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PHASE 1 HIA SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ FALLOUT, HOPETOWN, NORTHERN CAPE THE PROPOSED UPGRADE OF THE HOPETOWN SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ OUTFALL FROM STEYNVILLE TO EXISTING OXIDATION PONDS IN HOPETOWN, THEMBELIHLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, PIXLEY KA SEME DISTRICT MUNICIPALTY, NORTHERN CAPE. PREPARED FOR: ENVIROAFRICA PREPARED BY: JAN ENGELBRECHT & HEIDI FIVAZ UBIQUE HERITAGE CONSULTANTS 20 OCTOBER 2018 Web: www.ubiquecrm.com Mail: [email protected] Office: (+27)116750125 Address: P.O. Box 5022 Weltevredenpark 1715 CSD Supplier Number MAAA0586123 PHASE 1 HIA SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ FALLOUT, HOPETOWN, NORTHERN CAPE Client: EnviroAfrica CC. P.O. Box 5367, Helderberg, 7135 Fax: 086 512 0154 / Tel: 021 8511616 / E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Bernard de Witt E-mail: [email protected] Heritage Consultant: UBIQUE Heritage Consultants Contact Person: Jan Engelbrecht (archaeologist and lead CRM specialist) Member of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists: Member number: 297 Cell: (+27) 0828456276 E-mail: [email protected] Heidi Fivaz (archaeologist) Member of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists: Member number: 433 Cell: (+27) 0721418860 E-mail: [email protected] For this project, Mr Engelbrecht was responsible for the field survey of the development footprint, identification of heritage resources, and recommendations. Ms Fivaz was responsible for research and report compilation. Declaration of independence: We, Jan Engelbrecht and Heidi Fivaz, partners of UBIQUE Heritage Consultants, hereby confirm our independence as heritage specialists and declare that: • we are suitably qualified and accredited to act as independent specialists in this application; • we do not have any vested interests (either business, financial, personal or other) in the proposed development project other than remuneration for the heritage assessment and heritage management services performed; • the work was conducted in an objective and ethical manner, in accordance with a professional code of conduct and within the framework of South African heritage legislation. Signed: Date: 2018-10-20 J.A.C. Engelbrecht & H. Fivaz UBIQUE Heritage Consultants Copyright: This report is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed or to whom it was meant to be addressed. It is provided solely for the purposes set out in it and may not, in whole or in part, be used for any other purpose or by a third party, without the author’s prior written consent. Web: www.ubiquecrm.com Mail: [email protected] Office: (+27)116750125 PHASE 1 HIA SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ FALLOUT, HOPETOWN, NORTHERN CAPE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Technical summary Project description Project name THE PROPOSED UPGRADE OF THE HOPETOWN SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ OUTFALL FROM STEYNVILLE TO EXISTING OXIDATION PONDS IN HOPETOWN, THEMBELIHLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, PIXLEY KA SEME DISTRICT MUNICIPALTY, NORTHERN CAPE. Description The proposed development is looking at upgrading the existing waste water treatment works in Hopetown. The proposed development aims to replace the old outfall bulk sewer line with a larger diameter pipe and a new route which will enable sewage to gravitate from local settlements and eliminate some pumping systems in the future. Developer Thembelihle Local Municipality Consultants Environmental EnviroAfrica cc. Heritage and archaeological UBIQUE Heritage Consultants Paleontological Banzai Environmental Property details Province Northern Cape District municipality Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality Local municipality Thembelihle Local Municipality Topo-cadastral map 2924CA Farm name De Hoek Farm 1/0 Marktsdrift Farm 3/0 Erf 487 Erf 409 Erf 2755 Erf 3247 Erf 3188 Closest town Hopetown GPS Co-ordinates Start east: 29º 36ʹ 38.18ʺ S; 24º 06ʹ 19.02ʺ E End west: 29º 36ʹ 35.3ʺ S; 24º 05ʹ 24.5ʺ E Development footprint size ±2.5 ha Web: www.ubiquecrm.com Mail: [email protected] Office: (+27)116750125 i PHASE 1 HIA SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ FALLOUT, HOPETOWN, NORTHERN CAPE Figure 1 Proposed upgrade of the Hopetown Sewage Gravity Line/ Outfall from Steynville to existing oxidation ponds, Hopetown, Thembelihle Municipality. Project description UBIQUE Heritage Consultants were appointed by EnviroAfrica cc. as independent heritage specialists in accordance with Section 38 of the NHRA, to conduct a cultural heritage assessment to determine the impact of the proposed upgrade of the Hopetown sewage gravity line and outfall on any sites, features, or objects of cultural heritage significance. The pipeline will run from Steynville to existing oxidation ponds in Hopetown, within the Thembelihle Local Municipality, Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape. The construction footprint is expected to be ±25 404 m² which was determined with a 12 m pipeline and construction footprint diameter multiplied by the proposed ±2117 m length of the pipeline. The proposed pipeline will cross the N12 from east to west, and traverse seven different properties: De Hoek Farm 1/0, Marktsdrift Farm 3/0, Erf 487, Erf 409, Erf 2755, Erf 3247, and Erf 3188. Two alternatives for the route of the pipeline has been identified, with the second route (indicated in red, Figure 1) being the preferred revised alternative. Web: www.ubiquecrm.com Mail: [email protected] Office: (+27)116750125 ii PHASE 1 HIA SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ FALLOUT, HOPETOWN, NORTHERN CAPE Findings and Impact on Heritage Resources Description Period Location Field rating/ Significance Stone Age Possible MSA chunk. Isolated lithic in 20 m² MSA/LSA 29º 36ʹ 26.5ʺ S Field Rating IV C area. 24º 06ʹ 25.1ʺ E Low significance Possible MSA chunk. Isolated lithic in 20 m² MSA/LSA 29º 36ʹ 26.0ʺ S Field Rating IV C area. 24º 06ʹ 23.4ʺ E Low significance Possible MSA prepared core. MSA/LSA 29º 36ʹ 30.0ʺ S Field Rating IV C 24º 06ʹ 21.0ʺ E Low significance Flake/ debitage. MSA/LSA 29º 36ʹ 31.2ʺ S Field Rating IV C 24º 06ʹ 21.1ʺ E Low significance Possible MSA punch, broken. Isolated MSA/LSA 29º 36ʹ 26.0ʺ S Field Rating IV C occurrence. 24º 06ʹ 15.8ʺ E Low significance Possible MSA prepared core. MSA/LSA 29º 36ʹ 32.5ʺ S Field Rating IV C 24º 06ʹ 03.5ʺ E Low significance Historical No historical features were identified. N/A Graves Informal graveyard. Outside development 29º 36ʹ 38.2ʺ S Local Grade IIIB footprint, but near. Most graves are unmarked, 24º 05ʹ 40.1ʺ E High significance but some have headstones. Graveyard dimensions is approximately 1,5 to 2 ha. Web: www.ubiquecrm.com Mail: [email protected] Office: (+27)116750125 iii PHASE 1 HIA SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ FALLOUT, HOPETOWN, NORTHERN CAPE Figure 2 Isolated occurrences of lithics across the study area, indicated on Google Earth Satellite image. Recommendations Based on the assessment of the potential impact of the development on the identified heritage, the following recommendations are made, taking into consideration any existing or potential sustainable social and economic benefits: 1. The lithic traces on the landscape of the study area are of low significance and the impact of the development on these resources are inconsequential. No further mitigation is required. Therefore, from a heritage point of view we recommend that the proposed development can continue. 2. The graveyard is not in the path of the final alternative route of the pipeline, but it is near the development. Graves do not need to be relocated to make way for development. It is therefore only recommended that the area is fenced and clearly demarcated, especially during construction, and that no construction should take place within 50 m of the perimeter thereof. If any other graves, or human remains are uncovered during construction activities, law enforcement and heritage authorities need to be notified. 3. Due to the low palaeontological significance of the area, no further palaeontological heritage studies, ground truthing and/or specialist mitigation are required pending the Web: www.ubiquecrm.com Mail: [email protected] Office: (+27)116750125 iv PHASE 1 HIA SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ FALLOUT, HOPETOWN, NORTHERN CAPE discovery of newly discovered fossils. It is considered that the development of the proposed development is deemed appropriate and feasible and will not lead to detrimental impacts on the palaeontological resources of the area. If fossil remains are discovered during any phase of construction, either on the surface or unearthed by fresh excavations, the ECO in charge of these developments ought to be alerted immediately. These discoveries ought to be protected (preferably in situ) and the ECO must report to SAHRA so that appropriate mitigation (e.g. recording, collection) can be carried out by a professional palaeontologist (Butler 2018). 4. Although all possible care has been taken to identify sites of cultural importance during the investigation of study areas, it is always possible that hidden or sub-surface sites could be overlooked during the assessment. If during construction, any possible discovery of finds such as stone tool scatters, artefacts, human remains, or fossils are made, the operations must be stopped, and a qualified archaeologist must be contacted for an assessment of the find. UBIQUE Heritage Consultants and its personnel will not be held liable for such oversights or for costs incurred as a result of such oversights. Web: www.ubiquecrm.com Mail: [email protected] Office: (+27)116750125 v PHASE 1 HIA SEWAGE GRAVITY LINE/ FALLOUT, HOPETOWN, NORTHERN CAPE TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................................