Savannah Environmental Projects

Savannah Environmental provides a holistic environmental management service to public and private sector clients. Current clients include:

Eskom Holdings Limited – Generation Division
Eskom Holdings Limited – Transmission Division
Umoya Energy
Investec Bank Limited
African Clean Energy Developments
South African National Roads Agency Limited
East Rand Water Care Company
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Elitheni Coal (Pty) Ltd

Current projects being undertaken by Savannah Environmental include Basic Assessments, Environmental Impact Assessments and environmental compliance monitoring. Documents for public review are available for download below.

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Project	Status
Modification of the Hartebeestfontein Water Care Works, Gauteng Province	Final EIA Report submitted to GDARD	GO
Proposed Establishment of a Wind Monitoring Mast on Farm Duyker Eiland 6, near Britannia Bay, Western Cape Province	Final Basic Assessment submitted to DEA	GO
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management plan for the proposed transmission power lines from the proposed nuclear power station to be located at the Duynefontein Site (adjacent to the existing Koeberg Power Station).	EIA phase currently underway	GO
Ngotwane River Bridge at the Swartkopfontein Border Post between South Africa & Botswana	EIA phase currently underway	GO
Basic Assessment Process for the proposed Richards Bay Harbour Staging Area	Final Basic Assessment submitted to DEA	GO
Proposed Cookhouse Wind Energy Facility and Associated Infrastructure, Eastern Cape Province	Draft EIA Report available for review	GO
Proposed establishment of Wind Monitoring Masts near Vredenburg, Western Cape Province	Draft Basic Assessment Report available for review	GO
Proposed Tshwane Strengthening Project Phase 1: Apollo-Verwoerdburg Loop-in Transmission Power Lines and Substation Extension, Gauteng Province	Draft EIA Report available for review	GO
Proposed wind monitoring masts east of Cape Town in the Overberg near Boontjieskraal, Western Cape Province.	Draft Basic Assessment Report available for review	GO
Basic Assessment for the proposed Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Monitoring Masts	Draft Basic Assessment Report available for review	GO
Proposed Tshwane Strengthening Project Phase 1: Kwagga-Phoebus Transmission Power Line, Kwagga Substation Expansion and new Phoebus Substation, Gauteng Province	Draft EIA Report available for review	GO
Environmental Basic Assessment for the proposed establishment of wind monitoring masts on a site near Darling, Western Cape Province	Draft Basic Assessment Report available for review	GO
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan for the proposed Kyalami Strengthening Project, Gauteng Province	Final EIA Report submitted to DEA	GO
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan for the proposed Mokopane Integration Project, Limpopo Province	Draft EIA Report available for review	GO

Modification of the Hartebeestfontein Water Care Works, Gauteng Province

The East Rand Water Care Company (ERWAT) provides bulk wastewater management services to the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, which consist of the previous municipalities of Kempton Park, Germiston, Alberton, Brakpan, Boksburg, Benoni and Springs. The existing Hartebeestfontein Water Care Works (WCW) is currently under severe pressure from increasing wastewater volumes draining towards the plant. In order to ensure that these increasing volumes can be adequately treated and to maintain the quality of effluent within the required standards, ERWAT are proposing the installation of two new final settling tanks within the footprint of the existing Hartebeestfontein WCW to address a bottleneck in the plant’s treatment capacity in the short- to medium-term.

PUBLIC REVIEW OF THE DRAFT EIA REPORT

The Draft EIA Report was made available for public review in the project area from 13 November- 12 December 2009 at the following locations:

» www.savannahSA.com

» ERWAT offices, Bapsfontein Road, Kempton Park

» Tembisa Library, 235 Igqagqag Section, George Nyanga Street, Tembisa

» Birchleigh Library, Wynand Marais Community Centre, Olienhout Avenue, Birchleigh

No Comments were received via fax or email on the draft EIA.

PUBLIC MEETING

In order to facilitate comments on the draft EIA Report, a public meeting and a stakeholder workshop was held during the review period. All interested and affected parties are invited to attend the public meeting that was held on the 25 November 2009 at the Auditorium at the ERWAT Offices in Kempton Park.The aim of the public meeting was to provide feedback of the findings of the EIA process undertaken, and to invite comment on the proposed project.

Final EIA Report submitted to GDARD
Main Report	1689.82 KB	View
Appendix A	144.67 KB	View
Appendix B	38.75 KB	View
Appendix C	38.75 KB	View
Appendix D	694.45 KB	View
Appendix E	245.2 KB	View
Appendix F	730.06 KB	View
Appendix G	1401.69 KB	View
Appendix H	349.88 KB	View
Appendix i	600.9 KB	View
Appendix J	3269.16 KB	View
Appendix K	6406.26 KB	View
Appendix L	523.07 KB	View

Proposed Establishment of a Wind Monitoring Mast on Farm Duyker Eiland 6, near Britannia Bay, Western Cape Province

Terra Power Solutions (Pty) Ltd (TPS) propose to extend a 14.5m guyed lattice mast up to approximately 81 m in height for the purpose of recording wind measurements. The mast's position is on the north-facing slope of the Soetlandskop Hill. The site is located on Portion 7 of Farm Duyker Eiland 6, approximately 2.3km south-east of Britannia Bay and 2.3km south-west of Stompneusbaai in the Western Cape Province. This project has been registered with DEA under Application Reference Number 12/12/20/1705.

REVIEW OF THE DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

This Draft Basic Assessment Report will be made available for public review and comment at the following locations:

www.savannahSA.com	St Helena Bay Public Library
Saldanha Bay Municipality - St Helena Bay	Vredenburg Public Library

The period for review is 23 November 2009 to 06 January 2010. Written comment may be submitted to Sustainable Futures ZA no later than 06 January 2010. All comments received will be included in the Final Basic Assessment Report which will be submitted to DEA for their consideration and decision.

Comments can be made as written submission via fax, post or e-mail.

Please submit your comments to

Shawn Johnston of Sustainable Futures ZA

PO Box 749, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7701

Fax: 086 510 2537

E-mail: swjohnston@mweb.co.za

The due date for comments on the Draft BAR is 06 January 2010

Draft Basic Assessment Report
Draft Report for Public Review	1848.93 KB	View

Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management plan for the proposed transmission power lines from the proposed nuclear power station to be located at the Duynefontein Site (adjacent to the existing Koeberg Power Station).

Eskom Holdings Limited (Eskom) is conducting a feasibility study of new conventional nuclear generation in the greater Cape region, with potential sites at Duynefontein (adjacent to the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station), Thuyspunt (near Jeffrey's Bay) and Bantamsklip (near Pearly Beach). This is known as the 'Nuclear-1' project. The Nuclear-1 project is still faily open in terms of the location of the plant as well as the type and number of units to be installed. The transmission integration must therefore accommodate such uncertainties as far as practicable. As such, Eskom Transmission is investigating possible transmission power line routes from each of these three sites.

The Draft Scoping Report for the Koeberg-2 to Omega substation has been made available for public review at the following public places in the project area from 12 November to 11 December 2009 at the following locations:

Melkbosstrand/Duynefontein Library	City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality – Environmental Management Branch
www.eskom.co.za/eia	www.savannahSA.com

The Draft Scoping Report for the Koeberg-2 to Stikland substation has been made available for public review at the following public places in the project area from 12 November to 11 December 2009 at the following locations:

Durbanville Library	City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality – Environmental Management Branch
Brackenfell Library	Stellenbosch Library
Cape Winelands District Municipality	www.savannahSA.com
www.eskom.co.za/eia

The Draft Scoping Report for the Koeberg-2 loop-in lines has been made available for public review at the following public places in the project area from 12 November to 11 December 2009 at the following locations:

Bothasig Library	City of Cape Town Environmental Department
Edgemead Library	Edgemead/Bothasig Residents & Ratepayers Association
CapeNature	Heritage Western Cape
www.eskom.co.za/eia	www.savannahSA.com/projects

Interested and Affected parties and stakeholders will also receive CDs containing the report, on their request.

Please submit your comments to:

Shawn Johnston at Sustainable Future ZA

P O Box 749, Rondebosch, 7701

Tel: (083) 325 9965

Fax: (086) 510 2537

E-mail: shawn@mweb.co.za

The due date for comments on the Draft Scoping Report is 11 December 2009

Comments can be made as written submission via fax, post or e-mail.

Background Information Document
Background Information Document - English	1006.9 KB	View
Background Information Document - Afrikaans	711.69 KB	View
Reply form	44.59 KB	View
Basemap	357.98 KB	View
Draft Scoping Report
Koeberg-Muldersvlei (Loop-in lines) main report	1694.84 KB	View
Main Report - Koeberg-2 to Omege	1769.03 KB	View
Koeberg-Stikland Report	2404.13 KB	View
Appendix A - Koeberg-Stikland	251.12 KB	View
Appendix A - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(Loop-in lines)	251.12 KB	View
Appendix A	251.12 KB	View
Appendix B - Koeberg-Stikland	160.67 KB	View
Appendix C - Koeberg-Stikland	2103.24 KB	View
Appendix B - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(Loop-in lines)	168.63 KB	View
Appendix C - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(Loop-in lines)	2103.22 KB	View
Appendix B	485.19 KB	View
Appendix C	2103.22 KB	View
Appendix D	123.82 KB	View
Appendix D - Koeberg-Stikland	123.82 KB	View
Appendix D - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(loop-in lines)	123.84 KB	View
Appendix E	4413.98 KB	View
Appendix E - Koeberg-Stikland	4413.98 KB	View
Appendix E - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(loop-in lines)	4413.98 KB	View
Appendix F	565.45 KB	View
Appendix F - Koeberg-Stikland	489.5 KB	View
Appendix F - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(loop-in lines)	790.66 KB	View
Appendix G	866.6 KB	View
Appendix G - Koeberg-Stikland	636.12 KB	View
Appendix G - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(loop-in lines)	396.77 KB	View
Appendix h	468.95 KB	View
Appendix H - Koeberg-Stikland	495.61 KB	View
Appendix H - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(loop-in lines)	567.67 KB	View
Appendix I	339.63 KB	View
Appendix I - Koeberg-Stikland	1545.97 KB	View
Appendix I - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(loop-in lines)	469.81 KB	View
Appendix J - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(loop-in lines)	466.98 KB	View
Appendix J	206.59 KB	View
Appendix J - Koeberg-Stikland	678.21 KB	View
Appendix K - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(loop-in lines)	745.11 KB	View
Appendix K	768.16 KB	View
Appendix K - Koeberg-Stikland	1742.63 KB	View
Appendix L - Koeberg-Stikland	588.25 KB	View
Appendix L - Koeberg-Muldersvlei(loop-in lines)	448.01 KB	View
Appendix L	425.4 KB	View
Project maps
1:50 000 map index	385.42 KB	View
Map segment 1	347.34 KB	View
Map segment 2	437.37 KB	View
Map segment 3	472.16 KB	View
Map segment 4	518.35 KB	View
Map segment 5	559.46 KB	View

Ngotwane River Bridge at the Swartkopfontein Border Post between South Africa & Botswana

The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) is proposing the construction of a bridge over the Ngotwane River at the Swartkopfontein Border Post between South Africa and Botswana, as well as resurfacing of the existing road and realignment of approximately 1 km of the road on the South African side of the border. The aim of the project is to upgrade the existing concrete drift across the river with a 5-span bridge in order to prevent frequent flooding and the subsequent disruption to traffic flow that occurs with high rainfall/storm events. This proposed bridge is located at a technically feasible position on a new road alignment. The project was registered with the National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) under the following reference number: 12/12/20/1286.

Draft Scoping Report
Appendix H	1265.74 KB	View
Final Scoping Report
Final Scoping Report - 1 of 4	2310.14 KB	View
Final Scoping Report - 2 of 4	1197.98 KB	View
Final Scoping Report - 3 of 4	4591.71 KB	View
Final Scoping Report - 4 of 4	1082.54 KB	View

Basic Assessment Process for the proposed Richards Bay Harbour Staging Area

Eskom Holdings Limited (Eskom) is proposing to construct a staging area in the Richards Bay Harbour approximately 1 km from the small craft harbour, to stage abnormal loads (over dimensional and over weight equipment) and associated project cargo. The staging area will be approximately 1.745 ha (9 ha for a possible extension should the need arise) in extent and will consist of three different paved layers (Pavement type for circular roads, Pavement type for storage of normal loads and Heavy loads storage and unloading) of different thicknesses to accommodate the different weights of the transformers and electrical equipment that Eskom intends to use for power generation. The proposed staging area is located on the farm: Lot 223 Umhlatuzi No. 16230, which belongs to the Transnet National Ports Authority. The DEA Reference number is: 12/12/20/1546.

Draft Basic Assessment Report
Reply Form	98.26 KB	View
Final Basic Assessment Report submitted to DEA
Full Basic Assessment Report	3038.16 KB	View
Project maps
Facility drawing 1	827.64 KB	View
Facility drawing 2	2357.45 KB	View
Facility drawing 3	3155.74 KB	View
Facility drawing 4	627 KB	View
Facility drawing 5	185.12 KB	View

Proposed Cookhouse Wind Energy Facility and Associated Infrastructure, Eastern Cape Province

African Clean Energy Developments is proposing the establishment of a 300 MW Wind Energy Facility near Cookhouse in the Eastern Cape Province. The Draft EIA is now available for review from the 1 February 2010 - 2 March 2010.

Draft EIA Report
Draft EIA	2919.45 KB	View
Appendix A	457.64 KB	View
Appendix B	984.69 KB	View
Appendix C	232.35 KB	View
Appendix D	4207.08 KB	View
Appendix E	3317.02 KB	View
Appendix F	894.08 KB	View
Appendix G	3459.94 KB	View
Appendix H	1044.71 KB	View
Appendix I	545.87 KB	View
Appendix J	1467.39 KB	View
Appendix K	830.27 KB	View
Appendix L	516.98 KB	View
Appendix M	3284.18 KB	View
Appendix N	985.1 KB	View
Appendix O	224.33 KB	View
Appendix P	1877.03 KB	View

Proposed establishment of Wind Monitoring Masts near Vredenburg, Western Cape Province

Creative-Renewable Solutions (Pty) Ltd "Crenersol" proposed to establish two guyed lattice masts up to 80 m high for the purpose of recording wind measurements. The masts are proposed on Portion 4 of the farm Langeberg 187 and portion 1 of the farm Uyekraal 189; that lies approximately 10 km south-east of Vredenburg and approximately 14 km east of Saldanha in the Western Cape Province.

Draft Basic Assessment Report
Main Report	880.75 KB	View
Appendix A1	1100.44 KB	View
Appendix A2	83.05 KB	View
Appendix A3	21.58 KB	View
Appendix B	262.5 KB	View
Appendix D1	975.5 KB	View
Appendix D2	877 KB	View
Appendix E1	270.09 KB	View
Appendix E2	96.5 KB	View
Appendix E3	223.5 KB	View
Appendix E4	99.5 KB	View
Appendix E5	183.5 KB	View
Appendix E6	483.5 KB	View
Appendix E7	141 KB	View
Appendix G1	1589 KB	View
Appendix G2	481.75 KB	View
Appendix G3	109.9 KB	View
Appendix G4	6200 KB	View

Proposed Tshwane Strengthening Project Phase 1: Apollo-Verwoerdburg Loop-in Transmission Power Lines and Substation Extension, Gauteng Province

In order to reinforce the existing transmission network in the Tshwane Region, Eskom Transmission is proposing the construction of a 400kV transmission power line between the existing Apollo and Pluto substations. In addition, increased demand for reliable electricity supply in the Central Grid has necessitated that Eskom Transmission improves the reliability and capacity of the transmission network in the Tshwane area. To achieve this, Eskom proposes an upgrade of the existing 400/132kV Verwoerdburg substation and establishment of a new Phoebus substation. Eskom Transmission is therefore proposing the construction of the Tshwane Strengthening Project: Phase 1.

Draft EIA Report
Main Report	7388.27 KB	View
Appendix A	234.7 KB	View
Appendix B	1856.65 KB	View
Appendix C	1083.34 KB	View
Appendix D	54.49 KB	View
Appendix E	465.55 KB	View
Appendix F	33.1 KB	View
Appendix G	1440.88 KB	View
Appendix H	116.54 KB	View
Appendix I	1166.75 KB	View
Appendix J	1007.08 KB	View
Appendix K	1515.03 KB	View
Appendix L	1081.04 KB	View
Appendix M	950.96 KB	View
Appendix N	2156.71 KB	View
Appendix O	856.44 KB	View

Proposed wind monitoring masts east of Cape Town in the Overberg near Boontjieskraal, Western Cape Province.

Biotherm Energy (Pty) Ltd is investigating a potential Wind Energy Facility on a site in the Overberg area of the Western Cape. The first step involves wind monitoring and data capture by means of wind monitoring masts over a period of approximately 12 months. The data that is collected will be used to determine the optimal layout for the proposed Wind Energy Facility. In this regard, Biotherm Energy (Pty) Ltd is proposing the establishment of up to two wind monitoring masts on the farms Dassiesfontein 426/1 and Klip Heuvel 410/5. The draft Basic Assessment is currently available for public review; the review period running from 9 February 2010 - 11 March 2010. Interested and Affected Parties are invited to comment on the project and/or request to be added to the project database before 11 March 2010.

Draft Basic Assessment Report
Main Report	2082.8 KB	View
Appendix A	4608.18 KB	View
Appendix B	3250.57 KB	View
Appendix C	377.62 KB	View
Appendix D	1643.86 KB	View
Appendix E	2364.77 KB	View
Appendix F	464.09 KB	View

Basic Assessment for the proposed Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Monitoring Masts

Windlab Developments South Africa (Pty) Ltd are planning to erect four wind monitoring masts up to 80m high for the purpose of conducting wind measurement testing as a feasibility study for a possible wind energy facility, in an area approximately 15km east of Cookhouse. and approximately 15km south of Bedford in the Eastern Cape Province. A Basic Assessment Process is being conducted for the proposed project and the draft Basic Assessment Report is available for review at the following places: www.savannahsa.com; Cookhouse & Bedford Library. The review period is running from 28 January to 26 February 2010.

Draft Basic Assessment Report
Draft Basic Assessment Report	2134.06 KB	View
Appendix A	1293.44 KB	View
Appendix A2	276.79 KB	View
Appendix B	905.63 KB	View
Appendix D	1153.11 KB	View
Appendix E1	183.85 KB	View
Appendix E3	164.7 KB	View
Appendix E4	172.33 KB	View
Appendix F	199.49 KB	View
Appendix G1	91.06 KB	View
Appendix G2	80.29 KB	View
Appendix G3	638.17 KB	View
Appendix G4	631.02 KB	View

Proposed Tshwane Strengthening Project Phase 1: Kwagga-Phoebus Transmission Power Line, Kwagga Substation Expansion and new Phoebus Substation, Gauteng Province

Draft EIA Report
Appendix A	234.7 KB	View
Appendix B	1824.12 KB	View
Appendix C	1083.34 KB	View
Appendix D	54.49 KB	View
Appendix E	470.12 KB	View
Appendix F	33.1 KB	View
Appendix H	116.55 KB	View
Appendix I	1288.08 KB	View
Appendix J	1105.44 KB	View
Appendix K	3730.09 KB	View
Appendix L	576.27 KB	View
Appendix M	2601.71 KB	View
Appendix N	1430.16 KB	View
Appendix O	866.84 KB	View
Draft EIA Report - Main Report
Executive Summary	4872 KB	View
Chapter 1	4766.11 KB	View
Chapter 2	5603.1 KB	View
Chapter 3	260.55 KB	View
Chapter 4	4434.12 KB	View
Chapter 5	2907.36 KB	View
Chapter 6	5186.53 KB	View
Chapter 7	2177.31 KB	View
Chapter 8	92.21 KB	View

Environmental Basic Assessment for the proposed establishment of wind monitoring masts on a site near Darling, Western Cape Province

Investec Bank Limited propose to erect five guyed lattice masts, each up to approximately 80 m in height, for the purpose of recording wind measurements on portions of the farms Slangkop, Doornfontein, Rheboksfontein, Bonteberg, Farm 1047 and Platklip, located approximately 10 km west of Darling (Application Reference number: 12/12/20/1447).

In terms of sections 24 and 24D of the national Environmental Management Act (Act No 107 of 1998), as read with Government Notices R385 (Regulations 22-26) and R386, a Basic Assessment process is required to be undertaken. In this regard, Investec bank Limited has appointed Savannah Environmental to undertake the environmental assessment and public participation process. To obtain further information and register on the project database, please submit your name, contact information and interst in the project to the contact person below.

A Draft Basic Assessment report has been prepared by Savannah Environmental and is avaialble for review. You are invited to review the report at one of the following locations:

Saldanha Bay Local Municipality
Swartland Local Municipality
Vredenburg Residents and Ratepayers Association
Vredenburg Library
Vredenburg Farmers Association
Paternoster Home Owners Association
Darling Library
Yzerfontein Library
www.savannahSA.com

The period for review is 15 June to 14 July 2009. Please submit comments to swjohnston@mweb.co.za.

Draft Basic Assessment Report
Appendix B - Photographic record	983.18 KB	View

Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan for the proposed Kyalami Strengthening Project, Gauteng Province

Eskom Transmission is proposing the establishment of a new 400 kV substation on a site within the Midrand/Kyalami area, Gauteng Province. In additon, Eskom is proposing the construction of three 400 kV transmission power lines, including a power line looping in and out of the proposed Bravo (Kendal B) - Lulamisa 400 kV line (in the vicinity of Lulamisa Substation) (i.e. 2 lines), and a second power line to connect the substation to the transmission grid.

Savannah Environmental has been appointed as an independent consultant to undertake the required Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and public participation for the proposed project. This project has been registered with the National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) under Application reference numbers 12/12/20/1091 (substation) and 12/12/20/1092 (transmission lines).

The final EIA Report has been prepared by Savannah Environmental and has been submitted to the DEA for review and decision-making

Final EIA Report
Final EIA Report	4176.56 KB	View
App A - CVs	101.24 KB	View
App B - Authority consultation	29.59 KB	View
App C - Database	33.74 KB	View
App D - I&AP Correspondence	3777.5 KB	View
App E - Comments & Responses Report	173.48 KB	View
App F - Biodiversity specialist report	6837.71 KB	View
App G - Avifauna specialist report	2426.78 KB	View
App H - Visual impact assessment	6911.33 KB	View
App I - Social impact assessment	533.05 KB	View
App J - Socio-economic specialist report	776.34 KB	View
App K - External review report	133.79 KB	View
App L - Draft EMP	605.4 KB	View
App M - Adverts and Notifications	1667.3 KB	View
App N - Visual simulation	3086.75 KB	View

Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan for the proposed Mokopane Integration Project, Limpopo Province

In order to support the upsurge in demand for the platinum group metals in the Mokopane area, and to support the reliability of electricity supply to the Polokwane area, Eskom Transmission is proposing the introduction of the Mokopane Integration Project. This project includes the construction of the following components:

A new substation near Mokopane
Integration of the new substation into the transmission system by looping in and out of one of the existing Matimba-Witkop 400kV transmission power lines, a distance of approximately 10 km.
A new 400kV transmision power line between the Delta Substation (near the Medupi Power Station) and the proposed new Mokopane Substation, a distance of approximately 150 km.
A new 400kV transmission power line between the new Mokopane Substation and the existing Witkop Substation (near Polokwane), a distance of approximately 60 km.
A new 400kV transmission power line between Delta Substation and the existing Witkop Substation, a distance of approximately 200 km.
Extension of the existing Witkop Substation and associated works to integrate the new Mokopane Substation into the Transmission grid (e.g. access roads, communication tower) and accommodate new lines at existing substations (e.g. the construction of new feeder bays within the existing substation sites).

Feasible substation and transmission power line alternatives have been identified for investigation within a broader study area. Towns/villages which are located within the study area include Lephalale, Seleka, Shongoane, Bakenburg, Lekalakala, Bakoni Ba Matlala, Mokopane, Matlala, Vaaltyn, Mashashane and Maraba.

In terms of Section 24 and 24D of the National Environmental Management Act (No 107 of 1998), as read with Government Notices R385 (Regulations 27-36) and R387, a Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) are required to be undertaken for this proposed project. Initially two applications were lodged with DEAT and were given Application Reference numbers 12/12/20/1187 (substation and turn-in lines) and 12/12/20/1140 (transmission lines). These applications have subsequently been consolidated under Application Reference number 12/12/20/1187.

In this regard, Savannah Environmental has been appointed as an independent consultant to undertake the required EIA process, and ILISO Consulting has been appointed to undertake the required public participation process for the proposed project. In undertaking the environmental studies, Savannah Environmental will be assisted by the following specialists:

Riaan Robbeson of Bathusi Environmental Consulting - Biodiversity specialist
Megan Diamond of Endangered Wildlife Trust - Avifauna specialist
Julius Pistorius - Heritage specialist
Lourens du Plessis of MetroGIS - Visual specialist
Nonka Byker and Anita Bron of MasterQ Research - Social impact assessment. land use and tourism

A Draft EIA Report has been compiled and has been made avialible for public review from 2 NOvember to 14 December 2009 at the following venues:

Lephalale Library
Agri-Lephalale offices
Marken Farmer's Hall
Vallwater Agricultural Association offices
Waterberg District Municipality Offices, Modimolle
Polokwane Municipality
Polokwane library
Potgietersrus DLU offices

Please submit written comments by 14 December 2009 to bhavani@iliso.com

Curricula vitae
Riaan Robbeson	37.77 KB	View
Megan Diamond	29.19 KB	View
Julius Pistorius	19.03 KB	View
Lourens du Plessis	29.27 KB	View
Nonka Byker	29.16 KB	View
Draft EIA Report
Draft EIA Report	4353.7 KB	View
Draft EIA Report - Executive summary (Eng)	996 KB	View
Draft EIA Report - Executive summary (Afrikaans)	947.27 KB	View
Draft EIA Report - Executive summary (Sepedi)	1046.11 KB	View
App A - Authority consultation	869.62 KB	View
App B - Project team CVs	150.11 KB	View
App C - Database	45.44 KB	View
App C - Landowner map	2418.49 KB	View
App D - Record of correspondence	3198.76 KB	View
App E - Comments & Responses Report	657.5 KB	View
App F - Biodiversity specialist report	3121.47 KB	View
App G - Avifauna specialist report	2718.35 KB	View
App H - Agricultural potential specialist study	2970.68 KB	View
App I - Heritage impact Assessment	5476.67 KB	View
App J - Visual impact assessment	4979.49 KB	View
App K - Social impact assessment	1779.11 KB	View
App L - Properties contacted by specialists	20.19 KB	View
App M - Notes from specialist workshop	731.85 KB	View
App N - Draft EMP	6482.66 KB	View
Final Scoping Report
Final Scoping Report	4412.45 KB	View
Appendix A - DSR for Substation sites	4504.26 KB	View
Appendix B - Transmission line DSR	4431.83 KB	View
Appendix C - CVs	150.11 KB	View
Appendix D - Record of Authority Consultation	2195.52 KB	View
Appendix E - Adverts & notifications	5565.82 KB	View
Appendix F - BID (English)	453.79 KB	View
Appendix F - BID (Afrikaans)	469.14 KB	View
Appendix F - Reply form	34.37 KB	View
Appendix F - map	989.16 KB	View
Appendix G - Database	34.18 KB	View
Appendix H - Landowner map	2106.71 KB	View
Appendix I - Comments and Responses Report	393.51 KB	View
Appendix J - Ecology Scoping Report	8083.64 KB	View
Appendix K - Avifauna scoping report	695.65 KB	View
Appendix L - Heritage scoping report	650.18 KB	View
Appendix M - Visual scoping report	2755.12 KB	View
Appendix N - Social scoping report	2406.19 KB	View
Notification
Feedback Letter - October 2009	1370.47 KB	View
Feedback letter (supporting documentation)	2276.75 KB	View
Project maps
1:250 000 overview map (zipped file)	6279.24 KB	View
List of parent farms	47.78 KB	View
Overview map	314.29 KB	View
1:50 000 Map index	1262.41 KB	View
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