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Environmental Screening–Reivilo, Greater Taung Local Municipality, Rural Water Supply ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING–REIVILO, GREATER TAUNG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, RURAL WATER SUPPLY Prepared By: Environmental Management group P.O. Box 37473 Langenhovenpark, 9330 Tel: 051 412 6350 Fax: 086 556 2125 Contact Person: S.E. van Rooyen PROJECT DETAILS PROJECT TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING–REIVILO, GREATER TAUNG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECT PROPONENT: Dr Ruth S Mompati District Municipality PO Box 21 60 Market Street Vryburg 8600 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT: Environmental Management Group P.O. Box 37473 Langenhoven Park 9330 Phone: 051 412 6350 / 083 678 3032 Fax: 051 412 6351 Contact Person: S.E. van Rooyen LEAD EAP: S.E. van Rooyen Email: [email protected] ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TEAM: S.E. van Rooyen CW Vermeulen M.O Keikelame C.N Mlangeni DOCUMENT STATUS: Draft Environmental Screening and EMP DATE: July 2018 Table of Contents 1. Locality .............................................................................................................................................................4 2. Purpose of the Screening Report .........................................................................................................................1 3. Description of the Environment ............................................................................................................................1 3.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................1 3.2 Topography .................................................................................................................................................2 3.3 Environmental features .................................................................................................................................2 3.3.1 Flora ....................................................................................................................................... 2 3.3.2 Fauna ...................................................................................................................................... 2 4. Development proposal ........................................................................................................................................2 4.1 Proposed land uses ......................................................................................................................................2 5. 2. Applicable Legislation and Guidelines ..........................................................................................................2 5.1 National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (ACT 107 of 1998), as amended 7 April 2017 ............................2 5.1.1 Identification of Listed Activities applicable to the Project .............................................................. 4 5.2 National Water Act (ACT NO. 36 of 1998) .......................................................................................................4 5.2.1 Identification of Listed Activities applicable to the Project .............................................................. 5 5.3 National Environmental Management: Waste Act (ACT NO. 59 of 2008) ...........................................................5 5.3.1 Identification of Listed Activities applicable to the Project .............................................................. 6 5.4 National Heritage Resources Act (ACT 25 OF 1999) .......................................................................................6 5.4.1 Identification of Listed Activities applicable to the Project .............................................................. 6 5.5 The Constitution of South Africa Act, 1996 (Act No.108 of 1996) .......................................................................6 5.5.1 The Environmental Clause ........................................................................................................ 6 5.5.2 Access to Information ............................................................................................................... 7 5.5.3 Just Administrative Action ......................................................................................................... 7 5.5.4 Enforcement of Rights .............................................................................................................. 7 5.6 Environmental Conservation Act, (Act No 73 of 1989) ......................................................................................7 5.7 The White Paper on Integrated Pollution and Waste Management for South Africa ............................................7 5.8 Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act 85 of 1993) ..............................................................................8 6. Conclusion and Recommendations .....................................................................................................................9 APPENDIX 1: DETAILS AND EXPERTISE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER ........................ 11 APPENDIX 2: MAPS ........................................................................................................................................... 15 APPENDIX 3: SITE LAYOUT PLAN AND PROPOSED WORKS ............................................................................. 17 APPENDIX 4: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ...................................................................................... 19 APPENDIX 5: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REPORT ................................................................................................ 21 APPENDIX 6: HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................. 23 1 APPENDIX 7: RISK MATRIX ............................................................................................................................... 25 APPENDIX 8: PHOTOS ...................................................................................................................................... 27 APPENDIX 9: C&I GENERAL AUTHORISATION REGULATIONS .......................................................................... 29 2 ACRONYMS USED IN THIS REPORT BID : Background Information Document DWS : Department of Water and Sanitation READ : North West Dept. Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development EAP : Environmental Assessment Practitioner EIA : Environmental Impact Assessment EMP : Environmental Management Plan IDP : Integrated Development Plan NEMA : National Environmental Management Act I&AP : Interested and Affected Parties NEMA : National Environmental Management Act NEMWA : National Environmental Management: Waste Act NWA : National Water Act PPP : Public Participation Process 3 1. Locality The Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality is a Category C municipality located in the North West Province. It is the largest district in the province covering almost 43,700 km² making up almost half of its geographical area. The district municipality comprises of five local municipalities, i.e. Naledi, Greater Taung, Kagisano-Molopo, Mamusa and Lekwa-Teemane. As the Water Services Authority (WSA) in the Greater Taung Local Municipal area, the Dr Ruth S Mompati District Municipality has the responsibility to provide safe and adequate water supply to meet the basic Level of Service for all communities. A project was identified to install water infrastructure to the town of Reivilo located in the Greater Taung LM area of jurisdiction. A technical business plan and funding application for Phase 1 of the project was submitted to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), they approved a budget of R11 643 294,11 incl. VAT as part of their WSIG program. Currently Phase 1 is in construction, the intent of this report is to motivate funding for Phase 2 of the project to finish the outstanding scope of work successfully. Refer to the locality drawing in Figure 1 for the position of the town. 4 Figure 1: Locality of the proposed Geduldspan, Dr R Segomotsi District Municipality, rural water supply project. 1 2. Purpose of the Screening Report In terms of the principles of Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) requiring environmental considerations to be integrated into a development formulation process, it is the responsibility of the proponent and supporting planners to respond, as fully and as early as possible, to the environmental implications arising from a development proposal. This should ideally be undertaken prior to the application for environmental authorisation and/or the initiation of any formal process of environmental assessment. Environmental Screening is the process by which key environmental issues associated with a proposed development are anticipated at the earliest opportunity, and are considered as an integral part of the formulation of a site development plan. Potential significant environmental impacts also have to be anticipated, and mitigation options accommodated in initial development designs. It is a process that takes the form of a preliminary environmental evaluation. An important aim of the pre-application screening is to establish whether there are aspects of the proposal that are either technically flawed or have the potential to give rise to significant or un-acceptable environmental consequences – the identification of potential “fatal flaws”. The identification of fatal flaws should include an analysis of the following: Ecological fatal flaws – identify and evaluate the ecological assets of the target area and predict the consequences
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