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Robertson Bakstene (Pty) Ltd
Brick Making Facility Environmental Authorisation
NAME OF APPLICANT: ROBERTSON BAKSTENE (Pty ) Ltd. DEA&DP REFERENCE NUMBER: 16/3/3/6/7/1/B1/14/1326/16 UMVOTO REFERENCE NUMBER: 856/25/01/2017 LOCALITY PROPERTY: GANNABOSCH VLAKTE 51 PROVINCE: WESTERN CAPE DATE: FEBRUARY 2017
AS REQUIRED IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT
(ACT 107 OF 1998).
DRAFT SCOPING REPORT FOR REVIEW BY IAPS AND STAKEHOLDERS
Prepared for: Prepared by: Robertson Bakstene (Pty) Ltd
February 2016
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REPORT TITLE : Draft Scoping Report for Review by IAPs and Stakeholders
CLIENT : Robertson Bakstene (Pty) Ltd PROJECT : Robertson Bakstene (Pty) Ltd
Brick Making Facility Environmental Authorisation
AUTHORS : Paul Lee
Paul Petschnig
REPORT STATUS : Draft REPORT NUMBER : 856/25/01/2017 DATE : February 2017 APPROVED BY :
Robertson Bakstene (Pty) Ltd Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd Director Project Manager Morne Swanepoel Paul Lee This report is to be referred to in bibliographies as: Umvoto Africa. (2017). Robertson Bakstene (Pty) Ltd Brick Making Facility Environmental Authorisation – Draft Scoping Report for Review by IAPs and Stakeholders. Prepared by P. Lee, and P. Petschnig of Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd for Robertson Bakstene (Pty) Ltd. Report No. 856/25/01/2017, February 2017, 59pp.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Description Page
1 INTRODUCTION 6
2 CONTACT DETAILS OF THE PROPONENT 9
3 LOCATION OF ACTIVITY 9
4 LAYOUT PLAN 10
5 SCOPE OF THE ACTIVITY 10
6 POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED 15
7 NEED AND DESIRABILITY FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 15
8 THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS 16
9 DESCRIPTION RESIDENTIAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT 17
10 DESCRIPTION OF THE BIOPHYSICAL RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT. 24
11 IMPACTS AND RISKS 37
12 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS 58
13 SITE CHOICE AND SELECTION 59
14 THE NO GO OPTION 61
15 SPECIALIST STUDIES 62
16 SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT 62
17 PRE-FINDINGS OF THE CONSULTATION PROCESS 63
18 UNDERTAKING AND AFFIRMATION BY THE EAP 65
19 REFERENCES 67
APPENDIX A: MAPS I
APPENDIX B: INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIES REGISTER I
APPENDIX C: INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTY RESPONSES XV
APPENDIX D: COMPANY REGISRATION CERTIFICATE (ROBERTSON BAKSTENE (PTY) LTD. XXIII
APPENDIX E: TITLE DEED (GANNABOSCH VLAKTE 51) XXIV
APPENDIX F: LAND AFFAIRS RESPONSE XXV
APPENDIX G: NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT XXVII
APPENDIX H: CURRICULU VITAE OF EAP XXX
APPENDIX I: LUPA TEMPORARY ZONE DEPARTURE APPLICATION
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Project Phase outline with proposed schedule. 7
Table 2: Applicant Details 9
Table 3: Receiving Property Details 9
Table 4: Coordinates of the boundary of the brick factory 9
Table 5: Listing Notice 1 (No. GN. 983). Triggers in terms of 24 (2) and 24D. 10
Table 6: Listing Notice 2 (No. GN. 984) Triggers in terms of 24 (2) and 24D 11
Table 7: Neighbouring property land use 20
Table 8: Listing of possible noise receptors in the surrounding area of the Brick making facility. Localities of these receptors are shown in Figure 6. 27
Table 9: Noise limits per sector 27
Table 10: Stratigraphy 29
Table 11: Preliminary assessment of Impacts and Mitigations 39
Table 12: EAP and Company details 66
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Simplified flowchart of the brick making process. 12
Figure 2: Neighbouring farms to Gannabosch Vlakte 51. 20
Figure 3: The Langeberg-West Mountain Catchment Conservation and Doringkloof Private Nature Reserve that are in close proximity to Gannabosch Vlakte 51. 21
Figure 4: Land units of the Rooiberg Breede Conservancy are indicated in yellow, of which Gannabosch Vlakte 51 is shown in the centre of the conservancy. 22
Figure 5: Habitations in the vicinity of the proposed Robertson Brick Factory. The dots represent established homesteads. The diameter of the circle is 2 km, centred on the site of the quarry. Green star indicates Manager’s residence, blue cross indicates Cape Lime Works offices. 22
Figure 6: Localities of residents and tourism facilities within immediate area of the proposed development. The yellow circle indicates the zone of noise extent. Dark red indicates the 1km fugitive dust fallout and light red indicates 2 km fugitive dust fallout. Both are plotted along the prevailing wind direction (bottom right corner). 23
Figure 7: The Rooiberg Mountain Bike Trail shown to be running south of the brick factory 24
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Figure 8: Brick Factory footprint shown overlaying the mine concession and a portion to the northwest border outside of concession area. While the proposed development area impacts drainage line 2, the east and west boundary drainage lines remain intact and preserve biodiversity. 26
Figure 9: Composite climate diagram of the Robertson region. Blue bars show the median monthly precipitation. The upper and lower red lines show the mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures respectively (After Mucina and Rutherford, 2006). 32
Figure 10: Average, maximum and minimum daily temperatures throughout the day, with the horizontal axis representing months of the year, starting with January (1) and ending with December (12). 33
Figure 11 : Wind rose of the Worcester region 34
Figure 12: Extract from the CAPE Fine Scale Project: Critical Biodiversity Areas Map for the Langeberg Municipality, showing farm boundaries, mining application and brick processing area Krige,2016) 35
Figure 13: Positions of additional potential brick clay resource sites in the region surrounding the proposed Gannabosch clay mine. Pink, orange and yellow areas represent Tierberg, Gydo and Waboomberg Formation sites respectively, maroon polygons represent associated farms, and the red polygon represents Gannabosch Vlakte 51. 60
Figure 14: Regional Topographic Map II
Figure 15: Locality Map, showing mine concession area in red. The Brick factory is positioned on a portion of the mine concession area III
Figure 16: Layout Plan of proposed brick factory (Black area marked BF1 to BF4) on the mine concession (red polygon), showing slight overrun on the northwest border. Also shown are service and infrastructure that is external to the boundary of both the mine and Gannabosch Vlakte 51, this incudes water and electricity supply. IV
Figure 17: Zoomed in layout plan showing position of the brick making factory in relation to the mine concession area as per points BF1 to BF4. V
Figure 18: Conceptual layout plan showing brick processing infrastructure with estimated sizes of individual areas. VI
Figure 19: Geology Map VII
Figure 20: Vegetation Map VIII
Figure 21: Biodiversity Map IX
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ACRONYMS
° - degrees °C - Degrees Celsius % - percentage ~ - Approximately AFF - Agricultural Forestry and Fishing ARC - Agricultural Research Council CBA - Critical Biodiversity Area BA - Basic Assessment BGCMA - Breede Gourtiz Catchment Management Agency BID - Background Information Document cm - centimeters DEA&DP - Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning DMR - Department of Minerals and Resources DWA - Department of Water Affairs (now DWS) DWS - Department of Water and Sanitation EA - Environmental Authorisation EAP - Environmental Assessment Practitioner EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EIR - Environmental Impact Report EMP - Environmental Management Plan EMPr - Environmental Management Program EIS - Environmental Impact Study ESA - Ecological Support Area FSBP - Fine Scale biodiversity plans GCM - Gannabosch Clay Mine GDP - Gross Domestic Product GN - General Notice (w.r.t Legal Acts) HIA - Heritage Impact Assessment HWC - Heritage Western Cape ha - Hectares IAP - Interested and Affected Parties IDP - Integrated Development Plan m - metres km - kilometre Km
2 - Square kilometre
Km/h - kilometers an hour LM - Local Municipality LoM - Life of Mine m
2 - Square metres
m3 - Cubic metres
m/s - Metres per second mS/m - Millisiemens per metre Ma - Million Years mamsl - Metres above mean sea level MAP - Mean annual precipitation MAPE - Mean annual precipitation-evaporation index MASMS - Mean annual soil measurement stress MAT - Mean annual temperature mbgl - Meters below ground level mm - millimeters MPRDA - Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act Mt - Million Tons NEMA - National Environmental Management Act NEMBA - National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act NHRA - National Heritage Resource Agency NID - Notice of Intent to Develop NWA - National Water Act
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PPP - Public Participation Process SABAP2 - South African Bird Atlas Project 2 SAHRA - South African Heritage Resource Agency SAMRAD - South African Mineral Resources Administration System SANBI - South African National Biodiversity Institute S&EIR - Scoping and Environmental Impact Report TMG - Table Mountain Group ToC - Theory of Constraint ToR - Terms of Reference WCDM - West Coast District Municipality WCPSDF - Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework WUA - Water Use Authorisation WUL - Water Use Licence w.r.t - With reference to UA - Umvoto Africa VU - Vulnerable (Species status)
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
Gannabosch Clay Mine (Pty) Ltd (henceforth GCM) have made an application in
February 2016 to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) for a Mine Right on the
property Gannabosch Vlakte 51. This pending application, MR 10082, is for the
exploitation of clay ore for providing a resource for brick manufacturing. Robertson
Bakstene (Pty.) Ltd (henceforth RB) is the enterprise that will be beneficiating the clay
ore into the brick product, this process is intended to take place on or close to the mine
concession area of the Gannabosch Vlakte property, which is situated approximately 15
km due west of the town of Robertson along the R 60 (Trunk Road 31/1).
Field studies, prospecting and a resource evaluation has confirmed the presence of ore
in sufficient volume and proximity to the surface to warrant exploitation. Chemical
analysis has confirmed the resource to be of a grade and quality that will support the
production of a high quality clay-face brick with superior compressional strength. The
existence of infrastructure to support mining and manufacturing which includes water,
electricity and proximity to market has supported the proponent’s endeavours to make
the application. The support of the land owner (Grobbelaar Family Trust), and the
imminent and urgent demand for brick regionally have further backed the application.
Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd has been appointed by RB as the lead consultants to undertake
the Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment process. This report, a Draft
Scoping Report is to be released to Registered IAP’s and Stakeholders in order to
encourage participative dialogue between the proponent and interested and affected
persons and to ensure that the application process is transparent, serves the region
socio-economically and safeguards the biodiversity of the environment.
1.2 GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK AND LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
1.2.1 DEA Standard Directive
Applicants for an Environmental Authorisation, in terms of the provisions of National
Environmental Management Act (NEMA) (Act 107 of 1998).and the NEMA Regulations,
2014, GN 982/ 3/ 4 & 5 are required to submit a Scoping Report in strict accordance with
the subject headings, as stipulated in Appendix 2 of GN 982. The Scoping Report is
required to be submitted within 44 days of notification by the regional manager of the
acceptance of such application.
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1.2.2 Description of EIA process
The S&EIR process consists broadly of a Scoping process and an Impact Assessment
analysis. In the commencement of the project, a pre-application consultation process
with the DEA&DP was undertaken. An application for Environmental Authorisation was
filed with the DEA&DP on 2017-02-02. Table 1 below sets out the proposed
methodology and deadlines for each phase of the EIA process. Intended dates may be
subject to change dependent on circumstantial requirements and on input from IAPs in
the Public Participation Process (PPP).
Table 1: Project Phase outline with proposed schedule.
Project Phase Activity Proposed Deadline
Comment
Phase 1: Pre-Application Scoping Phase
Publish Adverts, inform Reg IAP/Stakeholders and erect notice on property.
2017-01-25 Completed
Phase 2: Scoping Phase
Submit Application to DEA&DP: Commencement of 44 day period to submit Final SR
2017-02-02 Completed
Distribute Draft SR. Commencement of 30 day PPP
2017-02-08
Closure of comment period 2017-03-10
Phase 3: Submission of Scoping Report to DEA&DP
Submit Final SR to DEA & DP. Distribute to IAPS
2017-03-18
DEA&DP reviews SR 43 days + 4 days for Easter shut down
2017-05-04 Maximum time and may be shortened at discretion of the DEA&DP
Phase 4: Environmental Impact Reporting phase and draft Environmental Management Programme
Develop EIR and EMPR. (Legislated to submit within 106 days but shorten to 60 days start process 2017-04-24 including 30 days PPP
2017-06-23
Phase 5: Submission of EIA Report to DEA&DP
DEA&DP reviews EIR and EMPr 107 days
2017-10-08 Maximum time and may be shortened at discretion of the DEA&DP
Phase 6: Decision by the Authority
DEA&DP issues EA 5 days 2017-10-13
Notification period 14 days 2017-10-27
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1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE SCOPING PROCESS
The objectives of the scoping process are listed below as defined in Appendix 2 of the
NEMA regulations GN 982:
Identify stakeholders and IAP’s and inform them of the proposed activity;
provide stakeholders and IAP’s the formal opportunity to participate fully and
effectively in the process and raise any issues and concerns that may be associated
with the proposed activity;
identify the relevant policies and legislation relevant to the activity and describe the
S&EIR procedure;
motivate the need and desirability of the proposed activity, including the need and
desirability of the activity in the context of the preferred location;
identify and confirm the preferred activity and technology alternative through an
impact and risk assessment and ranking process;
describe the affected environment and identify and confirm the preferred site,
through a detailed site selection process, which includes an impact and risk
assessment process inclusive of cumulative impacts and a ranking process of all the
identified alternatives focusing on the geographical, physical, biological, social,
economic, and cultural aspects of the environment;
identify the key issues to be addressed in the assessment phase;
agree on the level of assessment to be undertaken, including the methodology to be
applied, the expertise required as well as the extent of further consultation to be
undertaken to determine the impacts, both positive and negative and risks the
activity will impose on the preferred site through the life of the activity, including the
nature, significance, consequence, extent, duration and probability of the impacts to
inform the location of the development footprint within the preferred site; and
identify suitable measures to avoid, manage or mitigate identified impacts and to
determine the extent of the residual risks that need to be managed and monitored.
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2 CONTACT DETAILS OF THE PROPONENT
The applicant for the proposed brick making facility is a newly registered entity
Robertson Bakstene (Pty) Ltd. The company registration certificate is provided in
Appendix D.
Table 2: Applicant Details
Company Details:
Company: Robertson Bakstene (Pty.) Ltd
Registration No. 2015/446998/07
Contact persons Morne Swanepoel
Postal Address: P O Box 234 Robertson, 6705
Phone: +27 (0)82 374 6949
Email [email protected]
3 LOCATION OF ACTIVITY
Appendix 2 Paragraph 2 (b) of GN 982 requires that the locality of the activity is
provided. The proposed brick factory is located on a portion of the farm Gannabosch
Vlakte 51, approximately 14 km west of the town centre of Robertson in the Western
Cape, South Africa. The property lies ~700 m to the northeast of the TR 31/1, R60
national road, and can be accessed via the Agter-Vinkrivier turnoff. (See Figure 14,
Appendix A. The coordinates of the boundary points are listed in Table 4.
Table 3: Receiving Property Details
Company Details:
Farm Name GANNABOSCH VLAKTE 51
Farm Number 51
Portion N/a
Local Authority Langeberg Municipality
Registration Division N/a
Extent 117.5119 hectares
SG 21-digit code C06500000000005100000
Landowner H R Grobbelaar Family Trust
Title Deed T 4135995
Table 4: Coordinates of the boundary of the brick factory
Boundary Point Latitude, Longitude
BF1 19.747220; -33.754160
BF2 19.746500; -33.755310
BF3 19.743695; -33.752404
BF4 19.744820; -33.751671
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4 LAYOUT PLAN
Appendix 2 Paragraph 2 (c) of GN 982 requests layout plans at various level of detail
and scale showing the infrastructure and locality of the proposed development. These
can be found in Appendix A of this report. Figure 14 shows the regional setting of the
farm on which the development is proposed. Figure 15 is locality map showing the
more immediate surroundings as well as the footprint of the mine concession area within
the farm Gannabosch Vlakte 51. Figure 16 and Figure 17 illustrate support services
and detailed conceptual infrastructure respectively. The coordinates within which the
activity is proposed are shown in Table 4.
5 SCOPE OF THE ACTIVITY
5.1 LISTED AND SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES TRIGGERED
Appendix 2 Paragraph 2 (d)(i) of GN 982, requires that all llisted activities from the
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), which will be
triggered are specified. These are provided in Table 5 for GN 983 and Table 6 for GN
984. It is noted that no activities will be triggered under Listing Notice 3 (GN 985).
Table 5: Listing Notice 1 (No. GN. 983). Triggers in terms of 24 (2) and 24D.
Activity Number
Activity description Portion of the proposed project to which the applicable listed activity relates.
12 The development of (ii) channels exceeding 100 m
2 in size,
(x) building exceeding 100 m2 in size
(xii) infrastructure and structures with a physical footprint of 100 m
2 or more;
where such development occurs (a) within a watercourse, (c) if no development setback exists, within 32 metres of a water course, measured from the edge of a watercourse.
The development will partly occur on or in close vicinity to an ephemeral water course. Hence, the drainage line will be diverted and building and or infrastructure erected within the buffer zone of the water course. The diversion of the water course is covered under the environmental authorization process and WULA by the Gannabosch Clay Mine.
19 The infilling or depositing of any material of more than 5 cubic metres into, or the dredging, excavation, removal or moving of soil, sand, shells, shell grit, pebbles or rock of more than 5 cubic metres from
(i) a watercourse;
It is expected that the water course will be filled up with material from the surrounding to provide the platform and foundation for the infrastructure referred to above.
27 The clearance of an area of 1 hectare or more, but less than 20 hectares of indigenous vegetation.
Clearance of vegetation is required in preparation of the ground on which to build and place the Factory and the associated infrastructure.
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Activity Number
Activity description Portion of the proposed project to which the applicable listed activity relates.
28 Residential, mixed, retail, commercial, industrial or institutional developments where such land was used for agriculture on or after 01 April 1998 and where such development: (ii) will occur outside an urban area, where
total land to be developed is bigger than 1 hectare.
The property is zoned agriculture, but will be used for commercial and industrial purposes. A temporary departure for the land zoning has been applied for.
Table 6: Listing Notice 2 (No. GN. 984) Triggers in terms of 24 (2) and 24D
Activity Number
Activity description Portion of the proposed project to which the applicable listed activity relates.
6 The development of facilities or infrastructure for any process or activity which requires a permit or licence in terms of national or provincial legislation governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution or effluent.
The brick making facility will produce more than 100 000 bricks per month, and thus in terms of GN 551 of 2015, which promulgates amendments to the listed activities in terms of section 21 of the Air Quality Act, is required to apply for an Atmospheric Emissions Licence.
28 Commencing of an activity, which requires an atmospheric emission license in terms of section 21 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004).
See above
5.2 DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES STRUCTURES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
5.2.1 The Brick Making Process
Appendix 2 Paragraph 2 (d) (ii) of GN 982, requests for detailed description of the
activities of the development. The proposed brick making facility, Robertson Bakstene
(Pty) Ltd will source clay from the clay mine on Gannabosch Vlakte 51. The material will
be transported from the mine stockpile to the offload point at the brick making facility.
Mined clay ore is a material, all of which is used in brick making, and not a mineral that
needs to be extracted or won (as in the term “winnings”) from a host rock by primary
processing of crushing, washing, screening. At the brick factory stockpile, the material
will then be reclaimed using a front-end loader and transferred onto the production line,
where the beneficiation process is begun. See flowchart in Figure 1.
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Figure 1: Simplified flowchart of the brick making process.
To supply the needs of the brick factory at start up, operating at a production rate of
2 million units per month*, an extraction rate of 60 000 to 70 000 tons, or approximately
45 000 m3, of ore per annum is required. This is demonstrated and explained as
follows:
1 m3 dry clay excavated = 1073 kg;
1 m3 wet lump clay excavated = 1602 kg;
Assume a mix of dry and wet and use 1 500 kg (std industry norm);
Excavate 27.6 m3 per hour = 41.4 tons per hour
= 331.2 tons per day, assuming 8-hour working day
= 66 240 tons per year, assuming 200 working days per year
= 60 500 – 70 000 tons per annum
= 40 000 – 47 000 m3 per annum
Assume a mined volume of 45 000 m3 per annum for start-up, to be
increased gradually as demand and capacity of BMF increases and within
limits defined by the Air Emission License.
*1 m3 = 500 bricks
45 000 m3 = 22 500 000 brick per annum
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Hence, approximately 40 tons of raw material per hour, is tipped into a feed hopper to be
crushed, ground and screened, via two crushers, a fine crusher and a roller crusher.
The coarser mixture, from the roller crusher is mixed with the finer crushed material to
the desired blend. Body fuel in the form of coal dust called duff coal is then added to the
dry mix in a 15 % by mass ratio, this provides the fuel for the firing process.
Approximately 3500 to 4000 litres of water is mixed into the raw material. This implies
the water demand of the processing plant is a maximum 4000 litres per hour.
The raw material and water are mixed together in a process called “pugmilling”. The
resultant mix is sent through an extruder where the bricks are extruded in a sausage.
The extruded sausage is fed into conveyer for cutting to final shape. Green bricks are
transported to a drying area where they are air dried for approximately two to three
weeks, dependent on weather conditions. The bricks are then transported to the clamp
kilns where they are fired into the finished hardened clay brick product. The clamp
furnace is charged with small nut coal for ignition (2.6% of the clay mass). After firing,
the cooling process takes a week after which the product is ready for palleting and
transferred to the final product stock yard for despatch.
The estimated 40 tons of clay per hour will produce roughly 10 000 to 12 000 bricks an
hour. Assuming an eight-hour work day, and a five-day work week, this will equate to
1.6 to 2.0 million bricks a month. The drying yard will be 2-3 hectares and has adequate
space for the amount of bricks coming out from the factory. The drying process as
specified above takes 2-3 weeks. Each kiln has the capacity to fire 500 000 bricks. The
kilns are powered by coal that is previously added to the bricks as duff, as well as a thin
layer of ignition nugget coal between the first and second layer of bricks to get the oven
started. Not all four kilns will be fired simultaneously. The firing process takes one to
two weeks and each kiln will be fired up as bricks become available from the drying
yard.
5.2.2 Site & Service and Equipment Description
Electrical supply source for the factory is provided by the 480 kva transformer feedpoint
(marked power supply kiosk) as illustrated in Figure 16. This in turn is supplied from the
Hex/Noree 166kV Overhead Line. An underground cable will provide the power via the
Langvlei road servitude to the entry point of the factory. Water will be provided from a
borehole located on the farm Lange Vallei Remainder 52 to the south of the R60. A
conceptual routing of the pipeline is shown in Figure 16, which avoids crossing of
drainage lines, road and railways. A backup supply borehole is to be positioned at a
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point to the northwest of the mine, on the neighbouring farm Alwynbos Vlakte No 299.
Supplementary water supply will be provided by stormwater reticulation; further detail of
this is provided in the Stormwater Management Plan of the Gannabosch Mine (Umvoto
Africa, 2017). Rainwater harvesting from factory roof surface with tank storage will
further supplement supply.
5.2.3 The conceptual brick factory layout
The total land unit required for the production facility is~ 51 000 m2 (5.1 ha). (See Figure
17). A conceptual layout plan showing the positioning of all processing equipment,
approximate sizes of individual areas, as well as stages in production is shown in Figure
18: Conceptual layout plan showing brick processing infrastructure with
estimated sizes of individual areas. A storage area for the receiving and stockpiling of
clay and coal will be surrounded by berms for stormwater erosion control and shielded
with netting on the windward sides to manage dust blowout. This area is envisaged at
approximately 1 600 ha in extent. The raw clay will be then be loaded onto the conveyer
system and transported into the processing plant. The processing plant will be housed
in a covered shed area approximately 5 300 m2 in extent. Extruded green brick will be
laid out in a drying yard area ~ 12 600 m2. Clamp kiln ovens will be built from brick
product, these are to be positioned on the western extent of the factory area. It is
envisaged that at any one stage there will be a maximum of four kilns in operation each
~15 by 20 meters in size and the total area envisaged for ovens is ~ 5 300 m2. Cooling
and curing of the fired brick takes place in the cooling area, ~ 12 000 m2, and the final
product is loaded onto pallets and moved to the despatch area ~ 14 000 m2 in extent for
collection. The various areas will be connected via a network of internal roads. The
parking and despatch area is sufficiently large to allow large double trailer links to turn
on site and will be hard surfaced to limit dust. Access to/from the development site will
be off DR 1384 that intersects TR 31/1 to the south. DR 1384 also provides access to
Langvlei train station and Cape Lime factory. Figure 17 show that there is sufficient
shoulder sight distance both to the left and right along DR 1384 at the position of the
proposed access to the development to deem the entry/exit point safe.
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6 POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED
The legislative background to a scoping report is required to fulfil Paragraph 2 (e) of
Appendix 2 of GN 982. Several planning policies, spatial development plans, guidelines
and legislation, at the local, municipal and regional level, are relevant to the brick factory
development. It will be incumbent on the proponent to ensure that the development is
consistent with these polices. This will be covered in the scoping process and detailed
in the Final Scoping Report and the EIA report. A suggestion of the appropriate polices
that will be consulted are listed below. If additional guidelines are noted in the PPP,
these will be added to the Final Scoping Report.
The Western Cape Provincial, Cape Winelands District Municipality and
Langeberg Local Municipality Spatial Development Frameworks;
Integrated Development Plans (IDP’s) for the Cape Winelands District
Municipality and the Langeberg Local Municipality;
Western Cape Road Access Guidelines, Second Edition 2002;
Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning,
Guideline for Involving Visual and Aesthetic Specialists in the EIA process and
DEA&DP guidelines for involving biodiversity specialists in the EIA process
(DEA&DP 2005).
7 NEED AND DESIRABILITY FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Appendix 2 Paragraph 2 (f) of GN 982, calls for an understanding of the benefit and
aptness of the proposed development, regionally and locally. The brick making factory
will receive clay from the nearby Gannabosch Clay Mine. Processing and manufacture
of the finished product needs to take place as close to, or preferably at the mine
location. Transport of raw clay to an offsite process plant would not be economically
viable nor logistically efficient. Raw clay is seldom traded, thus proximity to a self-owned
brick plant is necessary. The clay is exclusively used for the manufacturing of clay brick
products and must derive its value from the sales revenue generated from the
beneficiated product. Bricks are high mass, low profit items and the transportation costs
have pushed local prices upwards and increased road traffic, road maintenance costs
and road safety, calling for a solution to satisfy a growing demand. This implies that the
granting of both the Gannabosch Mine Right and the Factory Environmental
Authorisation are interdependent and should not proceed separately.
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Market survey suggests that there is a shortage of bricks in the immediate
Robertson/Montagu/Bonnievale triangle (Steenkamp, 2016). The situation was further
exasperated by the closure of Montagu Klein Karoo Bricks in June of 2016. With the
majority of brick manufacturing facilities in the Western Cape being located between
Stellenbosch, Paarl, Malmesbury, Atlantis and Durbanville (Perold, 2006), the prospect
of this brick manufacturing plant close to Robertson, gives good possibility for it to be
being one of the sole suppliers for the Cape Winelands region market.
An Economic Impact Study by Bauhaus Simple Property Growth (Steenkamp, 2016)
suggests the building and construction sector experienced the highest GDPR growth of
all sectors within the Langeberg LM at 9.7 % year on year over the last ten years,
resulting in an estimated one million shortfall of Bricks to the region (Steenkamp, 2016).
To offset the shortfall the wholesale suppliers of brick, AH Marais, Independent Builders
and Build-It, have resorted to importing stock from the surrounding regions of Cape
Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Malmesbury, Atlantis, Durbanville, Oudtshoorn and
Bredasdorp. (Perold, 2006).
Since 2002, a steady growth of above 15% in the use of clay brick has been realised
nationally in the building and construction sector, especially in the residential component
of this sector, representing an increase of some 200 million bricks year on year (Martin,
2004). The entire Western Cape production only accounts for 0.33 (11.2 %) billion
bricks out of South Africa’s total 2.8 billion in production (Perold, 2006), thus an increase
in local market demand is forecast.
The product as extracted and stockpiled will be sold to Robertson Bakstene (Pty) Ltd. for
the manufacture of bricks. The manufacturing plant will be situated on and close by the
mine right concession area
8 THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS
Paragraph 2 (h) (ii) of Appendix 2, GN 982 required details of the PPP undertaken in
terms of regulation 41 of the Regulations, including copies of the supporting documents
and inputs.
A notification letter was sent on 25th January 2017 via post to all existing registered
stakeholders and IAP’s from the Gannabosch Clay Mine application for a Mine Right.
This letter served to inform these IAP’s that they would be automatically included as an
IAP in the brick factory development and need not re-register. In order to reach out to
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additional persons; advertisement notices were placed in Cape Times and Die Burger
newspaper articles on 25th January 2017 to inform the general public of the proposed
Brick Factory and to encourage further public comments. Appendix B provides a list of
the identified government bodies and organs of state, communities, landowners,
neighbouring landowners, lawful occupiers and other interested and affected parties that
were consulted. This list will be amended and updated ongoingly until the termination of
the 30 day consultation period which ends on 2017-03-10. Appendix G depicts the
newspaper articles that were advertised. In addition to this were the placement of a
notification poster on the property where the proposed brick factory will be developed.
As per the requirement in Paragraph 2 (h) (iii) of Appendix 2, GN 982, a summary of the
issues raised by interested and affected parties, has been captured in Appendix C.
This list will be amended and updated ongoingly until the termination of the 30 day
consultation period which ends on 2017-03-10.
9 DESCRIPTION RESIDENTIAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT
This section fulfils requirements Paragraph 2 (h) (iv) of Appendix 2, GN 982 and has
been compiled by means of a desktop baseline study using sources from various
specialists, site visits and available information. Further input and/or amendments will
be included once the PPP has taken place should any additional information be
forthcoming. The baseline information is aimed at giving the reader perspective on the
existing status of the non-developed environment.
9.1 COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES
There are no HDSA communities, or occupants on the proposed brick factory site on the
farm Gannabosch Vlakte No. 51 within Ward 6 of the Langeberg Local Municipality of
the Cape Winelands District Municipality. The landowner H R Grobbelaar Family Trust
confirmed that no persons occupy the land, permanently or temporarily.
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) has been identified
as one of the Interested and Affected Parties. During the Gannabosch Clay Mine
application process, a letter has been sent informing the DRDLR of the intended
application (see Appendix B). An enquiry was made on 30 November 2015 to the
Commission on Restitution of Land Rights within the DRDLR concerning any possible
restitution claims against the property of Gannabosch Vlakte No. 51. The department
confirmed that there are no current claims on this property (Appendix F).
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Traditional Authorities are recognised in terms of section 211 of the 1996 Constitution of
South Africa. The Robertson office of the Langeberg Local Municipality has confirmed
that no Traditional Authority is present in the area and that the LM is the sole civic
decision making authority on the region.
9.2 LANDOWNERS AND TITLE DEED OWNERS
The portion of Gannabosch Vlakte No. 51 is lawfully owned by the H R Grobbelaar
Family Trust (Title Deed Reference Number: T 41359-95 issued on the 22nd of March
1995) (Appendix E).
9.3 REZONING OF LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE
The application site is zoned Agricultural Zone 1 in terms of the Section 8 Zoning
Scheme Regulations. The primary use permitted is agriculture, which means “(a) the
cultivation of land or (b) the breeding of animals, or (c) natural veld, and comprises only
of those activities and buildings that directly relate to the main farming activities on the
farm”. The proposed brick factory activities do not fall within the above definition and
application has been made to the Langeberg Municipality in terms of the Langeberg
Land Use Planning Bylaws PN 264/2-15, for a temporary departure from the zoning
provisions. Proof of such application is included in Appendix I.
9.4 THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
The proposed Brick Factory site is located within Ward 6 of the Langeberg Local
Municipality, Robertson Magisterial / Administrative District in the Western Cape
Province. They have been included as Registered Interested and Affected Parties and
have been alerted to the application by email and registered post. Councilors of Ward 6
have also been individually contacted by email and registered letter. The Local
Municipality has been contacted and an application submitted for Temporary Departure
from Agriculture to Industrial land use as per requirements of Land Use Planning
Ordinance (LUPO) executed on 4 May 2016. See Appendix I.
9.5 EXISTING STATUS OF THE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ENVIRONMENT THAT MAY BE
AFFECTED
Multiple site visits on 30th, 31st October 2015, 6 November 2015 and 10 August 2016
proved there is no cultural, heritage or archaeologically significant environment on the
land unit or within the immediate surrounds. The Notice of Intent to Develop / Heritage
Western Cape Report in respect of the Gannabosch Vlakte 51 farm, by Asha Consulting
concurs that there is no historical evidence of any cultivated or cleared lands within the
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proposed target area, nor any presence of archaeological artefacts of significance.
Correspondence from Heritage Western Cape (2016-10-10) concluded that there is no
reason to believe that the proposed brick factory development will impact on heritage
resources, and that there is no requirement for a Heritage Impact Assessment under
Section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act (Act 25 of 1999).
9.6 CURRENT ON SITE LAND USE
The Vink and Norries rivers flow adjacent to the project area, along with three prominent
ephemeral drainage lines, one of which bisects the proposed development area. Several
farm dams surround the areas, though none lie within the development zone. The land
in the application area is still in its original state consisting of indigenous Breede
Alluvium Renosterveld, which is classified as Vulnerable. Multiple EAP site visits on
30th, 31st October 2015, 6 November 2015 and 10 August 2016 and the Botanical
Specialist Report by Krige, confirm that there are no cultivated fields, no stock farming or
grazing on the land.
9.7 SURROUNDING LAND USE
The project area lies on a portion of the farm Gannabosch Vlakte 51. The area is
bordered to the south west by the Vink River and is located ~600 m north east of the TR
31/1 R60 national road, which runs through the Cape Winelands district, joining
Worcester and Robertson.
Gannabosch Vlakte No.51 is situated within a rural farming area. The primary land
usage of surrounding properties consists of cultivation of wine grapes, minor stone fruit
(peaches), as well as small scale grain cultivation to supply fodder for the minor non-
intensive livestock farming occurring on adjacent and non-adjacent properties. On a
non-adjacent property, ~2km to the North, a limestone quarry (Cape Lime) operates to
supply limestone to the processing plant which is located on the adjacent property,
Lange Vallei 5/52, just to the south of Gannabosch No.51 property.
Table 7 and Figure 2 indicate the surrounding farm units and their land uses that may
be affected by the proposed development.
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Table 7: Neighbouring property land use
Farm Portion Land Use Activities
Middelburg 9/10
Thicket / Dense bush & Shrubland Fynbos – Land Cover (DEA, 2014)
Middelburg RE/10
Enterprises: Fruit - Wine grapes (Crop Census, 2013)
Alwynbos Vlakte No.299
Shrubland Fynbos – Land Cover (DEA, 2014)
Noree No.300 Shrubland Fynbos – Land Cover (DEA, 2014)
De Hex Rivier 18/50 Enterprises: Fruit - Wine grapes (Crop Census, 2013)
Lange Vallei 5/52
Enterprises:Fruit – Mostly wine grapes and some peach (Crop Census, 2013)
Figure 2: Neighbouring farms to Gannabosch Vlakte 51.
9.8 REGIONAL LAND CONSERVATION UNITS
The farm property lies at its closest, ~3 km from the Langeberg-West Mountain
Catchment conservation area which forms part of the Mountain Catchment
Conservation. A subsection of this area is shown in Figure 3 below. The smaller
Dooringkloof Private Nature Reserve is located ~4 km to the north of the development
area.
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Figure 3: The Langeberg-West Mountain Catchment Conservation and Doringkloof Private Nature Reserve that are in close proximity to Gannabosch Vlakte 51.
The proposed development site is part of the Rooiberg Breede River Conservancy.
(See Figure 4) The Conservancy currently has 27 member landowners, not including
Friends of the Conservancy, who manage, farm or own approximately 13 500 ha land
around the Gannabosch area.
9.9 ON SITE LAND USE
There is no current on-site land use and there are no residents living on the current
proposed land for the brick factory. The land therefore has no socio-economic sensitivity
to the proposed plans.
9.10 NEARBY RESIDENCES AND DWELLINGS
Utilising the GIS tool “Cape Farm Mapper http://gis.elsenburg.com/apps/cfm/, a ~5 km
search radius was undertaken, and 19 dwellings were located. These dwellings were
primarily located along the banks of the Noree River, ~3 km to the east of the proposed
mine property, and further SE of the confluence of the Noree and Vink River (See
Figure 5) and serve as dwellings for individuals living/working on the respective
properties.
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Figure 4: Land units of the Rooiberg Breede Conservancy are indicated in yellow, of which Gannabosch Vlakte 51 is shown in the centre of the conservancy.
Figure 5: Habitations in the vicinity of the proposed Robertson Brick Factory. The dots represent established homesteads. The diameter of the circle is 2 km, centred on the site of the quarry. Green star indicates Manager’s residence, blue cross indicates Cape Lime Works offices.
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9.11 NEARBY BUSINESSES/ TOURIST PLACES
Aside from agricultural activities, other key economic activity in the area consists of the
limestone quarry mine and the Cape Lime processing plant. The proposed brick factory
site falls within the Breede River Valley wine route, and is a feeder road into the R66
Klein Karoo tourist route which serves as an alternative to the highly popular N2 Garden
Route. Viticulture and related tourist interest are noted activity in the region and a
number of guest houses are within the locality. (See Figure 6). The Rooiberg Mountain
Bike Trail is offered by the conservancy and is part of the tourism initiatives that are
currently being developed for the area. (See Figure 7).
Figure 6: Localities of residents and tourism facilities within immediate area of the proposed development. The yellow circle indicates the zone of noise extent. Dark red indicates the 1km fugitive dust fallout and light red indicates 2 km fugitive dust fallout. Both are plotted along the prevailing wind direction (bottom right corner).
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Figure 7: The Rooiberg Mountain Bike Trail shown to be running south of the brick factory
10 DESCRIPTION OF THE BIOPHYSICAL RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT.
Paragraph 2 (h) (iv) of Appendix 2, GN 982 also calls for a description of the biophysical
environment of the proposed development area.
10.1 TOPOGRAPHY
The project site is situated in the low lying shrub lands which slope gently toward the
Vink River south of the site.
The proposed property is located within the Cape Winelands district (previously known
as the Boland region). This area is located in the middle-upper courses of the Breede
River, situated within the central Cape Fold Belt Mountains and within the Breede Valley.
It is bordered between the Langeberg ~1400 mamsl and Riviersonderend ~ 1300 mamsl
mountain ranges to the north and south respectively high. (See Figure 14). Locally, the
property is situated on slightly southward sloping, lower lying and level shrub lands, with
an elevation of ~265 to 275 mamsl.
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10.2 DRAINAGE
The property is located within the H40H quaternary catchment of the Breede-Gouritz
Catchment Management Area (BGCMA). The Breede River is the most significant
perennial river in the region. The non-perennial Vink River is located south of the
property and feeds the Breede River. Due to the low permeability of the clay soils, the
property experiences a significant amount of surface water run-off, which drains into the
non-perennial stream on the property and/or feeds into the Vink River.
Three drainage lines cross through the target area (see Figure 8). Drainage line 1
towards the west being of significant ecological importance has been excluded from the
amended target area and left intact as a corridor to support biodiversity and linkage
within the CBA. Drainage line 2 is of lowest significance, with no distinct channel and no
noted vegetation difference to the surrounds will be compromised in the proposed
development. Drainage line 3 towards the east has, like drainage line 1, is being
excluded from the target area.
These drainage lines are classified as both Ecological Support Areas and as an Aquatic
CBA. Overall, the natural habitat within the target area is in a good condition, well
connected to adjacent natural areas and is positioned within a CBA. The site
accordingly has a high ecological integrity.
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Figure 8: Brick Factory footprint shown overlaying the mine concession and a portion to the northwest border outside of concession area. While the proposed development area impacts drainage line 2, the east and west boundary drainage lines remain intact and preserve biodiversity.
10.3 NOISE
Noise can be defined as "unwanted sound". Response to noise is not an empirical
absolute, it is often a psychological concept and does not need to be loud to be
considered “disturbing”. Depending on their activities, people generally are tolerant to
noise up to a certain absolute level, e.g. 65 dBA. Anything above this level is considered
unacceptable.
The major noise generating activities will result from the operation of vehicles and
tippers associated with brick making facilities and the running of the plant, in particular
the crushers, and conveyor belts. Further analysis of the ambient noise levels of the
factory in full production mode are still required and are compelled to be within the range
of 0dBA and 45dBA/ 35dBA during the daytime and nighttime respectively, in
accordance with SANS-10103:2003 (South African National Standards) (See Table 9).
Potentially sensitive receptors were identified using Google Earth and topographical
maps, supported by a site visit information. These are listed in Table 8 and illustrated in
Figure 6. Receptors within two kilometers of the opencast trench are identified as
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relevant, all others may be considered beyond the range of influence. The “Coffee and
Wine Shoppe” is therefore a likely receptor, while Buitenstekloof Mountain Cottages and
the Rooiberg Cellar & Wine Shoppe, Bistro, Shop are a cause for concern, requiring
further attention.
Table 8: Listing of possible noise receptors in the surrounding area of the Brick making facility. Localities of these receptors are shown in Figure 6.
Noise Receptor Lat & Long Approx. distance from operation
Saggy Stone Micro Brewery and Restaurant 33°41'37.74"S 19°43'6.11"E
7.49 Km
Tierhoek Cottages — Orange Grove Cottages 33°42'44.03"S 19°47'21.56"E
6.48 Km
Buitenstekloof Mountain Cottages 33°44'16.25"S 19°44'43.65"
2.10 Km
Coffee Shoppe Cafe @ Le Roux & Fourie Vignerons (on directly Adjacent Property)
33°45'40.79"S 19°44'22.86"E
0.67 Km
Wine Shoppe — Le Roux & Fourie Vignerons (on directly Adjacent Property)
33°45'40.79"S 19°44'22.86"E
0.67 Km
Rooiberg Cellar & Wine Shoppe, Bistro, Shop 33°46'37.26"S 19°45'43.09"E
2.83 Km
Table 9: Noise limits per sector
Type of District
Equivalent Continuous Rating Leven For Noise (dBA)
Outdoors Indoors with open windows
Daytime Night-time Daytime Night-time
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Rural Districts 45 35 35 25
Suburban districts (little road traffic)
50 40 40 30
Urban districts 55 45 45 35
NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Urban districts (workshops, business
premises and main roads)
60 50 50 40
Central business districts
65 55 55 45
Industrial districts 70 60 60 50
10.4 AIR QUALITY: EMISSIONS AND FUGITIVE DUST
Sulphur dioxide is emitted due to combustion of sulphur contained in the coal fuel used
to energise the clamp kilns. There are two potentially sensitive sites within a three
kilometre zone: (a) the offices and factory of the adjacent Cape Lime works; and (b) a
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roadside trading store (wine retailing) and restaurant. Both these sites are off axis of the
along-valley prevailing south west to north east wind directions). (See Figure 6).
Dustfall and suspended particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) are emitted due to
material handling, vehicle entrainment, material processing, coal combustion within the
clamp kilns, and wind erosion of stockpiles. There are two potentially sensitive sites
within a three kilometre zone: (a) the offices and factory of the adjacent lime works; and
(b) the roadside trading store (wine retailing) and restaurant. Both these sites are off axis
of the along-valley prevailing wind directions (south west to north east), so are unlikely to
be adversely affected by particulate matter (dust) emissions from the proposed facility.
(See Figure 6).
10.5 SOILS
The region consists of soils derived from transported material, which includes the sandy
and loamy alluvial soil, as well as the red clay loam, and clay Karoo soils. As well as
residual soils which include the shale soils of the Malmesbury and Bokkeveld soil
families. The red clay loam and clay Karoo soils are the most dominant soil types in the
area of interest and are often very calcareous (Umvoto Africa, 2016a).
The proposed brick factory overlies soils of a Eutric Brunisol (EB) nature, as classified
by the Canadian System of Soil Classification, with an approximate depth of < 450 mm
(CFM, 2016). These soils exhibit minimal development and are usual of shallow soils
overlying on hard or weathering rock. Lime is generally present in part or most of the
landscape as is shown by the relatively high degree of base saturation as indicated by
their pH and lack a well-developed mineral-organic surface horizon. These soils are
common of parent material of high base status (clay/lime) and under forest or shrub
vegetation in a wide range of climates (Umvoto Africa, 2016a).
Further classification via the ENPAT broad soil classification shows soils of Fc718
category. The Glenrosa soil form have a strong structure and high clay content subsoil
and are not suitable for irrigation, being host to short shrub and bush. The Mispah form
is indicative of soil horizons overlying hard rock formed in alluvium, derived from mixed
rocks over residuum that has weathered from siltstone. These soils are generally very
shallow, have a variable fertility and water holding capacity, depending on the rock type
from which they are derived (P. le Roux, 2012; CFM, 2016).
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10.6 GEOLOGY
The resistant to weathering rocks of the Table Mountain Group (TMG) sandstones of the
Cape Supergroup define and form the peaks of the Cape Fold Belt Mountains.
To the north of the proposed development site, the south-westerly dipping normal
Worcester Fault has downthrown the southern, younger, Karoo Supergroup rocks
juxtapose those of the older basement Malmesbury Group and intrusive Robertson
Granite Suite, upon which the rocks of the unconformable overlying TMG form the
~1400 mamsl Langeberg Mountain range. To the south of the property, the steep (~50°)
northward steeply dipping Karoo Supergroup sediments transition into the conformable
and older stratigraphically underlying rocks of the Cape Supergroup, which rise up to
form the ~1300 mamsl elevation Riviersonderend Mountain Range. The stratigraphy in
the region is shown in Table 10.
Table 10: Stratigraphy
Age Supergroup Group
Sub
grou
p
Formation Lithology
Quaternary
(~2.5-0 Ma) Undifferentiated sediments Alluvium
Early to Mid-
Permian
(~299-270 Ma) Karoo
Ecca
Waterford Feldspathic sandstone,
siltstone, shale
Tierberg Shale, mudstone, siltstone
Collingham Shale, Mudstone/tuff,
siltstone, chert
Whitehill Carbonaceous shales
cherty siltstone layers
Prince Albert Shale, siltstone
Carboniferous
(~359-299 Ma) Dwyka Tillite, Diamictite, shale
Cambrian-
Ordovician
(~510-350 Ma
Cape Super
Group
Table
Mountain
Group
Skurweberg
Quartzitic sandstone,
pebble stringers
Peninsula Quartzitic sandstone
Late
Precambrian
(~575-540 Ma)
Malmesbury Greywacke, sandstone,
slate
Late
Neoproterozoi
c
(~600-540 Ma)
Cape Granite
Suite Granite
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On site, the property is underlain by Quaternary sediments deposited in the flood plains
of river courses controlled by the bounding mountain ranges of the Riviersonderend and
Langeberg Mountain ranges, which form the Breede Valley (see, Figure 19). Rock units
of the Ecca Group of the Karoo Supergroup underlay the overlying Quaternary
sediments and can be seen outcropping throughout the surrounding landscape and in
nearby diggings. The proposed development site will be concentrating on these
underlying clay sediments. The clays contain high amounts of Quartz and smaller
amounts of mica and feldspar. The feldspar is present in the form of plagioclase series
which is a group of related feldspar minerals that essentially have the same formula but
vary in their percentage of sodium and calcium content. Also present are traces of
Kaolinite and Smectite clay minerals.
Prince Albert Formation
Outcrops of this formation are generally poor. It consists mainly of thinly laminated, dark
bluish-grey shale which weathers to an olive or red brown colour. In the cold Bokkeveld
and Ceres-Karoo thin (3-5 cm), silty to cherty layers occur intermittently. On exposure
they disintegrate into small yellow-brown angular chips.
Between Worcester and Robertson the formation is only intermittently exposed, with
good, fairly accessible outcrops occurring along the flanks of Aasvoelberg, north of
Eiland. According to De Villiers et al. (1964) the formation attains a thickness of
approximately 200 m south of Worcester, but more recently 120 m was measured just
east of the development site on farm Scherpen Heuvel no.481. As elsewhere, a
transitional contact exists between the Prince Albert Formation and the overlying
Whitehill Formation.
Whitehill Formation
The Whitehill formation consists of thinly laminated, pyritic, carbon-bearing black shale
and measures about 30 m in thickness. The formation weathers characteristically to a
conspicuous greyish-white, gypsiferous to lime rich zone. Thin, grey to yellow-coloured
cherty lenses are often also apparent.
Collingham Formation
The Collingham formation, which concordantly overlies the Whitehill shales, is poorly
exposed in the Ceres-Karoo but in the Worcester-Robertson outlier, it is exposed in the
above-mentioned quarry sites as well as in road cutting. Here it is about 45 m thick,
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compared to the generally accepted thickness of 30 m to the north. The Collingham
formation here consists of a rhythmically interbedded sequence of thin tabular beds of
dark grey shale, yellowish-coloured soft claystone, siltstone and cherty mudstone.
Bedding thickness varies from 20 to 40 mm, with some of the siltstone horizons
somewhat thicker in places. Paragraph 2llel lamination is dominant. No trace fossils
have been found as yet.
A yellow weathering, illite-rich claystone (K-bentonite) typifies the Collingham Formation
and has a wide distribution throughout the Karoo Basin. These claystones and chertified
beds contain devitrified and replace glass shards, and have been interpreted as air fall
tuffs (Lock and Wilson 1975). Analyses have shown the potassium content of these ash
beds to vary from 4 to 10 % K2O (Verwoerd et al. 1990).
Tierberg Formation
The conformably overlying Tierberg Formation consists of grey-black (fresh) to olive-
green (weathered), well laminated shale, mudstone and siltstone. The formation is
extensively weathered and poorly exposed in the Ceres-Karoo. Occasional thin, silty
horizons are sometimes ripple marked and biogenic trails occur on Witte Wal 171, along
the Groot River.
Outcrops are somewhat in the Worcester-Robertson outlier, where the most complete
section across the Tierberg Formation in this area occurs between Aasvoelberg and
Mowershoogte, west of the Worcester-Robertson divisional boundary. From the
Tierberg-Collingham contact up to Mowers Siding the sequence is mainly composed of
mudstone, shale and siltstone. North of the railway line however, there is a gradually
increasing number of arenaceous layers. This latter succession is tentatively connected
with the Waterford Formation, the uppermost unit of the Ecca Group.
Waterford Formation
In the low range of hills, Mowershoogte, between Worcester and Robertson, numerous
fine-to medium grained sandstone beds are intercalated with politic units. These
arenaceous beds are generally massive or sometimes Paragraph 2llel laminated, and
wave ripple marks, clay-pellet conglomerate and brownish lime-rich lenses occur.
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10.7 CLIMATE
The development site falls within the Mediterranean climate zone of the south-western
region of South Africa but is also influenced by the temperate interior climate zones of
the Klein Karoo. Winter rainfall dominates the area the mean annual precipitation (MAP)
is recorded as 265 mm (Mucina & Rutherford, 2006), while monthly rainfall can vary
from 8 mm in summer up to 35 mm in winter (See Figure 9).
Figure 9: Composite climate diagram of the Robertson region. Blue bars show the median monthly precipitation. The upper and lower red lines show the mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures respectively (After Mucina and Rutherford, 2006).
High interior temperatures are moderated by proximity to the Cape Fold mountain
system which induces lower temperatures due to adiabatic cooling (0.60 C per 100m) as
well as the occasional influx of cooler maritime air from south of the mountain divide.
Mean annual temperature (MAT) for the region is recorded as 16.80 C (Mucina &
Rutherford, 2006). Mean daily maximums and minimums are 29.80 C and 4.70 C in
summer and winter respectively (see Figure 10). It is noted that the MAP is only 12 %
of the Mean Annual Potential Evaporation (MAPE) which is 2192 mm, leading to a high
Soil Moisture Stress Index (MASMS) of 76% which renders surface clays dry.
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Figure 10: Average, maximum and minimum daily temperatures throughout the day, with the horizontal axis representing months of the year, starting with January (1) and ending with December (12).
The influence of the South Atlantic and South Indian High Pressure Systems, promotes
a predominant regional wind direction from the east/south-east and from the west/south-
west. Wind data was obtained from the Agricultural Resource Council (ARC) for the
period 2000 to 2015, for the Worcester wind station. (See Figure 11). The ARC data
for Worcester, is robust, ranging over a 15 year average, and shows equal axis wind
directions of approximately 15% duration from the east and the west. Wind speeds are
notably stronger from the west, in the 4 to 7 m/s category while the easterly winds are
generally lighter in the 1 to 3 m/s category. Onsite inspection of dust fallout from the
nearby Cape Lime Plant show that the local site specific wind is more south east and
north west, which is a response to the local topography and the valley orientation.
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Figure 11 : Wind rose of the Worcester region
10.8 BIODIVERSITY, FLORA & FAUNA
The study area falls within the Southern Folded Mountains Ecoregion (after Kleynhans
et al. 2005), near the transition to the Western Folded Mountains Ecoregion (to west)
and the Southern Coastal Belt Ecoregion (to south). More specifically, the study area
forms part of the lowlands of the Langeberg Mountains, situated relatively close to the
Langeberg-West Mountain Catchment conservation area (Ollis et al, 2016) and serves
to link the mountain catchment area in the north to the Breede River Valley in the south
via several ESA corridors. The physiographical characteristics of the Southern Folded
Mountains Ecoregion, in terms of terrain morphology, are typically characterised by a
diverse topography of closed hills and mountains with a moderate to high relief (slopes
with a gradient of >5% are predominant within the Ecoregion). The study area for the
proposed brick factory is thus somewhat atypical of the Ecoregion within which it falls,
being located in a relatively non-mountainous part of the landscape. The rainfall
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seasonality and the vegetation types that occur within the Southern Folded Mountains
Ecoregion are highly variable (Ollis et al, 2016).
Figure 12: Extract from the CAPE Fine Scale Project: Critical Biodiversity Areas Map for the Langeberg Municipality, showing farm boundaries, mining application and brick processing area Krige,2016)
The proposed Brick Factory falls within an ecosystem that is listed as Endangered (EN),
as defined by the South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI). The vegetation in
the proposed area consists of Breede Alluvium Renosterveld (see Figure 20) which
consists of a species poor, short, open shrub land with dwarf succulent shrubs and
grasses in the gaps, dominated by Renosterbos, Athanasia trifurcata, Pentzia incana,
Ruschia caroli and Aspalathus spinosa, amongst others. The grasses are represented
by Ehrharta longiflora, E. villosa and Themeda triandra whilst Crassula expansa is the
most commonly encountered succulent shrublet (Jacobs and Jangle, 2008).
The proposed Brick Factory further falls within an area defined as a Critical Biodiversity
Area (CBA) (see Figure 21), which is described as an area required to meet biodiversity
targets for ecosystems, species and ecological processes, as identified in a systematic
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Biodiversity Plan as per the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (Act
No. 10 of 2004).
In addition to the CBA several Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecological Support Areas are in
proximity and in one instance bisects the development area. (Drainage Line 2).
Specialist fresh water aquatic and botanical studies have been undertaken in the
Gannabosch Clay Mine EIA report which cover the topic thoroughly and may be
referenced in the EIA report (Umvoto Africa, 2017).
The Western Cape has a relatively low concentration of large terrestrial mammals.
However, the smaller fauna such as rodents, reptiles, insectivores and birds will be
present in the target area. In summary, the area is home to a variety of insects, rodents,
reptiles, birds and mammals that naturally reside in this type of habitat, while the larger
natural fauna is not present on the property. Livestock from neighbouring properties
could transgress onto the factory zone if fencing is inadequate. Small feral mammals,
insects and reptiles would be disturbed during brick making process and would relocate.
10.9 SURFACE WATER
Surface runoff over the proposed brick factory site will be induced by hard surfaces, the
low permeability of the clays soils in the area and the upper drainage area that is
situated at a higher elevation than the development site. The surface water generated
on site as runoff will need to be deflected by berms, separated into clean and dirty water,
stored in sumps and managed in its return feed to the drainage lines and the Vink River
below site. A Stormwater management plan was developed for the Gannabosch Clay
Mine which covers for the brick factory. Details on the management plan are available
to read in Annexure L in Gannabosch Vlakte 51: Mining Rights Application – Final EIA
and EMP Report. (Umvoto Africa, 2017).
10.10 GROUNDWATER
The fractured Table Mountain Superaquifer forms the dominant aquifer in the greater
Western Cape region, specifically the Peninsula and Nardouw (Skurweberg and Rietvlei)
Aquifers within it. These two Table Mountain Group (TMG) aquifers are separated by
the Winterhoek Mega-aquitard (Pakhuis, Cederberg and Goudini Aquitards) which totally
isolate them from one another. The upper Nardouw Aquifer is targeted by private
Schedule 1 users and farmers because of its accessibility and shallower drilling depth
which reduces drilling costs. The Peninsula Aquifer is mainly used for large scale
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municipal groundwater developments (Oudtshoorn Groundwater Project, Hermanus
Wellfield and Cape Town’s TMG Feasibility Study) because of its large quantity and
good quality groundwater. In general, groundwater quality of both the Peninsula and
Nardouw Aquifers is good (i.e. fresh and potable), with low electrical conductivity (EC),
low solute content, acidic pH, however high iron and manganese concentrations are
characteristic.
The Bokkeveld Group is made up of fine grained shales, mudstones and siltstones
which have low hydraulic potential. For this reason the Bokkeveld Group is known as the
Gydo Mega-aquitard. The high residence time of groundwater within the clay rich shales
and low transmissivity parent rock usually results in relatively poor groundwater quality
(e.g. high electrical conductivities and high metal concentrations) due to its marine
depositional environment.
The Witteberg Group consists of alternating units of micaceous shale/siltstone and
quartzitic sandstone. The hard, fractured sandstone units (Blinkberg, Witpoort and
3Floriskraal Formations) form the aquifers of the Witteberg Group which are
seParagraph 2ted from one another by the shale rich (low hydraulic permeability)
aquitards (Wagen Drift, Swartruggen, Kweekvlei, Waaipoort Formations). The three
fractured sandstone aquifers form relatively good yielding aquifers provided the right
structure is targeted, with yields of between 2-5 l/s. The Witpoort Aquifer is the thickest
and most likely the highest yielding aquifer within the Witteberg Group. Groundwater
quality is likely to be relatively good (electrical conductivities of <100 milliSiemens/metre
[mS/m]), although high iron and manganese concentrations are possible. The proposed
Brick Factory site is directly above Karoo sequence rocks (see Section 10.6) which are
of little significance with regard to groundwater in the area.
11 IMPACTS AND RISKS
11.1 METHODOLOGY IN DETERMINING AND RANKING IMPACTS AND RISKS
Appendix 2 of the GN 982 Paragraph 2 (h) (v) to (viii) addresses the issue of the impact
of preceding with the development. In response to this requirement, and to stimulate
input and concern from IAPs; a preliminary consideration of the impacts, rating as well
as estimated significance and proposed mitigations are suggested in Table 11 as part of
the Draft Scoping Report. Following input from IAPs and Stakeholders, a more
comprehensive analysis of the nature, significance, consequence, extent, duration and
probability of the positive and negative impacts will be undertaken. In addition, the
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degree to which these impacts can possibly be reversed; or preferably be avoided,
managed or mitigated, will form part of the Final Scoping Report.
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11.2 RISK ASSESSMENT TABLE
Table 11: Preliminary assessment of Impacts and Mitigations
Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
Fauna & Flora
1. Loss of general biodiversity by developing in a CBA and across ESA’s.
Medium to High
The orientation of the Brick Factory development has been realigned as part of the Clay Mine positioning to ensure least impact on the CBA. The Factory footprint is minimised across drainage lines and allows for an ecological corridor through the CBA which permits a biodiversity route between the Langeberg Mountain highland zone and the Breede River lowland zone. This is fully dealt with in the Gannabosch Vlakte 51 Mining Rights Application, (Umvoto Africa 2017).
2. . Influx of alien invasive species Very High Area cleared for the development of the factory and fringe zones should be monitored for colonisation by alien species (Acacia saligna (Port Jackson);
A proactive approach should be undertaken to control alien species as soon as they are
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
established, all alien seedlings and saplings should be removed on an ongoing basis, at least bi-annually and
Monitoring and eradication of alien species is part of the brick factory’s responsibility and failure to do so in the early stages will result in greater investments of resources to remove them at a later stage.
3. Loss of floral Species of Special Concern (SSC) and indigenous plant species
Medium Should any species of SSC be identified by specialists during the development stage of the factory, these should be transplanted during appropriate season.
4. Impact on ecological processes Medium The realignment of the footprint area of both the mine and the factory from east-west axis to north-south axis has improved natural corridors and reduced fragmentation of the vegetation and
Avoidance of drainage lines and ESA’s will be ensured by staying outside of defined buffer zones.
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
5. Loss of seed bank via the disturbance of topsoil.
Medium Stockpile topsoil and re-use where possible on rehabilitated areas and also in the associated mine area.
6. Impact on aquatic CBAs Medium Drainage line 1 and 2 as defined and mapped by the Fresh Water Ecologist will be avoided. Drainage line 2 will be permanently compromised in zone where brick factory overlies and canalization will be constructed as discussed in the Gannabosch Clay Mine stormwater management plan,
7. Loss of vegetation classified as a Vulnerable
Low Effort should be made to set no-go areas outside the brick factory footprint where unnecessary vegetation damage can be avoided or reduced;
Development area should be clearly demarcated with boundary fencing in order to prevent disturbances to adjacent natural areas;
Overburden, debris or topsoil or should not be dumped onto adjacent natural vegetation, outside the proposed brick factory areas;
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
Stripped topsoil should be stockpiled at designated stockpile areas, protected by bund walls and covered by shade cloth or geo fabric for preservation of seed stock;
At the eventual stage of rehabilitation the entire area should be scarified and top-dressed with topsoil in order to allow the re-establishment of natural plant species from the replaced soil seedbank and adjacent source populations of natural vegetation and
At the eventual stage of rehabilitation, methodology should be implemented to re-generate developing vegetation through seeding supported with alien control.
8. Loss of faunal habitat Medium Agricultural livestock from neighboring properties will be actively managed so as not to be directly affected by the brick factory;
Staff of brick factory must be trained to understand the importance of not interfering with agricultural livestock and not to trap, capture or harm resident wild fauna and
Small feral mammals, insects and reptiles would be disturbed during brick making process and are
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
likely to relocate.
Soil
1. Repeated movement of heavy vehicles over clay soils will generate compaction. Erosion is grouped with compaction due to dust loss, reduced vegetation cover and increased rainfall runoff.
High Limit haul roads and internal access tracks to least required;
Demarcate turning circles and parking areas with fencing to limit overspill of vehicles into no-go zones;
Ensure proper storm water berms are in place along roads to deflect runoff;
Set up water sprayers along haul roads to dampen dust and minimise dust loading to surrounding
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
vegetation;
Limit width of haul roads and access tracks to maximum 4 meters to allow sprayers to reach full width of road;
Scarify compacted areas in rehabilitation stage to allow for natural vegetation regrowth and
In areas where compaction will occur but topsoil or overburden will not be removed; do not plough or remove vegetation, rather surface trim so as to leave rootstock in situ to bind soil and to allow for natural regeneration.
2. Hydrocarbon spills due to leaking equipment, spillage at refill or on site repairs
High Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the brick factory’s incident report forms for inspection by the brick factory ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors.
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
3. When topsoil is removed from a soil profile and stored for later re-introduction; the profile loses rooting depth and heat and moisture storage capacity. The integrity of the stored seed stock is compromised lowering the regenerative capacity of the soil.
Medium Topsoil should be stripped when the soil is dry and not wet, as to reduce compaction;
To be stripped in limited sector portions as per the management plan;
To be stockpiled no higher than 2 m;
Stockpiles to be protected by bund wall on three sides to prevent wash away and wind erosion and bedded down by shade cloth;
Design bund walls to prevent wind erosion with orientation such that open end is at right angles to prevailing NW-SE winds;
Stockpiles are to be maintained in a fertile and erosion free state and to be reintroduced back to disturbed areas as soon as possible during the rehabilitation phase so as to reduce storage time which leads to seed stock deterioration and seed die-off;
The handling of the stripped topsoil must be minimised to ensure the soil’s structure does not deteriorate;
Compaction of the removed topsoil must be avoided;
At the rehabilitation phase the floor area should be ripped and filled with topsoil in order to allow the re-establishment of natural plant species from the replaced soil seedbank and adjacent source populations of natural vegetation.
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
Air Quality.
1. Dust generated from site clearing, soil transportation, stockpiling, construction and excavation may be windblown as fugitive dust and settle on surrounding, residential, agricultural and environmental receptors.
There are two potentially sensitive sites within a three kilometre zone: (a) the offices and factory of the adjacent lime works; and (b) a roadside trading store
High The disturbed areas must be kept to a minimum;
Do not clear vegetation cover unnecessarily;
Limit haul roads and internal access tracks to least required;
Demarcate turning circles, haul road and parking areas with fencing to limit overspill of vehicles into no-go zones;
Set up water sprayers along haul roads to dampen dust and minimise dust loading to surrounding vegetation;
Limit width of haul roads and access tracks to maximum 4 meters to allow sprayers to reach full width of road;
Scarify compacted areas after construction to allow for natural vegetation regrowth;
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
(wine retailing) and restaurant. Both these sites are off axis of the along-valley prevailing wind directions (south west to north east), so are unlikely to be adversely affected by particulate matter (dust) emissions from the proposed facility.
Ensure that all stockpiles, i.e. topsoil, overburden, clay ore, coal storage are enclosed within three sided protection walls and a low bund wall on fourth side to limit spillage;
Limit maximum height of stockpiles to 2 m and orientate long axis along SE-NW prevailing wind direction;
Design bund walls to prevent wind erosion with orientation such that open end is at right angles to prevailing NW-SE winds;
Hard pave and reinforce first 15 m leading off the Langvlei Quarry public road so that heavy trucks do not damage tarred road edges and create pot holes due to the turning motion of the truck, and possible spillage from the load bed of coal delivery trucks;
Regular sweeping of all aprons surrounding tip points and stockpiles;
Speed control for all brick factory roads to limit dust generation;
Set up windbreaks or windrows at boundary of working areas to the windward side;
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
Regular twice weekly visual checking and recording of visible dust emissions from all identified dust sources and emission points. These check lists to be signed off and permanently retained for analysis of dust emission points and opportunities for continuous improvement and,
In order to establish a pre-optional baseline dust-fall level; dust fall monitoring, in terms of the National Dust Control; Regulations, must be undertaken prior to the commencement of activities
2. Sulphur dioxide is emitted due to combustion of Sulphur contained in the coal fuel used to energise the clamp kilns.
There are two potentially sensitive sites within a three kilometre zone: (a) the offices and factory of the adjacent lime works; and (b) a roadside trading store (wine retailing) and restaurant. Both
Medium Continuous monitoring of SO2 emission at four points along the main wind axis (NW-SE).
Special attention to be given under meteorological conditions leading to an inversion whereby temperatures increase with height above ground. A cooler trapped layer at surface is prevented from rising above the warmed capping inversion, thus trapping any pollutants that are present. This is usually prevalent during windless cold early morning and late evening times. During such meteorological conditions, Sulphur levels may rise above acceptable levels and may drift off the main wind axis (NW-SE).
It is noted from the Air Impact Assessment Report submitted with the Gannabosch Clay Mine
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
these sites are off axis of the along-valley prevailing wind directions (south west to north east).
application, that “passive monitoring of SO2 along the boundary lines of brick works in South Africa have not yielded any instances in which the concentrations approached the national DEA limit values”.
Noise
1. The major noise generating activities will result from the operation of vehicles and tippers associated with brick making facilities and the running of the plant, the crushers, and conveyor belts.
Very Low Operating hours should be kept to 06h00 to 18h00 during week days, and 06h00 to 14h00 on Saturdays;
Berms and windrows should be constructed around the brick factory area which will aid block sound emission;
Factory vehicles must be regularly services and exhaust systems will be maintained in good order in compliance with limiting noise emissions.
Further analysis of the ambient noise levels of the factory in full production mode are still required and are compelled to be within the range of 0dBA and 45dBA/ 35dBA during the daytime and
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
nighttime respectively, in accordance with SANS-10103:2003 (South African National Standards).
Visual Impact
1. Tourists, visitors using the R60 will see the brick making facilities and will note the change from naturally vegetated site to brick factory.
2. Residence in the area will be visually impacted on a daily basis.
High The Zone of Visual Influence has a maximum radius of 3 km.
Plant windrows of quick growing, preferably indigenous, trees, around the brick factory site to screen the factory operation.
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
Heritage
1. Loss of heritage resources through the development of Brick Factory. These may include: historical structures, graves, culturally significant landscape features, geological features, archaeological resources and paleontological resources.
Low The area has undergone a survey by a heritage specialist for the Gannabosch Clay Mine development. The specialist concluded there is no evidence of a significant cultural, heritage or archaeological environment on the land unit or within the immediate surrounds. Heritage Western Cape further endorsed that a Heritage Impact Assessment was not required. The document can be found in the Clay Mine EIA Report under ANNEXURE D-2, Gannabosch Vlakte 51: Mining Rights Application – Final EIA and EMP Report. (Umvoto Africa, 2017).
Socio-Economic
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
1. Local labour from adjacent farm communities or Robertson will be employed by the brick factory. This will have a positive impact on the wellbeing of employees with a multiplier effect on households of the employed.
Medium (Positive)
No mitigation required.
2. Tourism, will be negatively impacted;’ this includes visits to wine farms, mountain bike trail and passing road traffic using R60/62 scenic tourism route.
Medium Visual screening of the brick factory infrastructure should be undertaken to ameliorate the impact to tourists. This could be implemented by the placement of berms using overburden and planting of windrows of rapid developing trees (e.g. Searsia Karee, Searsia pendulia, Vachellia karoo) to screen the development; to retain the cultural milieu of the landscape.
3. Agricultural activities’ may be negatively impacted; due to possible fugitive dust arising from activities on the factory.
High Several mitigation measures should be implemented to reduce fugitive dust, these include: o Stormwater management; o Dust control monitoring;
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
o Management of stockpiles of topsoil, overburden, coal fuel; o Road maintenance; o Regular water dowsing of environment for dust suppression; o Control of alien vegetation and o Construction of screening via berms and windrows
Community
1. The establishment of a Brick Factory would create 10 - 20 permanent jobs. This will support families and households and will multiply the downstream benefit of the income by ~ 40 to 80 persons, assuming a fourfold multiplier effect.
Medium (Positive)
No mitigation is required;
No negative employment issues can be attributed to the local community from the proposed Brick Factory on Gannabosch Vlakte 51.
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
2. Health and quality of life for direct workers and downstream households will be enhanced. Employment of staff and training thereof in health and safety protocol, will improve health and wellbeing of staff and their immediate households. 51.
Medium (Positive)
No mitigation is required as this is a positive benefit
3. Educational and adult training will be supported through the Social and Labour Plan (SLP) for the Gannabosch Clay Mine. The SLP intends to provide ABET, bursaries and educational support to the workers or specifically identified individuals within the community. The same SLP aims to
Medium (Positive)
No mitigation is required as this is a positive benefit
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
provide upliftment and support to local projects (clinic or school) as identified by the DMR as part of the commitment required by the Mine Right holder.
4. Community proximity, measure the impact of the factory due to the immediate proximity of adjacent communities.
There are residents in a five kilometre radius if the factory that will be impacted on. Specifically Cape Lime factory and the Winery Shop is in proximity to be affected by dust noise and sulhur emission. However, the wind direction redirects the major impact away from the above mentioned places and
Due to the distance of any communities, settlements and towns from the Brick Factory, there are no foreseeable positive or negative issues that may impact thereon..
5. Impact on traffic on both DR 1384 and TR 31/1
Low Access to/from the development site will be off DR 1384 that intersects TR 31/1 to the south. DR 1384 also provides access to Langvlei train station and Cape Lime. There is sufficient shoulder sight distance both to the left and right along DR 1384 at the position of the proposed access to the
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Impacts Possible Significance
Mitigation
Freshwater ecology/hydrology impacts
1. Potential contamination of water from hydrocarbons from diesel, oil and lubricants used in machinery at the workshops and fuel tanks.
Re-fueling, fuel storage areas, and areas used for the servicing or parking of vehicles and machinery, should only take place in the designated workshop areas and should be located on impervious bases with adequate protective bund walls to ensure that all the fuel kept in the area will be captured in the event of spillage;
Oil spills to be cleaned immediately and affected ground to be uplifted and bagged for removal off site to approved dump facility for hydro carbons;
An incidence report of any hydro carbon spill must be filed on the mines incident Report Forms for inspection by the Mine ECO.
All vehicles are to be serviced and maintained on a scheduled basis to minimise leaking motors
2.
development to deem the entry/exit point safe.
Vegetation should be maintained trimmed to the left of DR 1384 along TR 31/1 to clear the sight line for passenger cars and
Vehicles should be restricted to daylight working hours and
Appropriate road signage should be erected in consultation with the authorities.
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12 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Cumulative impacts are the direct and indirect impacts that act together with existing and
future potential impacts of other activities, or proposed activities in the region that affect
the same resources and receptors. With respect to this project, potential cumulative
impacts are:
• Industrial processing activities of the Cape Lime factory within the floodplain
of the Vink River are leading towards degradation of the drainage lines, ESA
and impinging on the integrity of the CBA. Any development within a CBA is
undesirable as it will result in the cumulative impact of a reduction of a
network of natural sites identified to meet biodiversity pattern and process
thresholds. The development of the Robertson Brick Factory will imply
additional pressure to the environment. The geographical orientation of the
associated mine development and the position of the factory to least impact
on major drainage lines, has gone someway ensure that sufficient ecological
corridors are left intact for biodiversity needs.
• The visual impact of the Cape Lime factory is a noted deterrent to tourism
activities that are on the Breede River Wine Route on the R60. Additional
developments of the Gannabosch Mine and Robertson Brick Factory add
some “moderate” (Anderson, M. 2016) level of cumulative impact which can
be mitigated if recommendations of the specialist are followed.
• The cumulative effect from mining, current activities at the Cape Lime plant
and future brick manufacturing could increase the levels of fugitive dust. This
may negatively affect agriculture, viticulture, scenic milieu and the health of
residents in the fallout zone. Control and management measures will be
described in the EIA/EMP.
• Noise is not evaluated to be a cumulative impact if activities are confined to
standard daytime operational practice.
Cumulative impact must also consider the positive impact of the presence of business
activity in the Langeberg region and the input of social upliftment programs that form an
essential aspect of the factory development program. The supply of essential services
and meeting the demand for bricks of the construction industry are also considered a
positive cumulative impact.
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13 SITE CHOICE AND SELECTION
Appendix 2 of the GN 982 Paragraph 2 (h) (ix) to (xi) concerns the site choice and
alternatives to the preferred option. The brick making factory will be linked to the
Gannabosch Clay Mine. Processing and manufacture of the finished product needs to
take place as close to, or preferably at the mine location. This therefore eliminates the
possibility or rationale of establishing the brick factory at an alternative site to the clay
mine. Transport of raw clay to an offsite process plant would not be economically viable
nor logistically efficient.
Extensive work was undertaken to seek viable alternative sites for the mine during the
scoping and impact assessment phase of the mine right application. This was
specifically in response to a need to establish the mine outside of the CBA. While clay
deposits were found to be in existence in the area, (see Figure 13), the following limiting
factors had to be considered.
None of these alternative sites had a similar reserve potential;
None of the sites provided access to adequate site and service infrastructure
required to support a brick factory: Proximity to water (4000 liters per hour) and
electricity (Three Phase 440 V) and access to road infrastructure are minimum
requirements and a failure to provide for this will mean the need to construct roads,
and apply for servitude rights;
Willingness of surface landowner was lacking at alternative localities and
The alternative sites would need to produce clay with the qualities to provide bricks
of comparable qualities to the Gannabosch proposed site as specified in the 2015,
CSIR/Cermalab Report.
Further detail of the alternative resource study is available to read in Annexure I,
Gannabosch Vlakte 51: Mining Rights Application – Final EIA and EMP Report. (Umvoto
Africa, 2017).
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Figure 13: Positions of additional potential brick clay resource sites in the region surrounding the proposed Gannabosch clay mine. Pink, orange and yellow areas represent Tierberg, Gydo and Waboomberg Formation sites respectively, maroon polygons represent associated farms, and the red polygon represents Gannabosch Vlakte 51.
Given that the mine will be positioned on Gannabosch Vlakte 51; the next level of site
selection involved orientating the concession footprint to minimise impact to ecological
corridors and the CBA, and to mitigate for fragmentation of endangered and vulnerable
vegetation. This was effected by orienting the mine concession area along a north-
south axis rather than an east-west axis and thereby permitting corridors to establish a
biodiversity link between the Breede River lowlands in the south and the Langeberg
Mountains in the north.
The position of the brick factory was initially proposed to be on the southern extent of the
mine concession area. Following recommendations of both the fresh water ecologists
and the botanical specialist it was decided to reposition the factory to the northern extent
of the mine area. This had two important repercussions; the clay is thinner to non-
existent towards the north, therefore less resource is lost to the factory and the Vink
River Aquatic Buffer zone is left intact.
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14 THE NO GO OPTION
In response to the requirement stipulated Appendix 2 of the GN 982 Paragraph 2 (I) (i),
the No Go alternative needs to be considered in the S & EIA. The No-Go alternative
implies that, irrespective of the outcome of the Gannabosch Clay Mine application, the
brickfield development would not proceed on the mine concession site. Under such
circumstances it would be required that the clay product would need to be transported
off site to an alternative location. Processing and manufacture of the bricks needs to
take place as close to, or preferably at the mine location. Transport of raw clay to an
offsite process plant would not be environmentally effective from a road freight
perspective, nor is it economically viable or logistically efficient.
It can be argued that the No Go Alternative (of both factory and mine) will benefit the
region through the provision of a landscape corridor which will link the upland-lowland
corridor between the Langeberg Mountains and the Breede River. An alternate,
suggested by Cape Nature Conservation, is additional mitigation in the form of a
biodiversity offset. Such an offset should be obtained according to the Western Cape’s
Draft Provincial Guidelines on Biodiversity Offsets and a suitably selected botanical
specialist will need to be appointed to conduct the study. The offset will need to identify
a suitable area with a “like for like” vegetative value and the determination of a
multiplication factor for land size. It would further need to set out the most appropriate
regulatory mechanism for securing stewardship of the area for conservation in the long
term.
If the proposed operation were not to proceed, the land may or may not be utilised for
grazing of livestock in the future. As much as the no go option may result in the
protection of the environment in situ; however, the consequences of not proceeding with
the proposed operation will include the forfeiture of a mining and brick factory
opportunity and therefore the loss of support towards the Langeberg Municipality for
attaining some of the objectives as per their SDF goals. It would further suggest that no
new employment opportunities would be created nor would the proposed Gannabosch
Clay Mine’s Social and Labour Plan take place. Due to the high demand for bricks in the
Robertson area; it is expected that an alternate party is likely to apply for the mining
right/brick factory authorisation with the DMR and the DEA&DP.
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15 SPECIALIST STUDIES
Paragraph 2 (I) (iii) of Appendix 2, GN 982 requires that the scoping report sets out the
aspect that will be covered by specialist input that is beyond the professional scope of
the EAP. The following specialist studies were completed for the S & EIA report of the
Gannabosch Clay Mine and are therefore providing essential input for the Brick
Factory’s S & EIAR. Copies of these reports are available in Annexures E1, E2, F1, F2,
Gannabosch Vlakte 51: Mining Rights Application – Final EIA and EMP Report. (Umvoto
Africa, 2017).
• Heritage Specialist study
• Botanical Impact Assessment
• Freshwater Ecology Impact Assessment
• Visual Impact Assessment
• Dust Emission Study
• Traffic Impact Assessment
• Alternative Resource Study
• Economic Impact Study
• Storm Water Management Plan
16 SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT
Links to the Social and Labour Plan of the Gannabosch Clay Mine are relevant to the
brick factory development. In addition similar upliftment programs are envisaged for the
brick factory. This will be further elaborated on in the Final Scoping Report.
The Social and Labour Plan for Gannabosch Clay Mine (Umvoto Africa, 2016) consists
of:
1) Skills development programmes
2) Bursary programme for employee’s dependants
3) Career progression plan
4) Mentorship programme
5) A community Upliftment Project
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17 PRE-FINDINGS OF THE CONSULTATION PROCESS
This report is a draft of the Final Scoping Report, the purpose of which is to draw
comment and review from IAP’s through a legislated Public Participation Process (PPP).
Responses to the findings in the draft SR will be noted and appropriate adjustments to
the proposal will be implemented into the Final SR, to ensure that all stakeholder
concerns are attended to and addressed.
While it is too early in the PPP to fully and comprehensively list comment and concerns
from IAP’s, it is pertinent to provide insight into the nature and type of concern that IAPs
have brought up with respect to the Gannabosch Clay Mine, in the understanding that
similar concerns will exist towards the proposed brick factory development. Listed below
is a summary of the comments raised by the Stakeholders and IAP’s that came up
during the Clay Mine Application PPP.
The area of interest forms part of an important ecological corridor that contributes
towards an upland-lowland link between the Breede River and Langeberg
highlands;
The area of interest is mostly classified as a Critical Biodiversity Area;
The area of interest is Priority Botanical Hotspot;
The area of interest is a Threatened Plant Hotspot Priority Botanical Hotspot;
The area of interest is classified as top priority property by the Succulent Karoo
Ecosystem Programme (SKEP) (Central Breede River Valley), Lesley Hill
Succulent Karoo Trust (LHSKT), and the National Protected Area Expansion
Strategy (NPAES);
Threatened species that have been recorded within close proximity to the site:
Drosanthemum micans [EN], Freesia marginata [EN], Euphorbia nesemannii
[NT], Eriospermum bowieanum [VU], and Brianhuntleya intrusa [NT];
The vegetation on the land is very close to qualifying as Endangered and has
hardly any formal protection. (Vegetation is classified as Vulnerable but not
Endangered);
Concerns were raised regarding the botanical survey and whether the survey
included different season observations as there are endemic species and Red
List species that only appear at specific seasons. (Subsequent spring field
observations have been undertaken and no species of concern were noted);
Watercourses on the site are classified as Ecological Support Areas (ESAs) and
should be protected from activities which may cause degradation;
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No comments or responses were received from any of the IAP’s pertaining to the
potential impact that the proposed mining site and operation will have on the
existing cultural or heritage environment;
Socio-economically the mine stands to benefit the region minimally. The mine is
only planning on employing one or perhaps at maximum two persons and that
the economic benefit to the region will be too small and the region would be far
better served by development in the viticulture and tourism industry. (It was
acknowledged that the brick factory would employ more personal than the mine)
and
It was commented that there “appears” to be no skills upliftment program and
that employees on the mine will not be given growth opportunities. This is in
contrast to the attitude on the wine farms where skills training and upliftment are
an integral part of the overall program. (Subsequently IAPs have been informed
of the Social and Labour Upliftment Program for the mine).
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18 UNDERTAKING AND AFFIRMATION BY THE EAP
Paragraph 2 (j) requires an undertaking by the Environmental Assessment Practitioner
to state his/her independence from the proponent, the correctness of information
contained in the report and the completeness and thoroughness to include all comments
from stakeholders and IAPs.
18.1 DECLARATION BY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER (EAP)
I Paul Lee, as the appointed environmental assessment practitioner (“EAP”) hereby
declare/affirm the correctness of the information provided or to be provided as part of the
application, and that I:
in terms of the general requirement to be independent:
o other than fair remuneration for work performed/to be performed in terms of this
application, have no business, financial, personal or other interest in the activity
or application and that there are no circumstances that may compromise my
objectivity;
in terms of the remainder of the general requirements for an EAP, am fully aware of
and meet all of the requirements and that failure to comply with any the requirements
may result in disqualification;
have disclosed/will disclose, to the applicant, the specialist (if any), the Department
and registered interested and affected parties, all material information that have or
may have the potential to influence the decision of the Department or the objectivity
of any report, plan or document prepared or to be prepared as part of the
application;
have ensured/will ensure that information containing all relevant facts in respect of
the application was/will be distributed or was/will be made available to registered
interested and affected parties and that participation will be facilitated in such a
manner that all interested and affected parties were/will be provided with a
reasonable opportunity to participate and to provide comments;
have ensured/will ensure that the comments of all interested and affected parties
were/will be considered, recorded and submitted to the Department in respect of the
application;
have ensured/will ensure the inclusion of inputs and recommendations from the
specialist reports in respect of the application, where relevant;
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have kept/will keep a register of all interested and affected parties that participate/d
in the public participation process; and
am aware that a false declaration is an offence in terms of regulation 48 of the
NEMA EIA Regulations, 2014.
2017-02-07
Signature of the environmental assessment practitioner: Date: Umvoto Africa
Name of company (if applicable):
18.2 DETAILS AND EXPERTISE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER
A requirement as per Paragraph 2 (a) (ii) of Appendix 2 of GN 982 is to provide details
and expertise of the EAP who prepared the report, and to include a curriculum vitae,
(see Appendix H).
Table 12: EAP and Company details
Company Details:
Company: Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Postal Address: PO Box 61 Muizenberg, 7945
Phone: +27(0)21 709 6700
Email: [email protected]
Details and Expertise of the EAP:
Name: Paul Lee
Qualifications: BSc Honours Environmental and Geographical Sciences
Experience: See CV in Appendix H
Professional Registration EAPSA & SACNASP 400124/09
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Jacobs, K. & Jangle, R. 2008. Renosterveld Ecosystem Management Plan: Western Cape. Unpublished, The Nature Conservation Corporation, Cape Town
Ollis, D; Ngobela, T.Olsen,T.(2016)-Freshwater Ecology Impact Assessment Report for proposed Gannabosch Clay mine on Farm 51 and 5/51, Robertson, 32pp
P. le Roux, 2012, Report on a Soil Survey as part of an Environmental Impact Assessment of the development of a Solar Farm on the soils of Valleydora Solar Farm Springfontein, CSIR, pp10.
SA Explorer: Information by Location [assessed 2015 Nov 25] www.saexplorer.co.za/south-africa/climate/robertson 2000-2014
Umvoto Africa (2016). Social Labour Plan - Gannabosch Vlakte 51 trading as Gannabosch Clay Mine (Pty) Ltd. Prepared by P. Lee, L. Nolakana and J. Rust of Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd for Gannabosch Clay Mine (Pty). Report No. 856/05/01/2016, February 2016, 21pp.
Umvoto Africa. (2016a). Gannabosch Vlakte 51: Mining Rights Application – Scoping Report. Prepared by G. Molzen, P. Lee, L. Towers and E. Wise of Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd for Gannabosch Clay Mine (Pty) Ltd. Report No. 856/03/01/2016, April 2016, 45pp.
Umvoto Africa (2017). Gannabosch Vlakte 51. Mining Rights Application – Final EIA and EMP Report. Prepared by P. Lee and G Molzen of Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd for Gannabosch Clay Mine (Pty) Ltd. Report No. 856/06/02/2016, December 2016, 144 pp.
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APPENDIX A: MAPS
Figure 14 Regional Topographic Map
Figure 15 Locality Map
Figure 16 Site & Services Infrastructure
Figure 17 Layout Plan
Figure 18 Factory Infrastructure Plan
Figure 19 Local Geology Map
Figure 20 Local Vegetation Map
Figure 21 Biodiversity Map
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Figure 14: Regional Topographic Map
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Figure 15: Locality Map, showing mine concession area in red. The Brick factory is positioned on a portion of the mine concession area
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Figure 16: Layout Plan of proposed brick factory (Black area marked BF1 to BF4) on the mine concession (red polygon), showing slight overrun on the northwest border. Also shown are service and infrastructure that is external to the boundary of both the mine and Gannabosch Vlakte 51, this incudes water and electricity supply.
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Figure 17: Zoomed in layout plan showing position of the brick making factory in relation to the mine concession area as per points BF1 to BF4.
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Figure 18: Conceptual layout plan showing brick processing infrastructure with estimated sizes of individual areas.
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Figure 19: Geology Map
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Figure 20: Vegetation Map
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Figure 21: Biodiversity Map
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APPENDIX B: INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIES REGISTER
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Pre-registered Interested & Affected Party Distribution List
IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Landowner
Gannabosch Vlakte no.51
P/O box 89,
Robertson,
6705
Nellis Grobbelaar
Tel. 072 342 9288
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Neighbouring
Landowners
Noree Farm no 299
P/O box 89,
Robertson,
6705
Nellis Grobbelaar
Tel. 0723429288
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Noree Farm no 300
P/O box 89,
Robertson,
6705
Nellis Grobbelaar
Tel. 0723429288
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Lange Vallei Farm no.52 Ptn 5
P/O box 89,
Robertson,
6705
Nellis Grobbelaar
Tel. 0723429288
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Middelburg Farm no.10 Ptn9
P/O box 19,
Robertson,
6705
Hennie Retief
Tel. 023-615 1505
E-mail.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Middelburg Farm no. 10 Ptn RE
P/O box 765,
Robertson,
6705
Johan Fourie
Tel. 023-626 5689.
0824681151
E-mail.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Le Roux Fourie
Email:
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
De Hex Rivier Farm no.50 Ptn 18
P/O box 7,
Robertson,
6705
Ernst Botha
Tel. 0824434151
E-mail.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Government
Authorities and
State Institutions
The Department of Rural Development and Land Affairs
Private Bag X9133
Cape Town,
8000
Maroeda Johnson – Senior
Administration Clerk
Tel. (021) 486 7396
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Mrs Ngonyama
(021) 486 7392
Email.
Reg letter sent on2 5/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Department of Water and Sanitation
Private Bag X16
SANLAMHOF
7532
Mr R Khan
Chief Director
Western Cape
Tel: (021) 941 6000
Fax: (021) 941 6100
Cell: 082 809 2218
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Email response from Marianne Claassen on 2017:01:31
Ref.3
Department of Agriculture (Western Cape)
Private Bag X1
ELSENBURG
7607
Petro van Rhyn
Tel: (021)808 5008
Fax: (021)808 5000
Cell: 0796943085
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Department of Agriculture (Western Cape)
Private Bag X1
ELSENBURG
7607
Cor van der Walt
Tel. 021 808 5111
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Department of Public Works
Customs Building
Heerengracht
Foreshore
Cape Town
Private Bag
X9027
Cape Town
8000
Frederick Johnson
Tel: 021 402 2338
Cell: 082 467 7445
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Transnet
P O Box 32696
Braamfontein
2017
South Africa
Vernie Naicker
Tel : (011) 351 9001
Fax: (011) 351 9001
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Wildlife & Environmental Society of South Africa
31 The Sanctuary Kirstenhof
Cape Town
7945
Patrick Dowling
Tel. 084 9661 249
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Eskom
P.O. Box 2100
Bellville
7380
The Manager
Tel. 021 9152 312
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Council for Geoscience South Africa
3 Oos Street,
Bellville
P.O. Box 572
7535
Tel. 021 9436 700
Fax. 021 9464 190
Email. [email protected]
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Ward6, Langeberg Local Municipality
Robertson Municipality
52 Church Street
Robertson
Private Bag X2
Ashton
6715
Dendeline Janse
Tel: 072 03307 436
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Langeberg Local Municipality
Robertson Municipality
52 Church Street
Robertson
Private Bag X2
Ashton
6715
P Salman
023 626 8200
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Cape Nature Conservation
Private Bag
X5014
Stellenbosch
7599
Alana Duffell-Canham
Tel. 021 866 8000
Fax: 021 866 1523
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
SANPARKS
The Pinnacle
Corner Castle & Burg Street
PO Box 1403
Cape Town
8000
Tel. 021 487 6800
Fax: 021 487 6859
Email:
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Cape Town Tourism Phoned 2017-01-31
Ref 2
Professional Town and Regional Planner, Langeberg Municipality
Montagu Municipal
Offices
03 Piet Retief Street
6720
Tracey L. Brunings
Tel: 023 614 8001
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Curator: Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden , (SANBI)
Roux Road
Panorama
Worcester
P O Box 152
Worcester 6849
Werner Voight
Tel. 023 347 0785
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Cape Winelands District Municipality
46 Alexander Street P.O. Box 100
Stellenbosch
7599
Marius Engelbrecht
Tel. 021 888 5100
0861 265 263
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Department Environmental Affairs & Development Planning (DEADP)
8th Floor
Room 8-07
1 Dorp Street
Cape Town,
8000
Private Bag
X9086
Cape Town
8000
Tel: 021 483 4091
Fax: 021 483 3016
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Loretta Osborne
Environmental Impact
Management Services
Region 2
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Breede Gouritz Catchment Management Agency
51 Baring Street
Worcester
6850
Elkerine Rossouw
Tel. 023 346 8000
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Dept. Cultural Affairs and Sport
Heritage Western Cape
3rd Floor Protea Assurance Building Greenmarket Square Cape Town
8000
Waseefa Dhansay
Tel. 021 483 9501
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Western Cape Government
Dept. of Transport and Public Works
9 Dorp Street
Cape Town City Centre
Cape Town
Ms GD Swanepoel
Tel. 0860 212 414
021 483 4391
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Western Cape Government
Deputy Director: Waste Management Licensing
Utilitas Building
1 Dorp Street
Cape Town
8001
Lance McBain-Charles
Tel. 021 483 4091
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Western Cape Government
Director: Pollution and Chemical management
Utilitas Building
1 Dorp Street
Cape Town
8001
Wilna Kloppers
Tel. 021 483 4091
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Western Cape Government
Director: Waste Management
Utilitas Building
1 Dorp Street
Cape Town
8001
Eddie Hanekom
Tel. 021 483 4091
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
The South African Heritage
Resource Agency
Head Office
Chief Executive Officer
111 Harrington Street
Cape Town
8001
PO Box 4637
Cape Town
8000
Velddrift affiliate: Velddrift
Heritage Foundation
Willie Strohfeldt
072 346 1694
022 783 1872
(021) 462 4502
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Department of Mineral Resources
Atterbury House
9th Floor
c/o Lower Burg and
Riebeeck Street
Tel: (021) 427 1000
Fax: (021) 427 1046
Email.
Duduzile.Kunene@dmr.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Cape Town 8012
Private Bag X9
Roggebaai 8012
gov.za
Stakeholders and
IAPs
Smith Ndlovu & Summers
Fifth Floor Poyntons Building
24 Burg Street
Cape Town
Nicholas Smith
Tel. 021 424 5826
082 375 0905
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Christo Reeders Attorneys
622 Olivia Street
PO Box 916-1640 Garsfontein
Pretoria
0060
Christo Reeders
Tel. 012 998 2798
0833992618
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Rec email 2017-02-01 Ref 1
Christo Reeders Attorneys
622 Olivia Street
PO Box 916-1640 Garsfontein
Pretoria
0060
Justine Sweet
Tell. 0828820826
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Voorspoed Boerdery
PO Box 7
Robertson
6705
Mr E.G. Botha
Tel. 023 626 2067
Fax.023 626 2067
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Secretariat: Rooiberg Breede
River Conservancy
PO Box 933
Robertson
6705
Myra Hoffman
Tel. 023 6261 833
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Public Groups
and Individual
IAPs
Cape Lime
P O Box 134
Robertson
6705
J. Conradie
Tel. 023 626 3190
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Private
Bruce Gibson
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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IAP name Address Contact details Method of consultation via
registered post
Waybill of
correspondence Response Received
Private
PO Box 1513
Durbanville
7551
Carl Grobbelaar
Tel.082 6568 466
Fax.086 5401 313
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Private Not interested
Jackie Robinson
Tel. 083 4533 526
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
Graham Beck Wines
Cnr of R45 and La Provence Road
The Siding Franschoek
7690
Louis Jordan
Tel. 0836763606
Email.
Reg letter sent on 25/01/2017
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APPENDIX C: INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTY RESPONSES
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Interested & Affected Party Responses
Reference 1
Christo Attorneys Response: Justine Sweets
From: Justine Sweet [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 01 February 2017 08:44 AM
To: Alex Kuhudzai
Cc: Christo Reeders; Fourie Roux Le
Subject: Registration: Brick Factory Scoping Process
Dear Alex
I refer to your email of 23 January 2017 addressed to Christo Reeders. Please register both me and Christo as indicated below. Our client, Le Roux Fourie would also like to be registered and will send you an email in this regard though, in the interim, please note that I have copied him on this email.
Names :Justine Sweet AND Christo Reeders
Institution : Christo Reeders Attorneys
Email : [email protected] AND [email protected]
Tel : 0833992618 AND 0828820826
Thanks very much indeed.
Regards
Justine
Umvoto Response Sent: Fri 2017/02/03 09:13 AM
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Dear Justine
Thank you for your response.
You have been added to the register as requested and we will wait upon your client’s email.
Regards
Alex Kuhudzai
Senior GISc Technologist – GISc (SA) (GISc Technologist, South Africa)
Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd
P O Box 61 Muizenberg 7950
Republic of South Africa
Tel: +27-21 709 6700 Fax: +27-86 685 5725
Website: www.umvoto.com
Cell: +27-74 993 2060
E-mail: [email protected]
Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:
[email protected] ([email protected]) Your message couldn't be delivered. The Domain Name System (DNS) reported that the recipient's domain does not exist.
Action by Umvoto Fri 2017/02/03 09:57 AM
Dear Mr. Fourie
Justine Sweet has notified us that you have requested to be registered on our Interested & Affected Parties (IAP) distribution list. We have already registered you and would like to request that you send your postal and contact details please.
Regards
Alex Kuhudzai
Senior GISc Technologist – GISc (SA) (GISc Technologist, South Africa)
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Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd
P O Box 61 Muizenberg 7950
Republic of South Africa
Tel: +27-21 709 6700 Fax: +27-86 685 5725
Website: www.umvoto.com
Cell: +27-74 993 2060
E-mail: [email protected]
Umvoto Action (2) Fri 2017/02/03 11:44 AM
Hi Justin
You have requested that we register Le Roux Fourie. You have also mentioned that he would contact us, however, we thought we would reach out to him. . Would it be possible to send us his email please? None of the email addresses we seem to have of him is working (see attached proof of emails bouncing back).
Kind Regards
Alex Kuhudzai
Senior GISc Technologist – GISc (SA) (GISc Technologist, South Africa)
Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd
P O Box 61 Muizenberg 7950
Republic of South Africa
Tel: +27-21 709 6700 Fax: +27-86 685 5725
Website: www.umvoto.com
Cell: +27-74 993 2060
E-mail: [email protected]
Fri 2017/02/03 12:13 PM
Hi
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I have copied him.
Regards
Justine
Sent from my iPhone
Fri 2017/02/03 01:17 PM
Dear Mr. Fourie
Justine Sweet has notified us that you have requested to be registered on our Interested & Affected Parties (IAP) distribution list. We have already registered you and would like to request that you send your postal and contact details please.
Kind Regards
Alex Kuhudzai
Senior GISc Technologist – GISc (SA) (GISc Technologist, South Africa) Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd P O Box 61 Muizenberg 7950 Republic of South Africa
Tel: +27-21 709 6700
Fax: +27-86 685 5725
Website: www.umvoto.com
Cell: +27-74 993 2060
E-mail: [email protected]
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Reference 2
Cape Town Tourism
No concerns with the proposal
Reference 3
Department of Water & Sanitation Response:
Marianne Claassen
To: Umvoto
Dear Mr Paul Lee
Please refer to your letter attached received by this office by registered mail. Please note that I have forwarded your letter to the Breede Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA) for their further attention and response. The Draft Scoping Report should also be forwarded to the BGCMA for their comment.
Regards
Marianne Claassen
Department of Water and Sanitation
Private Bag X16
Sanlamhof
7532
Tel: 021 941 6027
Fax: 021 941 6100
Cell: 082 805 9837
E-mail: [email protected]
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Umvoto Response Wed 2017/02/01 03:54 PM
Dear Marianne
Thank you for your response. A notification letter was sent to BGCMA Attention: Elkerine Rossouw on the same day as we sent to you as they are also on our distribution list. They will also receive the Scoping report.
Kind Regards
Alex Kuhudzai
Senior GISc Technologist – GISc (SA) (GISc Technologist, South Africa)
Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd
P O Box 61 Muizenberg 7950
Republic of South Africa
Tel: +27-21 709 6700 Fax: +27-86 685 5725
Website: www.umvoto.com
Cell: +27-74 993 2060
E-mail: [email protected]
Department of Water & Sanitation Response
From: Claassen Marianne (BVL) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 02 February 2017 09:09 AM To: Umvoto Africa <[email protected]> Cc: Kornelius Riemann <[email protected]>; Paul Lee <[email protected]>; Magen Munnik <[email protected]> Subject: RE: ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ROBERTSON BAKSTENE (PTY) LTD
Thank you noted.
Marianne Claassen
Department of Water and Sanitation
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Private Bag X16
Sanlamhof
7532
Tel: 021 941 6027
Fax: 021 941 6100
Cell: 082 805 9837
E-mail: [email protected]
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APPENDIX D: COMPANY REGISRATION CERTIFICATE (ROBERTSON BAKSTENE (PTY) LTD.
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APPENDIX E: TITLE DEED (GANNABOSCH VLAKTE 51)
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APPENDIX F: LAND AFFAIRS RESPONSE
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APPENDIX G: NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT
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Die Burger newspaper article (25 January 2017)
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Cape Times newspaper article (25 January 2017)
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APPENDIX H: CURRICULU VITAE OF EAP
UMVOTO AFRICA Paul Lee
Directors: E R Hay, C J H Hartnady, K Riemann Associates: RT Wonnacott, D Blake, FS Botha, WJ Gouws
Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Registration Number: 2001\013609\07
Full Name Paul Anthony Lee
Profession Environmental Scientist, Climatologist
Year of Birth 1959
Experience
30 years
Nationality
South African
LANGUAGES English Afrikaans French
Read Excellent Fair Poor
Write Excellent Fair Poor
Speak Excellent Good Limited
TERTIARY EDUCATION
1984 B Sc Hons (Environmental Science/Climatology) University of Cape Town
1983 B Sc (Environmental Science/Climatology) University of Cape Town
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member EAPSA Professional Environmental Assessment Practitioner South Africa Registered SACNASP, Pr Sci Nat 400124/09 Member IAIASA, Membership Number: 2164
OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE
2012 Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd Environmental Scientist, Climatologist 2010-2011 Department of Environmental Affairs Senior Meteorological Officer Antarctica & Team Leader for 50th SANAE Antarctica Expedition 2002-2010 Topstones Mining Corporation Director & Environmental Officer 2000-2002 Performance Unlimited CC Trainer facilitator 1990-2000 St Francis Resort Group General manager, 1987-1989 Felix Unite Tourism Group Operational Manager 1978-1983 SA Navy and Safamarine Navigational and Engineering Officer
PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
Consulting Reports: 50+ Internal Company Reports: 100+
KEY SKILLS Paul is an Environmental Scientist and Senior Climatologist at Umvoto Africa. He has just joined Umvoto having returned from an over-wintering year in the Antarctica as Expedition Leader and Senior Meteorological Officer at the South African Base.
Prior to climatological work in the Antarctica, Paul worked in the as an environmental consultant and has built up 15 years’ experience in the industry. His skills include, EMP’s and EIA’s, Performance Assessments, Rehabilitation projects, and Audits. He is an accredited professional environmental practitioner with the EAPSA board. GIS and mapping is also part of his experience base.
Prior to environmental consulting, Paul worked in management training and facilitated and developed programs based on improving performance in teams and workgroups. Owing to his years of experience in the environmental field, climatology, climate change and weather forecasting together with extensive travels to unusual destinations, he is requested to deliver have talks and public lectures. These have included radio and TV, societies and forums and the UCT Summer School program. His ease and comfort with public speaking has aided him in facilitating stakeholder and public participation processes with regard to the EIA and Scoping procedures. He is the Umvoto front man on public presentations and communiqué.
UMVOTO AFRICA Paul Lee
Directors: E R Hay, C J H Hartnady, K Riemann Associates: RT Wonnacott, D Blake, FS Botha, WJ Gouws
Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Registration Number: 2001\013609\07
At Umvoto, Paul has taken over the position as Hydro-geological Technician of Hermanus Gateway Well field and works closely with the Overstrand Municipality in providing logistical and technical support to the operation. He is also project managing a Water Research Council project on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction for the Eastern Cape.
EXPERIENCE
Climatology & Meteorology
2012 Research and gathering of climate statistics for Cala / Tsengiwe region of the Eastern Cape over past 100 years and comparative analysis of perceived and actual climate change data
2010 - 2011 – Meteorological observation. Senior Meteorological Officer for the South African Weather Services in the Antarctic. Responsibility for observation, reporting and recording of weather in geographical vicinity of the SANAE Base. Maintenance and repair of sensors and equipment. Quality control of all data.
1984 Honours Thesis (UCT) Lee, P.A. (1986). A Soil Temperature Study in the Western Cape
Mountains. .Research entailed a detailed analysis of soil properties in a pre and post burn environment within the fynbos biome of the Swartboskloof area of the Jonkershoek forestry reserve.
Hydro-Geology
2012 Coordination and supervision of on-site monitoring task team activities for the Hermanus
Gateway and Hemel Arde well field operation.
Mining Environmental Consulting
2002 - 2010 – Environmental mine consulting, including: impact assessment, performance monitoring, closures, rehabilitation & financial budgets. Mining of semi-precious stones in Southern Africa. Planning, researching and exploration of new mines in South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique. Specialisation in silica/quartz/pegmatic minerals used predominantly for the semi-precious stone global jewellery / lapidary markets as well as landscaping and architectural features. Strong management & organisational ability developed through experience of running own mining and export company with a ZAR10 M turnover; trade with international and domestic customers, cost-management, supervision of partners, associates and 30 staff. Key experience in moving green field to brown field operation and through to closure and final rehabilitation. Considerable international sales and marketing. Attending trade shows, visiting suppliers and manufacturers, Asia, Europe and USA.
Training and Facilitation
1990 - 2002 – Specialised in coaching and mentoring corporate work teams by means of programs encompassing the outdoor environment as a teaching medium. Mainly worked in the greater Port Elizabeth metropolis within the motor manufacturing industry.
Management
1990 – 2000 - Conception and implementation of lodges, resorts and bush camps. Constructed lodges
accompanied by restaurants, conference centres and sports facilities in six remote locations in the Eastern and Northern Cape. Post- construction management and operations.
COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED
2013 Biennial Groundwater Conference & Exhibition 2013 09-17-19 2013 Drilling Methods & Techniques in Resource Exploitation> 2013-06-05/06 2013 Climate Systems Analysis introduction to climate information tools > 2013-03-19 2007 Writing and Reviewing EIA’s and EMP’s, IAIA Conference, Oryx Environmental 1993 Practical Accounting & Bookkeeping, Damelin Management College 1992 Business Management Diploma, Damelin Management College
UMVOTO AFRICA Paul Lee
Directors: E R Hay, C J H Hartnady, K Riemann Associates: RT Wonnacott, D Blake, FS Botha, WJ Gouws
Umvoto Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Registration Number: 2001\013609\07
PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES
1. Versveld D., Hay, R., Lee P. (2012). Capacity Building for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster
Risk Reduction in Rural South African Communities: Tsengiwe, Eastern Cape Report and presentation to Water Research Council
2. Riemann, K., and Lee, D. (2013). Training Course: Integrated Water Resource Management, Groundwater Development and Management, DWA Stratergy Management Workshop, 26 to 29 May 2014. Presentation to the DWS
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