APPENDIX E: Public Participation Information
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APPENDIX E: Public participation information Appendix E-1: Proof of site notice SITE NOTICE PLACEMENT PHOTOS & GPS COORDINATES Waste Management Licence Application for the development of a cellulose recovery plant and related infrastructure in Wadeville, Gauteng Province Wednesday, 31 July 2019 Site Notice placed on the western side of the gate Located at coordinates: 26°16'26.8"S, 28°11'35.6"E 1 entrance of the Wadestone industrial park along the Chaperone road, Wadeville. Site Notice placed on the western side of the gate Site Notice placed on the western side of the gate 2 entrance of the Wadestone industrial park along the entrance of the Wadestone industrial park along the Chaperone road, Wadeville. Lamp road, Wadeville. 1 3 Site Notice placed on the western side of the gate Located at coordinates: 26°16'25.3"S, entrance of the Wadestone industrial park along the 28°11'33.5"E Lamp road, Wadeville. Site Notice placed at Dinwiddie Library, Cnr Sunstone Located at coordinates: 26°15'24.9"S, 4 and Eltham, Dinwiddie, Germiston. 28°09'55.5"E 2 5 Site Notice placed at Dinwiddie Library, Cnr Site Notice placed at Elsburg Library, Cnr Marits Sunstone and Eltham, Dinwiddie, Germiston. and Graf Street, Elsburg, Germiston. Site Notice placed at Elsburg Library, Cnr Marits 6 Located at coordinates: 26°14'42.2"S, 28°12'02.1"E and Graf Street, Elsburg, Germiston. 3 Waste Management Licence Application for the development of a cellulose recovery plant and related infrastructure in Wadeville, Gauteng Province (GDARD REF NO.: 002/18-19/I0011) Notice is hereby given in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, No 107 of 1998 (NEMA), Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2014, as amended (GN R.326) of the intention of Naturecell Africa RF (Pty) Ltd to develop a cellulose recovery plant and related infrastructure in Wadeville, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province. Nature of Proposed Development The proposed cellulose recovery plant is one of the developments that will establish within the Wadestone Industrial Park. The plant’s objective is to recover cellulosic fibres, which are blended and treated to ultimately form a bonded mat product, which is then cut into batts and packaged as a final product for use in thermal and acoustical insulation applications. Nature and Location of Proposed Development The proposed activity is located on a part of portion 273 of the farm Kilppoortie No 110-IR and Part of Erf 876 Wadeville X 50, which falls within the jurisdiction of The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. The site is located north of Moore street, east of Arnold Road, south of Lamp / Snapper street and west of Osborn road. The site is approximately 2.3ha in extent. Legislative requirements The proposed cellulose recovery plant will trigger listed waste activities in terms of Category A: Activity 3, 5 PUBLIC COMMENT ENCOURAGED and 12, and Category C: Activity 1 and 6 of Government Notice 921 of 29 November 2013, as amended, in Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) are invited to participate by registering as an I&AP terms of the National Environmental Management Waste Act, No 59 of 2008 (NEMWA), and will require a and commenting on the project in the following way: Basic Assessment process to be undertaken. 1. Download BID at the link: www.zitholele.co.za/environmental/, under heading “BA and WML Availability of Application Documentation Fibre Plant”, or obtain copy at the public venues mentioned in this BID. As part of the PPP, a 30-day public review and comment period, which provide the opportunity to review and 2. Register in writing by completing and returning the registration form attached to the BID to the PPP desk at the contact details specified below. comment on the draft BAR, will commence on 18 September 2019 and conclude on 21 October 2019. 3. Register via SMS by texting the word “fibre”, followed by your name, contact numbers and email address to 45776 (bundled and free SMSes not applicable). The draft BAR and related information for the development of a cellulose recovery plant and related 4. Request BID or more info from PPP desk at contact details specified in this site notice. infrastructure in Wadeville will be available for public review at the following public venues from 18 5. Review and comment on documents made available on the Zitholele Consulting website: September 2019: www.zitholele.co.za/environmental/, under heading “BA and WML Fibre Plant”. Public Venue Address Contact number Security Office, CONTACT THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS DESK 1 Wadestone Industrial Park, Chaperone Road - Wadestone Industrial Park I&APs may contact the PPP desk at the following detail below: Elsburg Library Cnr. Maritz & Graf Street, Elsburg, Germiston 011 999 1268 / 71 Dr. Mathys Vosloo / Ms. Jessica Morwasehla Dinwiddie Library Cnr Sunstone & Eltham Road, Dinwiddie 011 999 0277 / 78 Zitholele Consulting (Pty) Ltd Leondale Library 15 Noreen Street, Leondale 011 999 0508 / 011 999 1747 Tel: (011) 207 2060, Fax: 086 674 6121 Email: [email protected] or Information pertaining to the BAR and WML application can be viewed on Zitholele Consulting’s website: P O Box 6002, Halfway House, 1685 www.zitholele.co.za/environmental/, under heading “BA and WML Fibre Plant” and at the public venues listed above. THIS SITE NOTICE WAS PLACED ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2019 Appendix E-2: Written notices issued as required in terms of the regulations Waste Management Licence Application for the development of a cellulose recovery plant and related infrastructure in Wadeville, Gauteng Province BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT GDARD REF NO.: 002/18-19/I0011 1. BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT PURPOSE OF THIS Naturecell is proposing to establish a cellulose recovery plant in Wadeville, Gauteng DOCUMENT Province. The proposed activity is located on a part of portion 273 of the farm This Background Information Kilppoortie No 110-IR and Part of Erf 876 Wadeville X 50 which falls within the Document (BID) has been jurisdiction of The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. structured to provide all potential Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) with a concise overview of the proposed project activities as well as the associated Environmental Authorisation Processes. Furthermore this BID also intend to provide I&APs with information relating to the manner in which I&APs can voice any issues concering the proposed project. The compilation and distribution of this BID form part of the Public Participation Process for the project. When you complete and return the registration form included with the BID, you will be included in the Figure 1: Location of the proposed housing development in Koedoespoort stakeholder database and receive further documents for 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA review and comment. Your The proposed activity is located on a part of portion 273 of the farm Kilppoortie No comment will ensure that all issues of concern are 110-IR and Part of Erf 876 Wadeville X 50 which falls within the jurisdiction of The incorporated. Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. The site is located north of Moore street, east To raise your concerns, of Arnold Road, south of Lamp / Snapper street and west of Osborn road. The site please complete the enclosed is very well suited to industrial uses due to its location to an existing industrial node registration sheet, write a along the N17 Freeway. The site is approximately 2.3788 hectares in extent. letter, call or e-mail the public participation office. All 3. NEED AND DESIRABILITY OF THE PROJECT documents will be available on the internet at The proposed cellulose recovery plant is one of the developments that will establish www.zitholele.co.za/environm within the Wadestone Industrial Park. The plant’s objective is to recover cellulosic ental/, under heading “BA fibres, which are blended and treated to ultimately form a bonded mat product, and WML Fibre Plant”. which is then cut into batts and packaged as a final product for use in thermal and For enquiries, please contact: acoustical insulation applications. In November 2011 the National Building Zitholele Consulting (Pty) Ltd Regulations were amended whereby it is now a legislative requirement that all new Building 1, Maxwell Office Park, buildings meet minimum energy efficiency standards. Part of these requirements, as Magwa Crescent West, Waterfall City, Midrand, 1685 expounded by south African National Standards SANS 10400 – XA: The Application PO Box 6002, Halfway House, of the National Building Regulations – Part XA – Energy Usage; requires that all 1685 new buildings be thermally insulated. Tel: 011 207 2060 Fax: 086 674 6121 The development is therefore responding to an increased demand for these end E-mail: [email protected] products through the supply of a competitive and affordable quality product, made possible through the recycling of pre-and post-consumer newsprint. Furthermore this recycled cellulosic product has a very low embodied energy compared to competitive insulation products on the market and thus is a preferred solution from a cradle to grave energy perspective. 4. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS Environmental Authorisation The proposed development require environmental authorisation from the Competent Authority, i.e. the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), in terms of the National Environmental Manament Act, No 107 of 1998 (NEMA): Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations 2014, as amended. The proposed project will to trigger listed activities in terms of the National