ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF PORTIONS OF ERF 3125 AND ERF 3128, AS PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, EXTENSION 13, ONDANGWA. SCOPING REPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) PREPARED FOR: PREPARED BY Combo Property Development Green Gain Consultants cc P. O. Box 2879 P.O. Box 5303, Walvis Bay Oshakati Cell: 08114 22 927 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Project Name Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Permanent Closure of portions of Erf 3125 and Erf 3128 as “Public Open Spaces” Extension 13, Ondangwa. Developer Combo Property Development P. O. Box , Ondangwa Contact: Mr. Lance Wuu Manager Cell: +264 811800 000 Email: [email protected] EAP Green Gain Consultants cc Address: P. O. Box 5303, Walvis Bay Contact: Mr. Joseph K Amushila Cell: 0811422927 Email: [email protected] Report Type Combined Scoping and Environmental Management Plan Assessment March – April 2019 Period Page 2 of 53 ©Green Gain Consultant CC, 2019 Combined Environmental Scoping Report and EMP TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................ 6 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Scope of the Study ........................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Terms of Reference ......................................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Project Team ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................................. 10 2.1 Site Locality ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Site context ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Existing municipal services ........................................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Proposed activities ......................................................................................................................................... 15 2.5 Project alternatives ......................................................................................................................................... 19 2.6 Need and Desirability ..................................................................................................................................... 19 3. APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING STUDY ..................................................................... 20 3.1 Baseline study ................................................................................................................................................. 20 3.2 Public participation process .......................................................................................................................... 21 3.2.1 Notification of I&APs and Stakeholders ............................................................................................... 21 3.2.2 Key stakeholders Consulted .................................................................................................................. 21 3.2.3 Summary of issues from consultation .................................................................................................. 22 4. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 24 5. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................... 27 5.1 Biophysical ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Socio-economic profile of the area .............................................................................................................. 31 6. ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT IMPACTS ........................................................................................................ 34 7. ANTICIPATED PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ....................................................... 36 8. DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................................................................................................................... 41 8.1 Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................... 41 8.1.1 The Developer: Combo Property Development cc ............................................................................ 41 8.1.2 The Contractor and Sub-contractors .................................................................................................... 41 9. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................. 46 Page 3 of 53 ©Green Gain Consultant CC, 2019 Combined Environmental Scoping Report and EMP 9.1 Assumptions and Conclusions: .................................................................................................................... 46 9.2 EAP Recommendations ................................................................................................................................ 46 10. REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................... 48 11. APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................................................... 49 APPENDIX A: CV and ID of the EAP ............................................................................................................ 49 APPENDIX B: List of IAPs ............................................................................................................................. 49 APPENDIX C Public Notifications................................................................................................................. 49 APPENDIX D Background Information Document (BID) .......................................................................... 49 APPENDIX E Purchase of Land Approval .................................................................................................. 49 APPENDIX F Storm water assessment study ............................................................................................ 49 Page 4 of 53 ©Green Gain Consultant CC, 2019 Combined Environmental Scoping Report and EMP LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Project team .................................................................................................................................... 9 Table 2: Namibian Legislation relevant to the project ................................................................................. 24 Table 3: Significance Assessment criteria .................................................................................................. 34 Table 4: Criteria for significance ratings ...................................................................................................... 35 Table 5: Potential Impacts during Planning & Design and Development ................................................... 36 Table 6: Potential Impacts during Operation phase .................................................................................... 39 Table 7: Mitigation Measures during Construction ..................................................................................... 43 Table 8: Mitigation measures during Operation phase ............................................................................... 45 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Locality Plan of Extension 13 (Source: Plantek, 2018) ................................................................ 10 Figure 2: Photograph taken onsite at Erf 3125 ........................................................................................... 11 Figure 3: Erf 3128 as POS .......................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 4: Photographs taken onsite at Erf 3128 ......................................................................................... 13 Figure 5: Subdivision of Erf 3125 and Closure of portions as POS ............................................................ 15 Figure 6: Subdivision of Consolidated Erf X and closure of portions as POS ...........................................