ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF ERF 325, OHANGWENA AS PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND TOWNSHIP ESTABLISHMENT OF OHANGWENA EXTENSION 6 ON CONSOLIDATED ERF 776, OHANGWENA, HELAO NAFIDI, OHANGWENA REGION April 2019 Prepared by: Africa Planning Forum Prepared for: Helao Nafidi Town Council Postal Address: P.O. Box 5525, Windhoek Postal Address: Private Bag 503, Ohangwena Contact Person: Stephanie Strauss Contact Person: Elinafye Haimbili/ Sakaria Mangundu Contact Number: +264 (61) 271 220 Contact Number: +264 65 261 900 Fax Number: +264 (61) 271 228 Fax Number: +264 65 260 032 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Africa Planning Forum cc Helao Nafidi Town Council Report Version – Draft 24 April 2019 Africa Planning Forum cc APF 18012 PROJECT STATUS Environmental Management Plan for the Permanent Closure Title of Erf 325, Ohangwena as Public Open Space and Township Establishment of Ohangwena Extension 6 on Consolidated Erf 776, Ohangwena Report Status Final APF Reference APF18012 Helao Nafidi Town Council Proponent Postal Address: Private Bag 503, Ohangwena Contact Person: Elinafye Haimbili/ Sakaria Mangundu Contact Number: +264 65 261 900 Fax Number: +264 65 260 032 Email:[email protected]; [email protected] Report date April 2019 Name Signature Date Author (s) Stephanie Strauss LEGAL NOTICE This report or any portion thereof and any associated documentation remain the property of APF until the mandator effects payment of all fees and disbursements due to APF in terms of the APF Conditions of Contract and Project Acceptance Form. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, any reproduction, duplication, copying, adaptation, editing, change, disclosure, publication, distribution, incorporation, modification, lending, transfer, sending, delivering, serving or broadcasting must be authorised in writing by APF. APF18012 APRIL 2019 ii Africa Planning Forum cc Helao Nafidi Town Council CONTENTS PAGE ABBREVIATIONS.............................................................................................................. IV 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 4 2 DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................... 6 2.1 LOCALITY............................................................................................................... 6 2.2 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................... 7 3 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.................................................................................... 9 3.1 COUNCIL’S REPRESENTATIVE ................................................................................ 9 3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OFFICER ..................................................................10 3.3 CONTRACTOR.....................................................................................................11 4 MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ..........................................................................................12 4.1 ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS........................................................................12 4.2 APPLICABLE LEGISLATION ...................................................................................12 4.3 PLANNING AND DESIGN PHASE............................................................................. 4 4.4 CONSTRUCTION PHASE ........................................................................................ 5 4.5 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PHASE ..............................................................16 4.6 DECOMMISSIONING PHASE.................................................................................19 LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1: Summary of Layout for Ohangwena Extension 6 ............................................. 8 Table 3-1 Responsibilities of CR ...................................................................................10 Table 4-1: Legal provisions relevant to the proposed development ................................. 4 Table 4-2: Planning and design management actions...................................................... 4 Table 4-3: Construction phase management actions....................................................... 5 Table 4-4: Operation and maintenance management actions.........................................16 Table 4-5: Decommissioning phase management actions ..............................................19 LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A – WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES .................................................................20 APF18012 APRIL 2019 iii Africa Planning Forum cc Helao Nafidi Town Council ABBREVIATIONS AIDS Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome CR Council’s Representative EA Environmental Assessment ECC Environmental Clearance Certificate ECO Environmental Control Officer EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMA Environmental Management Act EMP Environmental Management Plan GG Government Gazette GIS Geographic Information System GN Government Notice GPS Global Positioning System HIV Human Immuno-deficiency Virus I&APs Interested and Affected Parties NHCN National Heritage Council of Namibia Reg. Regulation S Section TB Tuberculosis APF18012 APRIL 2019 iv Africa Planning Forum cc Helao Nafidi Town Council 1 INTRODUCTION Helao Nafidi is a town located in north-central Namibia, bordering Angola. It was created as a merger of several villages and settlements along the B1 road between Oshikango and Ohangwena including Engela-Omafo and Onhuno. Slow and hampered planning has meant that the town does not have readily available erven for residential and commercial use. The town of Helao Nafidi is facing a severe shortage of serviced erven. Low income residential properties and Business erven are especially in high demand as more and more of the people are settling near the established centres of Oshikango, Ohangwena, Engela-Omafo and Onhuno. Existing homesteads are also expanding as the younger generations start moving out of the family home in search and prospect of owning their own house. Moreover, the area along the B1 Trunk Road is experiencing increasing developme ntal pressure as it provides easy access and promises opportunity. The lack of formal town planning in the area has caused an increasing issue with ad hoc development taking place which is becoming more and more difficult for Council to regulate and control. In order to address this challenge, Council has acknowledged the abundant need to establish new townships in order to introduce clear and defined structure to the town and therewith mitigating the challenge of uncontrolled development. As such the proponent intends to undertake the following activities: • Permanent Closure of Erf 325, Ohangwena as Public Open Space • Township Establishment of Ohangwena Extension 6 on Consolidated Erf 776, Ohangwena Africa Planning Forum (APF) has been appointed to compile this Environmental Management Plan (EMP) as part of the scoping EA process conducted for the proposed developments. Regulation 8 of the Environmental Management Act’s (EMA) (7 of 2007) Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (2012) requires that a draft EMP should be included within a scoping report. An EMP is one of the most important outputs of the EA process as it synthesises all of the proposed mitigation and monitoring actions, set to a timeline and with specific assigned responsibilities. This EMP details the mitigation and monitoring actions to be implemented during the following phases of these developments: • Planning and Design – the period, prior to construction, during which preliminary legislative and administrative arrangements, necessary for the preparation of erven, are made and engineering designs are carried out. The preparation of construction tender documents forms part of this phase; • Construction – the period during which the proponent, having dealt with the necessary legislative and administrative arrangements, appoints a contractor for the development of services infrastructure and construction of the road to service the development as well as any other construction process(s) within the development areas; APF18012 APRIL 2019 4 Africa Planning Forum cc Helao Nafidi Town Council • Operation and Maintenance – the period during which the services infrastructure will be fully functional and maintained. It should be noted that to date, architectural designs have been carried out for the development of the infrastructure associated with this development. The decommissioning of these developments is not envisaged; however in the event that this should be considered some recommendations have been outlined in Table 4-5. APF18012 APRIL 2019 5 Africa Planning Forum cc Helao Nafidi Town Council 2 DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Locality The town of Helao Nafidi is situated in the Ohangwena Region in the north-central part of Namibia. The proposed site is located within the south-eastern part of the proclaimed township of Ohangwena, east of the B1 trunk road. The surrounding land uses consist mostly of Residential, Business and Institutional zoned erven. Please refer to the below maps for the locality of Helao Nafidi and the proposed developments. Figure 2-1 below provides an overview of the townships proposed to be developed in Helao Nafidi. Figure 2-1: Locality of proposed Township in Helao Nafidi APF18012 APRIL 2019 6 Africa Planning Forum cc Helao Nafidi Town Council Environmental Clearance was granted on 18