula A Amutenya Walvis Bay Municipality Ms Nghifikwa Rauna Walvis Bay Municipality Mr Esterhuizen J Walvis Bay Municipality Ms Hailaula Lovisa Walvis Bay Municipality Mr Shikongo Henok Ms Engelbrecht P Ms Lawrence Jamie - lee

Arandis Town Council Ms Tjihoreka Arandis Town Council Mr Makili Silvanus Arandis Town Council Mr Imbangu Ananias Arandis Ms Kangueehi Ivondia Annanius Arandis Mr. Bougard George Arandis Mr. Iipinge I.K I.K Arandis Mr. Jairus P. Tuhafeni Arandis Mrs Haoses Martha Arandis Mrs !!Hoabes Cecilie` Arandis Mrs !!Lados Ronate Arandis Mrs Nuas Christna Arandis Mrs Naobes Elizabeth Arandis Mrs Elases Angelika Arandis Mrs Curiras Mariska Arandis Mr Huiseb Absalom Arandis Mr Amaambo Daniel Arandis Mrs Haoseb Emil Arandis Mr Jason Paulus Arandis Mr Shityeni T Matty Arandis Mr Dekuuib Gerson Arandis Mrs Shivolo Theopolina Arandis Mr Mukwahuve George Arandis Mrs Emdoasa Times Arandis Mr Mvududu Wilfred Arandis Mrs Shilongo Regina Arandis Mr Amutenya E E Arandis Mrs Ndahangetate Ester Arandis Mr Xaweb Ernst Arandis Mrs Orus Helen Arandis Mr Tsaneb Nasko Arandis Mr Gawaseb Albertus Arandis Mrs Garises Veronica Arandis Mrs Nangolo Emilia Arandis Mrs Namwaapo Maria Arandis Mrs Wilk Helen Arandis Mrs Erastus Lucia Arandis Mrs Shankala M Rosa Arandis Mrs Gertge Pauline Arandis Mrs Uises Helga Arandis Mrs Ndakotea Menesia Arandis Habes K K Arandis Hoases M M Arandis Mrs Hoeseb Otniel Arandis Mrs !!laobes Euphrosine Uibasen Arandis Mrs Angala Rauna Arandis Mrs Urib Esther Arandis Mr Huiseb Mate Arandis Mr Gaoseb Botly Arandis Mr Gauseb Metusnleg Arandis Mrs Haikali Paulina Arandis Mr Makumba Cyprian Arandis Mrs Medusalem Anna Arandis Mr Temiso Walter Arandis Mr Sheetheni Thobias Arandis Mr Nangolo Sakkie Arandis Mr Geingob Raymond Arandis Mr Guriab I.D I.D Arandis Mr Petrus S Salom Arandis Mr Kanime V V Arandis Mr Shiimbi Serstinus Arandis Mrs Naanda Johanna Arandis Mrs Eshumba M Severia Arandis Mr Gaoseb Efraim Arandis Mr Hoska Abraham Arandis Mr Orin Jakes Arandis Mr Doeses Revival Arandis Mrs Henok Loide Arandis Mr Nandsebo Junias Arandis Hangulah E.P E.P Arandis Jerem`s G G Arandis Likando L L Arandis Mr Makili Silvanous Arandis Mrs Lund Freila Usakos Town Council Hon Lombardt Usakos Town Council Ms Siphora Usakos Town Council Ms Tjipura Nanguei Usakos Mr Kumbee M Mike Usakos Mr Haynes Blake Usakos Mrs Saal Johanna Usakos Mrs Tseibe Natasha Usakos Mrs Angombe Selma Usakos Ms Tjipura Nanguei Okahanndja Municipality Mr Ndakolo Dino Okahanndja Municipality Mr Kamuingona Kaombiri Okahanndja Municipality Mr Endjala P Abinbev Mr Evan Wyk Gerome Abinbev Abinbev Private Mr Hangula Vickson Ministry of Heallth and Social Services Dr Steve K Ngoy Karibib Town Council Hon. Nabot Petrus

Karibib Town Council Mr Au-Khaob Siegfriedt

Karibib Town Council Mr Mwanyekange Erikson

Karibib Town Council Mr Haisindi Joseph Karibib Town Council Mrs Emely Tjombumbi

City of Windhoek - Env oficer Mr Makuti Olavi Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ms Amakali A Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Mr Gereon Hunger Ministry of Mines and Energy Mr Titus John Ministry of Mines and Energy Mr McLeod Carlo Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry: Agriculture Mr. Simwanza Eugen Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry: Agriculture Mr. Ambafa Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry: Agriculture Mr. Vepee Havarua Ministry of Environment and Tourism Ms Angula S Saima Ministry of Environment and Tourism Dr Freddy Sikabongo Ministry of Environment and Tourism Mr Nchindo D Damian MET: Directorate Wildlife and National Parks Mr Sikopo Colgar MET: Directorate Wildlife and National Parks Me Nakatana Yvonne Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Axel Tibinyane Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Joseph Eiman Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Amakali Gideon Ministry of Health and Social Services Mr Heikki Hamunyela Ministry of Health and Social Services Ms Nujoma Josephine National Heritage Council of Namibia Ms Ndalikokule E Erica National Heritage Council of Namibia Ms Alma Nanakela National Heritage Council of Namibia Mr April Salomon NAMPOWER Mr. Dall Ernest NAMPOWER Mr. Siremo Lukas Namibia Chamber Of Environment Dr. Brown Chris Namibian Uranium Association Ms. Schneider Gabi Earthlife Namibia Bertchen Kohrs Namibian Nature Foundation (NNF) Juliean Fennessy Fennessy World Wildlife Fund in Namibia (WWF) Mr Stuart-Hill Greg Namibia Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) Ms Loots Sonja National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) Ms Strohbach Ben National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) Ms Mannheimer Coleen National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) Ms. Maggs-Kohling, Gillian Namibia Scientific Society Scientfic Society Swakopmund Ms. Kohlstadt Nadine Chamber of Mines of Namibia Mr. Malango Veston National Chamber of Environment. Mrs. Fillemon Hileni Media- The Namibian Sun Ms Van Wyk Shareen Media- Die Republikein Mr Davis L Media- NBC Radio Ms Shipiki Erica Roads Authority Mr Salomon Roads Authority Mr Amweelo M Roads Authority Mr Schwandt Erwin Ohlthaver &List (O&L) Mr De Beer Gloudi Ohlthaver &List (O&L) Mr. Nutt L Peter Coca Cola Mr Schullenbach Konrad JHM Director Dr Schneided H H JHM Director Mrs Schneided I I Sentrutek Technical Operation Mr Andjamba N N Private Mr Lawrence L L Farmer Mrs Shagama Fredrika Farmer Mrs Shalumbu Bernadette Private Mr Nutt Peter Bio - Pro TRD Mr Abiatar Nikanor N/A Hydrogeologist Mrs Maartero Lima DRFN Project Cordinator Mr Tielos Nelson PNA PC-A Lc8 Mr Koos Theron NUST Mr Sven-Esic Steuder LM Environmental Consalting Mr Mouton Morne EDS PTY LTD Mr Busch Alex COW SECT .ENG. Mrs Schanh Horst Bush Telegraph Namibia Mrs Bouth Holger African Eroen Prasects Mr Houer Thomas Aqua Services Mr Boye Leon Namibia Dairies Project Managers Mr Petenen Nankela Ecotech Mr Nambahu Johannes Wingoe MR Koren Joris WME Mrs Rukira Luther NUST (Studant) Mr Mushedami Postriek G69 Systems Mrs Ngninamupika Isabel NETOAY Mr Visser Gunnar Integral Water Solutions Dr Piersch Thomas Bank Of Namibia Deputy Director Mr Vewle Willem Bank Of Namibia Research Officer Mr Anty Clue Heat Exchange Products Process Engineer Mr Burger Gys Geological Survey Mr Margolis Mat Private Mr Serfari Thomas Mr Herdres Garaseb LCE Mrs Elago Namtenya Pearl Waterfree Mrs Villjoen Herklaas Aqvarius Consult Process Englineer Mr Diegert Cloete NEL ERAG Mr Mutyavarin Auth NGT Mr Patvakawabwapo Sodfroy Finkenstein Estate Mrs Perche Joliehe Nust Mr Mwazi Mwazi Nust Mr Shuuya Titus NAM Water Mr Munting Paul NNF Mr Mudge Fred NNF Mr Lewis Earl ECC Mr Gerd Kuchling PMA Mrs Shitaatala Eva Lithon Project Consultant Mr Herma Ernet UNAM Mr Lufuma Daniel Pensioner Mr Heyns Piet Environmental Scientist Mr Kuchling Felik Music Agent Mrs Leon Migleitti NUST Namibia Mr Gerte Werner Heyns Water Consult (Pensioner) Mr Genser Heinad Kuchling Consulting Engeneer JNC Mr Stock Christian Pipe Tech Namibia Mr Haerisah Reinhard Namibia Magatine Mr Burger Jannie Mr Martin H H AQUA Services & Engineering Mr Lesch Henrich Private Mrs Gold Jaue SCE Mrs Seely Marry Private Mr Wys F Nezar Private Mr Christelis Greg NUST Mr Klein Willy Private Mr Bismarch Joas F.PduToit Transport Mrs Oriol Casoline Private Mr Chase Andrey Private Mr Zimmermann Ibo Tristone Africa Director Mr Bruwer Johan Private Mr Spein J J Private Mr Creynders Environmental Compliace Consultancy (ECC) Ms Wilhelm Laina Ozongoto Trust Mr. Rukira Luther Walvis Bay Salth Holdings Mr. Tjizoo Vazembua Walvis Bay Salth Holdings Mr. Snyman Andre Ecoserve Mike and Ann Scott Namib Botanical Gardens cc Frank Löhnert Private Mr. Bruwer Johan VO Consulting Mr. Oertzen von Detlof NAMWATER Ms Nel Yolanda Global Water Intellegence Ms Samo June Living Desert Adventures Mr Nel Chris CTAN Mr Pieter van Ginkel Namibia National Farmers Union Living Desert Adventures Mr Nel Chris CTAN Mr Pieter van Ginkel DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

Appendix 4.2: I&AP ESIA Notification

From: Marvin Sanzila [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, 28 October 2019 14:56 Subject: EIA PROCESS: DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

Dear Sir/ Madam

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR THE PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

Namibia Water Corporation Ltd. (NamWater) herewith give notice in terms of the Environmental Management Act, 7 of 2007 and Regulations 19 and 21 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (January 2012), of the proposed development of a Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System, to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Windhoek and en-route users.

Prior to the commencement of the proposed project, an EIA process is being conducted and an application for an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) has been submitted to the to the Competent Authority (Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry) which will ultimately be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Environmental Commissioner) in terms of Section 32 of the EMA.

SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd (SLR Namibia) has been appointed to undertake the EIA process for the proposed project.

Please refer to the below link for the Background Information Document (BID) • http://slrconsulting.com/za/slr-documents/

Registration to receive notifications and information: Register as an Interested and Affected Party with the undersigned by replying to this e-mail and providing full name and contact details. For issues and/or comments to be included in the Scoping Report forward them to SLR by no later than 15 November 2019.

Public Meetings for Interested and Affected Parties:

Location Name of Venue Date and Time

Henties Bay Henties Bay Community Hall 4 November 2019, 3:00PM - 4 : 3 0 P M . S w a k o p m u n d Swakopmund Plaza Hotel 5 November 2019, 11:00AM - 1 2 : 3 0 P M .

W a l vi s B a y Protea Hotel, Pelican bay 5 November 2019, 3:00PM - 4 : 3 0 P M .

A r a n di s Arandis Community Hall 6 November 2019, 10:00AM - 1 1 : 3 0 A M . U s a k o s Usakos Community Hall 6 November 2019, 13:00PM - 1 4 : 3 0 P M . K a ri bi b Usab Community Hall 11 November 2019, 11:00AM - 1 : 0 0 P M . O k a h a n d j a Okahandja Town Hall 8 November 2019, 1 0: 0 0 A M - 1 2 : 0 0 P M .

W i n d h o e k Namibia Scientific Society 8 November 2019, 15:00AM - 1 7 : 0 0 P M . Kind regards Marvin Sanzila

Marvin Sanzila Environmental Assessment Practitioner - +264 61 231 287

[email protected]

- SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd 8 General Murtala Muhammed Street Eros, Windhoek, Khomas, -

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Appendix 4.3: Site Notices

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS

PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER

SUPPLY TO CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

Notice is hereby given in terms of the Environmental Management Act, 2007 (No. 7 of 2007) (EMA) and

Regulation 21 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (Government Notice No. 30 of 2012) of the application for an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Windhoek and en-route users.

Applicant: The Namibia Water Corporation Ltd. (NamWater)

Nature of proposed activity: NamWater is proposing to develop a Desalination Plant and Water

Carriage System, to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Windhoek and en-route users. The project will consist of three key components, i.e. the desalination plant; the water pipeline between the coast of Namibia and central Namibia (i.e. Windhoek); and support infrastructure, including amongst other pump stations along the pipeline route and power supply infrastructure to supply electricity to the desalination plant and the pump stations.

Location: The desalinated seawater will be sourced from the central coast of Namibia through a pipeline system to the CCA and Windhoek with en-route users including Arandis, Usakos, Karibib and Okahandja. The proposed pipeline would have a length of around 350 km and a total pumping head of about 2,100 m (1,700 m natural head plus friction losses depending on pipe / pump / storage configuration).

Application for Environmental Clearance Certificate: An application for environmental clearance has been submitted to the Competent Authority (Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry), which will ultimately be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Environmental Commissioner) in terms of Section 32 of the EMA. This advertisement is the start of the EIA public participation processes for the project.

Environmental Assessment Practitioner: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd (“SLR”) has been appointed to undertake the Scoping phase processes. Contact Person: Marvin Sanzila PO Box 86386, Windhoek Tel: +264 61 231 287; Fax: +264 61 231 289 E-mail: [email protected]

Registration to receive notifications / information and opportunity to comment: To register as an interested and/or affected party (I&AP) for the project, please submit your full name and contact details to the SLR address given above. A Background Information Document (BID) has been compiled for the above-mentioned project and is available upon request to the above address or on the SLR website at (http://slrconsulting.com/za/slr-documents/) Submission of comments: For issues and/or comments to be included in the EIA Report they should be forwarded to SLR no later than 15 November 2019.

Public Meetings for Interested and Affected Parties Location Name of Venue Date and Time Henties Bay Henties Bay Community Hall 4 November 2019, 3:00PM- 4:30PM. Swakopmund Swakopmund Plaza Hotel 5 November 2019, 11:00AM- 12:30PM. Walvis Bay Protea Hotel, Pelican bay 5 November 2019, 3:00PM- 4:30PM. Arandis Arandis Community Hall 6 November 2019, 10:00AM- 11:30AM. Usakos Usakos Community Hall 6 November 2019, 13:00PM- 14:30PM. Karibib Usab Community Hall 11 November 2019, 11:00AM- 1:00PM. Okahandja Okahandja Town Hall 8 November 2019, 10:00AM- 12:00PM. Windhoek Namibia Scientific Society 8 November 2019, 15:00PM- 17:00PM.

Site Notices:

Site notices were placed at conspicuous locations in all towns of interest as follows:

Swakopmund: • Woermann Brock Shopping Comples • Pick n Pay • Shoprite Walvis Bay • Various Service Stations and Central Town • Walvis Bay Library Henties Bay • Henties Bay Town Council • Henties Bay Library • Henties Shopping Complex (Spar)

Arandis • Arandis Town Council

Usakos • Usakos Town Council • Usakos Supermarket Karibib (Public meeting rescheduled) • KaribibTown Council • Novachab Mine • Karibib Spar Supermarket • Karibib NAMPOST Okahandja • Okahandja municipality • Okahandja- Ministry of Health and Social Services Windhoek • Namibia Scientific Society • NBC Radio Station • City of Windhoek

Some photos of the site notices above are presented in figure 1.

Photo illustration of site notices:

Walvis Bay

Swakopmund

Henties Bay Usakos

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Appendix 4.4: Newspaper Adverts

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS

PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER

SUPPLY TO CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

Notice is hereby given in terms of the Environmental Management Act, 2007 (No. 7 of 2007) (EMA) and

Applicant: The Namibia Water Corporation Ltd. (NamWater)

Nature of proposed activity: NamWater is proposing to develop a Desalination Plant and Water

E-mail: [email protected]

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INVITATION TO TENDER (OPEN INTERNATIONAL BIDDING)

PROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT UNIT UNIT Element Consulting Engineers, Namibia OPENOPEN INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL BIDDING BIDDING

A challenging opportunity exist with a leading employer in the consulting engineering industry. NAMCOR hereby invites well-experienced firms to submit both financial and technical proposals for the bidbid listedlisted belobelow.w.

Element Consulting Engineers wish to appoint a MECHANICAL ENGINEER with 5+ years working experience in the TENDERTENDER NUMBER:NUMBER: G/OIB/NC-01/2019G/OIB/NC-01/2019 Namibia as Consulting Engineer to start employment in our Electrical / Mechanical Division, Windhoek. DESCRIPTION: THE SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, IMPLEMENTATION, DESCRIPTION: THE TESTING, SUPPLY, TRAINING INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING IMPLEMENTATION, TESTING, TRAINING AND COMMISSIONING OF AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING Applicants must preferably be Namibian citizens, have an applicable Bachelors Degree (B.Eng) or B Tech degree (or OF AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM FOR NAMCOR internationally accepted equivalent), and must be registered with the Engineering Council of Namibia (ECN). (ERP) SYSTEM FOR NAMCOR PRE-BIDPRE-BID MEETING:MEETING: MONDAY,MONDAY, 21 OCTOBEROCTOBER 2019 @ 11:0011:00 AMAM ATAT Skills & knowledge for above positions should include: PETROLUEM HOUSE, 11 AVIATIONAVIATION ROAD,ROAD, • The applicant should have thorough experience in Retail Development WINDHOEK, AUDITORIUMAUDITORIUM (non-compulsory) • The applicant should have thorough experience in Project Management • The applicant should have thorough experience in Building Engineering Services The information for the bid listed above is defined in the bid document, which are obtainable at NAMCOR Petroleum House, 1 Aviation Road, Windhoek, Namibia. Kindly ensure to request for the correct bid • The applicant should have thorough experience in Fire Engineering Services Petroleum House, 1 Aviation Road, Windhoek, Namibia. Kindly ensure to request for the correct bid document.document. • The applicant should have good Client representability • Relevant computer skills are assumed. BIDBID DOCUMENTSDOCUMENTS AVAVAILABLEAILABLE FROM: WednesdayMonday, 07 October09th October 2019 2019 • Administrative, communication and writing skills in addition to technical knowledge are assumed. BIDBID SUBMISSIONSUBMISSION DEADLINE: Thursday,Thursday, 07 November 20192019 @@ 12:0012:00 PMPM • The applicant should also have an eye for detail and work well under pressure - independently and in BID DOCUMENT COST: N$300.00 (non-refundable) a team. BID DOCUMENT COST: N$300.00 (non-refundable) SUBMISSIONSUBMISSION ADDRESS: TenderTender Box at Reception The remuneration package will be negotiated with individual applicants. NAMCOR Head Office Petroleum House Petroleum House 1 Aviation Road 1 Aviation Road For applications send a complete CV to [email protected] Windhoek Windhoek Namibia Namibia Closing date for applications: 30 November 2019. ENQUIRIES/CLARIFICATIONS: Procurement Management Unit ENQUIRIES/CLARIFICATIONS: Procurement Management Unit DM0201900348702 Email: [email protected] Email:Tel: 061- procurement@namco 204 5000 / 204 5111 /r .com.na204 5054 / 204 5073 Tel: 061- 204 5000 / 204 5111 / 204 5054 / 204 5073

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NOTICE DM0201900348734 ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE NAMPOWER FIRM POWER PROJECT IN WALVIS BAY, ERONGO REGION

Namibia Power Corporation (Pty) Ltd, intends to apply to amend their Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) to incorporate an extension of their existing Anixas Power Station on Erf No. 2, (15 John Ovenstone Street) in Walvis Bay. The project will be developed and known as the Anixas II Power Station. A background information document containing the location of the project may be viewed at: http://www.thenamib.com/projects/.

Geo Pollution Technologies (Pty) Ltd was appointed to undertake an environmental assessment and draft a related Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the proposed expansion. The environmental assessment and EMP will be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism as per the Environmental Management Act of 2007 in support of the ECC application.

The Anixas Power Station currently has the potential to provide 22.5 MW of electricity to the national electricity grid. The proposed Anixas II Power Station will add a further 50 MW of generation capacity, however the environmental assessment will cover all possible future expansions up to 142 MW. Technologies which are considered for the additional generation capacity include gas turbines and internal combustion reciprocating engines. These technologies are able to operate on various fuel types, namely heavy fuel oil (internal combustion reciprocating engines only), light fuel oil and various gaseous fuels. All options considered will be assessed in the environmental assessment and related specialist studies.

All Interested and Affected Parties are invited to register with the environmental consultant on or before 31 October 2019 to receive further documentation and communication regarding the ECC application. Reports for review and comment periods will be communicated to all registered parties.

Geo Pollution Technologies (Pty) Ltd Telephone: +264-61-257411 Fax: +264-88626368 E-mail: [email protected] DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

Appendix 4.5: Minutes of Public Meetings

Authority Meetings

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MINUTES OF MEETING TO STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT: WALVIS BAY MUNICIPALITY

DATE 11 April 2019 VENUE: Walvis Bay Municipality – Kuiseb Boardroom PROJECT: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process for the proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Central Area of Namibia (CAN) around Windhoek and en-route users. SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Inform the local authorities about the proposed project and feasibility study being undertaken, as well as the Environmental and Social study and how they could participate in the process. • Discuss potential Environmental and Social impacts. • Obtain input from the local authorities on issues and concerns, and input on environmental sensitivities and impacts.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

Werner Petrick (WP) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included: • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedure; and • Objectives of the meeting.

2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

WP presented relevant background and an overview of the proposed project and the Feasibility Study currently being undertaken, with specific focus on the Environmental and Social input to the study.

WP further indicated the way forward and an opportunity for the local authority to provide their input to the study.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ISSUES RAISED)

A number of questions / comments / issues were raised during the meeting. These have been recorded in the attached table (refer to Appendix 1).

1 4. THE WAY FORWARD

SLR outlined the way forward as follows: • Further stakeholder engagement sessions, i.e. public meetings, will be held at a later stage, as part of the EIA process. • Local authorities were requested to submit additional (initial) written comments by 24 of April 2019.

5. CLOSE

WP closed the meeting and thanked all for their attendance.

2 APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONS / COMMENTS / ISSUES RAISED DURING THE MEETING No. Issue raised 1 Project motivation 1.1 One big issue is that NamWater identified the need of the project. The need will determine the way forward. The project will in all likelihood take place, but the motivation to implement the project needs to be well defined. We believe it is largely to supply Windhoek with water. Therefore, what is the real motivation? 2 Project Design / Planning 2.1 From an environmental point of view, the Engineers should consider existing infrastructures and built corridors. They should preferably try to utilise these existing corridors / infrastructures, as far as possible, due to the fact that the area(s) are already disturbed and should cause less impacts to the environment. 2.2 It will be good if the Local Authorities could provide input into proposed “go-forward project components”. 2.3 Will water also be supplied to Henties Bay as part of this project? 2.4 Also need to consider supplying other users en-route with water from the proposed system, i.e. farms / lodges / Green schemes, etc. Pumps stations should be strategically located - where there will be reservoirs, also for other users. Do not deny other users. There is a “social obligation”. 2.5 There needs to be controlled off-take. What is the overall demand along the route? They should already plan for all users along the route and make provision for take-off points at strategic locations. 2.6 Two pipelines will be better than one, if something happens. Also, the bigger the pipe the challenges. 2.7 This project will have an impact off electricity supply to the region. Power supply therefore needs to be upgraded. 2.8 The PV power option must be a feasible option. However, they need to look at the full life cycle. Renewable energy options must be ‘really green’. Panels only last for 5 years. They must look at the cost benefit. Maybe some sort of ‘hybrid structure should be considered. 2.9 The intake to the existing (Erongo) Desalination plant is already designed / build for increased capacity. Also, the pipeline to Trekkopje mine.

Use existing infrastructure as far as possible to save money and off-set Environmental impacts. 2.10 Another desalination plant at the coast could be an issue. Also from a public perspective. Cumulative impacts will be created. 2.11 The existing Erongo Desalination Plant has “Algae bloom” issues. It was not designed for this (under estimated). Discuss this with the Ministry of Fisheries. 2.12 The desalination plant should be designed for 95% availability (It cannot be operated “on/off”). 3 Water Pricing and General Issues 3.1 What about servicing other towns? They also need to consider existing networks and services. What if NamWater cannot deliver to other towns while Windhoek needs to be supplied? 3.2 Certain towns / Municipalities could develop their own water supply scheme (or already have this in place). I.e. not all water to be supplied by NamWater?

3 No. Issue raised 3.3 Local authority could develop their own water supply sources / strategy and should not be obliged to be only supplied by NamWater. 3.4 NamWater is not a “social entity”. It is a Private Company, driven by the “Bottom Line”. This could cause NamWater to have a ‘monopoly’ in terms of water supply and ‘give them the ticket’ to dictate the prize of water as they see fit. 3.5 The Desalination water supply can only work / be feasible) with lots of users. If all the proposed towns are not part of this supply strategy, will this project still be feasible? 3.6 Water still needs to be provided at a competitive price. How will this economically impact the regions? 3.7 We don’t have much confidence in NamWater. They struggle to maintain certain boreholes at the moment in the area – linked to the regional water supply. 3.8 This project should not mean that towns must only be supplied through this new system. Towns must have a chance to look at this as one of the options. Government must ensure water is still affordable. 3.9 How much of the Desalinated water will be “Government funded”? 3.10 The actual “driver” behind the project is to supply water to Windhoek. This would come at a high price and all other towns will then also be negatively affected by this to help carry the cost. 3.11 In general, we are in favour of such a project because, strategically, is has to be developed. However, it must be equitable. We cannot be forced to pay the same as the Windhoek users for the water. The “payment structuring is therefore critical”. 3.12 We should not be obliged to participate in this water supply scheme. “Erongo will look at Erongo” in terms of their water supply. 3.13 If other parties will not benefit, people will damage the infrastructure (security issues). Make provision and control. 3.14 Stakeholders would like to be part of tender evaluation process. Stakeholders must be consulted about this and must be part throughout the process. The Erongo Powerline project is a good example of this.

The Erongo Water Forum is an important Stakeholder to involve. 3.15 Water supply to Walvis Bay will always be a mix. The base will be from the Kuiseb and Desalinated water.

4 Social issues 4.1 There is the risk of poaching on farms with more people moving into certain areas. Especially if people don’t benefit from the project. 4.2 Local suppliers, contractors must be used. This is a strategic project to the country. It will be easier to local suppliers if the pipeline is a smaller diameter (i.e. two pipelines). 4.3 The economics of the project must make sense. 4.4 When evaluating tenders, being local must be big component. This issue must count at least 10% of the tender evaluation.

5 Environmental issues 5.1 The water pipeline could cause issues to animals in terms of movement. Need to look at crossings and underground sections. 5.2 The Visual impacts of the pipeline could be a concern. Tourism needs to be considered.

4 No. Issue raised

5 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Organisation Contact details D. Uushona Walvis Bay Municipality [email protected] N. Amutenya Amatsi [email protected] R. Nghihkwa [email protected] J. Esterhuizen [email protected] L. Hailaula [email protected] H. Shikongo [email protected]

Werner Petrick SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

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MINUTES OF MEETING TO STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT: SWAKOPMUND MUNICIPALITY

DATE 12 April 2019 VENUE: Swakopmund Municipality PROJECT: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process for the proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Central Area of Namibia (CAN) around Windhoek and en-route users. SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Inform the local authorities about the proposed project and feasibility study being undertaken, as well as the Environmental and Social study and how they could participate in the process. • Discuss potential Environmental and Social impacts. • Obtain input from the local authorities on issues and concerns, and input on environmental sensitivities and impacts.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

WP presented relevant background and an overview of the proposed project and the Feasibility Study currently being undertaken, with specific focus on the Environmental and Social input to the study.

WP further indicated the way forward and an opportunity for the local authority to provide their input to the study.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ISSUES RAISED)

A number of questions / comments / issues were raised during the meeting. These have been recorded in the attached table (refer to Appendix 1).

1 4. THE WAY FORWARD

5. CLOSE

WP closed the meeting and thanked all for their attendance.

2 APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONS / COMMENTS / ISSUES RAISED DURING THE MEETING No. Issue raised 1 Water Pricing and General Issues 1.1 The price of the water should not increase as a result of this project. It would be an issue if that is the case. Water cannot be too expensive. 2 Social issues 2.1 The project could cause a possible negative impact on towns in terms of Inward migration. 2.2 The project will however cause positive impacts in terms of job creation (formal and informal). They must ensure that locals are used during the construction phase. The duration of the construction period will be a measure in terms of the impact. 3 Environmental issues 3.1 A number of borrow pits will be required along the route. This needs to be properly assessed and the required authorisations obtained (i.e. Environmental Clearance). They need to be managed under an approved EMP. 3.2 Waste during the construction phase needs to be properly managed. Need to carefully plan for this and consider the different landfill sites in the various towns along the route. 3.3 The visual impacts of the project could be significant. 3.4 The movement of the animals could be an impact due to the big diameter (above ground) pipeline(s).

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Organisation Contact details P. Engelbrecht Swakopmund [email protected] C. McClane Municipality [email protected] JT Heifa [email protected] Werner Petrick SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

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MINUTES OF MEETING TO STAKEHOLDER ENGANGEMENT: CITY OF WINDHOEK (COW)

DATE 9 May 2019 VENUE: City of Windhoek PROJECT: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process for the proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Central Area of Namibia (CAN) around Windhoek and en-route users. SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Inform the local authorities about the proposed project and feasibility study being undertaken, as well as the Environmental and Social study and how they could participate in the process. • Discuss potential Environmental and Social impacts. • Obtain input from the local authorities on issues and concerns, and input on environmental sensitivities and impacts.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

Meeting commenced at approximately 12h00. Marvin Sanzila (MS) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) thanked Olavi Makuti (OM) of the COW for his presence. This was followed by a short introduction, which included: • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedure; and • Objectives of the meeting.

2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

MS presented relevant background and an overview of the proposed project and the Feasibility Study currently being undertaken, with specific focus on the Environmental and Social input to the study.

MS further indicated the way forward and an opportunity for the local authority to provide their input to the study.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

A number of questions / comments / issues were raised during the meeting. These have been recorded in the attached table (refer to Appendix 1).

1 4. THE WAY FORWARD

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 13h30.

2 APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONS / COMMENTS / ISSUES RAISED DURING THE MEETING No. Issue raised 1 Project Design / Planning 1.1 The proposed water carriage system desalinated water from its source in Hentis Bay area to en-route users up to Okahandja is feasible. However there may be a need to look at upgrading the already existing infrastructure from Okahandja through to Windhoek and use these for water supply to the end users in Windhoek. 1.2 Currently, NamWater provides 70% of Windhoek’s water supply. The remainder 30% is supplied by the COW’s (Municipality). Due to the current Global Warming events and as part of the Climate Change Strategy, the COW has developed a water demand strategy that looks at various water supply options as it is predicted that in a decade, there will be an increase in average temperature than it has been in most years in the Southern African Hemisphere up to 2˚C warmer. Rainfall is expected to decrease by 4% and evapo-transpiration will increase by 10%. The proposed desalination water and water carriage project can be of beneficial to this strategy. 2 Water Pricing and General Issues 2.1 This is a good project, however it may have an influence on consumer pricing. 2.2 The costs related to the operation of the desalination plant and piping this water over a longer distance will definitely influence the price of water. 2.3 NamWater and the Municipality should look into various options to offset the pricing of water. Blending the desalinated water with various water sources could offset the pricing as this has potential to reduce operational costs of pumping capacities throughout the whole system. 3 Social issues 3.1 There could be security issues around the pipeline.

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Organisation Contact details Makuti Olavi Economic Development Email: [email protected] and Community Tel: +264 61 2903518/ +264 81 1405033 Services (COW) Marvin Sanzila SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

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MINUTES OF MEETING TO STAKEHOLDER ENGANGEMENT: MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM (DIRECTORATE OF WILDLIFE AND NATIONAL PARKS, SWAKOPMUND)

DATE 15 May 2019 VENUE: Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), Swakopmund PROJECT: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process for the proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Central Area of Namibia (CAN) around Windhoek and en-route users. SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Inform the local authorities about the proposed project and feasibility study being undertaken, as well as the Environmental and Social study and how they could participate in the process. • Discuss potential Environmental and Social impacts. • Obtain input from the local authorities on issues and concerns, and input on environmental sensitivities and impacts.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

Meeting commenced at approximately 09h00. Werner Petrick (WP) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included:

• Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedure; and • Objectives of the meeting.

2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

WP presented relevant background and an overview of the proposed project and the Feasibility Study currently being undertaken, with specific focus on the Environmental and Social input to the study.

WP further indicated the way forward and an opportunity for the local authority to provide their input to the study.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

A number of questions / comments / issues were raised during the meeting. These have been recorded in the attached table (refer to Appendix 1).

4. THE WAY FORWARD

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 10h00.

2 APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONS / COMMENTS / ISSUES RAISED DURING THE MEETING No. Issue raised 1 Project Design / Planning 1.1 Has the pipeline route been defined? The option of following the back road corridor to Windhoek could be feasible? 1.2 Please consider the farmer’s associations for input as part of the stakeholder’s engagement for the EIA. 1.3 What other options will NamWater look at if the proposed project is not feasible? 1.4 Will the pipeline routing follow the existing road infrastructure and through commercial farms in certain areas? There are potential impacts related to wildlife corridors/ movement and also livestock. Livestock and Wildlife is an important source of income. However, livestock can be controlled. Wildlife is quite a challenge. Perhaps look at various land uses and impacts around these in the ESIA process.

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Organisation Contact details

Werner Petrick SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd Marvin Sanzila SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

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MINUTES OF MEETING TO STAKEHOLDER ENGANGEMENT: USAKOS REGIONAL COUNCIL

DATE 17 April 2019 VENUE: Usakos Regional Council PROJECT: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process for the proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the Central Coastal Area (CCA), Central Area of Namibia (CAN) around Windhoek and en-route users..

SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Inform the local authorities about the proposed project and feasibility study being undertaken, as well as the Environmental and Social study and how they could participate in the process. • Discuss potential Environmental and Social impacts. • Obtain input from the local authorities on issues and concerns, and input on environmental sensitivities and impacts.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

Meeting commenced at approximately 11h00. Werner Petrick (WP) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included: • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedure; and • Objectives of the meeting.

2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

WP presented relevant background and an overview of the proposed project and the Feasibility Study currently being undertaken, with specific focus on the Environmental and Social input to the study.

WP further indicated the way forward and an opportunity for the local authority to provide their input to the study.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ISSUES RAISED)

A number of questions / comments / issues were raised during the meeting. These have been recorded in the attached table (refer to Appendix 1).

4. THE WAY FORWARD

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 12h30.

2 APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONS / COMMENTS / ISSUES RAISED DURING THE MEETING No. Issue raised 1 Project Design / Planning 1.1 Please confirm if the pipeline will be placed above or underground? 1.2 Usakos may not find this project beneficial as there is already good groundwater infrastructure and resources already in existence. 1.3 The main road through Usakos to Karibib crosses through the town, perhaps the pipeline should follow an alternative route and not constructed through the town. 1.4 There is currently a Solar PV project between Usakos and Arandis at a farm called Ebony. The Feasibility study must consider this infrastructure as part of the proposed renewable energy as a power supply option. 1.5 Please do take into consideration that, activities related to blasting, etc, may have an impact on the old residential infrastructure in Usakos. 1.6 The project should consider both existing (historic) underground and above the ground infrastructure before the final planning of the route. 1.7 There is potential to theft and violation of the infrastructure from the proposed project. 2 Water Pricing and General Issues 2.1 NamWater should not be considered as the main supplier of water as this will have an influence on the price of water. In addition to that, the groundwater here is better tasting than processed or desalinated water. 2.2 The Municipality of Usakos supplies water to the town. The proposed Desalination and water Carriage project may still influence the local water price. This project will certainly take over the income stream from the town council (i.e. deprive them from the current income).

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Organisation Contact details

Werner Petrick SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd Marvin Sanzila SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

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MINUTES OF MEETING TO STAKEHOLDER ENGANGEMENT: KARIBIB TOWN COUNCIL

DATE 17 April 2019 VENUE: Karibib Town Council PROJECT: Proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the central coast, Windhoek and en-route users SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Inform the local authorities about the proposed project and feasibility study being undertaken, as well as the Environmental and Social study and how they could participate in the process. • Discuss potential Environmental and Social impacts. • Obtain input from the local authorities on issues and concerns, and input on environmental sensitivities and impacts.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

Meeting commenced at approximately 14h00. Werner Petrick (WP) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included: • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedure; and • Objectives of the meeting.

2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

WP presented relevant background and an overview of the proposed project and the Feasibility Study currently being undertaken, with specific focus on the Environmental and Social input to the study.

WP further indicated the way forward and an opportunity for the local authority to provide their input to the study.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ISSUES RAISED)

A number of questions / comments / issues were raised during the meeting. These have been recorded in the attached table (refer to Appendix 1).

1 4. THE WAY FORWARD

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 15h30.

2 APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONS / COMMENTS / ISSUES RAISED DURING THE MEETING No. Issues raised 1 Project Design / Planning 1.1 If the pipeline does not follow the road corridor it will be difficult to maintain. 1.2 Is NamWater considering buying the ORANO Desalination Plant for this project? 1.3 Please take note of the following infrastructure that can influence the pipeline route: • Graveyards towards the Novachab Gold Mine and close to town. • Concentration camps also exist in the direction of the road to Otjimbingwe? • Marble quarries outside town. • NamWater should look into upgrading old boreholes that can be upgraded. However most of these are contaminated at low levels. There is also three potential boreholes that can be upgraded. 1.4 This is an overall positive project and beneficial to all. 2 Social issues 2.1 Employment opportunity should favour the locals. 3 Water Pricing and General Issues 3.1 The affordability of the water will be an issue as 90% of the households in Karibib are dependent on Navachab Gold Mine’s supply of water. The town wants to be more independent. 3.2 Will the desalinated water be first treated to the correct quality and where? This could potentially add to the cost and influence the price.

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Organisation Contact details Joseph Haisindi Karibib Town Council [email protected] Werner Petrick SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd Marvin Sanzila SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

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MINUTES OF MEETING TO STAKEHOLDER ENGANGEMENT: ARANDIS TOWN COUNCIL

DATE 17 April 2019 VENUE: Arandis Town Council PROJECT: Proposed Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the central coast, Windhoek and en-route users SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Inform the local authorities about the proposed project and feasibility study being undertaken, as well as the Environmental and Social study and how they could participate in the process. • Discuss potential Environmental and Social impacts. • Obtain input from the local authorities on issues and concerns, and input on environmental sensitivities and impacts.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

Meeting commenced at approximately 08h:00. Werner Petrick (WP) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included: • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedure; and • Objectives of the meeting.

2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

WP presented relevant background and an overview of the proposed project and the Feasibility Study currently being undertaken, with specific focus on the Environmental and Social input to the study.

WP further indicated the way forward and an opportunity for the local authority to provide their input to the study.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ISSUES RAISED)

A number of questions / comments / issues were raised during the meeting. These have been recorded in the attached table (refer to Appendix 1).

1 4. THE WAY FORWARD

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 9h30.

2 APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONS / COMMENTS / ISSUES RAISED DURING THE MEETING No. Issues raised 1 Project Design / Planning 1.1 This is a good project. However, Arandis Town Council will only give positive input when the pipeline route is defined. There is more of a benefit from the project considering water is a scarce resource in Namibia. However it may e challenging for residents in the various towns and places in terms of easy access to roads or infrastructure. 1.2 Will the current ORANO Desalination Plant be feasible for this project? 1.3 It is critical for the Technical Team (Engineers) on this project to consult the Arandis Town Council in terms of the planning of the town development as this may impact the proposed pipeline route around the town. 2 Water Pricing and General Issues 2.1 Will the water be supplied and purchased at a reasonable price for the end users. This is an important aspect of the project.

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Organisation Contact details Silvanus Makili Arandis Town Council [email protected] Ananias Imbangu [email protected]

Werner Petrick SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd Marvin Sanzila SLR Environmental [email protected] Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

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Appendix 4.5: Minutes of Public Meetings

Public Meetings

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MINUTES OF EIA PUBLIC MEETING

DATE 14 November 2019 VENUE: Arandis Community Hall, Arandis PROJECT: Proposed Desalination plant and water carriage system to secure water supply to the Central coast, Windhoek and en-route users SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Provide a description of the proposed project, associated activities and alternatives being considered; • Provide an overview of the EIA Scoping process being undertaken for the proposed project; • Provide a description of the potential environmental and social issues identified to date; • Provide notification that the ECC application have been submitted to the competent authority; • Provide I&APs with an initial opportunity to be involved in the EIA process; • Describe the way forward, highlighting further opportunities to be involved in the EIA process. ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

The meeting commenced at approximately 19h00. Marvin Sanzila (MS) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included the following: • Meeting Safety • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedures; and • Objectives of the meeting. 2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

MS presented an overview to the background of the proposed project and the EIA scoping phase process being undertaken. Gunther Hoerlesberger (ILF) provided additional input to the description of technical aspect of the project.

Erastus Amukwaya (SLR- intern) assisted with minutes taking and ensured attendees completed the registration detail legibly on the attendance registers.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

A number of comments / issues were raised during the meeting. These have been recorded in the attached table (refer to Appendix 1). Where a response was provided, the response has also been included in the table.

4. THE WAY FORWARD

SLR outlined the way forward as follows: • For additional comments to be included in the EIA process and feasibility study, these must be submitted to SLR by the 15th of November 2019.

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 21h00.

2 APPENDIX 1: ISSUES AND RESPONSES TRAIL No. Issue raised Responses 1 Project Description and benefits 1.1 Please clarify on the distance between the pipeline routing and the road infrastructure, The EIA process will include risk mapping around the proposed pipeline as the pipeline could inconvenience road users and in certain section wildlife routing. This will allow in assessing the impacts (Environmental and Social) movement related to the proposed routing. The finalise detailed routing of the pipeline will be part of the outcome of the ongoing technical design planning. 1.2 What is the estimated duration of the construction process? The Construction process will be implemented into phases due to the different water supply scenarios and infrastructure i.e reservoirs, power supply and pump stations. The whole process could take up to 2 to 3 years. 1.3 What is direct benefit for Arandis community from the project? Apart from the benefit of secure additional and alternative water supply option, benefits during the construction process will include jobs. The number of employees will vary dependent on what infrastructure is being constructed at that specific time i.e. the pump station could employ around 20 to 40 people. 1.4 In addition to the proposed en-route and end users of the desalinated water supply, will The purpose of this project is limited to: this project look into supplying to other areas including Okombahe, Machete and • Supply desalinated seawater to the Central Coastal Area, Omihana? Windhoek and to en-route users from the central coast of Namibia, by means of a desalination plant.

1.5 • The project presented is an EIA process that will advise environmental and The overall purpose of the project has been highlighted above. The water Social issues in the early stage of design planning for the technical team. The supply will be implemented into scenarios. The first scenario is to supply socio- economic benefit to the Arandis community is not clearly defined even the central coastal area, then Windhoek but also en-route towns. The though the pipeline will be routed through the community. population and development in Arandis will result in an increased demand for water. This project allows for an opportunity of alternative and secure • The benefits are not clearly defined for the Arandis community and at this water supply. early stage the pipeline exact routing is not defined, we need a detailed plan indicating exactly where the pipeline in Arandis town will it be routed.

2 Water pricing 2.1 We recommend that the client NamWater should be present at such public meetings. It Noted. is not very clear whether the proposed project will supply affordable water to the masses. This process could lead to monopolising the pricing of water.

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Name Initials Surname Designation Bougard George Pensioner Iipinge I.K I.K Mayor Jairus P. Tuhafeni ATC- Management Haoses Martha Community Member !!Hoabes Cecilie` ATC Councillor !!Lados Ronate Community Member Nuas Christna Community Member Naobes Elizabeth Community Member Elases Angelika Community Member Curiras Mariska Namibian Police (Nampol) Huiseb Absalom Namibian Police (Nampol) Amaambo Daniel Namibia Sheet Metal Fabrication Boiler Market Haoseb Emil Rull - LAB Tech Jason Paulus Paul & Lucy Investment Shityeni T Matty Afro load Trading Dekuuib Gerson House No 248 Shivolo Theopolina Community Member Mukwahuve George Pensioner Emdoasa Times RUH Mvududu Wilfred Community Member Shilongo Regina Community Member Amutenya E E ATC Ndahangetat Ester Cleaner e Xaweb Ernst RUL Orus Helen M.O.H.SS Tsaneb Nasko Self employed Gawaseb Albertus Community Member Garises Veronica Pensioner Nangolo Emilia Community Member Namwaapo Maria ELCIN Pastor Wilk Helen Arandis Town Council - LED Erastus Lucia Town council Shankala M Rosa Community Member Gertge Pauline Pensioner Uises Helga Community Member Ndakotea Menesia Community Member Habes K K Community Member Hoases M M Community Member Hoeseb Otniel Zoom Trading !!laobes Euphrosine Community Member Uibasen Angala Rauna Community Member Urib Esther Pensioner Huiseb Mate Community Member Gaoseb Botly Accountant Gauseb Metusnleg Driver Haikali Paulina Meekulu Washeyapo SME

4 Makumba Cyprian Arandis Town Council Medusalem Anna Arandis Town Council Temiso Walter Driver Sheetheni Thobias Welder & Fiter Nangolo Sakkie Rossing Diesel M Geingob Raymond Fitter Guriab I.D I.D Community Member Petrus S Salom Community Member Erastus Nanghambe Community Member Kanime V V Community Member Shiimbi Serstinus Boilermaker (Swakop Uranium) Naanda Johanna Educarer Eshumba M Severia Community Member Gaoseb Efraim Community Member Hoska Abraham Community Member Orin Jakes Rossing Foreman Doeses Revival Community Member Henok Loide Community Member Nandsebo Junias Community Member Hangulah E.P E.P Community Member Jerem`s G G Community Member Likando L L Community Member Makili Silvanous Arandis Town Council Lund Freila Rihren Gunther Hoerlesberger ILF Erastus Amukwaya SLR- Intern Marvin Sanzila SLR

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MINUTES OF EIA PUBLIC MEETING

DATE 4 November 2019 VENUE: Henties Bay Community Hall, Henties Bay PROJECT: Proposed Desalination plant and water carriage system to secure water supply to the Central coast, Windhoek and en-route users SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Provide a description of the proposed project, associated activities and alternatives being considered; • Provide an overview of the EIA Scoping process being undertaken for the proposed project; • Provide a description of the potential environmental and social issues identified to date; • Provide notification that the ECC application have been submitted to the competent authority; • Provide I&APs with an initial opportunity to be involved in the EIA process; • Describe the way forward, highlighting further opportunities to be involved in the EIA process. ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

The meeting commenced at approximately 15h30. Marvin Sanzila (MS) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included the following: • Meeting Safety • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedures; and • Objectives of the meeting. 2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

Erastus Amukwaya (SLR- intern) assisted with minutes taking and ensured attendees completed the registration detail legibly on the attendance registers.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

4. THE WAY FORWARD

SLR outlined the way forward as follows: • For additional comments to be included in the EIA process and feasibility study, these must be submitted to SLR by the 15th of November 2019.

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 17h00.

2 APPENDIX 1: ISSUES AND RESPONSES TRAIL No. Issue raised By whom Response 1 EIA Scoping Phase: Public consultation Methodology 1.1 A comment was raised regarding the methodology used for inviting the public to the Andreas Mouton, • The proposed project public meeting and schedule was proposed project’s public meeting due to lack of attendance. Henties Bay, Local advertised on two consecutive weeks in the Namibian and Resident. Republikein newspapers. • Site Notices have been placed in each town in various conspicuous locations. • Live radio broadcast on the national radio NBC was announced detailing the entire schedule of the proposed public meeting. • Email correspondence to the Regional council and the current Henties Bay data base was also part of the process. 2 Project background 2.1 This project is long overdue and was spoken about years ago when it would have been Andreas Mouton, Noted. implemented then than wait for a draught. Henties Bay, Local Resident. 2.2 What is the expected capacity to supply by this project? Andreas The final design capacity is based on a 30 year planning horizon,68 Mm3/a Namwoonde, will not only supply the central coastal towns and Windhoek, but also en- Renewable Energy route towns, including Arandis, Usakos, Karabib Researcher, University of Namibia 2.3 Is NamWater looking into buying the current Orano Desalination Plant? Andreas NamWater is considering that option as an alternative for the desalination Namwoonde, plant infrastructure. The best feasible alternative will take precedent. Renewable Energy Researcher, University of Namibia

3 No. Issue raised By whom Response 2.4 Considering the size of the pipeline, this could have an impact on wildlife corridors in Andreas The pipeline corridor will include mapping of sensitive areas, identifying certain sections of the pipeline. Are you considering placing sections of this pipeline Namwoonde, both environmental and social context. This is part of the EIA process. underground? Renewable Energy Certain section of the pipeline will be placed below the ground. Researcher, University of Namibia 2.5 Is NamWater just doing the feasibility study and later on handing over the project to Andreas NamWater is the custodian of the project from construction to another entity? Who is the custodian of the project? Namwoonde, operational phase. Renewable Energy Researcher, University of Namibia 2.6 Water scarcity is a big problem in Namibia. We have to look at alternative now and not Andreas Noted. wait for another draught season. Namwoonde, Renewable Energy Researcher, University of Namibia 2.7 Perhaps the reason why this project could not be implemented 10 years ago was due to Andreas Noted. the renewable energy industry not being introduced in Namibia. A lot of energy is Namwoonde, required to pump the desalinated water over the longer distance to the central of Renewable Energy Namibia. The National Power grid perhaps would not accommodate this demand. Researcher, University of Namibia 3 Similar Water Supply projects 3.1 What has happened to the option of storing or pumping water into an aquifer? Andreas Mouton, This project is about desalination of seawater and the supply water to the Henties Bay, Local central coastal area then, the en-route users to the central Namibia Resident. around Windhoek. Recharging of an aquifer where relevant could be done but rainfall rates have dropped, and drought is still persistent, this is a challenge.

3.2 Around 2003- 2004, I was involved in a feasibility study that entails the extraction of Andreas Mouton, Taking into context Namibia is within an Arid system/ Climate. There is water from the northern catchment area to supply to Windhoek. At that time this was Henties Bay, Local not enough water in these systems and its catchment to supply to the feasible. The rainfall rates were slightly above average and yet the project was not Resident. growing population and industry water demand. Even if there will be implemented, what has happened in the past 10 years? enough rainfall, there is still going to be a deficit. There is a need to look at various alternatives, an alternative that will last for a longer period and not dependent on the rainfall.

3.3 There was a study done in 2003 for a desalination plant by Olaf Aldridge with the Andreas Mouton, Perhaps this could be the Orano Desalination Plant that is in existent

4 No. Issue raised By whom Response proposed locality between Henties Bay and Swakopmund, what happened to that? Henties Bay, Local between Henties and Swakopmund. Resident. 3.4 There is restriction regarding the abstraction and usage of groundwater for commercial Andreas Mouton, Noted. purposes including irrigation purposes. Permits are required for such an activity. The Henties Bay, Local whole Omaruru aquifer all the way past to the east of Omaruru, every user including Resident. the commercial industry is abstracting from this aquifer; there seem to be no control over abstraction activities here. 3.5 What is the Orano Desalination plant being used for? Andreas The Desalination plant was intended for mining purposes, to supply to the Namwoonde, Trekkopje mine. It is being used to supply to Swakopmund as well. Renewable Energy Researcher, University of Namibia

5 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Surname Organisation Contact details Andreas Namwoonde Renewable Energy [email protected] Researcher, University of Namibia Andreas Mouton Henties Resident [email protected] Gunther Hoerlesberger ILF [email protected] Marvin Sanzila SLR [email protected] Erastus Amukwaya SLR - Intern [email protected]

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MINUTES OF EIA PUBLIC MEETING

DATE 4 December 2019 VENUE: Usakos Town Council Chambers, Usakos PROJECT: Proposed Desalination plant and water carriage system to secure water supply to the Central coast, Windhoek and en-route users SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Provide a description of the proposed project, associated activities and alternatives being considered; • Provide an overview of the EIA Scoping process being undertaken for the proposed project; • Provide a description of the potential environmental and social issues identified to date; • Provide notification that the ECC application have been submitted to the competent authority; • Provide I&APs with an initial opportunity to be involved in the EIA process; • Describe the way forward, highlighting further opportunities to be involved in the EIA process. ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

The meeting commenced at approximately 17h30. Marvin Sanzila (MS) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included the following: • Meeting Safety • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedures; and • Objectives of the meeting.

2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

Erastus Amukwaya (SLR- intern) assisted with minutes taking and ensured attendees completed the registration detail legibly on the attendance registers.

1 3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

4. THE WAY FORWARD

SLR outlined the way forward as follows: • For additional comments to be included in the EIA process and feasibility study, these must be submitted to SLR by the 15th of November 2019.

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 19h30.

2 APPENDIX 1: ISSUES AND RESPONSES TRAIL

No. Issue raised Responses 1 Project alternatives and Impacts 1.1 Shall the alternative preferred option be to construct a new desalination plant between Wlotzkasbaken and As part of the EIA process, the Specialist study will have to look at the impact of the brine Swakopmund, do we understand if the brine discharge will have a significant impact on the existing Orano discharge plume. Modelling will have to be done to understand the plume travel. Baseline Desalination plant? information about the current Orano desalination plant discharge plume will also need to be looked at. This process will only be considered shall the preferred alternative be the construction of an entirely new desalination plant. 2 EIA Methodology: Public consultation process 2.1 The public participation process should be assisted by the Municipality of Okahandja and be scheduled at a time Noted. when most people are available. 2.2 AbinBev the brewery company is perhaps the biggest water consumer in the industrial area, however our water Noted. abstraction is not in water controlled zone. It would be perhaps great to know that there will be an alternative water source in the future. 2.3 • AbinBev can assist with the public participation process in Okahandja, please consider another We will take the proposed into consideration. public meeting and get us involved in assisting with the invitation of the local stakeholders. • AbinBev intends to host a promotional event in the near future that would be attended by most of Okahandja’s stakeholders; it is at such events that an awareness of this type of project should be made.

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Kumbee M Mike Usakos Town Council Labouror Haynes Blake Usakos Town Council (economic development) Saal Johanna Usakos Town Council (cashier) Tseibe Natasha Licensing Officer (Natis) Angombe Selma Security Tjipura Nanguei UTC Environmrntalist

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MINUTES OF EIA PUBLIC MEETING

DATE 5 November 2019 VENUE: Swakopmund Plaza Hotel, Swakopmund PROJECT: Proposed Desalination plant and water carriage system to secure water supply to the Central coast, Windhoek and en-route users SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Provide a description of the proposed project, associated activities and alternatives being considered; • Provide an overview of the EIA Scoping process being undertaken for the proposed project; • Provide a description of the potential environmental and social issues identified to date; • Provide notification that the ECC application have been submitted to the competent authority; • Provide I&APs with an initial opportunity to be involved in the EIA process; • Describe the way forward, highlighting further opportunities to be involved in the EIA process. ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

The meeting commenced at approximately 11h00. Marvin Sanzila (MS) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included the following: • Meeting Safety • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedures; and • Objectives of the meeting. 2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

Erastus Amukwaya (SLR- intern) assisted with minutes taking and ensured attendees completed the registration detail legibly on the attendance registers.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

4. THE WAY FORWARD

SLR outlined the way forward as follows: • For additional comments to be included in the EIA process and feasibility study, these must be submitted to SLR by the 15th of November 2019.

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 13h00.

2 APPENDIX 1: ISSUES AND RESPONSES TRAIL No. Issue raised By whom Response 1 Project Description: Power supply option and Pipeline routing 1.1 A Solar Power Station already exists at Arandis and Trekkopje Mine. At Trekkopje, the Sandra Muller, Orano Noted. Suitable sites along the pipeline route and existing electrical Solar Plant can be upgraded from thto about 26 MW. Mining Namibia infrastructure network will be evaluated to: • Take advantage of existing infrastructure • Minimise additional infrastructure development • Reduce line losses between supply source and the demand centre • Utilise areas of highest GHI to maximise the solar PV power out

1.2 Perhaps there is no need to build another pipeline around the corridor of Trekkopje Sandra Muller, Orano Correct. There is two starting points proposed for the pipeline routing. mine and Swakopmund as there already exists infrastructure unless the proposed water Mining Namibia capacities outweighs the capabilities of the existing infrastructure. • Existing Orano Desalination plant. • Existing NamWater base reservoir in Swakopmund. 1.3 In addition to the pipeline, there is no need to construct a new one for the coastal area Jordan Dengeinge,

corridor but rather construct a new one for the routing corridor to Windhoek. Swakop Uranium The existing infrastructure at Orano including the recently built DN1200 pipeline between the Orano Desalination plant and NamWater base is sufficient enough to accommodate the proposed water capacities and the different scenarios of supply. 1.4 Looking at Option A the pipeline corridor, please clarify whether a new pipeline will be Victor Libuku, MFMR In addition to comments above (1.2 and 1.3). The only construction of the constructed from the Trekkopje option to join the B2 road and back to Arandis. pipeline would be from the B2 Road outside Arandis area to Windhoek. 1.5 Will the pipeline in the corridor route to Windhoek be placed above the ground only? Sandra Muller, Orano Wildlife corridors will be considered as part of the sensitivity mapping of This could have an impact on wildlife movement? Mining Namibia the pipeline corridor. Certain sections of the pipeline will have to be routed in the ground 1.6 There has been information about NamWater planning to buy the Areva- Orano F.Hamukwaya, MFMR As part of this project, there are various alternatives being considered Desalination Plant, can someone shed clarity on that? including the purchasing of the Orano desalination plant. This will be dependent on the capability of the exiting plant to withstand the proposed capacities. Various tests will be undertaken before such an agreement is reached. 1.7 What is the total volume of water supply proposed for the project; will this be 68 Mm3 is the total capacity. This will be executed in phases. The initial implemented in phases? phase is to supply to the coastal area, then en-route users to the central area of the country and finally Windhoek. Please ensure that there is a back-up plan for the Desalination plant shall the proposed Birgit Demasius, Noted. alternative of Orano Desalination during its operation breaks down. Perhaps a new Private desalination plant should be developed and the rest used as back up.

3 No. Issue raised By whom Response 2 Project Description: Specialists studies 2.1 Please consider looking at the volume, salinity and microorganisms within the brine is Victor Libuku, MFMR Noted. Our specialists will be made aware of this. discharged back into the sea. In addition to this, there is a need to look at the cumulative impact of other desalination plants discharging brine into the sea and perhaps propose a dissertation around this. 3 EIA Methodology: Public Meetings 3.1 The public consultation meeting location “venues” and their proposed times, may not Victor Libuku, MFMR Noted. The public consultation process ensures adequate awareness meet a wider audience of the masses as they would be at work during the proposed about the proposed public meetings venues and times. This is achieved times. Judging from this meeting (Swakopmund), it’s only people from a management through: role in presence, and it is those that can take time off to attend to a public meeting. • Newspaper adverts; Perhaps in the future consultation process, it would be worthwhile to target a wider audience and take into consideration what timing would accommodate the masses to • Radio live reads attend. • Notices placed at conspicuous locations as stated in the EIA regulations • Email correspondence to the Regulating authorities in the specific towns. However, we will take into consideration the public meetings times in the second round of consultation during the Assessment phase of the project. 3.2 Consider arranging another public meeting with the Swakopmund Scientific Society. The Anja Kreine, MFMR Noted. association has a good network with key players in the society.

4 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Initials Surname Organisation Aidan De lange DANSTE Gerald Koub Desert Tours Birgit Demasius Private Ann Scott African Conservation Services Mike Scott African Conservation Services Sandra Muller Orano Mining Namibia Anja Kreine MFMR Victor Libuku MFMR Ferdinand Hamukwaya MFMR-FRT Jordan Dengeinge Head of Planning (Swakop Uranium) Richard Kangumba ENV. Officer(Namib Lead & Zinc Mine) Cai Yusheng Swakop Uranium Gunther Hoerlesberger ILF Marvin Sanzila SLR Erastus Amukwaya SLR - Intern

EIA PROCESS FOR THE PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

MINUTES OF EIA PUBLIC MEETING

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

Erastus Amukwaya (SLR- intern) assisted with minutes taking and ensured attendees completed the registration detail legibly on the attendance registers.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

4. THE WAY FORWARD

SLR outlined the way forward as follows: • For additional comments to be included in the EIA process and feasibility study, these must be submitted to SLR by the 15th of November 2019.

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 19h30.

2 APPENDIX 1: ISSUES AND RESPONSES TRAIL No. Issue raised Responses 1 Risk Mapping 1.1 Since the pipeline corridor follows the main road (B2) infrastructure, as it reaches the town of The EIA process will look at risk mapping as detailed from the Scope of the project: Usakos, will the pipeline then detour Usakos town or will this be buried in the ground through the • identifying areas in which development should be avoided (very high and town? high sensitivity areas); • Areas in which development impacts can be mitigated and areas where no (or low) environmental sensitivity is identified; • When identifying areas to be avoided or highly sensitive development areas, the EIA process will consider and balance the need to ensure water provision to support the development of the country while promoting environmental protection, sustainable development and adopting approved mitigation measures. The intention of this layer is to identify areas best suited for the development of a water pipeline and transmission line as it would result in the least negative environmental impact in the identified corridors. Certain areas in Usakos may be avoided and certain sections of the pipeline will be buried in the ground. We will provide a detailed insight in the following meetings. 2 Project Description 2.1 Will the current NamWater water infrastructure i.e. pipelines and reservoirs upgraded to Part of the project scope includes supplying additional water to the identified en- accommodate the proposed desalinated water volumes? route users along the pipeline route. The existing infrastructure in the various towns will not be upgraded as part of the project. The scope of this project will include support infrastructure of the pipeline such as: • Pumping stations and Booster station at the Desalination Plant; • storage and balancing reservoirs If the various towns will require upgrading their infrastructure to accommodate the additional water supply, then that can be done but not part of this project scope. 3 Socio Economic 3.1 When the desalination plant is operational and the water supply is provided to Usakos, who will be This will depend on various agreements between NamWater and the Usakos Town custodian to manage the payments received? Will this be diverted back to the Usakos Town council council or the custodian?

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Name Initials Surname Designation Kumbee M Mike Usakos Town Council Labouror Haynes Blake Usakos Town Council (economic development) Saal Johanna Usakos Town Council (cashier) Tseibe Natasha Licensing Officer (Natis) Angombe Selma Security Tjipura Nanguei UTC Environmentalist Gunther Hoerlesberger ILF Marvin Sanzila SLR Erastus Amukwaya SLR - Intern

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MINUTES OF EIA PUBLIC MEETING

DATE 5 November 2019 VENUE: Pelican Protea Hotel, Walvis Bay PROJECT: Proposed Desalination plant and water carriage system to secure water supply to the Central coast, Windhoek and en-route users SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Provide a description of the proposed project, associated activities and alternatives being considered; • Provide an overview of the EIA Scoping process being undertaken for the proposed project; • Provide a description of the potential environmental and social issues identified to date; • Provide notification that the ECC application have been submitted to the competent authority; • Provide I&APs with an initial opportunity to be involved in the EIA process; • Describe the way forward, highlighting further opportunities to be involved in the EIA process. ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

The meeting commenced at approximately 15h00. Marvin Sanzila (MS) of SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (SLR) welcomed all to the meeting. This was followed by a short introduction, which included the following: • Meeting Safety • Meeting agenda; • Meeting Procedures; and • Objectives of the meeting. 2. PRESENTATION SLIDES

Erastus Amukwaya (SLR- intern) assisted with minutes taking and ensured attendees completed the registration detail legibly on the attendance registers.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

4. THE WAY FORWARD

SLR outlined the way forward as follows: • For additional comments to be included in the EIA process and feasibility study, these must be submitted to SLR by the 15th of November 2019.

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 17h00.

2 APPENDIX 1: ISSUES AND RESPONSES TRAIL No. Issue raised By whom Response 1 EIA Scoping Phase: Public consultation Methodology 1.1 We would like to know what was the method used in inviting the public to the public David Uushona, Noted and we will take this into account during the next run in public meeting. In addition to that and the proposed future meetings, we advise the Walvis Walvis Bay meetings. In addition to this, Municipality. Bay Municipality should be contacted to assist in dissemination of information • The proposed project public meeting and schedule was regarding awareness of the project and public meeting. The Municipality can take lead advertised on two consecutive weeks in the Namibian and in this process as there is a large databased that is used rigorously for general Republikein newspapers. communication purposes. The mayor can also delegate this process on the Regional level of authority. • Site Notices have been placed in each town in various conspicuous locations. • Live radio broadcast on the national radio NBC was announced detailing the entire schedule of the proposed public meeting. • Email correspondence to the Regional authorities was also sent out. 1.2 It is essential that the affected farmers through which the pipeline corridor is proposed Bolten Corrie, Walvis Noted. We will have a more defined pipeline routing corridor towards the to be routed are contacted or a process is implemented to ensure awareness of the Bay Salt Works end of the feasibility and shall contact the affected farmers throughout corridor. the EIA process and the proposed future public participation process. We will use the regional and local authority to assist in this process. 1.3 The public meeting should be attended by an audience from various backgrounds David Uushona, Noted. including, students, economic development planners, and various associations. A Walvis Bay project of this magnitude is of national interest. Municipality. 1.4 Our presence in this meeting is only possible due to our roles in our organisation. We Bolten Corrie and Noted. look at various projects and business opportunities. We are looking into options of Andre Snyman, desalination and identify areas where it can be beneficial for the Municipality of Walvis Walvis Bay Salt Works Bay as portable water supply and for the Walvis Bay Salt Works as in Brine. 2 Project Description 2.1 We are interested in understanding the quality of the Brine, volumes and costs Andre Snyman Walvis Noted. This is an interesting alternative use of the Brine. associated with this, perhaps pumping the brine from Wlotzkasbaken to Walvis bay for Bay Salt Works our Salt refinery. 2.2 Does the feasibility include technical, economical and then the environmental aspect? David Uushona, Correct, The economic and technical aspects are already being considered Walvis Bay in parallel with the Environmental and Social Study. Municipality. 2.3 Shall the regulating authority issue an Environmental Clearance Certificate; will Andre Snyman Walvis Correct. NamWater then solicit for an investor in order to develop the project? Bay Salt Works

3 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER Name Surname Organisation Bolten Corrie Walvis Bay Salt Holdings Andre Snyman Walvis Bay Salt Holdings David Uushona Walvis Bay Municipality Gunther Hoerlesberger ILF Marvin Sanzila SLR Erastus Amukwaya SLR – Intern

EIA PROCESS FOR THE PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

MINUTES OF EIA PUBLIC MEETING

DATE 8 November 2019 VENUE: Namibia Scientific Society, Windhoek PROJECT: Proposed Desalination plant and water carriage system to secure water supply to the Central coast, Windhoek and en-route users SLR COMPANY: SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NUMBER: 733.12021.00030 PURPOSE: The objectives of the meeting were to: • Provide a description of the proposed project, associated activities and alternatives being considered; • Provide an overview of the EIA Scoping process being undertaken for the proposed project; • Provide a description of the potential environmental and social issues identified to date; • Provide notification that the ECC application have been submitted to the competent authority; • Provide I&APs with an initial opportunity to be involved in the EIA process; • Describe the way forward, highlighting further opportunities to be involved in the EIA process. ATTENDANCE: Attendance register is presented in Appendix 2.

1. OPEN AND INTRODUCTION

Erastus Amukwaya (SLR- intern) assisted with minutes taking and ensured attendees completed the registration detail legibly on the attendance registers.

3. DISCUSSION (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

4. THE WAY FORWARD

SLR outlined the way forward as follows: • For additional comments to be included in the EIA process and feasibility study, these must be submitted to SLR by the 15th of November 2019.

5. CLOSE

The meeting was closed at 17h30.

2 APPENDIX 1: ISSUES AND RESPONSES TRAIL No. Issue raised Responses 1 Project Description 1.1 What is the expected water supply capacity shall the option of expanding the Orano Desalination Final design capacity is based on a 30 year planning horizon. A total of 68 Mm3/a plant be considered? will not only supply the central coastal towns and Windhoek, but also en-route towns, including Arandis, Usakos, Karabib. 1.2 There is a number of quarries for dimension stone between Swakopmund and Okahandja are these The purpose of this project is to supply desalinated water to the central coastal considered as part of the en-route users? towns and Windhoek, but also en-route towns. The quarries have not been considered but could benefit through their local water supply network that could somehow be linked to the proposed pipeline. 1.3 Has the existing Trekkopje mine/ Wlotzkasbaken pipeline been considered for this project? The existing DN800 (Trekkoppje Line) pipeline leading from Orano Plant to the Tie- In point of the Omdel Aquifer, 4.5 km downstream of Orano Plant and the DN1200 pipeline from the Tie-In point to Swakopmund Reservoir Station were considered in the technical analysis process and are in good condition to be used for the proposed Water supply scenario to the central coastal area. 1.4 Has this project taken into account the current state of water infrastructure in Windhoek as it has The desalinated water supplied to Windhoek will be stored at a reservoir for access been reported about 20% of water is accounted for as loses. into various water infrastructure network. 1.5 NamWater Should be aware that internationally, there has been a plan to tow an iceberg from Well noted. Atlantica Iceland to Cape Town, this process has been proven technically feasible. A preliminary feasibility has been done. This is another alternative to water supply and probably out of this scope. This has been done in Chile and Australia with similar Namibian weather conditions and water shortages. 2 Project Description: Power Supply 2.1 Has NamPower and Independent Power Producers been contacted for power supply options? Stakeholder’s engagements with NamPower have been undertaken. Discussions around the various power supply option in renewable energy including: • Construction of PV Solar Plants to cover the energy demand at day-time and receiving energy for operation from the national grid at night-time; or • Buying / receiving energy throughout the project period from the national grid only; • Investigating the use of a Central Solar Power (CSP) plant.

2.2 Nuclear Energy is clean energy and should have been considered as part of the power supply Noted. option. 3 EIA Scope and process

3 No. Issue raised Responses 3.1 How long will the scoping process take? The EIA Process takes around 3 to 4months. We anticipate to have a draft report ready by February 2020. However the report will be a public domain for review purposes before it is finalised. 3.2 An Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) is most likely to be issued by the MET for this project. The price of water as part of the Socio-economic aspect of the EIA process is being However, the affordability in terms of the price of water is key to the success of this project. We considered. A process is being implemented by NamWater to arrive to the hope this is in the Terms of Reference. conclusive with pricing. • Has NamWater looked at alternative water sources and not just desalination? NamWater so far has looked at Medium term alternatives that included the northern aquifer in the cast aquifer. The comparative at this instance is that the • In addition to the above, has there been any cross comparisons made with other studies capacities in supply are inadequate to meet long term demand that’s why the such as the northern aquifer and take into consideration what’s the best alternative water aquifer is allocated as medium term supply. source? The focus of the desalination project is long term water supply which needs a large

water source. Another comparative study to this one is the Okavango river. At a later stage, NamWater will conclusively look at these options and decide which one is the best preferred option. 3.3 Has NamWater and the technical team perhaps looked at towns closest to Windhoek and consider This has been considered in previous studies “Decentralisation” and is part of the them for a feasibility study as alternative water supply sources? country’s Harambe prosperity plan of the government. 3.4 The fundamental aim of the socio-economic aspect of the feasibility study of this project is to Noted. understand the accessibility and affordability of the desalinated water. However the cheapest form of desalination that is ‘thermal Desalination” has been excluded in this study and therefore the project may not likely be affordable if such alternatives are omitted. 3.5 Has any calculations done on the cost of water per cubic litre once it reaches to Windhoek? This information will be the conclusive of the feasibility study and dependent on the preferred alternative that NamWater agrees on, in addition to the technical and cost analysis. It will also be dependent on whether the project context will still be managed by NamWater or private stakeholders etc. This entirely is a process before agreeing to the pricing. 4 Public Meeting Presentation 4.1 The proposed project is anticipated to have significant impacts relating to the movement corridors Correct. Risk Mapping is part of the EIA process. of wildlife, and pathways for the local people and farmers. Perhaps in the future the public meeting presentation will have a better presentation of the exact risks associated with the pipeline and the specific locations. 4.2 We would have liked to have an overview of the management and mitigation measures associated • This is a Scoping phase of the EIA process. The Management and with identified aspects and impacts presented during the public meeting. Mitigation measures will be developed after a qualitative analysis to Is there another public meeting opportunity to discuss these measures? understand the significance of the identified Aspects and impacts, this is done during the Impact Assessment phase of the EIA process.

4 APPENDIX 2: ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Name Initials Surname Designation Salomon JHM Director Amweelo M Schwandt Erwin Sentrutek Technical Operation Schullenbach Konrad Private Schneided H H Farmer Schneided I I Farmer Andjamba N N Private Lawrence L L Bio - Pro TRD Shagama Fredrika N/A Hydrogeologist Shalumbu Bernadette DRFN Project Cordinator Nutt Peter PNA PC-A Lc8 Abiatar Nikanor NUST Maartero Lima LM Environmental Consalting Tielos Nelson EDS PTY LTD Koos Theron COW SECT .ENG. Sven-Esic Steuder Bush Telegraph Namibia Mouton Morne African Eroen Prasects Busch Alex Aqua Services Schanh Horst Namibia Dairies Project Managers Bouth Holger Ecotech Houer Thomas Wingoe Boye Leon WME Petenen Nankela NUST (Studant) Nambahu Johannes G69 Systems Koren Joris NETOAY Rukira Luther Integral Water Solutions Mushendami Postriek Bank Of Namibia Deputy Director Ngninamupika Isabel Bank Of Namibia Research Officer Visser Gunnar Heat Exchange Products Process Engineer Piersch Thomas Geological Survey Vewle Willem Private Anty Clue Burger Gys LCE Margolis Mat Pearl Waterfree Serfari Thomas Aqvarius Consult Process Englineer Herdres Garaseb NEL ERAG Elago Namtenya NGT Villjoen Herklaas Finkenstein Estate Diegert Cloete Nust Mutyavarin Auth Nust Patvakawabwapo Sodfroy NAM Water Perche Joliehe NNF Shuuya Titus ECC Munting Paul PMA 5 Mudge Fred Lithon Project Consultant Lewis Earl UNAM Gerd Kuchling Pensioner Shitaatala Eva Environmental Scientist Herma Ernet Music Agent Lufuma Daniel NUST Namibia Heyns Piet Heyns Water Consult (Pensioner) Kuchling Felik Kuchling Consulting Engeneer JNC Leon Migleitti Pipe Tech Namibia Gerte Werner Namibia Magatine Genser Heinad Stock Christian AQUA Services & Engineering Haerisah Reinhard Private Burger Jannie SCE Martin H H Private Lesch Henrich Private Gold Jaue NUST Seely Marry Private Wys F Nezar F.PduToit Transport Christelis Greg Private Klein Willy Private Bismarch Joas Tristone Africa Director Oriol Casoline Private Chase Andrey Private Zimmermann Ibo NUST AGRIC Bruwer Johan NamFibre Spein J J Private Creynders NUST Gunther Hoerlesberger ILF Marvin Sanzila SLR Erastus Amukwaya SLR - Intern

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Appendix 4.5: Minutes of Public Meetings

Presentation at Scoping Meetings

EIA PROCESS FOR THE PROPOSED DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

EIA- Scoping Phase Public Meetings Presentation

November 2019

1 Agenda

• Welcome and introductions • Purpose of meeting • Presentation: – Background and overview of the proposed Project; – The EIA Process; – Overview of possible Environmental and Social impacts. • General discussion, comments and questions • Way forward and Closure

2 Meeting formality

• Keep your Cell phones off or on Silent. • Attendance register must be completed. • An opportunity to raise questions will be given.

3 Purpose of Meeting

• Inform you about: – The Proposed project and EIA process being undertaken • Discuss potential environmental and social impacts • Obtain input from you on: – Issues and concerns – Input on environmental sensitivities and impacts

4 Background and Project Overview

5 Background

• NamWater assigned to undertake a Feasibility Study for the development of a Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System, to secure water supply to the central coastal area and central area of Namibia around Windhoek; as well as to en-route users. • NamWater appointed ILF (Germany) together with LCE (Namibia) to manage the Feasibility Study. • SLR & the CSIR were jointly appointed to undertake the Scoping Phase of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process.

This is not an Irrigation system project. 6 Project Overview: Water Supply Alternatives

• Between 2013 and 2017 MAWF conducted an investigation into the augmentation of water supply to the Central Area of Namibia from the Okavango River as a long- term water supply strategy.

• This investigation proposed a two-pronged approach; a medium-term strategy based on the upscaling and increased efficiency of existing sources and schemes, and a long-term supply strategy.

• Further recommendations from the Study was such that the desalination supply option be investigated on a comparable basis to that of the Okavango River supply option in order that more than one alternative for long-term water supply to the CAN (as at the time) be investigated

7 Project Overview

• Overall proposed “desalination plant and water carriage system” project will consist of three key components: – The desalination plant; – The bulk water transmission system to consumers between the coast of Namibia and central Namibia around Windhoek; – The power supply to operate the desalination plant and the water transmission system – support infrastructure, including amongst others • water reservoirs • pump stations along the pipeline route • power supply infrastructure to supply electricity to the desalination plant and the pump stations

8 9 Desalination Plant

NamWater proposes to supply desalinated seawater to the Central Coastal Area, Windhoek and to en-route users from the central coast of Namibia, by means of a desalination plant.

Future desalination options to consider: 1. Purchasing and expanding the existing Erongo Desalination Plant north of Wlotzkasbaken, which uses Reverse Osmosis (RO) technology (belonging to Orano Mining Namibia). o Different desalination technologies will also be considered as part of the Feasibility Study

2. Construction of a new desalination plant at the vicinity of the Erongo Desalination Plant or at a EDP (Google Earth, 2018) new location along the central coast of Namibia, likely between Swakopmund and Henties Bay. o Previous studies already conducted for a new desalination plant at Mile 4 and at Mile 6

10 Transfer System

• Desalinated water will be transferred from the plant at the coast via a pipeline system to the central coastal area and central area around Windhoek. (Final design capacity is based on a 30 year planning horizon, i.e 68 Mm3/a will not only supply the central coastal towns and Windhoek, but also en-route towns, including Arandis, Usakos, Karibib. • The main water pipeline components are: – Pumping stations and Booster station at the Desal Plant; – storage and balancing reservoirs; – a single or double pipeline system and; – medium-voltage power supply installations, supported by the necessary energy supply and transmission systems. • Various route options / corridors, closed and open systems and materials for the pipeline, above ground and ground sections, etc. will be considered.

11 Power Supply option

• The total electrical energy demand of the project comprises: – Seawater desalination process and; – pumping the desalinated water from the desalination plant at the coast to the consumer areas. • Different power supply options, including renewable energy will be considered, amongst others: – Construction of PV Solar Plants to cover the energy demand at day-time and receiving energy for operation from the national grid at night-time; or – Buying / receiving energy throughout the project period from the national grid only; – Investigating the use of a Central Solar Power (CSP) plant.

12 Project phases • The EIA application process is split into two phases; – Scoping phase – Assessment Phase

• The Scoping Phase of the EIA process will likely be completed towards the first quarter of 2020. • A formal EIA Application, based on the current project description has been submitted to the MAWF in early October 2019. • The Scoping Report will include the terms of reference for various specialist studies that will be required to assess the identified key issues. • The draft Scoping Report can only be completed once the project has been defined and further input from Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) obtained as part of stakeholder engagement. • A pro-active stakeholder engagement approach is being implemented with various public meetings being planned for November 2019.

13 14 EIA process (Scoping Phase)

The overall objectives of the EIA Scoping phase (Study) are to: • Submit an application for Authorisation in terms of the Namibian EIA Regulations to the competent authority, i.e. MAWF who will forward it to the regulating authority, the MET. • Provide Environmental and Social (E&S) input into the Engineering Feasibility Report as one of the criteria for making a decision regarding the preferred alternatives for the project; • Develop a Scoping Report based on the preferred alternative project options. • Develop terms of reference for detailed specialist studies / assessments during the impacts assessment phase of the EIA process.

15 Key Environmental & Social Issues

Potential environmental and social issues associated with the various project components’ activities and facilities include:

1. TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY: • Relevant to all project components  Physical destruction and general disturbance of biodiversity (including vegetation, vertebrates, invertebrates and avifauna) resulting from construction activities. • Desalination plant  Impacts on shoreline biodiversity due to the construction and operations of intake and discharge pipelines and associated infrastructure and activities. • Water pipeline  Impact on animal movement as a result of the proposed pipeline that would be of a significant size (i.e. diameter) and either above or below ground.

16 Key Environmental & Social Issues 1. TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY (continue): • Power supply  The construction and operations of power lines and Solar PV structures may pose a risk to avifauna due to the increased potential for collisions (and electrocution and/or entanglement associated with power lines). • Service roads along the linear infrastructure  The construction activities associated with service roads along the linear infrastructure, cumulatively impacting on biodiversity.

2. MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND SHORELINE DYNAMICS : • Desalination plant  Impacts on the marine ecology and shoreline dynamics as a result of the construction and operation activities associated with the intake and discharge systems, including (amongst others) the discharge of the brine into the sea.

17 Key Environmental & Social Issues 3. NOISE: • Relevant to all project components  Potential noise impacts and disturbance to third parties as a result of construction activities for the project infrastructure. • Desalination Plant and booster pump stations  During operation, the desalination plant and various pump stations along the pipeline route could cause noise related impacts.

4. VISUAL: • Relevant to all project components  Change to the visual landscape and impact on sense of place related to all proposed new surface infrastructure. Specifically the linear infrastructure (i.e. powerlines, bulk pipelines and associated infrastructure) would extend long distances, causing visual disturbance to road users, amongst others tourists, travelling between the coast and Windhoek.

18 Key Environmental & Social Issues

5. HERITAGE : • Relevant to all project components  Possible impact/loss of archaeological and paleontological resources within the areas to be affected by construction activities, as well as cultural heritage.

6. WASTE: • Relevant to all project components  Construction activities associated with all project components will result in waste generation that can cause impacts on biodiversity, visual impacts, general environmental degradation, etc., if not properly managed.

19 Key Environmental & Social Issues 7. GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER: • Relevant to all project components  Groundwater quality, as a result of construction and operation phase activities and pollution (i.e. hydrocarbons spillages during construction or chemicals used at the desalination plant).  Hydrological impacts, i.e. deviation of natural stormwater paths leading to erosion and sedimentation.  Using desalinated water from the sea could result in lowering the risk of over- extracting groundwater as a water resource.

8. AIR QUALITY: • Relevant to all project components  Dust generation from construction activities and vehicle movement.

20 Key Environmental & Social Issues 7. SOCIO-ECONOMIC: • Relevant to all project components  The development of the project will positively contribute to water supply to coastal towns, the central area of Namibia around Windhoek and en-route users and enhance the relevant local, regional and national economy. Jobs will also be created during construction and operations of the project, further improving the economy.

 The feasibility study will investigate the economic impact of different supply options, scenarios, and technical variants of tariffs, for individual consumer groups.

 The result of this investigation will help to comment on and confirm the long-term financial sustainability and hence the affordability/feasibility of the project.

21 Way Forward and Next Opportunity to Comment

• For comments to be included in the Feasibility Study reports, please send comments to SLR by latest 15 November 2019.

Attention: Marvin Sanzila PO Box 86386, Windhoek Tel: +264 61 231 287; Fax: +264 61 231 289 E-mail: [email protected]

THANK YOU!

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Appendix 4.6: Concept Workshop - ESIA Presentation

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK

ESIA APPROACH AND METHOGOLOGY TABLE OF CONTENTS

▪ ESIA PROJECT TEAM ▪ ESIA APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ▪ STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFICATION ▪ PROGRESS ON STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ▪ SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED ▪ WAY FORWARD FOR THE ESIA ▪ ENVIRONMENTAL FATAL FLAW SCREENING

2 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ESIA PROJECT TEAM

ENVIRONMETNAL TEAM ENGINEERING TEAM

3 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ESIA APPROACH & METHODOLOGY

▪ Collation of environmental and social information and identification of key issues; ▪ Mapping of environmental and social sensitivity; ▪ Project description and alternatives; ▪ Stakeholder engagement; ▪ Identification of Key Environmental and Social Issues; ▪ Draft Scoping Report with Terms of Reference specialist; ▪ Release of Draft Scoping Report and ToRs for public comment; ▪ Finalise Scoping Report and ToRs and submit to competent authority.

4 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ESIA APPROACH & METHODOLOGY

1. Project Identification by proponent

2. Screening of project by proponent/EAP

3. Listed activity (A/B Unlisted activity

4. Apply for Environmental Clearance Certificate using prescribed form

Apply to Env. Commissioner, registers Apply to Competent Authority application

5. Env. Commissioner decides if EIA required Renewal applicationprescribed(on Renewal form)

6. SCOPING, resulting in SCOPING REPORT Scoping PhaseScoping including EMP or TORs for basic/full EIA We are here

Submit to designated Competent Submit to Env. Commissioner Authority

7. Env. Commissioner decides if basic or full EIA EIA required, or none

8. Basic or full EIA, resulting in EIA REPORT and EMP

EIA Report & EMP

Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder EIA Report & EMP acceptable unacceptable

9. Notification that EIA REPORT & EMP finalised, decide on public hearing(s), undertake review

10. Environmental Commissioner makes decision

Clearance Certificate denied, Clearance Certificate issued, decision is registered decision is registered 5 Impact Assessment Phase Assessment Impact 11. Appeal against decision Monitoring, reporting, auditing FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT

▪The public participation process is conducted to ensure:

▪ all persons and/or organisations that may be affected by, or interested in, the Desalination and Water Carriage Project and ESIA process (Scoping phase) were informed and could register their views and concerns. By consulting with relevant authorities and IAPs, the range of environmental and social issues to be considered in the Scoping Report has been given specific context and focus.

6 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK INTERESTED & AFFECTED PARTIES

IAP Grouping Organisation

Local and regional Erongo Regional Council; Khomas Regional Council; Otjozondjupa Regional Council; Henties Bay Town Council; Arandis Town Council; Usakos Town Council; Karibib Town government Council; Okahandja Municipality; Erongo Water Forum; City of Windhoek Government Ministries • Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET); o Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA); o Directorate of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP); • Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF); • Ministry of Lands and Resettlement (MLR).

Government NamPower Parastatals Environmental Namibian Uranium Association; Namibia Uranium Institute; Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project (NACOMA); Southern Africa Institute for Environmental Foundations and NGOs Assessment (SAIEA); Earthlife Namibia; Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN); Wildlife Society of Namibia; Namibian Nature Foundation (NNF); World Wildlife Fund in Namibia (WWF); Namibia Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS); National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI). National Chambers Chamber of Mines of Namibia; National Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and National Chamber of Environment. Non-Governmental Chamber of Environment; NNF; Namibia Scientific Society.

Organizations Media Newspaper adverts: The Namibian and Die Republikein. Live Radio Read on NBC Radio Stations Land owners and other Any other people with an interest in the proposed project or who may be affected by the proposed project. interested & affected parties 7

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT

Task Date Notification- regulatory authorities and IAPs September 2019 Notification to competent authority (MAWF) and MET.: • Application for Authorisation IAP identification: • The NamWater stakeholder database • Updating of the database with additional IAPs during the EIA process.

Distribution of Background Information document (BID): October 2019

• BID’s were distributed via email to all authorities and IAPs registered on the NamWater stakeholder database and were available at the public meetings. Additional copies of the BID’s were made available on request to SLR via an online hyperlink (https://slrconsulting.com/documents) • Attached to the BID was a registration and response form 8 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT

Task Date Site notices September 2019 • Site notices were placed at various locations including Henties Bay, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Arandis, Usakos, Karibib, Okahandja and Windhoek. Newspaper Advertisements October 2019 Block advertisements were placed as follows: • Die Republiekein (21 & 28 October 2019); • Allgemeine Zeiting (21 & 28 October 2019); • Namibian Sun newspaper (21 & 28 October 2019)

Radio Announcements • Radio announcement on National Radio Station – NBC October 2019 • Radio announcements were made in various languages

9 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT

Task Date Public meetings and submission of comments

• Several consultations were made with the IAPs. These included meetings, telephonic November 2019 – conversations and e-mails in correspondence to the IAPs. January 2020 • Public meetings were held with key stakeholders and affected parties at the various venues and locations as presented below.

Public Meeting Name of Venue Date and Time Location Henties Bay Henties Bay 4 November 2019, 3:00PM- 4:30PM. Community Hall Swakopmund Swakopmund Plaza 5 November 2019, 11:00AM- 12:30PM. Hotel Walvis Bay Protea Hotel, 5 November 2019, 3:00PM- 4:30PM. Pelican bay Arandis Arandis Community 6 November 2019, 10:00AM- 11:30AM. Hall Rescheduled to 14 November 2019. 10 (5:00PM-7:00PM)

FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT

Task Date Public meetings and submission of comments

Public Meeting Name of Venue Date and Time Location Usakos Usakos Community 6 November 2019, 13:00PM- 14:30PM. Hall Rescheduled to 4 December 2019. (5:00PM- 7:00PM) Karibib Usab Community 11 November 2019, 11:00AM- 1:00PM. Hall Okahandja Okahandja Town 8 November 2019, 10:00AM- 12:00PM. Hall

Windhoek Namibia Scientific 8 November 2019, 15:00AM- 17:00PM. Society

11 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND ALTERNATIVES BEING CONSIDERED

▪ Proposed Water supply capacity and the allocation; ▪ Consideration of other en-route users apart from the proposed project; ▪ Consideration of Trekkopje mine and Wlotzkasbaken existing pipeline infrastructure; ▪ Current state of existing water infrastructure in Windhoek and its challenges; ▪ Consideration of the power supply sector including NamPower and Independent Power Producers; ▪ Consideration of Nuclear Energy as clean energy in the power supply option; ▪ Project custodian during operational phase? ▪ Alternatives related to storage of desalinated water in an aquifer; ▪ Current state of Orano Desalination Plant; ▪ Consideration of other international similar project related to alternative water sources i.e. towing of iceberg from Antarctica; ▪ Breakdown and maintenance services on the desalination plant; ▪ Upgrading of en-route users infrastructure. 12 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR ESIA

▪ Affordability of the desalinated water as part of Terms of Reference; ▪ Consideration of alternative water sources and other related previous studies to identify the feasible alternative; ▪ Consideration of the central Namibian towns as alternative water supply sources; ▪ Consideration of thermal desalination as the cheapest desalination alternative; ▪ Detailed map representing exact pipeline routing and location in each town.

ESIA APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ▪ Duration of the EIA Scoping Phase

13 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED

PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS

▪ Terms of Reference for Scope of the public meeting presentation should already include: » Risk mapping of the pipeline route findings; » Overview of Management and Mitigation measures. ▪ A second public consultation meeting should provide EIA findings. ▪ Presence of the client in public consultation meetings. ▪ Method of the public meeting consultation process. ▪ Regional Authority’s support and facilitation support of public meetings. ▪ Public consultation venues and schedule. ▪ Affected farmers consultation process.

14 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED

IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL KEY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS

▪ Impact of the pipeline routing on the wildlife corridor; ▪ Consideration of the cumulative impact of brine discharge from all other desalination plants. ▪ Project benefits specific to en-route users and their communities; ▪ Socio-economic benefits from brine for salt refiners.

15 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK WAY FORWARD

Task Date Comments and Responses: December- January • Minutes of the meetings, comments received by email. 2020 • Issues and Response Report

Compilation of Draft Scoping Report (DSR) December 2019 – February 2020 IAPs and authorities review of DSR February- March • Authorities and IAPs will have 4 weeks to review and comment on the Draft Scoping Report. The 2020 issues raised will be used to update the report where necessary and an Issues Response Report updated. Submission to MET for review of Final Scoping Report: April 2020 • A copy of the final Scoping Report including the IAP comments, will be delivered to the competent authority (MAWF) who will then forward to MET for approval to go ahead with the Impact Assessment phase. 16 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK

ENVIRONMENTAL FATAL FLAW SCREENING TABLE OF CONTENTS

▪ APPROACH ▪ DESALINATION FACILITY ▪ WATER CARRIER PIPELINE ▪ WATER RESERVOIRS ▪ PUMP STATIONS ▪ POWER SUPPLY ▪ CONCLUSION

18 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

APPROACH

▪ High-level overview and screening of key environmental sensitivities / flags / fatal flaws.

▪ Based on existing and available spatial data: » Freshwater (surface water, aquatic ecology, groundwater) » Terrestrial ecology (fauna, avifauna, flora, conservation planning) » Marine and coastal ecology » Heritage (archaeology, palaeontology)

19 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS CONSIDERED ▪ Desalination facility ▪ Water reservoirs ▪ Water carrier pipeline ▪ Pump stations ▪ Solar PV facilities

20 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

DESALINATION FACILITY

New-build / upgrade existing Orano facility New-build at ~ Mile 6

21 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

DESALINATION FACILITY – ENVIRONMENTAL FLAGS / FATAL FLAWS

▪ No fatal flaws based on initial consideration of available data

Key sensitive environmental features to note / flag ▪ Flora » Lichen fields ▪ Avifauna » Damara Tern breeding grounds ▪ Conservation planning » Dorob National Park ▪ Heritage » Shipwrecks

22 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

WATER CARRIER PIPELINE

23 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

WATER CARRIER PIPELINE - ENVIRONMENTAL FLAGS / FATAL FLAWS

▪ No fatal flaws based on initial consideration of available data

Key sensitive environmental features to note / flag ▪ Flora » Lichen fields » Important plant species (e.g. Welwitchia, Quiver Tree, Devil’s claw, Tsama melon) ▪ Avifauna » Damara Tern breeding grounds ▪ Conservation planning » Dorob National Park and Gaingu Communal Conservancy ▪ Heritage » Rock art areas 24 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

WATER RESERVOIRS Swakopmund Base Station Reservoir Windhoek Highpoint Reservoir Station

25 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

WATER RESERVOIRS - ENVIRONMENTAL FLAGS / FATAL FLAWS

▪ No fatal flaws based on initial consideration of available data

Key sensitive environmental features to note / flag ▪ Flora » Lichen fields (Swakopmund) » High plant diversity, endemism and vegetation cover in the Windhoek area ▪ Avifauna » Damara Tern breeding grounds (Swakopmund)

26 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

PUMP STATIONS PS2 near Trekkopje mine PS3 between Trekkopje mine and Usakos

27 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

PUMP STATIONS PS4 between Karibib and Okahandja

POWER SUPPLY PS4 PV facility with battery storage

28 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

PUMP STATIONS – ENVIRONMENTAL FLAGS / FATAL FLAWS ▪ No fatal flaws based on initial consideration of available data

Key sensitive environmental features to note / flag ▪ Flora » Lichen fields (PS1) » Important plant species (e.g. Devil’s claw (PS4)) ▪ Avifauna » Damara Tern breeding grounds (PS1) » Lappetfaced vulture flight paths (PS2 & PS3) ▪ Conservation planning » Dorob National Park (PS1) and Gaingu Communal Conservancy (PS2 & PS3) ▪ Heritage » Rock art areas (PS3) 29 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

POWER SUPPLY PV facility with battery storage at New Khan SS PV facility with battery storage and new SS near New TIN SS

30 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

POWER SUPPLY – ENVIRONMENTAL FLAGS / FATAL FLAWS ▪ No fatal flaws based on initial consideration of available data

Key sensitive environmental features to note / flag ▪ Flora » Important plant species (e.g. Devil’s claw (PS4 PV)) ▪ Avifauna » Lappetfaced vulture flight paths (New Khan PV & TIN PV) ▪ Conservation planning » Gaingu Communal Conservancy (New Khan PV & TIN PV) ▪ Heritage » Rock art areas

31 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM – WINDHOEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING

CONCLUSION ▪ No environmental fatal flaws associated with the current project layout and components have been identified at this scale.

▪ Potential sensitivities and red flags, that need to be considered during the Scoping and ESIA phases going forward, have been highlighted & are being used to develop ToRs for detailed specialist investigations.

▪ Next steps – information from screening to feed into Draft Scoping Report

32 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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Appendix 4.7: Comments from IAPS

From: Werner Petrick [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 8:43 PM To: David Uushona Cc: Marvin Sanzila Subject: Environmental Screening: Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the central coastal area of Namibia; Windhoek and en-route users

Dear David

Thanks again for the meeting to discuss the above mentioned project and Environmental Screening Study, earlier this month.

As promised, please find the Background Information Document (BID) attached (which provides similar information as presented by myself during the meeting).

Please distribute this to your other (relevant) colleagues.

You are still welcome to send any further comments until the end of April.

There will also be further opportunity for comment / input into the Environmental Screening Study (which will inform the overall Feasibility Study), as explained during the meeting and in the attached BID.

Kind regards,

Werner

Werner Petrick Technical Director and Environmental Assessment Manager

From: David Uushona Sent: Friday, April 26, 2019 8:30 AM To: Managers ; General Managers ; Nangula Amutenya ; Riaan Archer ; Lovisa Hailaula ; Peter Etsebeth ; Gottfried Likoro ; Temp Management ; Thomas Ngula ; Brandon van Wyk ; Kapalesa Katjomuise ; Alistaire Marquard Cc: Werner Petrick ; 'Marvin Sanzila' Subject: FW: Environmental Screening: Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the central coastal area of Namibia; Windhoek and en-route users

Morning Colleagues

The subject matter has reference and the attachment much more details for your information and further input where necessary.

Kindest regards,

From: David Uushona [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 21 October 2019 04:47 PM To: Werner Petrick; Marvin Sanzila; Saima Angula; damian nchindo; '[email protected]' Cc: General Managers; Managers; Public Relations; Lovisa Hailaula; Muronga Haingura; nalao Subject: FW: Environmental Screening: Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the central coastal area of Namibia; Windhoek and en-route users

Dear SLR & MET Colleagues

The “Notice Attachment” has reference.

I have a serious concern on public meetings scheduled during working hours. How do we want to consult those that we term “Public” while they are at work? The times indicated during week days will not serve the purpose of public consultation. Those times (of 11:00 AM – 17:00PM) should be used to consult identified I&APs such as relevant local, regional and traditional authorities; mines and etc. while public is consulted as from 18:00. No wonder public meetings are poorly attended because of only doing the bear minimum. I urge MET to seriously look into this matter of schedules and venues for public meetings.

Kindest regards,

David DH Uushona (CMP) Manager: Solid Waste and Environmental Management, Municipality of Walvis Bay Offices of Water, Waste & Environmental Management Rikumbi Kandanga Road Walvis Bay, Namibia

Tel: +264 64 214 304 Fax: +264 64 214 310 Mobile: +264 81 122 0814 E: [email protected] W: www.walvisbaycc.org.na

From: Marvin Sanzila [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 3:46 PM To: David Uushona Cc: '[email protected]' ; Saima Angula ; damian nchindo ; General Managers ; Managers ; Public Relations ; Lovisa Hailaula ; Muronga Haingura ; nalao ; Werner Petrick ; Stuart Heather-Clark ; Edward Perry ; du Plessis Nicolaas ; Hörlesberger, Günther ; Hugh Bruce ; Pazvakawambwa Godfrey ; Muhimba Lazarus ; Reinstadler, Simon ; DCC_O992 ; Arnold Bittner Subject: RE: Environmental Screening: Desalination Plant and Water Carriage System to secure water supply to the central coastal area of Namibia; Windhoek and en-route users Importance: High

Dear David,

Thank you for your email and showing an interest in the above mentioned proposed project and EIA process being followed.

We take note of your comment / concern regarding the time for the public meetings and value your contributions. We will consider this going forward in the process.

We do however have the following in response regarding the upcoming public meetings. The response provided is based on our experience, over a number of years of conducting EIAs across Namibia, including various, in depth, public participation programmes.

• We always aim to ensure a transparent process is being followed, allowing any interested and affected party (I&AP) to comment on proposed activities and to have the opportunity to raise questions / comments / concerns or to provide contributions. The public participation process is therefore planned and executed – specific to a project and the area where the project is proposed. • While public meetings, per se, is not a legal requirement (as per the EIA Regulations), we believe this is one of the “tools” to be used as part of such a public participation process for certain projects. We’ve however often found that Key Stakeholder meetings are more affective in obtaining information than “open public meetings”. However, for this strategic project (also being a linear project), we allowed for both public meetings and Key Stakeholder meetings during our planning. In addition, we also invite the public through various avenues like the BID and media to send their comments and concerns to the team of consultants. • Careful consideration went into the planning of these public meetings, taking our experiences into consideration. We’ve learned over the years that, even though there will always be some I&APs not being able to attend meetings, or not interested to take part in meetings (and rather provide written comments), I&APs in general prefer having meetings during the working hours. This question we’ve asked various I&APs during numerous meetings conducted in the past (on various projects). We never received complaints from the public or via the Environmental Officer’s office that our public meetings and consultations conducted during working hours were not appropriate or that insufficient opportunities were given to the public to voice their concerns. • We can however never estimate how many I&APs will attend public meetings and that is why we do not relay “solely” on this as a tool for engaging with the public and obtaining input from I&APs.

Furthermore, the following “tools” are also used (over and above the public meetings) to inform I&APs about the project and the EIA process and to allow them to raise comments:

• The advert as published in the newspaper is already the start of public consultation as it presents information about the project. • The advert also indicates contact details to the EIA practitioner whereby the public is requested to register as an I&AP and raise their comments for consideration in the EIA process and if needed the Practitioner can be contacted for further input on the project. • The advert also provides a link to where the public can access the Background Information Document (BID) for a more details on the project. The BID is also attached with a registration and comment form that allows any member of the public to complete and raise their concerns if any. • Radio adverts have been planned and scheduled for broadcasting during the week before the public meetings. The ads will include information on the public meeting venues and times and details regarding the EIA practitioner for further enquiries. • Site Notices regarding the proposed project “similar to the advert notice” will be placed in all towns at conspicuous locations i.e. local shopping malls and regulation authority notice boards where the public can see them. • Information about the availability of the Draft Scoping Report for public review will also be available, once the report has been drafted – ready for review by I&APs. • At the outset of the Scoping Phase of the EIA, a database of I&APs has been developed and is continuously being updated. The BID will be emailed to this database and will also inform the availability of the Draft Scoping Report for Public Review.

Taking the above mentioned into consideration, and the fact that the public meetings (including venues and times) have already been published in the newspapers, etc. we are, at this stage not in a position to change the times of the meetings. However, the public participation process throughout the EIA process (i.e. various phases) is a dynamic process and should we receive lots of complaints regarding the meeting times from I&APs, the situation will be re-evaluated. This will then be considered in preparing the terms of reference for the next phase (detailed assessment phase) of the EIA process and recommendations will be made regarding the time for public meetings during this phase. Please kept in mind that the public consultation process will continue during the detailed investigation phase.

The success of the scoping phase depends on proper public consultation (as required by the Regulations) and we as consultants will ensure that the execution of the scoping phase is done to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.

We hope the above information answers the raised concern.

Kind regards, Marvin Sanzila

Marvin Sanzila Environmental Assessment Practitioner -

+264 61 231 287

[email protected] - SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd 8 General Murtala Muhammed Street Eros, Windhoek, Khomas,

From: Hörlesberger, Günther Sent: Saturday, 09 November 2019 10:48 To: [email protected] Cc: Marvin Sanzila ; Hugh Bruce ; Reinstadler, Simon ; [email protected] Subject: selected clarification notes to the Namibian Economist Article

Dear Mr. Steinmann,

It was great fun to read your article. Attached some remarks, especially I would like that the actual values, the included maths and science have to be put right.

Please also note the feasibility study established the additional water demand for 2050. The total water demand 2050, traditional resources and desalinated water, for the area around Windhoek is roughly double that. All consumption is therefore based on complete other figures.

You also have to keep in mind that electrical power is not only necessary for the “water lift” but for the desalination process equally.

Still that will only amount for 68MW in case the missing water(deficit) will be produced by desalination for the Central Coastal Area, For the Area around Windhoek and en-route users. Why you write this an amount not being possible to be available(even to 2050).

Promoting nuclear energy is quite strange at this times, the smaller NP plants are coming with 1GW and anything between 6 t0 10 billion US$?

Namibia is blessed with Solar Power and even Windpower!!!!! to care for this project.

If you are interested in a fact based publication I will always be available

Best regards

Günther Hörlesberger Prof. Dipl. Ing.

Project Manager

Wdh, 9 November 2019

Gentlemen (& Ladies?), Engineers, Scientists, Journalists, Anti-corruption Experts and others… ADP, JC et al

DESALINATION PROJECT : Absent Mechanism to Detect Process Error & Flaw? THEN?

Thx for the efforts from all sides to communicate and involve the Public (eg 8 Nov) in a situation that can has a NON-TRIVIAL POTENTIAL become a “WATER ARAB SPRING.” Not much to smile about. Cf Political-Economy of Water security – Prof ADP. THUS just a few thing for the record (first) and first contemplations….

First Principle of SOCIAL IMPACT of WATER – how must it be approached?

The first principle of the SOCIAL IMPACT of WATER is that it must be affordable and accessible. 100%. Water is life. It is not negotiable. Legitimate options cannot be eliminated by Pre-emptive strike. Process error-flaw to ignore it (inter alia).

IMMEDIATE NAM WATER CRISIS – NEXT 2-3 YEARS?

The Windhoek aquifer that carried Windhoek lately, is about to be emptied. It is ca 35Mm^3 used, with a very slow recharge rate, 15 years? The crisis appears now. Not 2050….. Eg ask the question: How can desalination be maximally fast-tracked? Another vitally important Social Impact consideration. Process error-flaw to ignore it (inter alia).. First Principle of SOCIAL IMPACT of WATER.

Identifying the REAL CLIENT – when it comes to WATER

In case of LIFE-CRITICAL WATER, the Namibian TAXPAYER/ CITIZEN is the REAL CLIENT, not Govt or DFI, or whoever else. Cf Part of HFE-EE-SE BELOW. Process error-flaw to ignore it (inter alia).. Cf also Principles of SOCIAL IMPACT of WATER.

HFE & EE – Human Factors Engineering and Engineering Ethics + SE (Systems Engineering)

References available: Distilling what EE & HFE & SE entails for a CONSULTING JOB like this:

1) Accurate Elicitation of Client Needs (ie REAL NEEDS of REAL CLIENT, a very Key and fundamental function of SE), especially as an ongoing process with the epistemic and design-base expanding;

2) Acting in the best interest of the REAL CLIENT at all times (cf above);

3) Error/ Flaw and Treat detection especially early detection thereof esp iro § 1) and § 2) above;

4) Error/ Flaw and Treat max elimination/ max mitigation esp iro § 1) and § 2) above;

5) Advising REAL CLIENT (and his/her/ their Agents/ Representatives – DFI/ Gov etc), especially regarding REAL IN-PROCESS ISSUES like erroneous TOR’s/ Specifications/ Requirements AND how to implement and execute such Advice to the REAL CLIENT as per § 4) and § 5) supra.

6) In-process ISO 9000 Continuous Improvement covering § 1) and § 5) above.

This is the Error-Flaw-Treat Management Mechanism. Detection is crucial. From the Public Session on 8 Nov, it is clearly absent from this process. ….. Process error-flaw (in itself) to ignore it (inter alia).. Cf also Principles of SOCIAL IMPACT of WATER.

THERMAL DESALINATION

Cheapest is Thermal Desalination with Waste Heat or Nuclear Heat. Halden itself (below) was never an electricity producer, but heated water. There is NO MORAL BASIS to exclude Fossil and Nuclear, and NO MORAL basis to hide that when enquiries are made. Process error-flaw to ignore it (inter alia).. Cf also Principles of SOCIAL IMPACT of WATER.

NUCLEAR ENERGY

NUCLEAR Future is Thorium. Not Uranium. (Fertile vs Fissile material. Eliminating Thermal Runaway Risk. Elimating 90% of Nuclear Waste problem). Cf Research also done at the European Research Reactor: Halden, Norway. Planning NAMIBIAN desal until 2050, this source cannot be ignored, CF ABOVE. Check NEUTRON ECONOMICS too please. Process error-flaw to ignore it (inter alia). Cf also Principles of SOCIAL IMPACT of WATER.

CONCLUSION

From 8 Nov Public Engagement it is clear that the In-PROCESS Error-Flaw-Threat Management Mechanism is here absent (CF IN-PROCESS 1SO 9000 Continuous Improvement absent). Local knowledge expertise beyond basic STEM (as encountered at NSS on 8 Nov, STEM is of good quality), is offered. What is needed is more than Basic Stem: HFE-EE-SE. “More things in heaven and earth… Hamlet).

Process-Orientated, we breach such topics. 8 Nov. On. All that remains is to enter an Ethical LETTER into the process (re the error detection deficiency): ....See if anything Ethical comes out of it.

Pete L NUTT, Pr Eng +264 81 124 1609

From: Dall, Ernest [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 28 October 2019 09:52 PM To: Marvin Sanzila Subject: Desalination Study: NamWater

Dear Marvin,

I�m contacting you with regard to the desalinations study for NamWater. (https://www.we.com.na/news/namwater-has-desalination-plans-from-coast-to-capital2019- 10-24) Is there any reference documentation (i.e. technical, environmental, etc.) available to the public with regard to this study ?

Kind regards

Ernest

From: AMUSHA [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 28 October 2019 06:05 PM To: Marvin Sanzila Subject: Re: EIA PROCESS: DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN- ROUTE USERS

Harald Sch�tt

+264 811 291 223

From: Victor Libuku [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 28 October 2019 04:01 PM To: Marvin Sanzila Subject: RE: EIA PROCESS: DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS

Please register me as an I&AP

Victor Miti Libuku

+264 64 410 1157

[email protected]

From: Danie Mostert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 31 October 2019 09:50 AM To: Marvin Sanzila Cc: Martin Tjipita Subject: RE: EIA PROCESS: DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS Good Morning Marvin,

We would like to receive info on the proposal, as an Affected Party. Kind Regards,

Danie Mostert

Engineering Manager

M +264 81 148 4502 | E [email protected] | W www.namibleadzinc.com

From: Marvin Sanzila Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2019 11:18 To: Danie Mostert Cc: Martin Tjipita Subject: RE: EIA PROCESS: DESALINATION PLANT AND WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM TO SECURE WATER SUPPLY TO THE CENTRAL COAST, WINDHOEK AND EN-ROUTE USERS Hi. Danie.

Great to hear from you. its been a moment.

Please refer to the link below for the Background Information Document.

http://slrconsulting.com/za/slr-documents/) There is a couple of documents there but have a look for the NamWater one.

Thank you Marvin

From: Detlof von Oertzen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 October 2019 08:21 AM To: Marvin Sanzila Subject: Register as I&A party - coastal desalination plant & piping to capital

Dear All,

Please register me as I&A party for the coastal desalination plant & piping to capital project.

Kindly mail the BID and scoping report.

Many thanks, best regards

Detlof

______

Dr Detlof von Oertzen

Director

VO Consulting

P.O. Box: 8168

Swakopmund

NAMIBIA

From: Yolanda Nel [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 23 October 2019 02:11 PM To: Marvin Sanzila Subject: Re: Proposed desalination plant (NamWater)

Thank you Marvin

I find this very interesting.

Thank you for putting me on the database.

Any Namibian projects would be great articles for our online paper.

Regards

Yolanda

From: June Samo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 02 December 2019 04:04 PM To: Marvin Sanzila Subject: Request for Information

Dear Mr. Sanzila,

I trust my email finds you well.

I am called June Samo and I am a research intern with the Global Water Intelligence (GWI) in Oxford UK. The company publishes market leading magazines, databases, and reports on the international water industry. You can find out more about us through the following link https://www.globalwaterintel.com/.

We are currently in the process of updating the information we have on large water transfers in our project database and we would be very interested in establishing the status of the planned water transfer from the Erongo desalination plant to Windhoek. We use the information on the database to guide interested and qualified bidders on the status of water-related projects globally.

I understand that the project is still in its nascent stages, however I was hoping you could provide me with tentative timelines on things such as when the project EIA report is likely to be completed and when the final project designs are likely to be released.

Kindly let me know if you are available for a 5 minute phone interview to answer some of my queries outlined above.

Best Regards,

June Samo

Research Intern, Global Water Intelligence [email protected]

Mobile +447943650779

Global Water Intelligence

Oxford, UK www.globalwaterintel.com