Proposed Development of a New Solid Waste Site in Luckhoff
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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SOLID WASTE SITE IN LUCKHOFF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT REF NO: WML/EIA/02/2018 AUGUST 2018 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SOLID WASTE SITE IN LUCKHOFF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Draft Environmental Impact Report (“EIAR”) in terms of the Section 24 G (1) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (as amended) (“NEMA”). PREPARED BY: PREPARED FOR: NSVT Consultants Letsemeng Local Municipality 1 Fourth Street, Office 1A, Arboretum 7 Groot trek Street, Bloemfontein Luckhoff 9301 9986 Telephone: 051 430 1042 Telephone: 051 330 0200 Fax: 086 239 9133 Fax: 051 205 0144 Cell: 079 147 0548 Email: [email protected] Email: pmu@letsemeng,gov.za Contact person: Rebolang Makwaba Contact person: Mpho Tsoene PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SOLID WASTE SITE IN LUCKHOFF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT PROJECT INFORMATION REPORT TITLE: Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report (“EIAR”) PURPOSE OF REPORT: The objective of the EIAR is to, through a consultative process determines the policy and legislative context within which the activity is located and document how the proposed activity complies with and responds to the policy and legislative context PROJECT TITLE: Proposed Development of a New Solid Waste Site (“SWS”) in Luckhoff CLIENT: Letsemeng Local Municipality ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER: NSVT Consultants REPORT COMPILATION RESPONSIBILITIES REPORT COMPILED BY: ______________________________ Rebolang Makwaba Junior Environmental Assessment Practitioner REVIEWED BY: Lorato Tigedi Pr. Sci. Nat. Environmental Assessment Practitioner PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SOLID WASTE SITE IN LUCKHOFF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Dipabala and NSVT JV were appointed for the Scoping /EIA process for the new landfill site in Luckhoff, Letsemeng local Municipality, Free-State Province. Dipabala Consulting Engineers are responsible for providing professional engineering services whereas NSVT is appointed as independent assessment practitioners and are responsible for undertaking the waste management license application process in terms of NEM:WA ( Act 59 of 2008) for the proposed solid waste site facility. The nature of activities requires a full Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment to be undertaken. For the development of the proposed solid waste site, three (3) sites were identified but only one alternative had no fatal flaws pending the outcome of the specialists’ studies. Therefore, the proposed site identified for the development of the solid waste site is Alternative Site 1, which is located on the Remaining Extent of the Farm Dorpsgronden van Luckhoff 577 within the jurisdiction of the municipality. The specialists’ studies to be undertaken as part of the EIA process are namely Ecological Impact Assessment, Heritage Assessment and Geohydrological Investigation. The findings and recommendations from the specialists’ reports will be included in the EIAR. A comprehensive public participation process was undertaken as part of the waste license application process. Methods that were used to inform identified I&APs regarding the proposed development include advertisement in The Weekly, a local newspaper, on-site notice board, posters and distribution of the background information document, which is phase 1 of the process, and comments and/or objections were received. Phase 2 of the process, was for the reviewing of the draft Scoping Report by identified I&APs, however, no comments and/or objections were received. Phase 3 of the Public Participation Process; NSVT Consultants embarked to inform the Luckhoff community of the impending public meeting with reference to the proposed SWS development. This required NSVT/Dipabala to convene a public meeting at the Luckhoff community hall to discuss the SWS development in order to ascertain whether the people of Luckhoff would be in favour of its location and proposed property size. Subsequent to the meeting, the residents of Luckhoff were in favour of the proposed development in order to adequately manage the general waste in and around the community. Due to the geological nature of the proposed SWS, the proposed development required a vast property size in order for the development to function optimally after completion, therefore further environmental specialist investigations needed to be conducted in order to deduce their recommendations to find an environmentally suitable development footprint. Furthermore, the technical engineering designs needed to be reduced to a suitable scale, which would enable the construction activities not to encroach onto the Eskom power-lines in close proximity to the proposed development. Secondly, to avoid impeding on a seasonal drainage line natural to the sloping nature of the surrounding geomorphology, and finally the Solid Waste Site development will however affect a portion of the ridge where the proposed development will be situated. Due to the Letsemeng Local Municipality’s financial constraints, relocating the proposed development would be a futile exercise. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report will be distributed to all I&APs for further comments and NSVT/Dipabala will certainly address them timeously. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SOLID WASTE SITE IN LUCKHOFF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1 2. PROJECT DETAILS .................................................................................................................... 2 2.1. DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT, CONSULTING ENGINEERS & EAP ....................... 2 2.1.1. DETAILS OF APPLICANT ................................................................................................. 2 2.1.2. DETAILS OF THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS .................................................................. 2 2.1.3. DETAILS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER ...................................... 2 3. PROJECT LOCATION ................................................................................................................ 3 4. PROJECT BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................ 4 5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................................... 5 5.1. DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED SWS FACILITY ............................................................. 5 5.1.1. SITE WATER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................... 6 5.1.2. LEACHATE CONTAINMENT .............................................................................................. 6 5.1.2. LEACHATE COLLECTION ................................................................................................. 7 5.1.3. CONTAMINATED STORMWATER ..................................................................................... 7 5.1.4. CLEAN STORMWATER .................................................................................................... 7 5.1.5. LINING SYSTEM .............................................................................................................. 7 5.1.6. MONITORING SYSTEMS .................................................................................................. 7 5.1.7. RECYCLING PROGRAMME .............................................................................................. 7 5.1.8. WASTE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ........................................................ 7 6. LEGISLATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ........................ 8 7. MOTIVATION FOR NEED AND DESIRABILITY OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ... 13 8. MOTIVATION FOR THE PREFERRED DEVELOPMENT FOOTPRINT .......................... 14 9. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOLLOWED ............................ 14 9.1. DEVELOPMENT FOOTPRINT ALTERNATIVES ......................................................... 14 9.2. DETAILS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS ................................................... 15 9.2.1. SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED BY INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIES ................. 17 9.3. ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................................ 20 9.3.1. CLIMATE ........................................................................................................................ 20 9.3.2. TOPOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................... 20 9.3.3. GEOLOGY AND SOILS ................................................................................................... 20 9.3.4. GROUND AND SURFACE WATER ................................................................................. 21 9.3.5. FAUNA AND FLORA ....................................................................................................... 21 i PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SOLID WASTE SITE IN LUCKHOFF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT 9.3.5. LAND USE ..................................................................................................................... 22 9.3.6. SOCIO-ECONOMIC STRUCTURE OF THE AREA ........................................................... 22 9.3.7.