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Proposed Maralla East Wind Energy Facility Near Sutherland, Northern and Western Cape Draft Environmental Scoping Report REPORT NO 01 PROPOSED MARALLA EAST WIND ENERGY FACILITY NEAR SUTHERLAND, NORTHERN AND WESTERN CAPE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT PUBLIC SEPTEMBER 2016 PROPOSED MARALLA EAST WIND ENERGY FACILITY NEAR SUTHERLAND, NORTHERN AND WESTERN CAPE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd Type of document (version) Public Project no: 47579 Date: September 2016 – WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff 199 Bryanston Drive Bryanston, 2191 Tel: +27 11 361 1392 Fax: +27 11 361 1381 www.wspgroup.com www.pbworld.com QUALITY MANAGEMENT ISSUE/REVISION FIRST ISSUE REVISION 1 REVISION 2 REVISION 3 Draft ESR – Remarks Maralla East WEF Date September 2016 Prepared by Bronwyn Fisher Signature Checked by Ashlea Strong Signature Authorised by Jacqui Fincham Signature Project number 47579 Report number 1 W:\000 Projects\000 New Project Structure\47579 - BioTherm\2-DISCIPLINE\1-ES\2- File reference DELIVERABLES\2-Reports\Scoping\ ii DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION CLIENT BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd PROJECT NAME Proposed Maralla East Wind Energy Facility near Sutherland, Northern and Western Cape REPORT TYPE Draft Environmental Scoping Report WSP PROJECT NUMBER 47579 AUTHORITY REFERENCE NUMBERS DEA: Not yet received NEAS: Not yet received Proposed Maralla East Wind Energy Facility near Sutherland, Northern and Western Cape WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd Project No 47579 September 2016 Public iii PRODUCTION TEAM CLIENT Senior Associate Michael Barnes Environmental Manager Irene Bezuidenhout WSP | PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF Environmental Consultant Bronwyn Fischer Project Manager Ashlea Strong Project Director Nigel Seed Social Specialists Danielle Sanderson and Hillary Konigkramer Soil, Land Capability and Bruce Wickham Wetlands Specialist Noise Specialist Kirsten Collett Traffic Specialist Christo Bredenhann SUBCONSULTANTS Heritage Specialist ACO Associates – Tim Hart, Lita Webley and David Harkett Avifauna Specialist Chris van Rooyen Bat Specialist Werner Marias and Monika Moir Visual Specialist Belinda Gebhardt Paleontological Specialist Natura Viva – John Almond Biodiversity Specialist Simon Todd Proposed Maralla East Wind Energy Facility near Sutherland, Northern and Western Cape WSP BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd Project No 47579 September 2016 Public iv TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................1 1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT ........................................................................... 1 1.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ....................................................................... 1 1.3 SCOPING TERMS OF REFERENCE ................................................................ 3 1.4 STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT ...................................................................... 4 1.5 ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ................................................................ 6 2 GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK ...................................................8 2.1 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ....................................................................... 8 2.2 NATIONAL LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK................................ 9 2.3 PROVINCIAL CONTEXT ................................................................................. 15 2.4 MUNICIPAL CONTEXT .................................................................................... 17 2.5 STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING CONTEXT ............................................... 20 2.6 SOUTH AFRICAN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES .................................... 25 2.7 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ..................................... 27 3 SCOPING METHODOLOGY ...................................................... 29 3.1 APPLICATION.................................................................................................. 29 3.2 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ............................................. 29 3.3 IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS .................................................................................. 29 3.4 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.................................................................... 30 4 NEED AND JUSTIFICATION ..................................................... 35 4.1 NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIREMENT ................................... 35 4.2 WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL IN SOUTH AFRICA .......................................... 35 4.3 REGIONAL AND SITE SUITABILITY .............................................................. 36 4.4 LOCAL NEED................................................................................................... 36 Proposed Maralla East Wind Energy Facility near Sutherland, Northern and Western Cape WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd Project No 47579 Public September 2016 v 5 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................... 39 5.1 LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ................................................. 39 5.2 WIND ENERGY POWER GENERATION PROCESS ...................................... 44 5.3 PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................... 45 5.4 PROPOSED PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES .................................. 47 5.5 ALTERNATIVES .............................................................................................. 48 6 DESCRIPTION OF THE BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ............... 57 6.1 TOPOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 57 6.2 GEOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 57 6.3 CLIMATE .......................................................................................................... 58 6.4 SOILS AND LAND CAPABILITY..................................................................... 61 6.5 NATURAL VEGETATION AND ANIMAL LIFE ............................................... 64 6.6 AVIFAUNA ....................................................................................................... 71 6.7 BATS ................................................................................................................ 74 6.8 WATER RESOURCES ..................................................................................... 76 6.9 HERITAGE ....................................................................................................... 76 6.10 PALAEONTOLOGY ......................................................................................... 78 6.11 VISUAL ............................................................................................................. 79 6.12 TRAFFIC ........................................................................................................... 81 6.13 NOISE ............................................................................................................... 81 6.14 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................. 83 7 IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS ........................... 90 7.1 PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................... 90 7.2 ACTIVITIES MATRIX ....................................................................................... 90 7.3 TOPOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 94 7.4 GEOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 94 7.5 CLIMATE .......................................................................................................... 95 Proposed Maralla East Wind Energy Facility near Sutherland, Northern and Western Cape WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff BioTherm Energy (Pty) Ltd Project No 47579 Public September 2016 vi 7.6 SOILS AND LAND CAPABILITY..................................................................... 96 7.7 NATURAL VEGETATION AND ANIMAL LIFE ............................................... 98 7.8 AVIFAUNA ..................................................................................................... 101 7.9 BATS .............................................................................................................. 104 7.10 SURFACE WATER ........................................................................................ 107 7.11 GROUNDWATER ........................................................................................... 110 7.12 HERITAGE ..................................................................................................... 111 7.13 PALAEONTOLOGY ....................................................................................... 113 7.14 VISUAL ........................................................................................................... 115 7.15 TRAFFIC ......................................................................................................... 119 7.16 NOISE ............................................................................................................. 120 7.17 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................... 122 8 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................... 129 9 PLAN OF STUDY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTING PHASE ............................................................... 136 9.1 TERMS OF REFERENCE .............................................................................. 136 9.2 ALTERNATIVES ...........................................................................................
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