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Alcatel Submarine Networks (Asn) Proposed 2Africa ALCATEL SUBMARINE NETWORKS (ASN) PROPOSED 2AFRICA (WEST) SUBMARINE FIBRE OPTIC CABLE SYSTEM TO BE LANDED AT YZERFONTEIN, WEST COAST DISTRICT, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA MOBILE TELEPHONE NETWORK (PTY) LTD (LANDING PARTNER) DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT EIA REFERENCE: 14/12/16/3/3/2/2047 May 2021 2AFRICA (WEST) SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM SOUTH AFRICA – YZERFONTEIN LANDING ALCATEL SUBMARINE NETWORKS (ASN) PROPOSED 2AFRICA (WEST) SUBMARINE FIBRE OPTIC CABLE SYSTEM TO BE LANDED AT YZERFONTEIN, WEST COAST DISTRICT, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA MOBILE TELEPHONE NETWORK (PTY) LTD (LANDING PARTNER) DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT EIA REFERENCE: 14/12/16/3/3/2/2047 Compiled for Compiled by Mobile Telephone Network (Pty) LTD ACER (Africa) Environmental Consultants 216 - 14th Avenue PO Box 503 Fairlands Suites 5 & 6, Golden Penny Centre Gauteng 26 Hely Hutchinson Road 2195 Mtunzini, 3867 South Africa South Africa May 2021 MTN 2AFRICA (WEST) SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM SOUTH AFRICA – YZERFONTEIN LANDING DOCUMENT CONTROL Document Name/version Prepared and Submitted by Checked by Approved by: Proposed 2AFRICA (West) Submarine Fibre Optic Cable ACER (Africa) Environmental MTN MTN System to be landed at Yzerfontein, West Coast District, Consultants Mr P. Janse van Mr P Janse van Western Cape, South Africa. Draft Environmental Impact Rensburg Rensburg Assessment Report. (Externally reviewed by EIA REFERENCE: 14/12/16/3/3/2/2047 Jacolette Adams, Exigent) May 2021 Date: 30 April 2021 Date: 19 May 2021 Date: 24 May 2021 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT i MTN 2AFRICA (WEST) SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM SOUTH AFRICA – YZERFONTEIN LANDING DISTRIBUTION OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR COMMENT This draft report is available for public review at the following public venues in the project area for a period of 30 days (28 May – 29 June 2021). Venue Street Contact Person and Number Yzerfontein Municipal 46 Main Road, Yzerfontein, Ms Lizelle Coetzee Office 7351 Tel: 022 451 2366 Email: [email protected] Darling South Public Church Street Mrs Elizabeth Mostert Library (Swartland Darling, 7345 Tel: 022 492 2237 Municipality) Email: [email protected] The draft report is also available on ACER’s web site (www.acerafrica.co.za) under the ‘Current Projects’ link. Please submit your comments on the draft report by no later than 29 June 2021 to: Glenda Du Toit ► P O Box 503, Mtunzini, 3867 ► Tel: 035 340 2715 ► E-mail: [email protected] Please note that, in line with the EIA Regulations, all registered interested and affected parties are required to disclose any direct business, financial, personal or other interest which that party may have in the approval or refusal of the application. The draft EIA report was made available to the following authorities: 1. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Ms Sindiswa Dlomo Email: [email protected] 2. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment: Biodiversity Oceans and Coast Directorate Mr. Xolani Myanga Ms Nontsasa Tonjeni; Ms Funanani Ditinti Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected] 3. Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Western Cape Government Mrs Adri La Meyer Email: [email protected] 4. Swartland Local Municipality Name: Mr Alwyn Zaayman Email: [email protected] 5. West Coast District Municipality Ms. Doretha Kotze- town & Regional Planner Email: [email protected] 6. CapeNature (West Coast District) Mr. Marius Wheeler DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT ii MTN 2AFRICA (WEST) SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM SOUTH AFRICA – YZERFONTEIN LANDING Email: [email protected] 7. Department of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation Mr Warren Dreyer Email: [email protected] 8. Department of Public Works Mr Basson Geldenhuys Email: [email protected] DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT iii MTN 2AFRICA (WEST) SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM SOUTH AFRICA – YZERFONTEIN LANDING EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Submarine telecommunication cables are important for international telecommunication networks as they transport almost 100% of the trans-oceanic Internet traffic throughout the world. It is widely recognised that access to affordable international bandwidth is key to economic development in every country. As such, the improvement in Africa’s information technology infrastructure via telecommunication cables will remove one of the current key inhibitors to development in Africa and support economic growth and opportunities on the continent. Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has been contracted to supply and install the proposed 2AFRICA (West) Cable System, with one South African landing at Yzerfontein, located on the west coast of South Africa within the Swartland Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape Province. This is to be operated by Mobile Telephone Network (Pty) Ltd (MTN) as the South African landing partner (Project Applicant). The project requires environmental authorisation from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE1) in terms of the 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (as amended), published under the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA) (as amended). ACER (Africa) Environmental Consultants (ACER) has been appointed as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to assist with the application for environmental authorisation as well as other environmental permitting/licensing requirements (including a Sea Shore Lease from Cape Nature). This Draft EIA Report (DEIAR) and accompanying Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) have been prepared in accordance with the 2014 EIA Regulations. Project Location and Scope The project involves the installation and operation of the 2AFRICA (West) Cable System landing at Yzerfontein, which comprises marine and terrestrial components. These include the cable from when it enters South Africa’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (within 200 Nm from the seashore), passes through South Africa’s Territorial Waters (12 Nm from the seashore), lands on shore and traverses the beach to an existing beach manhole (BMH) at Yzerfontein Beach. Note that on land, the 2AFRICA (West) cable at Yzerfontein will be accommodated within existing West Africa Cable System (WACS) infrastructure, viz. from the WACS BMH via existing underground ducting to the WACS Cable Landing Station (CLS). Relevant GPS co-ordinates (approximate) are provided below. Project activities are described further under the technical description. GPS Co-ordinates of the Alternative 1 infrastructure at Yzerfontein (approximate) Location Latitude Longitude Start of marine cable S 33° 6'8.51" E 16°16'45.67" Mid-point of marine cable S 33 35’09.25” E 17 11’02.40” Landing Point on shore S 33°20'23.54” E 18° 9'38.35” WACS Conduit Opening on Beach S 33°20'23.64” E 18° 9'38.94” WACS BMH at Yzerfontein S 33°20'23.91” E 18° 9'41.12” End of cable at WACS CLS S 33° 20’12.92" E 18°11'51.45" Legal Requirements There are many legal requirements (International, National, Provincial and Local Government spheres) to which the project proponent must adhere for the proposed 2AFRICA (West) Cable System 1 Previously named Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF). DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT iv MTN 2AFRICA (WEST) SUBMARINE CABLE SYSTEM SOUTH AFRICA – YZERFONTEIN LANDING (Yzerfontein landing). These were detailed in the Final Scoping Report (ACER, 2021) and a summary of applicable legislation and guidelines is provided in Chapter 2 of this report. In terms of the 2014 EIA Regulations (as amended 2017) the proposed 2AFRICA (West) Cable System (Yzerfontein landing) potentially triggers activities in Listing Notices 1, 2 and 3, as shown in Table 2 of this report. The application for environmental authorisation therefore requires a full Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. Technical Description The main 2AFRICA (West) marine cable trunk comes down from the north roughly parallel to the West Coast of Africa, several hundred km offshore in international waters. It starts to veer south-eastwards towards the South African coastline and enters the South African EEZ roughly opposite Cape Columbine. Once reaching depths of approximately 1000m, the route closely follows that of the existing WACS cable, curving south and then north again to enter South African territorial waters approximately 22 km (12 Nm) from the seashore, before landing on shore at Yzerfontein Beach on the Cape’s West Coast. Marine fibre-optic cables range in diameter from 17mm to 50 mm. They are essentially inert, as any heat emissions, electric or electro-magnetic associated with the cable are of negligible magnitude. Cables are laid on the seabed surface in deep water and buried under the seabed in shallower waters (approximately < 1,500 m depths). The proposed 2AFRICA (West) Cable System (Yzerfontein landing) will include the following project components: Pre-installation activities including cable route survey, route engineering, route clearance and Pre-Lay Grapnel Run. A Marine Cable Route Survey to determine the suitability of the substrate and topography of the ocean floor. This includes a geophysical survey using echosounders and sonar techniques and a geotechnical survey involving cone penetrometer tests and core sampling and analysis. Laying of the cable in the offshore environment,
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