Lusaka Service Provision Project – Freshwater Habitat Impact Assessment Oct 2016 REVIEW OF THE BIOREGIONAL PLAN FOR THE CITY OF EKURHULENI: SPEACIALIST WETLAND INPUT INTO CBA MAPPING Version 0.1 Report Delivery Date: May 2020, revised July 2020 Prepared by: Eco-Pulse Environmental Consulting Services Authors: Douglas Macfarlane & Shaun McNamara Report No: EP489-01 Ekurhuleni Bioregional Plan: Specialist Wetland Input May 2020 Prepared by: Eco-Pulse Environmental Consulting Services 03 Second Lane, Hilton, 3245, South Africa Tel: 033 343 3561 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.eco-pulse.co.za Prepared for: CES - Environmental and social advisory services 6 Stewart Drive, Baysville, 5241 East London | Eastern Cape | South Africa Tel: +27 (43) 726 831 Website: www.cesnet.co.za ii Ekurhuleni Bioregional Plan: Specialist Wetland Input May 2020 CONTENTS 1.INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 Conceptual Framework for CBA Maps ................................................................................ 5 2.STUDY AREA 6 2.1 Locality ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2.2 Drainage Context ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Conservation Context .............................................................................................................. 8 3.AQUTIC CBA PRIORITIZATION METHODS 10 3.1 Refinement of National Wetland Map Version 5 .............................................................