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FINAL BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Basic Assessment for the Mojaletema Primary Co -Operative (Pty) Ltd’s proposed piggery facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng Basic Assessment for the Mojaletema Primary Co-Operative (Pty) Ltd’s proposed piggery facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng. FINAL BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT CSIR Report Number: CSIR/IU/EMS/ER/2016/0003/A March 2018 Prepared for: Mojaletema Primary Co-Operative (Pty) Ltd Prepared by: CSIR P O Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599 Tel: +27 21 888 2408 Fax: +27 21 888 2473 Lead Author: Samukele Ngema Reviewer: Minnelise Levendal © CSIR 2018. All rights to the intellectual property and/or contents of this document remain vested in the CSIR. This document is issued for the sole purpose for which it is supplied. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the express written permission of the CSIR. It may also not be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise disposed of by way of trade in any form of binding or cover than that in which it is published. FINAL BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Basic Assessment for the Mojaletema Primary Co -Operative (Pty) Ltd’s proposed piggery facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng Title: Basic Assessment for the proposed development of a pig production facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng. Purpose of this report: The purpose of this BA Report is to: Present the proposed project and the need for the proposed project; Describe the affected environment at a sufficient level of detail to facilitate informed decision-making; Provide an overview of the BA Process being followed, including public consultation; Assess the predicted positive and negative impacts of the proposed project on the environment; Provide recommendations to avoid or mitigate negative impacts and to enhance the benefits of the project; Provide an Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) for the proposed project. Provide a Maintenance Management Plan (MMP) for the proposed project. This BA Report is being made available to all Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) and stakeholders for a 30-day review period. All comments submitted during the review of the BA Report will be incorporated into the finalised BA Report as applicable and where necessary. This finalised BA Report will then be submitted to the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural development (GDARD) for decision-making. Prepared for: Mojaletema Primary Co-Operative (Pty) Ltd Prepared by: CSIR P O Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599 Tel: +27 21 888 2408 Fax: +27 21 888 2493 Authors: Samukele Ngema Reviewer: Minnelise Levendal CSIR Report Number: CSIR/IU/EMS/ER/2016/0003/A Date: March 2018 To be cited as: CSIR, 2018. Basic Assessment for the Mojaletema Primary Co-Operative (Pty) Ltd’s proposed piggery facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng.. CSIR Report Number CSIR/IU/EMS/ER/2016/0003/A Page 1 FINAL BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Basic Assessment for the Mojaletema Primary Co -Operative (Pty) Ltd’s proposed piggery facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng Opportunity for Review: This Draft Basic Assessment Report and Draft Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) are hereby released for review by stakeholders. Review comments are to be submitted to the project manager below: Project Manager – Samukele Ngema Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Postal Address: P. O. Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599 Phone: 021 888 2408 Fax: 021 888 2693 Email: [email protected] Page 2 FINAL BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Basic Assessment for the Mojaletema Primary Co -Operative (Pty) Ltd’s proposed piggery facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng SECTION A: ACTIVITY INFORMATION 21 SECTION B: DESCRIPTION OF RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT 30 SECTION C: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (SECTION 41) 41 SECTION D: RESOURCE USE AND PROCESS DETAILS 43 SECTION E: IMPACT ASSESSMENT 47 SECTION F: APPENDICES 72 Appendix A Site plan(s) – (must include a scaled layout plan of the proposed activities overlain on the site sensitivities indicating areas to be avoided including buffers) Appendix B Photographs Appendix C Facility illustration(s) Appendix D Route position information – N/A Appendix E Public participation information Appendix F Water use license(s) authorisation – Applicant to apply for WULA SAHRA information Service letters from municipalities – Applicant to source letter Water supply information – Applicant to gather information Appendix G Specialist Reports Appendix H Environmental Management Programme Appendix I CVs of the BA Project team Page 3 FINAL BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Basic Assessment for the Mojaletema Primary Co -Operative (Pty) Ltd’s proposed piggery facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng Table S.1: Listed activities to be triggered 6 Table S.2: Summary of Impacts 9 Table 1: Listed Activities relating to the proposed project 23 Table 2: Racial Demographics of Nigel Town 37 Table 3: Gender Demographics of the Nigel Town 37 Table 4: Economic Distribution of the Nigel Town 38 Figure 1: Location of the proposed pig production facility of Mojaletema Primary Co-operative on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192, Nigel, Johannesburg. 7 Figure 3: Photographs of Conservation Important plant species in the surrounds of the survey area 33 Figure 4: Location of the site relative to regional terrestrial Priority Areas and Threatened Ecosystems 34 Figure 5: Employment Distribution of the Nigel Town 38 Figure 6: Guide to assessing risk/impact significance as a result of consequence and probability. 49 Figure 7: City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Spatial Development Framework 2015 (Project area, on map marked by red star) Ward 6 65 Figure 8: High Agricultural Potential (Source: City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Spatial Development Framework: 2015) Project are, red star. 66 Page 4 FINAL BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Basic Assessment for the Mojaletema Primary Co -Operative (Pty) Ltd’s proposed piggery facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Mojaletema Primary Co-Operative is a small scale commercial farming enterprise that was established in 2012. This Co-Operative comprises of five members who are proposing the establishment of a commercial pig production facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng. The farm currently is operating as a cattle, sheep and goat herding facility with maize also being cultivated. There is a slurry dam next to the proposed site which is currently not being used. There are ruins from a dairy production plant which have no historical significance. The proposed development footprint is 1.8 hectare and will consist of pig production facilities (production house, farrowing house, living quarters, silo and office). The proposed facility will house 248 pigs with an estimated throughput of 4800 pigs per annual cycle. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was appointed by the National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), to manage the Special Needs and Skills Development Programme which is aimed at providing pro-bono Environmental Services to small-scale businesses. The programme offers the undertaking of a Basic Assessment for projects that require this assistance in applying for Environmental Authorisation. The CSIR is managing this Basic Assessment (BA) Process on behalf of the project applicant under the Special Needs and Skills Development Programme. The proposed development triggers listed activities in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, Government Regulations (GNR) 324,325 and 327 (as amended) of 07 April 2017 promulgated under the National Environmental Management Act (Act no 107 of 1998) (NEMA). The proposed development also triggers listed activities in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (Act no 59 of 2008) (NEMWA). In terms of these Regulations, a BA needs to be undertaken and must include an application for a Waste Management Licence. In terms of the NEMA EIA Regulations published in GNR 324, 325 and 327 (as amended) of 07 April 2017 in Government Gazette Number 40772, a BA process is required as the project triggers the following listed activities (detailed in Table 1 below). Page 5 FINAL BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Basic Assessment for the Mojaletema Primary Co -Operative (Pty) Ltd’s proposed piggery facility on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR, Nigel, Gauteng Table S.1: Listed activities to be triggered Relevant Activity No (s) (in terms of Description of each listed activity as per the notice: the relevant notice) : Government Notice: GN. R 327 as 4 The development and related operation of facilities or Amended 7 infrastructure for the concentration of animals for the April 2017 purpose of commercial production in densities that exceeds- (ii) 8 square meters per small stock unit and; (a) More than 1 000 units per facility excluding pigs where (b) more than 250 pigs per facility excluding piglets that are not yet weaned. 27 The clearance of an area of 1 hectare or more, but less than 20 hectares of indigenous vegetation, except where such clearance of indigenous vegetation is required for- (ii) maintenance purposes undertaken in accordance with a maintenance management plan. GNR 921, 29 Category A1 Storage of waste- November 2013 The storage of general waste in lagoons Category A2. Construction, expansion or decommissioning of facilities and associated structures and infrastructure. The construction of a facility for a waste management activity listed in Category A of this Schedule (not in isolation to associated waste management activity). These listed activities require Environmental Authorisation from the competent authority, i.e. the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD). PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed site is located on Portion 15 of Farm Bultfontein 192 IR in Nigel,within Ward 88 of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng.
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