Ecological Assessment

Heritage Impact Assessment HeronBridge Sports Field Development Report Compiled by: Heritage Contracts and Archaeological Consulting CC 37 Olienhout Street Tel: 0823738491 Report Authors: Modimolle Fax: 086 691 6461 Mr. J. van der Walt (MA Archaeology) 0510 E-Mail: [email protected] Project Reference: 217204 – HeronBridge Sports Field Report Date: Prism EMS February 2017 P.O. Box 1401 Tel: 011 475 0210 Updated 12 June 2017 Wilgeheuwel Fax: 086 601 4800 Report Reference: Johannesburg E-Mail: [email protected] 217204 1736 HIA February 2017 217204 – HeronBridge Sports Field Heronbridge College NPC APPROVAL PAGE Project Name HeronBridge College Sports -Fields Report Title Heritage Impact Assessment HeronBridge College Sports -Fields Development Authority Reference Number Report Status Final Applicant Name Heronbridge College NPC Name Signature Qualifications Date and Certifications Document MA Compilation Jaco van der February Archaeology Walt 2017 ASAPA #159 Field Assessment BA Hons February Marko Hutten Archaeology 2017 Document Review Armand Fourie SACNASP Approval Cand.Sci.Nat. (116705) June 2017 PRISM EMS 1 HIA February 2017 217204 – HeronBridge Sports Field Heronbridge College NPC DOCUMENT PROGRESS Distribution List Report Reference Document Date Number of Copies Number Distribution 217204_AIA 6/02/2017 Internal Internal Review Heronbridge College Amendments on Document Description of Date Report Reference Number Amendment PRISM EMS 2 HIA February 2017 217204 – HeronBridge Sports Field Heronbridge College NPC DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Specialist Name Jaco van der Walt Declaration of I declare, as a specialist appointed in terms of the National Environmental Independence Management Act (Act No 108 of 1998) and the associated 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, that I: • I act as the independent specialist in this application; • I will perform the work relating to the application in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the applicant; • I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work; • I have expertise in conducting the specialist report relevant to this application, including knowledge of the Act, Regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity; • I will comply with the Act, Regulations and all other applicable legislation; • I have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity; • I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing - any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and - the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority; • All the particulars furnished by me in this form are true and correct; and • I realise that a false declaration is an offence in terms of regulation 48 and is punishable in terms of section 24F of the Act. Signature Date 06/02/2017 PRISM EMS 3 HIA February 2017 217204 – HeronBridge Sports Field Heronbridge College NPC INDEMNITY AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO THIS REPORT The findings, results, observations, conclusions and recommendations given in this report are based on the author’s best scientific and professional knowledge as well as available information. The report is based on survey and assessment techniques which are limited by time and budgetary constraints relevant to the type and level of investigation undertaken and Prism Environmental Management Services cc and its staff reserve the right to modify aspects of the report including the recommendations if and when new information becomes available from ongoing research or further work in this field, or pertaining to this investigation. 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Should the applicant wish to utilise any part of, or the entire report, for a project other than the subject project, permission must be obtained from Prism Environmental Management Services cc to do so. This will ensure validation of the suitability and relevance of this report on an alternative project. PRISM EMS 5 HIA February 2017 217204 – HeronBridge Sports Field Heronbridge College NPC Executive Summary Site name and location: The proposed Heronbridge sports field is to be located between the N14 highway and the R114 road, on sub-divisional portion 112 of portion 17 of the farm Nietgedacht 535 IQ, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province. 1: 50 000 Topographic Map: 2527 DD. EIA Consultant: Prism EMS Developer: Heronbridge College NPC) Heritage Consultant: Heritage Contracts and Archaeological Consulting CC (HCAC). Contact person: Jaco van der Walt Tel: +27 82 373 8491 E –mail [email protected]. Date of Report: 11 February 2017. Findings of the Assessment: HCAC was appointed to assess the study area in terms of the archaeological component of Section 35 of the NHRA as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the project. No significant Stone Age sites were recorded in the study area and no ceramics or stone walls attributed to the Iron Age were recorded. Similarly no sites of archaeological significance were recorded by other studies in the area (e.g. Kusel (2007), van Schalkwyk (2013) van der Walt (2015 a and b, 2016)). According to the SAHRA Paleontological Sensitivity map the study area is of zero paleontological sensitivity and no further studies are required in this regard. No further mitigation prior to construction is recommended in terms of Section 35 for the proposed development to proceed. In terms of the built environment of the area (Section 34), no structures occur within the study area and in terms of Section 36 of the Act no burial sites were recorded in the study area. However if any graves are located in future they should ideally be preserved in-situ or alternatively relocated according to existing legislation. Due to the subsurface nature of archaeological remains and the fact that graves can occur anywhere on the landscape, it is recommended that a chance find procedure is implemented for the project as part of the EMPr. No battlefields are on record for the study area and through the public participation process the presence of living heritage sites and oral histories was investigated but none was recorded. Similarly no historical settlements or significant cultural landscapes were noted during the fieldwork. Due to the lack of significant heritage features in the study area HCAC is of opinion that the development can commence based on approval from SAHRA. PRISM EMS 6 HIA February 2017 217204 – HeronBridge Sports Field Heronbridge College NPC TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 6 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................ 10 1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION....................................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 SCOPE AND PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................................ 12 1.3 OVERVIEW OF SPECIALIST ................................................................................................................................... 13 2 REPORT OUTLINE ........................................................................................................................................

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