BASELINE SCOPING REPORT ARANDIS MARBLE (PTY) LTD MINING LICENCE 126 WALVIS BAY DISTRICT (ERONGO REGION) MAY 2014 PROJECT INFORMATION Project Title: BASELINE SCOPING REPORT ARANDIS MARBLE (PTY) LTD MINING LICENCE 126, WALVIS BAY DISTRICT, (ERONGO REGION) Type of Study: BASELINE SCOPING REPORT Project Location: WALVIS BAY DISTRICT, (ERONGO REGION) Project Number: ERONGO/R.E.D/ARANDIS/2014-05 Competent Authority: DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS (MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM) Proponent: R.E.D GRANITI (NAMIBIA) (PTY) LTD PO BOX 4076 WALVIS BAY Consultancy: URBAN GREEN CC PO BOX 11929, KLEIN WINDHOEK TELEPHONE: +264-61-300 820 FAX: +264-61-401 294 E-MAIL:
[email protected] WEBSITE: www.urbangreenafrica.com Baseline Scoping Report Arandis Marble (Pty) Ltd, ML 126, Walvis Bay District, Erongo Region May 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 1 1.2 THE STUDY AREA 2 1.3 MOTIVATION TO THE STUDY 5 1.4 TERMS OF REFERENCE 5 1.5 OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT 6 1.6 ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 6 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT 6 CHAPTER 2 - PROJECT TEAM 2.1 ROLE PLAYERS 8 2.2 EXPERTISE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PR ACTIONER 8 CHAPTER 3 - STUDY APPROACH & METHODOLOGY 3.1 BACKGROUND TO STUDY APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 9 3.2 BASELINE ASSESSMENT 10 3.3 WAY FORWARD 10 CHAPTER 4 - LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT 4.1 NAMIBIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR EIA’S 12 4.1.1 The Constitution of the Republic Of Namibia (1990) 12 4.1.2 Environmental Management Act (Act No. 7 of 2007) 13 4.2 NAMIBIAN SECTORAL LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS 14 4.2.1 The Water Act (Act No.