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Section A: Background Information OVERSTRAND IDF: TOWARDS 2050 DRAFT STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 24 JUNE 2013 ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING tel +27 21 887 4000 fax +27 21 883 2952 IMPACT ASSESSMENTS email [email protected] web www.withersenviro.co.za MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS address P.O. Box 6118 Uniedal 7612 OVERSTRAND IDF: TOWARDS 2050 DRAFT STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Compiled by: Charl Cilliers and Aubrey Withers 24 June 2013 Job No. 11/11/1277 WITHERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS (Pty) Ltd. Reg. No. 99/023003/07 A W Withers Pr. Sci. Nat. BSc (Hons) (Geology) WITHERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS (Pty) Ltd. Reg. No. 99/023003/07 A W Withers Pr. Sci. Nat. BSc (Hons) (Geology) OVERSTRAND EMF TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1: INTRODUCTION 10 1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................. 10 1.3 PURPOSE OF THE SEMF ................................................................................. 11 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMF ............................................................................ 12 1.4 STRUCTURE OF THE SEMF ............................................................................ 13 PART 2: LEGAL CONTEXT OF THIS SEMF 15 2.1 Alignment with the Provisions of the NEMA .................................................. 15 2.2 What is the Relationship between the SEMF, IDP, SDF and IDF? ................ 16 PART 3: APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 17 3.1 Project Approach ............................................................................................. 17 3.2 Project Methodology ........................................................................................ 18 PART 4: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 20 4.1 THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ....................................................... 20 4.1.1 Background .................................................................................................... 20 4.1.2 The Local Economy ....................................................................................... 20 4.1.3 The Contribution of the Rural Environment to the Local Economy................. 21 4.2 THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS ........................................ 21 4.2.1 Locality ........................................................................................................... 21 4.2.2 Climatic Characteristics ................................................................................. 22 4.2.3 Regional Geology .......................................................................................... 22 4.2.4 Topography and Landscapes ........................................................................ 24 4.2.5 Surface Freshwater Resources...................................................................... 24 4.2.6 Groundwater .................................................................................................. 28 4.2.7 Indigenous Vegetation Types of the Overstrand Municipal Area ................... 29 4.2.8 Protected Areas and Conservation Stewardship Agreements ....................... 33 4.3 CHALLENGES FACING THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS ............................................................. 41 4.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 41 4.3.2 Challenges Facing the Local Economy .......................................................... 41 4.3.3 Challenges Facing Heritage Resources ......................................................... 42 4.3.4 Challenges Facing the Physical and Natural Environment ............................ 42 4.3.5 Limited Available Land to Accommodate the Growing Population within the Municipal Area ........................................................................................................... 44 PART 5: STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 45 5.1 EXPLANATION .................................................................................................. 45 5.2 WHERE WE WANT TO BE BY 2050 ................................................................. 48 5.3 WHAT WE WILL DO – POLICY FRAMEWORK ............................................... 51 5.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 51 5.3.2 Align with Presidency ..................................................................................... 51 5.3.3 Apply National Policy ..................................................................................... 51 5.3.4 Apply Provincial Policy ................................................................................... 53 5.3.5 Apply Municipal Strategies, Policies and Plans.............................................. 54 WITHERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 2 OVERSTRAND EMF 5.3.6 Objectives, Policy Framework and Implementation ....................................... 58 5.4 WHAT WE WILL DO – IMPLEMENT SYSTEMATIC BIODIVERSITY PLANNING AND THE LATEST BIODIVERSITY PLANNING INFORMATION IN LAND-USE DECISION-MAKING AND MANAGEMENT ....................................................... 76 5.4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 76 5.4.2 Suitable Land-Uses and Activities .................................................................. 77 5.4.2.1 Threatened Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems of the Overstrand Municipal Area ....................................................................................................... 77 5.4.2.2 The Coast ................................................................................................ 79 5.4.2.3 Wetlands, Rivers, Vleis, Estuaries, Lagoons ........................................... 81 5.4.2.4 Critical Biodiversity Areas of the Overstrand Municipal Area ................... 82 5.4.2.5 Desired Management Objective per Municipal Spatial Planning Category ................................................................................................................. 85 5.4.2.6 Description of Municipal Spatial Planning Categories .............................. 86 5.4.2.7 Recommendations for Land-uses that should not be supported per Municipal Spatial Planning Category ...................................................................... 87 5.4.2.8 Agri-Environmental Resource Management. ........................................... 89 5.4.3 General Guidelines for Natural Resources Management ............................... 89 5.4.3.1 Natural Habitats and Threatened Ecosystems of the Overstrand Municipal Jurisdiction Area ..................................................................................... 90 5.4.3.2 The Coast, Inshore Waters, Wetlands, Rivers, Vleis, Estuaries, Lagoons ................................................................................................................. 91 5.4.2.2 Marine Ecosystems off the Coast of the Overstrand Municipality ............ 97 5.4.4 Specific Municipal Plans to Help Ensure Environmental Sustainability and Resilience .................................................................................................................. 99 5.4.4.1 Action Plan for Heritage ........................................................................... 99 5.4.4.2 Integrated Waste Management Plan ........................................................ 99 5.4.4.3 Water Services Development Plan (Potable Water and Waste Water Treatment Works) .................................................................................................. 103 5.4.4.4 Projects of the Environmental Management Section (EMS) of the Municipality ............................................................................................................ 113 PART 6: GIS-BASED LAND-USE DECISION SUPPORT ............. 119 6.1 MAPS AND SPATIAL DATA ............................................................................. 119 6.2 LIMITATIONS OF THE MAPPED DATA IN THIS REPORT, ............................. 120 PART 7: SEMF IMPLEMENTATION AND DOCUMENT REVIEW ................ 121 7.1 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................... 121 7.2 SEMF UPDATING .............................................................................................. 123 7.3 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................... 123 WITHERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 3 OVERSTRAND EMF FIGURES: 1. THE OVERSTRAND MUNICIPAL AREA 2. HISTORICAL FIRE OCCURRENCE 3. OVERSTRAND TRANSFORMATION MAP 4. OVERSTRAND LAND CAPABILITY MAP 5. CLIMA-DIAGRAM (IN TEXT) 6. NFEPA MAP 7. HIGH WATER YIELD AREAS AND FREE FLOWING RIVERS 8. RIVERS AND WETLANDS 9. TOPOGRAPHIC CONSTRAINTS MAP 10. NATIONAL VEGETATION TYPES 11. REMAINING EXTENTS OF THREATENED ECOSYSTEMS 12. CRITICAL BIODIVERSITY AREAS MAP 13. PROTECTED AREAS AND NPAES MAP 14. ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS AREAS - OVERBERG 15. DEMARCATION OF PROCESS AREAS - OVERSTRAND 16. 2011 NBA COMPOSITE MAP 17. SLOPE ANALYSIS 18. 2001 DWA NATIONAL INVASIVE ALIEN DENSITY MAP 19. 2011 NBA INVASIVE ALIEN DENSITY MAP 20. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FOCUS AREAS APPENDICES: 1. THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS WITHERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 4 OVERSTRAND EMF DEFINITIONS / GLOSSARY OF TERMS Alien Species: Means species (plants or animals) which are not indigenous to the Fynbos Biome, including hybrids and genetically altered organisms. Biodiversity / Biological Diversity:1 Biological diversity or Biodiversity
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