SPATIAL PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT Department: Environmental Management Branch: Biodiversity Management
Charline Mc Kie North Region Email: [email protected]
Malachite Kingfisher with tadpole
By Frieda Prinsloo
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Table of Contents Page 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 4 Report for 1 July to 30 September 2019 Jurisdiction 2. HIGHLIGHTS & CHALLENGES ...... 4 Pedestrian Gate at TBNR The Expanded Public works programme for TBNR Livestock at Diep River and the Diep River fence repairs Illegal dumping at Zoarvlei Aged Vehicles requiring replacement Photographs by the TBNR staff 3. CONSERVATION PLANNING ...... 6 Proclamation process TBNR Protected Area Advisory Committee (PAAC) 4. FLORA ...... 6 Invasive Flora Management Indigenous Flora Management Photographs by the TBNR staff 5. FAUNA ...... 8 Indigenous Fauna Management Photographs by the TBNR staff 6. SOIL AND RESTORATION ...... 13 Seed collections Planting operations 7. WATER ...... 13 Water Quality Rainfall Wetland monitoring: MRC Photographs by TBNR staff 8. FIRE ...... 16 Prescribed burns Wildfires 9. PEOPLE, TOURISM & EDUCATION ...... 16 Spring Walks at MRC External and Internal meetings Staff, Regional and Branch meetings Photographs by TBNR staff member 10. STAFF MATTERS ...... 19 Staff Establishment Staff training
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Health and Safety 11. LAW ENFORCEMENT ...... 19 TBNR incidents from Quemic Ranger programme report 12. INFRASTRUCTURE & EQUIPMENT ...... 20 Repairs and Maintenance Photographs by the TBNR staff Externally Funded Programmes
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This monthly report covers all the activities for the period from the 1 July to 30 September 2019 within the Table Bay Nature Reserve. Table Bay Nature Reserve (TBNR) comprises of the Rietvlei, Zoarvlei, Milnerton Racecourse (MRC), and Milnerton Ridge, Coastal and Lagoon sections as well as the Diep River and Parklands Fynbos, Sandown Fynbos Corridor and Sunningdale Ephemeral Pan. 2. HIGHLIGHTS & CHALLENGES
Highlights A pedestrian gate was installed at the TBNR main entrance gate on 06/09/2019 for the TBNR staff to access the premises.
Before the pedestrian gate installation After the pedestrian gate installation
On the 01/08/2019 until the 30/06/2020, four new Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers were recruited from the six EPWP posts needed. The workers were recruited from the Dunoon community (Sub- Council 1) to assist with daily work, focusing on litter cleaning, general maintenance of infrastructure within Table Bay Nature reserve, including for the Diep River, the Parklands Fynbos Corridor, the Sandown Fynbos Corridor and the Sunningdale Ephemeral Pan. One of the EPWP workers, Y Mnyipika during August 2019, handed in her resignation letter, as she successfully applied and was awarded another opportunity within the City of Cape Town in the Corporate Services section (Customer Relations) starting on 01/09/2019 for three years. In August two more workers were recruited, TBNR has its full quota, a total of six EPWP workers until the 30/06/2020.
The originally recruited EPWP workers from Table Bay Nature Reserve with the Reserve Supervisor
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Left to Right: two additional workers recruited L Mwe and S Sbhayi
Challenges Diep River Conservation area: During this quarter, illegal grazing of livestock inside the Diep River Conservation area from the Dunoon community neighbouring the Diep River section remains an ongoing challenge. This includes, the observed land invasion taking place on the privately owned Doorenbach area adjacent to the Diep River and Parklands Fynbos Corridor. During this reporting period three different cases of the Diep River Conservation area’s boundary fence requiring repairs were reported and were subsequently repaired.
Zoarvlei Conservation Area: Illegal dumping is an ongoing challenge within the Zoarvlei section. The City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Law Enforcement visited Zoarvlei with the request from the reserve management to assess the area and assist with sign boards indicating that illegal dumping is not allowed within the conservation area. The four requested sign boards were supplied and installed by staff from Solid Waste Management, Ndabeni depot. Three of the signs were installed at three different access points at Zoarvlei. The fourth sign was installed in an area where illegal dumping is prolific in the Diep River section.
The officials from Solid Waste Law Enforcement and one of the signs installed at Zoarvlei
Aged vehicles and costs resulting from repairs and maintenance: Three of the Table Bay Nature Reserve vehicles are due for replacement due to the repairs and maintenance costs being substantial In addition, these vehicles are constantly away from the depot for periods at a time; this has a negative impact on daily operations for TBNR. CCT30013 4X4 Isuzu KB (model 2006) repairs and maintenance cost estimates from 2016-2019: R130 000.00 5
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CCT30446 4X4 Isuzu KB (model 2006) repairs and maintenance cost estimates from 2016-2019: R124 000.00 CCT31132 4X4 Nissan Patrol (model 2008) repairs and maintenance cost estimates from 2018- 2019: R122 000.00 Rietvlei section recreational angling: The condition of recreational angling has not changed in the last three months. Anglers have reported that there has been no fish biting on their fishing lines. CONSERVATION PLANNING
The status as to the proclamation remains the same as in the last reporting period, Wolfgat, Zandvlei and Table Bay Nature Reserves’ have still only been notarized and remain on the waiting list for gazetting with the MEC.
As per the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, Act 57 of 2003, Protected Area Advisory Committees (PAACs) for each of the City of Cape Town’s nature reserves and protected natural areas have been established including for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve.
The seventeenth TBNR PAAC meeting will take place on the 17/10/2019.
The Table below indicates all PAAC meetings from May to September 2019.
No Date 15 02/05/2019 16 18/07/2019
4. FLORA
Invasive Flora Management
At the Rietvlei section, Port Jackson seedlings were manually removed on 11 and 19 July. Port Jackson seedlings and Vicia an annual herbaceous weed were manually removed on 16, 19 and 21 of August. More weeds were manually removed on 4, 9, 11 and 16 of September.
Zoarvlei: Invasive species follow-up clearing was conducted with the assistance from the Paardeneiland City Improvement District (PECID) Environmental Team. Large quantities of the invasive Canola weed were hand-pulled and transported to the relevant waste disposal facility.
PECID Environmental team hand-pulling Canola PECID Environmental team loading Canola
Fire break maintenance by clearing vegetation was conducted by the TBNR EPWP and staff along the section where the residential complexes borders on the Diep River.
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Indigenous Flora Management
Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area (MRC): Fixed point photography of the veld condition is conducted quarterly at a site in the Northern area and the Southern area each. The letters indicates the direction the photograph was taken.
N E S W
Quarterly fixed point photography photos, taken on 16 September 2019 at Stand 2 in the Northern Area.
N E S W
Quarterly fixed point photography photos, taken on 06 June 2019 at Stand 1 in the Southern Area.
Spiloxene paniculata Babiana tubiflora Moraea flaccida
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Romulea hirsute Babiana nana Ferraria crispa
Moraea flaccida Geissorhiza aspera Bulbine anua
On the 4 September and the 19/09/2019, the Reserve Supervisor, Field rangers and EPWP staff assisted during a ‘Search and Rescue’ operation of plants on the River Gate property. The property is adjacent to an ESKOM servitude and will in future form part of Table Bay Nature Reserve, as the River Gate Fynbos Corridor.
5. FAUNA
Indigenous Fauna Monitoring of Wildlife
TBNR Quarterly Integrated Bird census: took place on the 25/07/2019 and on the 26/09/2019 during this reporting period.
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During the ‘Search and Rescue of plants, invertebrates found at River Gate, two pill woodlice were rescued, photograph below.
At MRC, seven grysbok were captured and relocated on 6 and 13 of August before the permit expired on 16/09/2019, the grysbok capture methodology remained the same with the Branch’s veterinarian present. The results of this capture still revealed there to be an estimation of 10 or more individuals. A more accurate count will be established with an infrared drone at a later date. All of the individuals were moved to Blaauwberg Nature Reserve or the Rietvlei Section of Table Bay Nature Reserve.
City Staff carrying the capture net from the North section to the South section of MRC
The net line waiting for the drive line to start
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Releasing two grysbok at Blaauwberg Nature A female grysbok waiting in the crate to be Reserve released
An Aquatic Invertebrate survey was done on 2/08/2019 at MRC. The temporary wetlands in the North and South were assessed and only six invertebrate species were found. Clicking Stream Frogs were heard but none were caught at the time of the survey. Some of these sightings can be seen in the photographs below.
Chironomidae (midge fly) Calanoid capepods
Baetidae-small minnow mayfly Thiaridae (Mollusca)
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Underwater scavenger beetle (Hydrophilidae) (ID still to Hairy giant ostracod (Megalocypris hispida) be confirmed) Mystery nests found in Leucodendron levisanus bushes featured in the South African National Survey of Arachnida newsletter. Upon finding the nests experts in the Biodiversity Branch where consulted. When no one could give an answer, expertise was sought from Professor Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman in Pretoria (Author of the Field guide to spiders of South Africa, authored more than 250 publications on spiders and involved in the South African National Survey of Arachnida). The complexity of identifying this species was handed over to a Dr. Charles Haddad (Doctorate in Entomology) from the University of the Free State. A sample was sent out to Bloemfontein on 16/09/19 to Dr. Charles Haddad for further investigation. Below is correspondence on what they do know about the spider family as well as the article in their newsletter.
Dictynidae magnified with an electronic microscope Dictynidae nest
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‘Hi Hester Sorry about the delay in answering you but we are still searching. The spiders belong to the family Dictynidae but only a few spp. are known to live socially and they are mainly known from the USA. I have searched the web and this could be a newly introduced species but we need to study their genitalia to confirm the identification. Attached an article about them. I was planning to put this in our next SANSA newsletter to see if there is any feedback. If you can keep the spiders that you have sampled as we need to examine their genitalia. Kind regards, Ansie’
A bird count was conducted in Zoarvlei section on the 25/07/2019. The following birds were observed: 1 Little Grebe (Dabchick), 1 White Breasted Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Black-headed Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Sacred Ibis, 4 Egyptian Geese, 7 Yellow-billed Ducks, 4 Cape Shovellers, 1 Common Moorhen, 9 Red Knobbed Coots, 14 Blacksmith Lapwings, 7 Kelp Gulls, 26 Hartlaub’s Gulls, 14 Red Bishops, 9 Masked Weavers and 4 Cape Weavers.
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6. SOIL AND RESTORATION
Coastal section: ad hoc seed collection was done at Blaauwberg Nature Reserve (BBNR), the following species were collected: Elegia tectorum, Knipfolia uvaria, Lachenalia spp., Muraltia spinosa and Euclea racemosa. These seed will be sown for the coastal sections where vagrancy activities negatively affected the vegetation. Seventy six, Ruchia macowanii was planted in the following areas: 30 in the coastal section, 20 in Zoarvlei, and 12 in the Bird block (Rietvlei Section), the rest had onion weeds or were repurposed for the office complex indigenous garden. Four members of the TBNR team were nominated to assist in the BBNR restoration programme to collect needed seed for a new area that is being cleared of Port Jackson. The First session was on the 19/09/2019, with each staff member spending seven collecting days in three weeks. 7. WATER
Water Quality: Rietvlei Section: Ad hoc water quality tests were taken in July and August. Blue-green algal blooms have been observed in the Rietvlei waterbodies. The blooms are localised and recreational users have been warned to avoid these blooms. The waterbody remains open for recreational use with daily monitoring and regular updates. Lagoon Section: A letter was submitted to the Milnerton canoe club, from the City’s Health Department, reminding the club that the lagoon is not fit for recreational use and that they are using it at their own risk. Monthly water quality samples are taken and these results indicate water quality trends over time. The trends for the lagoon have been below the recreational guideline and the lagoon remains unfit for any recreational use
Example of the blue-green algae accumulation and associated scums All users of the water body need to avoid contact with the algae/scums and always shower after contact with the water. Users use the water body at own risk.
Milnerton Lagoon mouth still open during reporting period
The Swan excavator started hyacinth clearing along the Milnerton ridge canal. TBNR is waiting on feedback for manual teams to start clearing hyacinth in sections such as Heron waters and at the lower lagoon canal. 13
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Before: canal completely closed with Hyacinth After: Hyacinth clearing started from Theo Marais park Milnerton Ridge
The monthly rainfall for the Rietvlei section is monitored by an electronic weather meter, donated by the University of Stellenbosch and a manual rainfall gauge at the entrance of the TBNR office complex. The electronic rain-gauge is located on top of our office stores for TBNR in the works yard of the office complex. The reporting period monthly stats are indicated in the table below for the Rietvlei section.
Month Total Rainfall mm July 51 August 68 September 13
The table below are Monthly rainfall records for Milnerton Racecourse since 2007.
Fixed-point photographic monitoring of wetlands is conducted on a monthly basis. The results of April 2019 can be seen below, compared to the same time in 2012. 14
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Wetland water levels and rainfall records are monitored and updated on a monthly basis. The updated results can be seen in Table 1 and Table 2 below.
Table 1. Monthly records of water-levels, measured at the calibrated measuring points in Wetland 1 and 2.
Fixed-point photographic monitoring of wetlands is conducted on a monthly basis. The results of September can be seen below, compared to the same time in 2015.
Fixed point photograph of the Dam on 19 September 2015 Fixed point photograph of the Dam on 16 September 2019
Fixed point photograph of Wetland 2 on 19 September 2015 Fixed point photograph of Wetland 2 on 16 September 2019
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Fixed point photograph of Wetland 1 on 19 September 2015 Fixed point photograph of Wetland 1 on 16 September 2019
8. FIRE
Site Date Hectares/No of brush piles No of Personnel Ignition Source
TOTAL 0 0
Wildfires: Nothing to report. 9. PEOPLE, TOURISM & EDUCATION
8 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
Spring walks were lead on 15, 16 and 18/09/2019 at Milnerton Racecourse. Participants were informed about the history, activities, fauna and flora and the importance of protecting such important veld.
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Reserve Date Meeting/Workshop Purpose/Discuss 03/07 C Mc Kie met with E van Wyk and C Wise together with P Glanville at the Milnerton lagoon social-ecological TBNR office. UCT Masters study. 16/07 C Mc Kie and C Singo met with members of the public at Willenhall Close, Damaged fence bordering on Parklands. Diep River section. C Mc Kie and C Singo also did a site inspection of the Koeberg Close Complaint by member of the fence. public: damaged fence, safety and security issue. 17/07 C Mc Kie and a staff member had a site meeting with vendors at TBNR. Installation of the pedestrian gate for TBNR. 18/07 C Mc Kie had a site meeting with vendors at TBNR. Electrical works for office complex. C Mc Kie met with G Laing, TBNR PAAC chairperson at TBNR. PAAC matters. C Mc Kie attended the TBNR PAAC meeting. Quarterly meeting: Secretariat TBNR and hosting of PAAC. 30/07 C Mc Kie met with a vendor at TBNR. Cleaning services 12/08 C Mc Kie met B Webb from the Milnerton Aquatic Club. Introduction 19/08 C Mc Kie met with appointed Electrical works vendor at the TBNR office. Vendor commenced with electrical works repairs at office complex. 4/09 C Mc Kie met with vendor at Waves Edge and Dolphin Beach. Typha spraying project. C Mc Kie met with a member of the public, at Heron Waters. Area from bank to wall of complex. 23/09 C Mc Kie met with a member of the Milnerton Aquatic Club at TBNR. MAC request.
Reserve Date Meeting/Workshop Purpose/Discuss 1/07 C Mc Kie had a meeting with a staff member. HR matters.
4/07 C Mc Kie met with B De Wet at the TBNR office. Zoarvlei projects.
5/07 B Mnisi met with C Mc Kie and staff members. Clarification of roles and responsibilities of staff.
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11/07 C Mc Kie met with certain staff members. Management of Law Enforcement operations. C Mc Kie attended a TBNR safety meeting at TBNR Health and Safety matters. called by the Safety representative. C Mc Kie, B Mnisi and D Slabbert had a site visit to Canal along Milnerton Ridge and Hyacinth. Milnerton Ridge. 15/07 C Mc Kie did an entry inspection with a staff Student accommodation unit. member. 17/07 C Mc Kie met with various staff members. HR and procurement matters. 22/07 C Mc Kie met with staff members. Small plant personal protective clothing matters.
26/07 C Mc Kie met with a staff member. Emergency management plan for the Table Bay Nature Reserve, Rietvlei precinct. 29/07 C Mc Kie met with a staff member. Transportation matter. 31/07 C Mc Kie met with a staff member. HR matter. 1/08 C Mc Kie met with E September, local Roads and Mechanical removal of water Hyacinth Milnerton Ridge Stormwater offices. canal. C Mc Kie has a meeting with staff members. RFQ and QIF: plumbing and repairs and maintenance, Student accommodation area. 2/08 C Mc Kie attended the ecological burns planning Planning for the Ecological burns for the Branch. meeting at TBNR. 5-16 C Mc Kie had one on one meetings with TBNR staff Training needs identification and personal development August members. plans. 7/08 C Mc Kie met with staff members. RFQ and QIF: plumbing and repairs and maintenance, Student accommodation area. C Mc Kie attended the Fire planning committee Branch fire and all related matters. meeting in Maitland. C Mc Kie attended a meeting with A Williams in HR matters. Maitland. 8/08 C Mc Kie met with staff members. Procurement and Rietvlei recreational area planning. 13/08 C Mc Kie met with a staff member. Ward allocation funds for Zoarvlei. C Mc Kie went to MRC. Grysbok capture operation at MRC. 14/08 C Mc Kie met with staff members. Finalisation of RFQ, QIF for plumbing and repairs and maintenance, Student accommodation area. 16/08 C Mc Kie met with staff members Procurement matters. C Mc Kie met with L Schreuder from City’s Introduction and parking areas along Sunset Recreation and Parks. Beach/Links. 19/08 C Mc Kie met with B Mnisi in Maitland. 2018-2019 IPM finalisation and 2019-2020 planning. 20/08 C Mc Kie attended the North METTS session at Audit of North Nature Reserves: Management Tracking BBNR. Tool System. 21/08- C Mc Kie met with staff members. 2018-2019 IPM finalisation and 2019-2020 planning. 4/09 21/08 C Mc Kie met with a staff member. Staff member’s presentation for the Estuary Management Course. C Mc Kie met with a staff member. Fleet and HR matter. 23/08 C Mc Kie met with a staff member. CAPEX: procurement of goods. C Mc Kie met with L Stapley, City Architect. Cash office revamp proposal. 26/08 C Mc Kie met with staff members. Procurement and Emergency management plan. C Mc Kie attended a meeting at Milnerton Discussion of Draft Ward 107 Allocation Projects. municipal office. 4/09 C Mc Kie met with B Mnisi at Dolphin Beach and Typha spraying project. Waves Edge. C Mc Kie and B Mnisi met with Ward Cllr 107 at Owl Boxes. TBNR. 5/09 C Mc Kie attended a meeting with staff members Fire planning and preparedness meeting for the at TBNR. upcoming Fire season. C Mc Kie met with K Retief at TBNR. Manual cash register matters. C Mc Kie met with a staff member at TBNR. TBNR ringed jerry cans. 6/09 C Mc Kie attended a meeting at Westlake offices. Biodiversity Management Branch Recreational waterbodies. 9/09 C Mc Kie met with various staff members. Maintenance, procurement and HR matters. C Mc Kie met with S Jonas. 2018-2019 IPM managers scoring finalisation. 11/09 C Mc Kie met with staff members at TBNR. Fire Standby and roster. 19/09 C Mc Kie met with staff members at TBNR. New Fleet circulars. C Mc Kie and T Mamabolo did a presentation at Biodiversity Management Branch annual report Sub council 3, Milnerton. presentation.
Date Venue Type of Meeting(s)
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30/07 Table Bay Nature Reserve, Boma Regional Management Meeting 30/08 Durbanville Nature Reserve Regional Management and Health & Safety Meeting 03/09 TBNR Boardroom Staff meeting 12/09 Branch meeting Wolfgat Environmental Education Centre 27/09 Table Bay Nature Reserve, Boma Regional Management Meeting 10. STAFF MATTERS
Reserve Position Purpose Number P/CE Start Date
TBNR EPWP Workers Operational work 06 CE 01/08/2019-30/06/2020 Totals 06 CE P/C E: Permanent or Contract Employee appointments: Six EPWP contracted workers through the Green Jobs unit started their contracts on at TBNR on the 1/08/2019 until 30/06/2020.
Reserve Date Type of Training Attended staff Person Days TBNR 16-18/ 07 Smart Driver 02-C Roux and Allan Gargan 06 17/07 Cash management training 02-D Coetzee and Anthony Van 02 Ginkel 18/07 Test: Observer standards for 03-D Slabbert, R Nzuza and H Pentz 03 Coastal and Wetland birds 30/07-1/08 Smart Driver Training 01-H Pentz and R Nzuza and C 09 Singo 8/08 Western Cape Wetland Forum 01–H Pentz and R Nzuza 02 workshop 22/08 Cash management training 02-K Kelly and C Roux 02 27-29/ 08 Estuary Management Course 01-D Slabbert 03 30/08 SASS Practice 01-D Slabbert 01 05/09 Wetland Health Tool workshop 01-H Pentz and R Nzuza 02 09, 11, 16, 18, Xhosa Training 01-K Kelly 06 25 and 30 September 10/09 SAP: SharePoint training 02-C Mc Kie and D Slabbert 02 13/09 Reptile Observer standards info 07- H Pentz, R Nzuza, D Slabbert, N 07 session at Eerste Steen. Barnes, T Notshati, K Kelly, C Roux 12-13 &16-17 SAP: PPM Capital Project Portfolio 01-C Mc Kie 04 September Planning and Delivery training. 12 49 Ad-hoc training: C Mc Kie conducted Request for Quotes (RFQ, QIF, and PO) procurement process in-house training to TBNR staff members during July 2019. All staff underwent a morning session of Fire preparedness in-house training with focus on Skid unit pump operations and winch operating on the 25/09. Occupational Health and Safety matters: Health and Safety inspections were conducted by T Notshati on a monthly basis for this reporting period. All inspection reports were reviewed and signed off by C Mc Kie for final review by the Regional Manager at the scheduled Health and Safety meetings for the reporting period. No Injuries on Duty reported from July to September. 11. LAW ENFORCEMENT
STATS: TYPES: JULY-AUGUST 2019 NUMBER OF INCIDENTS, MONTH AND TBNR SECTIONS
BLOCKED OR OVERFLOWING SEWER 2 (August-Zoarvlei and Woodbridge Island)
ESCORT OF CLIENT 1 (July-Ephemeral Pan)
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ILLEGAL DUMPING 17 (July) and 8 (August) (Zoarvlei, Diep River, Parklands Fynbos Corridor, Woodbridge, Milnerton Lagoon and Rietvlei sections).
LAND INVASION 1 (August-Zoarvlei)
LITTER CLEAN UP 3 (August-Zoarvlei and Diep River)
LIVESTOCK ON RESERVE 2 (August-Diep River)
POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL 1 (July-Zoarvlei)
POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF DRUGS 1 (July-Zoarvlei ) and 6 (August-Dolphin Beach, Zoarvlei)
POSSESSION OF BURNT CABLE 1 (July-Diep River)
PUBLIC INDECENCY ACT 1 (August-Zoarvlei)
STARTING OR KEEPING A FIRE IN PUBLIC 1 (July-Zoarvlei)
THEFT 1 (August-Zoarvlei)
URINATE OR DEFECATE IN PUBLIC 1 (August-Zoarvlei)
VAGRANCY 22 (July) and 26 (August) (Zoarvlei, Milnerton Lagoon, Dolphin Beach, Rietvlei)
TOTAL STATS FOR July-August 2019 95 Incidents
12. INFRASTRUCTURE & EQUIPMENT
Reserve/Section Description % Funding Source Completed Rietvlei Section The repairs to gravel roads on the reserve were conducted by 100% None obtaining milling sand from the Roads department.
Rietvlei
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A bollard was installed next to a fire hydrant as members of 100% None the public were parking vehicles over the hydrant.
Continuous clean-ups were done at Zoarvlei with the Continuous TBNR CC assistance from Quemic Rangers and cleaned up material was transported to the waste facility.
A Sewer spillage was reported to Water & Sanitation 100% Department and it was unblocked. reported by TBNR.
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Milnerton lagoon: The mouth has been open for the duration of this quarter due to consistent rainfall. Mechanical clearing of Hyacinth started in the Milnerton ridge 50% Machinery and trucks provided canal. by Department of Roads and Stormwater. Fleet and Plant The following Vehicles were sent in for repairs 100% Fleet July-September CCT 30446 Steering /brakes and new canvas canopy.
CCT 30013 Inside heater replaced. CA 690240 Odometer / indicator lights. CCT 32325 Broken left hand mirror glass. CCT 31132 Water leaking in on left hand side of cab. New E-Fuel rings were fitted to 100% Fleet CCT 30013 CCT 32337 CCT 32307 CA 690240 CCT 32325 CCT 32313 CCT 30446 Heron waters vegetation management occurred in the 80%- TBNR second week of September. Weeds and grass were cut back vegetation with alien trees still needing to be removed. 0% Trees
12.2 EXTERNAL FUNDED PROGRAMMES: Nothing to report. For more details with regards to items mentioned in the above Report Document, please refer to the relevant site calendars on www.biodiversity.co.za. For more information on the City’s nature reserves, visit www.capetown.gov.za\naturereserves
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