Amendment of the Environmental Authorisation for the construction of a new reservoir with associated pipelines, Uniondale (Erf 300 & Erf 354 – The Fort Local Nature Reserve).
HilLand Environmental have been appointed as the Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAP) by the applicant, George Municipality, represented by Zutari, to ensure compliance with regulations contained in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA Act No. 107 of 1998) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (2014), as amended, for the amendment to the environmental authorisation (EA) for the construction of a New municipal Reservoir with associated pipelines within The Fort Local Nature Reserve, Uniondale.
Background on activity: The project involves the construction of a new 500kℓ (500m3) reservoir which is to be located within the Fort Local Nature Reserve, and the installation of a new supply pipeline (rising main) from the existing Water Treatment Works (WTW) to the proposed reservoir and from the new reservoir (gravity line) to an existing reservoir at Site B (Kerk reservoir) which supplies the rest of the water network.
This project is phase 1 of a larger development of which phase 2 (a second reservoir and additional pipeline) were excluded from the NEMA BAR previously undertaken and for which application will now be made in a new separate NEMA BAR process.
This amendment application relates only to the phase 1 Environmental Authorisation.
Due to financial budgetary constraints and design challenges, the municipality has not been able to commence with the construction of phase 1 of the project as approved in the EA issued (DEADP Ref: 16/3/3/1/D2/53/0006/21 dated 30 November 2021).
Phase 1 is now subject to a Part 2 NEMA amendment application (substantive amendment) in order to extend the commencement and completion dates and to clarify design changes which may be necessary.
Documents
Final EIR
01 Environmental Impact Report Final – February 2024
Appendix B – Site Development Plan – access route
Appendix B – Site Development Plan – full
Appendix B – Site Development Plan – Reservoir site
Appendix B – Site sensitivity map – Reservoir
Appendix D – Screening tool report
Appendix D – Site Sensitivity Verification Report (SSVR)
Appendix E – Photographic Record EIR and maps
Appendix F – Biodiversity Maps
Appendix G – Environmental Auhorisation (EA)
Appendix H – 01 Final EIR PPP Report
Appendix H – Annexure A – legal advert
Appendix H – Annexure B – Site notice
Appendix H – Annexure C – I&AP list
Appendix H – Annexure D – Notification of EIR
Appendix H – Annexure E – Comments and Correspondence
Appendix J – Engineering plans
Appendix K – 01 Updated Final EMPr for the Reservoir and Assosiated Pipelines
Appendix K – Annexure A – Locality Map
Appendix K – Annexure B – Engineering plans
Appendix K – Annexure B – Engineers Cross-sections
Appendix K – Annexure B – Engineers method statement
Appendix K – Annexure B – Engineers SDP
Appendix K – Annexure B – Site Development Plan – access route
Appendix K – Annexure B – Site Development Plan – full
Appendix K – Annexure B – Site Development Plan – Reservoir site
Appendix K – Annexure C – Site sensitivity map – Reservoir
Appendix K – Annexure D -Basic Rules of Conduct Do’s and dont’s
Appendix K – Annexure D -Induction Register
Appendix K – Annexure E – Method Statement
Appendix K – Annexure F – CV of EAP
Appendix K – Annexure G – Environmental Auhorisation (EA)
Draft EIR
01. Draft Environmental Impact Report
Appendix B – Site Development Plan – access route
Appendix B – Site Development Plan – full
Appendix B – Site Development Plan – Reservoir site
Appendix B – Site sensitivity map – Reservoir
Appendix D – Screening tool report
Appendix D – Site Sensitivity Verification Report (SSVR)
Appendix E – Photographic Record EIR and maps
Appendix F – Biodiversity Maps
Appendix G – Environmental Auhorisation (EA)
Appendix H – 01. EIR – Draft PPP Report
PPP report Annexures:
Appendix H – Annexure A – legal advert
Appendix H – Annexure B – Site notice
Appendix H – Annexure C – I&AP list
Appendix H – Annexure D – Notification of EIR
Appendix J – Engineering plans
Appendix J – Engineers Cross-sections
Appendix J – Engineers method statement
Appendix K – 01. Updated EMPr for the Reservoir and Assosiated Pipelines – Uniondale
EMPr Annexures:
Appendix K – Annexure A – Locality Map
Appendix K – Annexure B – Engineering plans
Appendix K – Annexure B – Engineers Cross-sections
Appendix K – Annexure B – Engineers method statement
Appendix K – Annexure B – Engineers SDP
Appendix K – Annexure B – Site Development Plan – access route
Appendix K – Annexure B – Site Development Plan – full
Appendix K – Annexure B – Site Development Plan – Reservoir site
Appendix K – Annexure B – Site sensitivity map – Reservoir
Appendix K – Annexure D -Basic Rules of Conduct Do’s and dont’s
Appendix K – Annexure D -Induction Register
Appendix K – Annexure E – Method Statement