ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF ERF 1555 & 1556, EXTENSION 4 AND 987, EXTENSION 2 AS PUBLIC OPEN SPACES IN OSHIKUKU. COMBINED SCOPING REPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) PREPARED FOR: PREPARED BY Oshikuku Town Council Green Gain Consultants cc P. O. Box 5070 P.O. Box 5303, Walvis Bay Oshikuku Cell: 08114 22 927 AUGUST 2019 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Project Name Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Permanent Closure of Erf 1555 and 1556, Extension 4 and Erf 987, Extension 2 as “Public Open Spaces” in Oshikuku PROPONENT Oshikuku Town Council P. O. Box 5070, Oshikuku Contact: Mrs. Aili Ileka Property Officer Cell: +264 65254719 Email: [email protected],na 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 August - September 2019 Period Page 2 of 47 ©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. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................ 10 2.1 Site Locality .............................................................................................................................................. 10 2.2 Sites context and proposed activities ..................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Adjacent Development and existing municipal services ....................................................................... 15 2.4 Project alternatives .................................................................................................................................. 16 2.5 Need and Desirability .............................................................................................................................. 16 3. APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING STUDY .................................................................. 17 3.1 Baseline study.......................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2 Public participation process .................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.1 Notification of I&APs and Stakeholders .......................................................................................... 18 3.2.2 Key stakeholders Consulted ............................................................................................................ 18 3.2.3 Summary of issues from consultation ............................................................................................. 19 4. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 20 4.1 Environmental Requirements ................................................................................................................. 20 4.2 Applicable Legislations ............................................................................................................................ 21 5. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................... 24 5.1 Biophysical ............................................................................................................................................... 24 5.2 Socio-economic profile of the area ......................................................................................................... 26 6. ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT IMPACTS ................................................................................................... 29 7. ANTICIPATED PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................... 31 8. DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................................... 36 8.1 Responsibilities ........................................................................................................................................ 36 8.1.1 The Developer: ................................................................................................................................. 36 8.1.2 The Contractor and Sub-contractors ............................................................................................... 36 Page 3 of 47 ©Green Gain Consultant CC, 2019 Combined Environmental Scoping Report and EMP 9. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................. 41 9.1 Assumptions and Conclusions: .............................................................................................................. 41 9.2 EAP Recommendations .......................................................................................................................... 41 10. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................ 43 11. APPENDICES.............................................................................................................................................. 44 APPENDIX A: CV and ID of the EAP ...................................................................................................... 44 APPENDIX B: List of IAPs ....................................................................................................................... 44 APPENDIX C Public Notifications ........................................................................................................... 44 Page 4 of 47 ©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 ............................................................................. 21 Table 3: Significance Assessment criteria .............................................................................................. 29 Table 4: Criteria for significance ratings ................................................................................................. 30 Table 5: Potential Impacts during Planning & Design and Development ................................................. 31 Table 6: Potential Impacts during Operation phase ................................................................................ 34 Table 7: Mitigation Measures during Construction .................................................................................. 38 Table 8: Mitigation measures during Operation phase ............................................................................ 40 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Locality Plan of Erf 1555, 1556 and 987, Oshikuku (Source: SPC, 2019) ................................. 10 Figure 2: Photograph taken onsite at Erf 1555 ....................................................................................... 11 Figure 3: Subdivision of Erf 1555 ........................................................................................................... 12 Figure 4: Oshikuku Fire Station at Erf 1556 ............................................................................................ 13 Figure 5: Site overview of Erf 987, Oshikuku .......................................................................................... 14 Figure 6: Flood Risk Assessment of Oshikuku ....................................................................................... 25 Page 5 of 47 ©Green Gain Consultant CC, 2019 Combined Environmental Scoping Report and EMP LIST OF ACRONYMS EAP: Environmental Assessment Practitioner EAPAN: Environmental Assessment Professionals Association of Namibia ECC: Environmental Clearance Certificate EIA: Environmental Impact Assessments EMA: Environmental Management Act EMP: Environmental Management Plan I&APs: Interested and Affected Parties GN: Government Notice LED: Local Economic Development MAWF: Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry