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Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Pty) Ltd
Reg. No. 2008/004627/07
Telephone: (044) 874 0365 First Floor, Eagles View Building
Facsimile: (044) 874 0432 5 Progress Street
Web: www.cape-eaprac.co.za PO Box 2070, George, 6530
D.J. Jeffery Directors L. van Zyl
28 August 2013 REF: KNY248/08
Attention: Key Stakeholders and Neighbours VIA: EMAIL / MAIL / FAX / POST
RE: PROPOSED SEDGEFIELD WATER SUPPLY PIPELINE RELOCATION
DEA Reference: 14/12/16/3/3/1/959
Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Cape EAPrac) have been appointed by the Applicant, Knysna Municipality, to ensure compliance with the regulations contained in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, No 107 of 1998 as amended) for the proposed relocation and construction of the Sedgefield water supply pipeline between the Ruigtevlei Water Treatment Works and the Sedgefield Reservoir.
As a key stakeholder, neighbouring property owner, community representative, ratepayers association or relevant authority, you are hereby notified of the submission of an Application for Exemption to the national Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). Exemptions from the regulations pertaining to the Consideration of Alternatives and Advertising the Environmental Authorisation have been applied for. The regulations and reasons for exemption are as follows:
1. GN R543 Regulation 22(h) – a description of any identified alternatives to the proposed activity that are feasible and reasonable, including the advantages and disadvantages that the proposed activity or alternatives will have on the environment and on the community that may be affected by the activity.
The proposed alignment for the relocation of the existing water supply pipeline was authorised by DEA on 7 May 2008 as part of an overall application for the upgrade of the water supply infrastructure for Sedgefield. This EA has lapsed and an application was resubmitted and accepted by DEA for the pipeline relocation only (Reference as above). During the previous EIA process, several alternatives for the pipeline alignment were presented and the preferred alternative was authorised. Given that this alternative is exactly the same as the one currently being applied for, this office feels that there are no other reasonable and feasible alternatives that could be considered, as these were shown to be unfeasible during the previous EIA process.
We therefore apply for Exemption from assessing any other alternatives except the preferred alternative and the no-go option.
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2. GN R543 Regulation 10(2)(d) – publish a notice in the newspapers contemplated in regulation 54(2)(c) and (d) and which newspaper was used for the placing of advertisements as part of the public participation process.
We hereby apply for exemption from advertising any authorisation issued in any of the newspapers to be used for the public participation process. All registered I&APs, key stakeholders and authorities identified in the previous EIA process have been approached during this process. These and any new stakeholders will be provided with notification of and a copy of the EA once it is issued. Since this application deals directly with municipal infrastructure and has been previously authorised, not advertising the decision will not affect the rights of any members of the public, nor of any residents outside of the Sedgefield area.
If you have any enquiries in this regard, or would like any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact this office directly.
Sincerely, Melissa Mackay
For Cape EAPrac
Comment Period for Draft BAR:
Thursday 8th August to Monday 16th September 2013.
In the event that you or your organization have been wrongly identified as a stakeholder, or in the
event that the responsibility of providing comment on this application lies with another party within
your organization, either forward this notice to them or notify Cape EAPrac within one week of
receiving this notice of the correct party that should be informed. Should you be aware of any
relevant legislation that needs to be complied with, in addition to this process, please inform us of
such as soon as possible.
Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Pty) Ltd
Interested and Affected Parties for a Specified Project
Selected Options: Registered, Active
Contact Company Postal Address eMail RegErfNo
248Sedgefield Water Treatment Works
Physical Address FaxCity
Wilderness & Lakes Environmental Action Forum (WALEAF)
[email protected]. Box 843 6560 Wilderness
Abrahams Manie Department of Health [email protected] Bag X6592 6530 93 York Park Building, 3rd Floor, St Johns Street George 6529
(044) 873-5929George
Alant Maretha SANParks [email protected]. Box 3542 6570 (044) 383 4539Knysna
Alberts Herman Department of Environmental Affairs
Pretoria
Barrell Ray Sedgefield Ratepayers Association
[email protected] 044 343 2780Sedgefield
Burger Evan Department of Transport and Public Works - Provincial
[email protected] Bag X 2603 8000 9 Dorp Street Cape Town 021 483 2427Cape Town
Elphick C.A. P.O. Box 18 6573 Portion 149 & 150 of 205
Rushmere Farm Sedgefield
Gibbs Vernon Eden District Municipality
[email protected]. Box 12 6530 (044) 874-6626George
Grootboom Irene Knysna Municipality [email protected] Oestervanger Weg Smutsville 6573
Sedgefield
Grootendorst Nellie SANParks [email protected] National Park 044 877 0111
Huisamen Johan Knysna Water Forum [email protected]. Box 1034 6573 044 802 5313Sedgefield
Mabula Jonathan Knysna Municipality [email protected]. Box 21 6570 3 Church Street Knysna Knysna
Malgas Cornelius Department of Transport and Public Works - Provincial
[email protected] Bag X617 6620 044 272 7243Oudtshoorn
Metlerkamp Dave P.O. Box 18 6580 Portion 101 of 205 044 873 5843Karatara
Muller Des Wilderness Lakes Catchment Management Forum
[email protected]. Box 20 6560 Wilderness
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Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Pty) Ltd
Interested and Affected Parties for a Specified Project
Selected Options: Registered, Active
Contact Company Postal Address eMail RegErfNo
248Sedgefield Water Treatment Works
Physical Address FaxCity
Ottervanger Hans Eden District Municipality
[email protected] O Box 12 6530 086 589 8661George
Petersen Andre Knysna Municipality [email protected]. Box 21 6570 086 231 9127Knysna
Ritchie Dave [email protected] Mayview Ave Rondebosch 7700
(021) 686 7400Cape Town
Roberts John Department of Water Affairs
[email protected] Bag X16 Sanlamhof 7532 Spektrum Building, 52 Voortreker Road Bellville 7530
(086) 626-7616Cape Town
Rughoobeer Keshni DEA&DP - Development Facilitation Unit
Private Bag X 9086 8000 1st floor, Leeuwsig Building (entrance via the Utilitas Building on 1 Dorp Street)
021 483 8311Cape Town
Swanepoel Danie Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning
[email protected] Bag X6509 6530 St Johns Street, York Park Building George
(044) 874-2423George
Van der Walt Cor Department of Agriculture
Private Bag X1 Elsenburg 7607
Muldersvlei Road Elsenburg 7607
021 808 5092 / 0865448977
Van Wijk Calvin Heritage Western Cape [email protected] Bag X9067 8001 3rd Floor, Protea Assurance Building, Green Market Square Cape Town 8000
(021) 483-9842Cape Town
Vreken Marike Marike Vreken Town Planning
[email protected]. Box 2180 6570 18 Clyde Street (044) 382-0438Knysna
Walton Benjamin Alan Cape Nature [email protected] Bag X6546 6530 044 802 5313George
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Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Pty) Ltd
Reg. No. 2008/004627/07
Telephone: (044) 874 0365 First Floor, Eagles View Building
Facsimile: (044) 874 0432 5 Progress Street
Web: www.cape-eaprac.co.za PO Box 2070, George, 6530
D.J. Jeffery Directors L. van Zyl
7 August 2013 REF: KNY248/06
Attention: Key Stakeholders and Neighbours VIA: EMAIL / MAIL / FAX / POST
RE: PROPOSED SEDGEFIELD WATER SUPPLY PIPELINE RELOCATION
DEA Reference: 14/12/16/3/3/1/959
Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Cape EAPrac) have been appointed by the Applicant, Knysna Municipality, to ensure compliance with the regulations contained in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, No 107 of 1998 as amended) for the proposed relocation and construction of the Sedgefield water supply pipeline between the Ruigtevlei Water Treatment Works and the Sedgefield Reservoir.
The existing pipeline is aligned across a floodplain of the Karatara River which is a problem for maintenance and sustainability. An Environmental Authorisation for the pipeline upgrade as well as for the upgrade of the existing Ruigtevlei WTW pumpstation and relocation of the WTW was issued on 7th May 2008 but due to the lapsing of the EA before commencement of construction, a new Basic Assessment in terms of NEMA is required. This assessment only considers the relocation and reconstruction of approximately 1.9kms of the pipeline and differs from the original EA in that regard.
A Basic Assessment process is required in terms of NEMA for the construction of the proposed pipeline. The listed activities associated with the proposed development, as stipulated in Regulation 544 & 546 are as follows:
R544 - Activities 11(xi) for the construction of the proposed pipeline within 32m of any watercourses.
R546 - Activities 16(iv), (d)(i) & (ii), (ff), and (hh) for construction activities associated with the relocation and upgrade of the water supply pipeline between the Ruigtevlei Water Treatment Works and the storage reservoir adjacent to the Karatara River, within 10kms of a National Park, within an area identified as a CBA according to the Garden Route CBA maps.
An Application Form has been submitted to and approved by the national Department Environmental Affairs (DEA), Reference No: 14/12/16/3/3/1/959, authorising Cape EAPrac to commence with the public participation phase of the environmental process. An advertisement calling for Registration of Interested & Affected Parties (I&APs), informing the public of the proposed development and the opportunity to become involved in the environmental process was placed in the Knysna / Plett Herald newspaper (issue of 8th August 2013). On-line registration forms are available on the Cape EAPrac website at www.cape-eaprac.co.za.
As a key stakeholder, neighbouring property owner, community representative, ratepayers association or relevant authority, you are hereby notified of the availability of the Draft Basic
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Assessment Report (DBAR). Stakeholders identified during the 2007 / 2008 EIA process are being included in this notification. The DBAR is available for comment for a period of 40 days before being submitted to the national Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) for decision making. Any comment must be submitted, in writing, within the specified 40-day comment period extending from Thursday 8th August to Monday 16th September 2013, to Cape EAPrac.
Hard copies of the DBAR are available at the Sedgefield Town Library (Flamingo Street, Sedgefield) and the Sedgefield Municipal office (Flamingo Street, Sedgefield), and in a digital format on the website at www.cape-eaprac.co.za.
Only those parties that formally register during the EIA process will remain informed of documents available for public review.
Comments and registrations can be submitted to:
Cape EAPrac ATT: Melissa Mackay
P.O. Box 2070, George, 6530 Tel.: 044 874 0365 Fax: 044 874 0432
Email: [email protected]
If you have any enquiries in this regard, or would like any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact this office directly.
Sincerely, Melissa Mackay
For Cape EAPrac
Comment Period:
Thursday 8th August to Monday 16th September 2013.
In the event that you or your organization have been wrongly identified as a stakeholder, or in the
event that the responsibility of providing comment on this application lies with another party within
your organization, either forward this notice to them or notify Cape EAPrac within one week of
receiving this notice of the correct party that should be informed. Should you be aware of any
relevant legislation that needs to be complied with, in addition to this process, please inform us of
such as soon as possible.
