DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT - Cape EAPrac

Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Pty) Ltd Reg. No. 2008/004627/07

Telephone: (044) 874 0365 1st Floor Eagles View Building

Facsimile: (044) 874 0432 5 Progress Street, George

Web: www.cape-eaprac.co.za PO Box 2070, George 6530

D.J. Jeffery Directors L. van Zyl

DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT for

TECHNO ASPHALT PLANT on

Portion 72 of the Farm Hartenbosch 217

In terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), as amended & National

Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act 39 of 2004)

Prepared for Applicant: Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd

By: Cape EAPrac

Report Reference: MOS214/04

Department Reference: 16/3/1/1/D6/18/0037/13

Case Officer: Mr Nicholas Kearns

Date: 20 September 2013

APPOINTED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER: Cape EAPrac Environmental Assessment Practitioners

PO Box 2070 George

6530 Tel: 044-874 0365 Fax: 044-874 0432

Report written & compiled by: Dale Holder (Ndip Nat Con), who has 11 years’ experience as an environmental practitioner. Report reviewed by: Louise-Mari van Zyl (MA Geography & Environmental Science [US]; Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner with the Interim Certification Board for Environmental Assessment Practitioners of South Africa, EAPSA); Committee Member of the Southern Cape International Association for Impact Assessments (IAIA). Ms van Zyl has over ten years’ experience as an environmental practitioner.

PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT: Stakeholder Review and Comment

APPLICANT: Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd

CAPE EAPRAC REFERENCE NO: MOS214/04

DEPARTMENT REFERENCE: 16/3/1/1/D6/18/0037/13

SUBMISSION DATE 20 September 2013

Techno Asphalt MOS214/04

Cape EAPrac Draft Basic Assessment Report

DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), as amended & National

Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act 39 of 2004)

Techno Asphalt Plant Portion 72 of the Farm Hartenbosch 217

Submitted for: Stakeholder Review & Comment This report is the property of the Author/Company, who may publish it, in whole, provided

that: Written approval is obtained from the Author and that Cape EAPrac is acknowledged in the

publication; Cape EAPrac is indemnified against any claim for damages that may result from any

publication of specifications, recommendations or statements that is not administered or controlled by Cape EAPrac;

The contents of this report, including specialist/consultant reports, may not be used for purposes of sale or publicity or advertisement without the prior written approval of Cape EAPrac;

Cape EAPrac accepts no responsibility by the Applicant/Client for failure to follow or comply with the recommended programme, specifications or recommendations contained in this report;

Cape EAPrac accepts no responsibility for deviation or non-compliance of any specifications or recommendations made by specialists or consultants whose input/reports are used to inform this report; and

All figures, plates and diagrams are copyrighted and may not be reproduced by any means, in any form, in part or whole without prior written approved from Cape EAPrac.

Report Issued by: Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners

Tel: 044 874 0365 PO Box 2070 Fax: 044 874 0432 5 Progress Street Web: www.cape-eaprac.co.za George 6530



ORDER OF REPORT Executive Summary

Basic Assessment Report

Appendix A : Location Map

Appendix B : Site Layout Plan

Appendix C : Site Photographs

Appendix D : Biodiversity Overlay Maps

Appendix E : Permits & Licences from Other Organs of State

Annexure E1 : Zoning Certificate

Appendix F : Public Participation

Appendix G : Specialist Reports

Annexure G1 : Air Quality Impact Assessment

Appendix H : Construction Phase Environmental Management Programme

Appendix J : Additional Information

Annexure J1 : Landowner Consent

Annexure K2 : SABITA Emergency Spill Response Plan



TABLE OF CONTENTS

BASIC ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW ................................................................................ I

1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... I 2. LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ........................................................... I

2.1 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (NEMA, ACT 108 OF 1998) .............. I

2.2 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: AIR QUALITY ACT (ACT 39 OF 2004). .... III

2.3 ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION ACT, 1989 (ECA) .................................................. IV

2.4 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: WASTE ACT (NEM:WA, ACT 59 OF 2008) IV

2.5 NATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY .......................................................... IV

2.6 SANS 10400 APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING REGULATIONS ................... IV

2.7 NATIONAL BUILDING REGULATIONS ....................................................................... IV

2.8 CONSERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES ACT (CARA) ................................. V

2.9 NATIONAL VELD AND FOREST FIRE ACT (ACT 101 OF 1998) .................................... V

2.10 NATIONAL HERITAGE RESOURCES ACT (ACT 25 OF 1999) ....................................... V

2.11 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT (ACT 85 OF 1993) ................................. VI

3. PROPOSED ACTIVITY .......................................................................................... VI 3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE ASPHALT INDUSTRY .................................................................. VI

3.2 HOT MIX ASPHALT MANUFACTURE PROCESS. ........................................................ VII

3.3 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE ................................................................................. VII

3.4 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ASPHALT, TAR & CREOSOTE. ........................................ VIII

4. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION ............................................................................ IX 4.1 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................... IX

4.2 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ................................................................................ X

4.3 SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES ...................................................................................... X

4.4 HEALTH, SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................... X

4.5 SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCES ....................................................................... XI

5. SITE DESCRIPTION AND ATTRIBUTES .............................................................. XI 6. PLANNING CONTEXT .......................................................................................... XII 7. PROCESS TO DATE ............................................................................................. XII

7.1 CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS .................................................................................... XII

7.2 NEWSPAPER ADVERTS ......................................................................................... XIII

7.3 BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT ............................................................... XIII

7.4 REGISTRATION OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................. XIII

7.5 NOTIFICATION OF NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY OWNERS. .......................................... XIII

7.6 SITE NOTICES .................................................................................................... XIV

7.7 ONLINE POLL ..................................................................................................... XIV



7.8 PETITION ........................................................................................................... XIV

7.9 PRELIMINARY ISSUES RAISED BY I&AP’S ............................................................... XV

7.10 AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT BAR ............................................................................... XV

8. NEED, DESIRABILITY AND FEASIBILITY........................................................... XV 8.1 BACKGROUND TO AN ASPHALT FACILITY ON THIS PROPERTY. ................................. XVI

8.2 LOCATION OF THE FACILITY. ................................................................................ XVI

8.3 SUITABILITY ...................................................................................................... XVII

8.4 NEED AND DESIRABILITY QUESTIONS. ................................................................. XVII

8.4.1 Need (Timing) ....................................................................................... xvii 8.4.2 Desirability (‘place’): ........................................................................... xviii

9. SUMMARY OF IMPACTS ..................................................................................... XX 9.1 IMPACTS THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASEXX

9.2 IMPACTS THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE OPERATIONAL PHASE ................................... XX

9.3 IMPACTS THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE DECOMMISSIONING AND CLOSURE PHASE .... XXII

10. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................... XXII

BASIESE IMPAKSTUDIE OORSIG .......................................................................... XXIV

11. INLEIDING .......................................................................................................... XXIV 12. WETGEWENDE EN BELEIDSRAAMWERK ..................................................... XXIV

12.1 NASIONALE WET OP OMGEWINGSBESTUUR (NEMA, WET 107 VAN 1998) ............ XXIV

12.2 NASIONALE WET OP OMGEWINGSBESTUUR: LUGBSOEDELINGSWET (NEM:AQA, WET 39 VAN 2004) ............................................................................................................ XXVII

12.3 WET OF OMGEWINGSBEWARING, 1989 (ECA) ................................................... XXVII

12.4 WET OP NASIONALE OMGEWINGSBESTUUR: AFVALWET (NEM:WA, WET 59 VAN 2008) XXVII

12.5 NASIONALE AFVALBESTUUR STRATEGIE ............................................................ XXVIII

12.6 SANS 10400 TOEPASSING VAN NASIONALE BOUREGULASIES ............................ XXVIII

12.7 NASIONALE BOUREGULASIES ........................................................................... XXVIII

12.8 WET OP BEWARING VAN LANDBOUHULPBRONNE (CARA) ................................... XXVIII

12.9 NASIONALE WET OF VELD- EN BOSBRANDE (WET 101 VAN 1998) ....................... XXIX

12.10 NASIONALE WET OP ERFENISHULPBRONNE (WET 25 VAN 1999) .......................... XXIX

12.11 WET OF BEROEPSVEILIGHEID (WET 85 VAN 1993) ............................................... XXX

13. VOORGESTELDE AKTIWITEIT ......................................................................... XXX 13.1 OORSIG OOR DIE ASFALT BEDRYF ...................................................................... XXX

13.2 WARM-MENG ASFALT VERVAARDIGINGSPROSES ................................................. XXX

13.3 OPERASIONELE PROSEDURES........................................................................... XXXI

13.4 DIE VERSKIL TUSSEN ASFALT, TEER EN KREOSOOT ............................................ XXXII

14. PROFESSIONELE AFFILIASIE ....................................................................... XXXIII



14.1 ONTWIKKELING VAN TEGNOLOGIE..................................................................... XXXIII

14.2 BETROKKENHEID VAN BELANGHEBBENDES ........................................................XXXIV

14.3 VOLHOUBARE PRAKTYKE .................................................................................XXXIV

14.4 GESONDHEID, VEILIGHEID EN DIE OMGEWING ................................................... XXXV

14.5 VOLHOUBARE MENSLIKE HULPBRONNE............................................................. XXXV

15. TERREIN BESKRYWING EN EIENSKAPPE................................................... XXXV 16. BEPLANNINGSKONTEKS ............................................................................. XXXVI 17. PROSES TOT OP DATUM .............................................................................. XXXVI

17.1 KRONOLOGIE VAN GEBEURE ........................................................................... XXXVII

17.2 KOERANT ADVERTENSIES ............................................................................... XXXVII

17.3 AGTERGRONDSINLIGTING DOKUMENT .............................................................. XXXVII

17.4 REGISTRASIE VAN SLEUTEL ROLSPELERS ........................................................ XXXVII

17.5 KENNISGEWING AAN AANGRENSENDE GRONDEIENAARS ................................... XXXVIII

17.6 TERREIN KENNISGEWINGS ............................................................................. XXXVIII

17.7 AANLYN PEILING ........................................................................................... XXXVIII

17.8 PETISIE ........................................................................................................ XXXVIII

17.9 VOORLOPIGE KWESSIES UITGELIG DEUR B&GPE ..............................................XXXIX

17.10 BESKIKBAARHEID VAN DBAR ...........................................................................XXXIX

18. NODIGHEID, WENSLIKHEID EN LEWENSVATBAARHEID ............................... XL 18.1 AGTERGROND TOT ŉ ASFALT AANLEG OP DIE EIENDOM .......................................... XL

18.2 LIGGING VAN DIE AANLEG .................................................................................... XLI

18.3 GESKIKTHEID ...................................................................................................... XLI

18.4 BEHOEFTE EN WENSLIKHEID VRAE ...................................................................... XLII

18.4.1 Behoefte (Tydsberekening) .................................................................. xlii 18.4.2 Wenslikheid (‘plek’): ............................................................................. xliii

19. OPSOMMING VAN IMPAKTE ............................................................................ XLIV 19.1 IMPAKTE WAT MAG ONTSTAAN AS GEVOLG VAN BEPLANNING, ONTWERP EN KONSTRUKSIE FASE ..................................................................................................... XLV

19.2 IMPAKTE WAT MAG ONTSTAAN GEDURENDE DIE BEDRYFSFASE ............................... XLV

19.3 IMPAKTE WAT MAG ONTSTAAN UIT DIE STAKING EN SLUITING FASE......................... XLVII

20. GEVOLGTREKKING ......................................................................................... XLVII

BASIC ASSESSMENT FORM ........................................................................................ 1

SECTION A: ACTIVITY INFORMATION ........................................................................ 1

1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................... 1 2. PHYSICAL SIZE OF THE ACTIVITY ....................................................................... 4 3. SITE ACCESS .......................................................................................................... 4



4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE ACTIVITY IS TO BE UNDERTAKEN AND THE LOCATION OF THE ACTIVITY ON THE PROPERTY ........ 5 5. SITE PHOTOGRAPHS ............................................................................................. 7

SECTION B: DESCRIPTION OF RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT .................................... 8

1 SITE/AREA DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 8 2. GRADIENT OF THE SITE ........................................................................................ 8 3. LOCATION IN LANDSCAPE ................................................................................... 8 4. GROUNDWATER, SOIL AND GEOLOGICAL STABILITY OF THE SITE .............. 8 5. SURFACE WATER .................................................................................................. 9 6. BIODIVERSITY ......................................................................................................... 9 7. LAND USE OF THE SITE ...................................................................................... 13 8. LAND USE CHARACTER OF SURROUNDING AREA ......................................... 14 9. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS .............................................................................. 15 10. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS ........................................................... 16 11. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION, POLICIES AND/OR GUIDELINES ....................... 18

SECTION C: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ....................................................................... 21

SECTION D: NEED AND DESIRABILITY .................................................................... 28

SECTION E: ALTERNATIVES ...................................................................................... 34

SECTION F: IMPACT ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT, ............................................. 37

MITIGATION AND MONITORING MEASURES ........................................................... 37

1 DESCRIBE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT WILL IMPACT ON THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS: ..................................................................................... 37 2. WASTE AND EMISSIONS ..................................................................................... 39 3. WATER USE .......................................................................................................... 44 4. POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................... 45 5. DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS PRIOR TO AND AFTER MITIGATION ......................................................................... 45 6. SPECIALIST INPUTS/STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................. 58 7. IMPACT SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 59 8. OTHER MANAGEMENT, MITIGATION AND MONITORING MEASURES ........... 59

SECTION G: ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES AND CRITERIA, GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, UNDERLAYING ASSUMPTIONS AND UNCERTAINTIES ................. 60

SECTION H: RECOMMENDATION OF THE EAP ....................................................... 62

SECTION I: APPENDICES ........................................................................................... 63

DECLARATIONS .......................................................................................................... 64

1. THE APPLICANT ................................................................................................... 64 2. THE INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER (EAP)65



3. THE INDEPENDENT PERSON WHO COMPILED A SPECIALIST REPORT OR UNDERTOOK A SPECIALIST PROCESS ................................................................... 66

REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 67

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Summary of Basic Assessment Process Figure 2: Showing a typical example of a drum mix asphalt package plant. Figure 3: Showing the location of the proposed Techno Asphalt Plant in relation to the

existing Transand Quarry. Figure 4: Showing historical aerial photographs (2005 – top left, 2006 – top right, 2010 –

bottom left and 2011 – bottom right) showing the historical transformation of the site.

Figure 5: Showing existing access roads that will be used to access the facility. Figure 6: Showing the context of the proposed facility in the landscape Figure 7: Showing the footprint of the proposed facility in relation to Critical Biodiversity

Areas (Orange) and Ecological Support Areas (Blue). Figure 8: Showing the transformed nature of the site and the directly adjacent Enon Bricks

Brickyard. Figure 9: Showing a tributary of the Hartenbos River, situated approximately 180m north of

the site. Figure 10: Showing drainage culvert and stormwater channel situated approximately 40m

southeast of the site. Figure 11: Showing the proposed facility in relation to the surrounding land use. Figure 12: Showing newspaper adverts calling for the registration of Interested and Affected

Parties. Figure 13: Showing availability of Background Information Document on the Cape EAPrac

website. The website also included an online registration form, whereby potential stakeholders could register.

Figure 14: Showing site notices places on the boundary of the property and at the proposed location of the asphalt plant.

Figure 15: Showing the physically transformed platform where the proposed asphalt manufacture facility is proposed to be erected

Figure 16: Showing annual average TPM concentrations for Techno Asphalt Figure 17: Showing suggested location of silt screen in relation to the vegetated buffer and

stormwater channel on site.

LIST OF TABLES Table 1: NEMA 2010 listed activities for the Techno Asphalt Table 2: Atmospheric emission activities in terms of the NEM: AQA (Government Gazette No. 33064): Table 3: Summary of Public Participation Process to date. Table 4: Summary of potential planning, design and construction impacts. Impacts that

may result from the operational phase Table 5: Summary of potential impacts during the operational phase of the project. Table 6: Summary of impacts that may result from the decommissioning and closure

phase. Table 7: Summary of Public Participation Process to date. Table 8: Neighbouring property owners registered as part of the environmental process.



Table 9: Maximum allowable emissions compared to the estimated emissions for techno asphalt.


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BASIC ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

1. INTRODUCTION

The applicant, Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd, intends to construct a hot mix drum asphalt plant on Portion 72 of the Farm Hartenbosch 217. The total footprint of this plant is to be 2500m2

Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Cape EAPrac) has been appointed by the Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd, hereafter referred to as the Applicant, as independent environmental practitioner (EAP), to facilitate the Basic Assessment (BA) process required in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, Act 107 of 1998) and the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act for the proposed construction and operation of this facility.

The purpose of this Final Basic Assessment Report is to describe the environment to be affected, the proposed project, the environmental process followed to date (focussing on the outcome of the initial public participation process and specialist studies), to present the findings and recommendations presented in the various specialist studies, and provide a description of how the development concept has been adjusted to consider the above. All this information is presented to Interested and Affected Parties in order to facilitate comment on the proposal.

2. LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORK

The Project Proponent is required to comply with all necessary legislation and policies applicable to the above mentioned development (The construction of a facility for the construction of a facility for the manufacture of asphalt). These include, but are not limited to:

2.1 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (NEMA, ACT 108 OF 1998)

The current assessment is being undertaken in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, Act 107 of 1998)1 . This Act makes provision for the identification and assessment of activities that are potentially detrimental to the environment and which require authorisation from the competent authority (in this case, the provincial Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning, DEA&DP) based on the findings of an Environmental Assessment.

In terms of regulation 20(4) of the NEMA EIA Regulations (GN No. R543), please note that the applicant on advice of the EAP has applied to undertake a Basic Assessment Process instead of a scoping and Environmental Impact Reporting process. It is believed that the competent authority will be able to make an informed decision based on the information contained in a Basic Assessment Report, for the following reasons:

The facility is proposed on a highly disturbed area within an existing industrial complex. The proposed site is within an area currently used for the manufacture of cement bricks.

The surrounding land use consists of other industrial activities and as such the proposed asphalt plant is consistent with the surrounding land use. The proposed asphalt plant is thus unlikely to affect the rights of surrounding landowners and occupiers.

1 On 18 June 2010 the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs promulgated new regulations in terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, Act 107 of 1998), viz, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 2010. These regulations came into effect on 02 August 2010 and replace the EIA regulations promulgated in 2006.


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The only specialist input deemed necessary (confirmed by the Eden District Municipality) is an Air Quality Impact Assessment. This assessment makes use of dispersion models to assess the potential impacts of the facility on ambient air quality. These impacts are considered and assessed as a single report and thus can be reported on in the Draft and Final Basic Assessment Report.

The status quo in terms of air quality has already been determined in the Western Cape Province as well as the Eden District Air Quality Management Plan. The impact on air quality by the facility will thus be assessed against the known objectives and measurements of these plans as well as the ambient air quality standards published in Government Notice 1210 (24 December 2009)

The proposed plant is a package type facility that will take up a maximum footprint of 50m x 50m. No major earthworks or physical structures will be required.

Figure 1 below depicts a summary of the Basic Assessment process.

Figure 1: Summary of Basic Assessment Process

The listed activities associated with the proposed development, as stipulation under 2010 Regulations 545 are as follows:

Table 1: NEMA 2010 listed activities for the Techno Asphalt

R545 Listed Activity Activity Description

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The construction of facilities or infrastructure for any process or activity which requires a permit or license in terms of national or provincial legislation governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution or effluent and which is not identified in Notice No. 544 of 2010 or included in the list of waste management activities.

Construction of an asphalt manufacture facility. Such a facility requires authorization (an atmospheric emissions license) in terms of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act and as such is subject to this activity.


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Before any of the above mentioned listed activities can be undertaken, authorisation must be obtained from DEA&DP. Should the Department approve the proposed activity, the Environmental Authorisation does not exclude the need for obtaining relevant approvals from other Authorities who have a legal mandate (for e.g. a license is also required in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (Act 39 of 2004) – see Section 2.2 below).

Principles contained in Section 2 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), as amended (NEMA), which, amongst other things, indicates that environmental management should:

In order of priority aim to: avoid, minimise or remedy disturbance of ecosystems and loss of biodiversity;

Avoid degradation of the environment and avoid jeopardising ecosystem integrity; Pursue the best practicable environmental option by means of integrated environmental

management; Protect the environment as the people’s common heritage; Control and minimise environmental damage; and Pay specific attention to management and planning procedures pertaining to sensitive,

vulnerable, highly dynamic or stressed ecosystems.

It is incumbent upon the proponent to show how the proposed activities would comply with these principles and thereby contribute towards the achievement of sustainable development as defined by the NEMA.

The National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, Act No. 62 of 2008) embraces the notion of sustainable development as contained in the Constitution in that everyone has the right:

to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations

through reasonable legislative and other measures.

NEMA aims to provide for cooperative environmental governance by establishing principles for decision-making on all matters relating to the environment and by means of Environmental Implementation Plans (EIP) and Environmental Management Programmes (EMPr).

2.2 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: AIR QUALITY ACT (ACT 39 OF 2004).

The key aim of this act is:

to regulate air quality in order to protect the environment by providing reasonable measures for the prevention of pollution and ecological degradation

to secure ecologically sustainable development while promoting justifiable economic and social development;

to provide for national norms and standards regulating air quality monitoring, management and control by all spheres of government;

for specific air quality measures; and for matters incidental thereto.

The manufacture of asphalt is an activity listed in terms of this Act and as such, may not proceed without an Atmospheric Emissions Licence, in terms of the Act. The Eden District Municipality is the licencing authority in this regard.

Table 2: Atmospheric emission activities in terms of the NEM: AQA (Government Gazette No. 33064):

5 (8) The production mixtures of aggregate and tar or bitumen to produce


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road surfacing in permanent facilities and mobile plants.

2.3 ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION ACT, 1989 (ECA)

The EIA regulations contained in the Environmental Conservation Act (ECA) have been replaced by NEMA. The contractor must comply with the draft regulations pertaining to noise as published in the province of Western Cape Provincial Extraordinary Gazette (as provision made in Section 25 of the ECA), as well as Section 24 of the ECA regarding waste management and Section 20 of the ECA dealing with waste management under Part IV, Control of Environmental Pollution.

2.4 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: WASTE ACT (NEM:WA, ACT 59 OF 2008)

NEM:WA was instituted to reform the law regulating waste management in order to protect health and the environment by providing reasonable measures for the prevention of pollution and ecological degradation and for securing ecological sustainable development; to provide for institutional arrangements and planning matters; to provide for national norms and standards for regulating the management of waste by all spheres of government; to provide for specific waste management measures; to provide for the licensing and control of waste management activities; to provide for the remediation of contaminated land; to provide for the national waste information system; to provide for compliance and enforcement and to provide for matters connected therewith.

In short NEM:WA deals with the handling, treatment, processing, recycling, re-use and/or storage of both ‘general’ and ‘hazardous’ waste products. The activities proposed at Techno Asphalt will not generate waste and as such will not require a licence in terms of the Waste Management Act.

2.5 NATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The National Waste Management Strategy presents the South African government's strategy for integrated waste management for South Africa.

It deals among others with: Integrated Waste Management Planning, Waste Information Systems, Waste Minimisation, Recycling, Waste Collection and Transportation, Waste Treatment, Waste Disposal and Implementing Instruments.

The provisions of the National Waste Management Strategy were considered and included in the Environmental Management Programme for Techno Asphalt.

2.6 SANS 10400 APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING REGULATIONS

The application of the National Building Regulations contains performance parameters relating to fire safety, sanitation systems, moisture penetration, structural safety, serviceability and durability. It also takes into account how the above can be established to reflect social expectations in a manner which supports sustainable development objectives.

2.7 NATIONAL BUILDING REGULATIONS

The National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act as amended must be complied with. Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd must ascertain whether or not the activity requires building plan approval from the local authority.


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This act addresses, inter alia:

Specifications for draftsmen, plans, documents and diagrams; Approval by local authorities; Appeal procedures; Prohibition or conditions with regard to erection of buildings in certain conditions; Demolition of buildings; Access to building control officers; Regulations and directives; and Liability.

2.8 CONSERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES ACT (CARA)

The Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act aims to provide for the conservation of natural agricultural resources by maintaining the production potential of land, combating and preventing erosion and weakening or destruction of water resources, protecting vegetation and combating weeds and invader plant species.

The site is currently zoned and used for industrial purposes and is not deemed to constitute agricultural land. Notwithstanding this, the provisions in terms of erosion and protection of water resources have been considered and included in this document.

2.9 NATIONAL VELD AND FOREST FIRE ACT (ACT 101 OF 1998)

The purpose of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act is to prevent and combat veld, forest and mountain fires throughout the RSA and to provide institutions, methods and practices for achieving this purpose. Institutions include the formations of such bodies as Fire Protection Associations (FPA’s) and Working on Fire. The Act provides the guidelines and constitution for the implementation of these institutions as well as their functions and requirements.

All landowners are required in terms of this Act to prepare and maintain firebreaks on the boundary of their property and any adjoining land. Only the Minister may exempt a landowner from providing firebreaks.

In areas that are considered a high fire rise, especially in vegetation types that tend to be fire driven ecosystems, it is recommended that a fire management plan is put in place, or the owner becomes a member of the local FPA and fall under the umbrella of the regional fire management strategy.

Due to the completely transformed nature of the vegetation at Techno Asphalt, the site is not deemed to constitute a High Fire Risk in terms of wild fires.

2.10 NATIONAL HERITAGE RESOURCES ACT (ACT 25 OF 1999)

The purpose of the National Heritage Resources Act is to:

Introduce an integrated and interactive system for the management of the national heritage resources;

Promote good government at all levels, Empower civil society to nurture and conserve their heritage resources so that they may be

bequeathed to future generations; To lay down general principles for governing heritage resources management throughout

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To introduce an integrated system for the identification, assessment and management of the heritage resources of South Africa;

To establish the South African Heritage Resources Agency together with its Council to coordinate and promote the management of heritage resources at national level;

To set norms and maintain essential national standards for the management of heritage resources in South Africa and to protect heritage resources of national significance;

To control the export of nationally significant heritage objects and the import into South Africa of cultural property illegally exported from foreign countries;

To enable the provinces to establish heritage authorities which must adopt powers to protect and manage certain categories of heritage resources;

To provide for the protection and management of conservation-worthy places and areas by local authorities; and

To provide for matters connected therewith.

The heritage impact has been assessed as part of this application. The facility does however not require approval in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act. Notwithstanding this, Heritage Western Cape has been identified as a key stakeholder who has been given an opportunity to provide input and comment on this process.

2.11 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT (ACT 85 OF 1993)

The Act provides for the health and safety of persons at work and for the health and safety of persons in connection with the use of plant and machinery; the protection of persons other than persons at work against hazards to health and safety arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work.

In terms of this Act, a Health and Safety Officer and Protocol must be implemented on the site during construction. This process also furthermore recommends that an Operational Health and Safety plan be developed for this facility.

3. PROPOSED ACTIVITY

Techno Asphalt (Pty) ltd intends to construct a hot mix drum asphalt plant on Portion 72 of the Farm 217 Hartenbosch.

3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE ASPHALT INDUSTRY

Asphalt is a mixture of aggregate, sand, filler, bitumen and occasionally a number of additives. In an increasing number of countries, old asphalt or demolition waste is recycled to replace virgin aggregate and part of the binder.

Production can either take place in a fixed or mobile mixing plant using batch or continuous processes.

It is estimated that the current world-use of bitumen (the binder used in the Asphalt manufacture process) is approximately 102 million tonnes per year. Approximately 85% of all the bitumen produced is used as the binder in asphalt for roads. It is also used in other paved areas such as airport runways, car parks and footways.

A further 10% of global bitumen production is used in roofing applications, where its waterproofing qualities are invaluable. The remaining 5% of bitumen is used mainly for sealing and insulating purposes in a variety of building materials, such as pipe coatings, carpet tile backing and paint.


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During the typical manufacture of asphalt, raw materials are often transported over long distances (one of the benefits of the Techno Asphalt plant is the close proximity of the raw materials). The finished asphalt however is normally applied within 30-100km of the mixing plant (EAPA, 2007).

The laying of the asphalt on a road is done with special mobile equipment used for spreading and compaction. The environmental impact of the laying operation, i.e. the actual use of the asphalt in road construction and maintenance is not assessed as part of this environmental application.

The global production of asphalt is estimated to be about 1500 million tons per annum. The USA is the world’s biggest producer of asphalt with approximately 500 million tons per annum.

3.2 HOT MIX ASPHALT MANUFACTURE PROCESS.

Hot mix asphalt as proposed to be manufactured at Techno Asphalt. The product consists of a mixture of size-graded, high quality aggregate (which can include reclaimed asphalt pavement [RAP]), and bitumen, heated and mixed in measured quantities to produce Hot Mix Asphalt (EPA 2013).

Aggregate and RAP (if used) constitute over 92 percent by weight of the total mixture. Aside from the amount and grade of bitumen used, mix characteristics are determined by the relative amounts and types of aggregate and RAP used. A certain percentage of fine aggregate (less than 74 micrometers in physical diameter) is required for the production of good quality Hot Mix Asphalt.

Techno Asphalt intend installing a typical drum mix package plant. The nature of these package plants allows for installation and decommissioning in a relatively short period of time, with a relatively low impact.

Figure 2: Showing a typical example of a drum mix asphalt package plant.

The total footprint of the plant will not exceed 2500m2 (50m x 50m).

3.3 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE

Aggregate will be obtained from an existing source, the Transand quarry. The existing Transand quarry is located approximately 1.8 km north-east of the proposed Techno Asphalt's site and is accessible by means of existing road networks.


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Figure 3: Showing the location of the proposed Techno Asphalt Plant in relation to the existing Transand Quarry.

Crushing of aggregate takes place within the existing quarry (crushing will thus not take place at the asphalt plant). Aggregate will be transported in trucks from the quarry to the site and stockpiled in feed bins.

Aggregate will be transferred from feed bins to the drum mixer via a belt weighing system to ensure a correct and continuous feed into the mixer. Bitumen will be fed from a tank to the drum mixer via a heated line. Mixing will occur within the drum with heat energy being supplied by a diesel burner.

Hot mixed asphalt will be transferred to a storage silo from where the hot mix can be transferred directly into trucks for delivery to various road construction and maintenance sites.

3.4 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ASPHALT, TAR & CREOSOTE.

During the initial phase of the public participation process, it was clear that certain misconceptions exist regarding the nature of bitumen and what the manufacture of asphalt entails. Asphalt has been incorrectly referred to as, and compared to, Tar and Creosote.

Bitumen (as used in the manufacture of asphalt) is an oil based substance. It is a semi-solid hydrocarbon product produced by removing the lighter fractions (such as liquid petroleum gas, petrol and diesel) from heavy crude oil during the refining process. As such, it is correctly known as refined bitumen. In North America, bitumen is commonly known as “asphalt cement” or “asphalt”. While elsewhere, “asphalt” is the term used for a mixture of small stones, sand, filler and bitumen, which is used as a road paving material. The asphalt mixture contains approximately 5% bitumen. At ambient temperatures, bitumen is a stable, semi-solid substance.

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extremely high temperatures and is a by-product of gas and coke production. It was widely used as the binding agent in road asphalt in the early part of the last century, but has since been replaced by refined bitumen. Although similar in appearance, the chemical composition of coal tar differs from bitumen, as coal tar is classified as carcinogenic, whereas bitumen is not.

Bitumen is also sometimes confused with petroleum pitch, which although also derived from crude oil, is a substance produced by a different process from that used for refined bitumen. Petroleum pitches are the residues from the extreme heat treatment or “cracking” of petroleum fractions. Their properties and chemical composition are therefore quite different from those of bitumen.

Bitumen is often also confused with creosote. Creosote is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water. Creosote is predominantly used in wood treatment and contains aromatic hydrocarbons (these are responsible for the strong smell associated with creosote).

It must thus be kept in mind that bitumen (used in the manufacture of asphalt at techno asphalt) is often confused with more harmful and odourous compounds such as tar and creosote.

4. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

It is the intention of Techno Asphalt to be affiliated with the South African Bitumen Association.

The Southern African Bitumen Association (SABITA) was established in 1979 as a non-profit organization that represents producers and applicators of bituminous products, consulting engineers and educational institutions. Its main activities are in the field of advancing best practice in Southern Africa in the:

- use and application of bituminous materials - in worker safety and environmental conservation; - education and training; and - contact with government on the value of road provision and preservation.

SABITA places much emphasis on sustainability. In 2007 it introduced a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Charter, that presents a framework for developing a schedule of requirements to endorse membership of SABITA and to formulate a certification scheme to incentivise members to continually strive for improved performance in terms of health, safety and the environment. In terms of the Charter, all SABITA members undertake to implement the best available techniques to protect the health, safety and well-being of all employees and conserve the environment during the handling and application of bituminous materials.

The current areas of focus for SABITA are:

4.1 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

For the industry to remain profitable and sustain its competitiveness, it is important that SABITA’s members have access to the best available technology and practices in order to produce a quality product.

- Deliberations at Sabita’s Technical Committee lead to the instigation of research, development and introduction of innovative but generic technology to enhance the competitiveness of bituminous products specified and applied by industry.

- Over Sabita’s 30 year existence, some 32 Technical Guidelines and numerous articles have been published to support the use of bituminous materials ranging from research into bitumen stabilised materials to hot mix design.


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The technology initiatives not only deal with continuous improvement regarding existing applications on paved surfaces, but also promote the cost-effective surfacing of gravel roads with bituminous materials. Of importance here was SABITA’s initiative to identify some 220 000 km of unpaved road which was not documented and the development of appropriate standards to maintain same.

4.2 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Engaging government at all levels with the purpose of promoting the provision and maintenance of roads. To assist with job creation some 25 Labour Intensive Construction methods dealing with asphalt construction were developed. Engaging Local Industry through appropriate forums like the Road Pavement Forum, Conference on Asphalt Pavement for Southern Africa , Society for Asphalt Technology and the Bitumen Specification Task Team (all initiated by SABITA) to shape the industry by keeping it abreast with latest technological application of bituminous materials.

4.3 SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

The bituminous industry as a subsector of the construction industry is dependent on the sustainable use and application of its products. It also recognises that the efficient use of natural resources is commercially astute and environmentally sound. Industry has embraced this approach with the re-use and recycling of asphalt pavements, thus reducing the demand on virgin material. Past and current initiatives to reduce energy along with its associated carbon emissions are well in hand and are being improved upon, by seeking alternative production methods. To support members in this area SABITA has:

- Developed a carbon measurement tool to assist members to achieve the desired CO² reductions.

- Sponsored the research and publication of the National Standard TRH 21 document dealing with recycled asphalt.

- Supported the introduction of less energy intensive asphalt mixes (WMA). - Engaged Government on emission standards for asphalt plants. - Assist with compliance with the changes associated with the replacement of the Air

Pollution Prevention Act by the Air Quality Act - Successfully lobbied for the discontinuation of coal tar as a road construction material. - Continued to promote the further use of reclaimed asphalt (RA) and other environmental

benefits of asphalt (noise reduction, skid resistance etc.) through positive articles and investigations.

- Developed a best practice guide for the operation of asphalt plants.

4.4 HEALTH, SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Worker health and safety has always featured prominently within the industry. The initiatives undertaken by SABITA to support its members include:

- Development of an Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) charter to which its members subscribe.

- Establishment of an HSE Committee to tackle industry wide issues. - Development and publication of safe work practices with manuals on:

1. Safe handling of bituminous products; 2. Contract safety file; 3. Safe use of solvents in laboratories; 4. Loading of bitumen at refineries. 5. Implementation of a bitumen safety training scheme.


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- Publication of generic safety awareness material and assembly of appropriate first aid kits to deal with bitumen related incidents.

- Development of an HSE certification and award scheme. - Development of an HSE management system. - Sponsored audits of member sites. - Developed a spill protocol in the event of such occurrence during transportation or

storage (This has taken place and is attached in Appendix J, Annexure J2)

4.5 SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCES

The bitumen industry employs approximately 137 000 people in various activities. The provision of jobs and the human development within the industry through in house training, professional development, bursary provisions, tertiary and secondary educational level support makes for sound development of communities.

5. SITE DESCRIPTION AND ATTRIBUTES

Portion 72 of the Farm Hartenbosch 217 is approximately 10.07 hectares in size, and is situated directly adjacent to the R328, between Hartenbos and Oudtshoorn. Please see Appendix A attached to this report showing the location of the proposed asphalt plant.

The site proposed for the construction of the facility is irreversibly transformed and has been historically used for a number of industrial activities, the most recent of which is use as a Ready Mix Concrete Plant.

Figure 4: Showing historical aerial photographs (2005 – top left, 2006 – top right, 2010 – bottom left and 2011 – bottom right) showing the historical transformation of the site.

According to the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment, the vegetation on site would have historically consisted of Groot Brak Dune Strandveld, with an ecosystem status of Endangered. The site has however, already been irreversibly transformed though industrial development and as such, no remnants of this vegetation or any other vegetation type remains on the site. An area of intact vegetation exists south-east of the proposed site, which is to be avoided and not impacted on in any way.


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Because of the nature of the transformation (i.e. that the site is hard surfaced and has been used for industrial activities for many years) and the transformed nature of the surrounding area, it is highly unlikely that the site will ever revert to an ecologically functioning unit of Groot Brak Dune Strandveld. The facility is thus considered to have NO impact on terrestrial vegetation and habitat.

According to the National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (NFEPA) Plan, no important freshwater ecosystems occur on the site. This was verified by the EAP during a site visit. The closest natural surface water body is a tributary of the Hartenbos river (180m to the north) and an in-stream dam situated approximately 350m north of the site. The closest aquatic feature is a somewhat transformed stormwater drainage channel that originates from a culvert under the R328. This channel runs parallel to the site approximately 40m away. The facility is set back from all freshwater ecosystems. Management recommendations have been provided to minimise the risk of surface water run-off from the facility entering any water resource. Should these recommendations be implemented (the EAP recommends that these be included as conditions of authorisation) the impact on freshwater ecosystems is deemed to be low to negligible.

6. PLANNING CONTEXT

The property is zoned for industrial purposes and the construction and operation of this facility is deemed to be consistent with this zoning. The Mossel Bay Municipality Department of Planning has been registered as a key stakeholder in this process and has been given an opportunity to comment on this land use. Please see Appendix E, Annexure E1 for a copy of the zoning certificate for this property.

7. PROCESS TO DATE

As part of the public participation process the following steps were taken to ensure compliance with the legislation and to allow ample opportunity for members of the public and key stakeholders to be involved and participate in the environmental process. Please see Appendix F for evidence and further details of this Public Participation process. The Public Participation Process has been undertaken according to the requirements of the new NEMA EIA regulations. The following requirements i.t.o the Draft Basic Assessment have been undertaken and complied with in terms of Regulation 56:

7.1 CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

Please see Table 3 below for a summary of the public participation to date.

Table 3: Summary of Public Participation Process to date

DATE ACTION 8 May 2013

Notification was sent to the Landowner of Portion 72 of the Farm 217 notifying him of the development proposal and the environmental process to be followed.

10 May 2013

Notifications were sent to neighbouring landowners informing them of the development proposal and the environmental process. They were automatically registered as Interested and Affected Parties.

10 May 2013

The Mossel Bay Local Municipality (which has jurisdiction over the area) were notified and automatically registered as key stakeholders.

10 May 2013

State Departments, Organs of State and Key Stakeholders were notified and registered as key stakeholders.


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10 May 2013

Advert was placed in a regional newspaper, ‘Die Suid Kaap Burger’ calling for the registration of Interested and Affected Parties.

10 May 2013

Advert was placed in a local newspaper, ‘The Mossel Bay Advertiser’ calling for the registration of Interested and Affected Parties.

10 May 2013

Background Information Documents were placed at the Mossel Bay Municipal Library and the Mossel Bay Municipal Planning Departments.

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2 x Site Notices were placed on the boundary of the property, as well as on the proposed site of the development.

May 2013

A Stakeholder Register was opened and the details of all registered stakeholders entered for future correspondence.

NOTE Public participation information with regards to the availability of the Draft Basic Assessment Report will be included in the final Basic Assessment Report

A number of preliminary issues were raised by Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) during the preliminary stage of this process. Copies of these comments and responses are included in Appendix F of this report. The issues raised have been summarised into an Issues and Response Table, attached in Appendix F of this report.

7.2 NEWSPAPER ADVERTS

Two newspaper adverts calling for registration of Interested and Affected Parties were placed in the Mossel Bay Advertiser and the Suid Kaap Burger on 10 May 2013.

7.3 BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT

With the initial stakeholder registrations, Background Information Documents (BID’s) were made available to stakeholders. All key stakeholders were provided with hard copies of the BID along with the notification letters. BID’s were also made available at the Mossel Bay Municipal Library and the Mossel Bay Municipality Planning Department for public review. The BID’s were also made available for download off the Cape EAPrac website. A copy of the BID is included in Appendix F.

7.4 REGISTRATION OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS

A number of key stakeholders were automatically registered and will be given an opportunity to comment on this Draft Basic Assessment Report (DBAR). These include:

- Mossel Bay Municipality: Technical Services; - Mossel Bay Municipality: Town Planning; - Mossel Bay Municipality: Environmental Management; - Mossel Bay Municipality: Pollution and Waste; - Western Cape Provincial Department of Health; - Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning (DEA&DP): Pollution Control; - DEA&DP: Air Quality Management; - Eden District Municipality: Environmental; - Eden District Municipality: Health; - Eden District Municipality: Air Quality; - Cape Nature; and - Heritage Western Cape.

7.5 NOTIFICATION OF NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY OWNERS.

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7.6 SITE NOTICES

Site notices were placed at the entrance to Portion 72 of the Farm 217 Hartenbosch, as well as on the specific site where the facility is proposed.

7.7 ONLINE POLL

The Mossel Bay Advertiser undertook an online poll requesting members of the public to comment on whether they felt that the asphalt plant should be constructed or not. To the best of our knowledge the results of this poll have not been published.

Such an open access or “Pseudo poll” does not capture any data specific to demographics or details of the individual undertaking or participating in the poll (i.e. a single person could “vote” an unlimited amount of times). Other than providing a “yes” or “no” opinion these polls do not provide for any substantiation or reasoning for the opinion. These polls do not have any statistical or scientific reliability, and are therefore not a reliable indicator of public opinion of an issue as they may be unrepresentative of the target population. As such, this poll has not been considered further in this environmental process.

7.8 PETITION

Ms Ilizma Gerber provided a signed petition list containing 191 names with a title: “Hiermee wil ons BESWAAR maak TEEN die oprigting van die Asphalt (Pty) Ltd fasiliteit op Hartenbosch Plaas 217, gedeelte 72, by Enonbricks perseel”. This petition is attached in Appendix F.

Several of the signatories of this petition are residents of Sonskynvallei, while others include addresses in Hartenbos, Groot Brak, Mossel Bay and Ruitersbos. Only a small proportion of the signatories provided contact details (phone, email and address), hence the origins of the bulk of the signatories are unknown.

Cape EAPrac discussed this matter with Ms Ilizma Gerber, who facilitated the petition, in an attempt to obtain contact details for the all the signatories, so that they could be formally given an opportunity to register and participate in this environmental process. Ms Gerber confirmed that she is not in possession of these contact details and that the response to the petition and additional information (i.e. this basic assessment report) can be directed through her.

A total of 122 of the signatories to this petition provided telephone contact details along with their signature. A random representative sample of these objectors were contacted by Cape EAPrac in order to ascertain what information they had available to inform their objection, as well as to ascertain their specific concerns.

A total of 19 of the signatories were contacted. This relates to approximately 10% of the total objectors and 15% of those who provided contact details. The following summary of the telephonic discussions is provided for consideration:

Four out of the 19 objectors contacted were not aware or could not remember signing the petition.

Of the 15 objectors who acknowledged or recalled the petition, one of them indicated that they had seen the Background Information Document (BID), while the remaining 14 said that they had only heard about the project. 6 of the 15 objectors who acknowledged or recalled the petition were under the

impression that the facility was for “teer palle” (i.e. a creosote treatment facility). The few objectors that communicated specific issues were all related to health concerns

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As agreed with the facilitator of the petition, Ms Gerber, opportunity will be given to objectors to comment on this draft BAR, via a notification to her. However, in order to maximise participation all objectors who provided valid contact details, will be notified of the availability of this report directly and given an opportunity to participate.

7.9 PRELIMINARY ISSUES RAISED BY I&AP’S

The following broad issues were raised by I&AP’s during the initial registration stage of this process.

- Human Health Issues – Particularly relating to the close proximity of the Sonskynvallei Clinic and Crèche;

- Impacts on the Hartenbos River; - Impacts on Fauna; - Increase in Dust; - Undesirable Odours; - Impacts on Air Quality as a result of Gaseous Releases; - Noise Pollution; - Proximity to residential areas; - Additional Traffic Impacts; - Impact on Quality of life, peace and quiet; - Visual Impact of the facility;

All these potential issues have been considered and assessed in this report. Please see Section F of this report for the Assessment of Impacts, as well as Appendix G containing the specialist Air Quality Impact Assessment.

7.10 AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT BAR

All registered I&AP’s, as well as those who were automatically registered, have been notified of the availability of this Draft BAR for review and comment. The Draft BAR is available for a 40-day review and comment period, extending from Friday 20 September to Friday 01 November 2013, at the Hartenbos Municipal Library (In Witwatersrand Avenue) and the Mossel Bay Municipal Planning Office (in Montague Street). A digital copy of the report is also available on the Cape EAPrac website at url: www.cape-eaprac.co.za ‘Active Projects’ ‘Techno Asphalt’

In order to facilitate effective comment, full hard copies of the report were also been provided to Eden District Municipality: Air Quality Management and the Department of Environmental Affairs: Air Quality Management. Digital copies of the report (on CD) have also been provided to all other Key Stakeholders.

Written comments must be submitted to Cape EAPrac, before or no later than 01 November 2013. All comments should please be provided to:

Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Cape EAPrac) Att: Mr Dale Holder

P.O. Box 2070, George, 6530; or Email: [email protected]; or

Fax: 044 874 0432

8. NEED, DESIRABILITY AND FEASIBILITY

The concept of need and desirability relates to the type of development being proposed in any specific area. According to the DEA&DP guidelines on the consideration of need and

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desirability, the concept of need and desirability can be explained in terms of the general meaning of its two components in which need refers to time and desirability to place. In other words, one must ask “is this the right time and is it the right place for locating the type of land-use/activity being proposed?” Need and desirability can be equated to wise use of land to ensure that the activity proposed is the most sustainable use of land.

The need and desirability of this activity is considered in Section D of this report below. The following summary and additional feasibility information is provided in this regard.

8.1 BACKGROUND TO AN ASPHALT FACILITY ON THIS PROPERTY.

The idea of a hot mix asphalt facility on the target site, has been under consideration for some time. The owners of Transand are continually looking for new ways to add value to their extensive range of products. This, together with job creation, has been the driving force behind the idea.

After extensive market research, a business plan was drawn up for financial needs. The outcome of this was indicated by the Applicant to be highly favourable (the contents of the business plan cannot be made available to the public as some of the information is considered strategically sensitive / confidential). The model of the business passed all tests, as far as sustainability and profitability is concerned.

There is currently only one other facility that manufactures hot mix asphalt in the area (this facility is based in George). The aggregate that is currently used at this facility is sourced from an adjacent quarry, as well as smaller volumes, that are carted in from other quarries in surrounding areas.

One of the key benefits of establishing the Techno Asphalt Plant at the proposed location, is the close proximity of aggregate (raw material) to the facility, thus reducing the environmental cost through limiting the transportation of raw material over long distances.

Transand (who will be the supplier of the raw material) is well known in the industry as a supplier of road stone and general quarry products and has been in operation for 43 years.

With the well-established existing quarry operation and existing transport capabilities, Transand is able to supply raw material to Techno Asphalt and distribute the final product without the need for additional infrastructure and equipment, thus further reducing the environmental cost of the Asphalt Manufacturing Process. Transand, also has a Civil Engineering Company in the group, and as such, is involved in construction of roads in the region. Enonbrick is also part of the Transand group and services the other construction companies in the region with cement-bricks, pavers and other concrete products, such as kerbstone. It is this integrated service level association with other construction companies in the region that further supports Techno Asphalts feasibility and sustainability (collaboration with Enon bricks, Transand etc.).

The technical knowledge of Mr Hennig Marais and Mr Nico Wilcox (Directors of Techno Asphalt) will ensure that the asphalt manufacture process has sustained technical backing at a high level. Mr Marais was director of one of the largest road construction companies in South Africa and Mr Wilcox has been involved in the laboratory testing of asphalt for more than 40 years.

8.2 LOCATION OF THE FACILITY.

Locating the hot mix asphalt plant on Portion 72 of the Farm 217 Hartenbosch makes strategic sense from a sustainability and feasibility perspective, the existing quarry supplying raw material is adjacent to the proposed site of the Techno Asphalt plant. The delivery of raw material will be transported over very short distances within a short time period, making use of Transand’s existing vehicle fleet. This allows for a much smaller footprint for the facility, as major aggregate


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stockpiles will not be required on site (this lowers the environmental impact of the facility, as fugitive dust emissions are significantly reduced). Furthermore, this has the advantage of cost saving through shorter transport distances, as well as loss and damage to aggregate by rain and wind.

The proximity of the existing weigh bridge also means that vehicles dispatching the product will make use of an existing well-established intersection with the R328 in the same direction as the traffic flow (this is a significant traffic-safety factor).

The timing for the supply of hot mix asphalt is important, as the product needs to be placed while still hot (in other words, it cannot be transported over extended distances). The central location of the Techno Asphalt premises will be beneficial to this requirement.

The area to be served will stretch from Swellendam, in the west to Plettenberg bay, in the east, and as far as Beaufort West in the north. Access to the various centres of delivery will be via well-established infrastructure and roads. The Techno Asphalt Plant will be central to this region of delivery.

8.3 SUITABILITY

The applicant confirmed that the quality of the raw material (aggregate) has been tested in the past and that Techno Asphalt undertook additional extensive testing more recently. The existing raw material is also currently being supplied to various local government and municipalities in the region for their road repair programmes.

8.4 NEED AND DESIRABILITY QUESTIONS.

In terms of the Need and Desirability guidelines, need and desirability should be considered through consideration of the following questions.

8.4.1 Need (Timing)

Question 1: Is the land use (associated with the activity being applied for) considered within the timeframe intended by the existing approved Spatial Development Framework (SDF) agreed to by the relevant environmental authority?

The current land use where the activity is proposed is industrial, thus the proposed asphalt manufacture facility is in line with this industrial use.

According to the Mossel Bay Municipality planning department, the current SDF is in the process of being considered by Council and will be made available to the public in the next two months. The Mossel Bay Municipality has indicated that the study site is included in the SDF as Industrial Area.

Question 2: Should development, or if applicable, expansion of the town/area concerned in terms of this land use (associated with the activity being applied for), occur here at this point in time?

The surrounding industries are mostly those of a manufacturing nature. The presence of these other manufacturing industries, as well as the close proximity to raw materials, favour manufacturing industries.

The preferred site for the construction of this facility was historically used for the purposes of industrial activities. Most recently, this area was used for ready-mix concrete manufacture. The area has no remaining ecological functioning and is completely surrounded by other industrial activities. The continued use of the area for industrial purposes is thus deemed to be the most suitable land use at this point in time.


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Question 3: Does the community/area need the activity and the associated land use concerned (is it a societal priority)?

The directly adjacent / immediate communities / area will have very little direct need for the facility. It’s significance is more established on a regional and national scale in terms of provision and maintenance of transport routes, as a key economic driver in South Africa.

Roads fulfil a crucial function in modern society, providing increased mobility for people, goods and services. They have played a key role in South African progress and continue to drive socio- economic growth.

Question 4: Are the necessary services with adequate capacity currently available (at the time of application), or must additional capacity be created to cater for the development?

Municipal Services, i.e. water and electricity are existing and available on the site. Water is not used in the process, and as such, the existing municipal connection is suitable for the purposes of this proposal (water use will be limited to existing ablutions as well as a single emergency shower and wash basin). Electrical supply is in existence. The proposal will not generate any additional liquid effluent – existing ablution facilities within the existing administration building will be used.

The proposed facility will make use of the existing road network and access to the property.

This project will also not require any upgrades to bulk municipal service infrastructure.

Question 5: Is this development provided for in the infrastructure planning of the municipality, and if not, what will the implication be on the infrastructure planning of the municipality (priority and placement of services and opportunity costs)?

This project will not result in additional opportunity costs and pressure on existing municipal infrastructure. The facility will not result in additional demand on existing infrastructure. The Mossel Bay Municipality: Technical Services Department has been given an opportunity to provide comment in this regard. All comments in this regard will be provided with the Final Basic Assessment Report.

Question 6: Is this project part of a national programme to address an issue of national concern or importance?

The project is not intended to address an issue of national concern or importance. The importance of Asphalt as an economic driver in terms of road construction and maintenance is discussed under Question 3 above.

8.4.2 Desirability (‘place’):

Question 7: Is the development the best practicable environmental option for this land/site?

The proposed position of the facility is consistent with its surrounding context. The surrounding context consists of a series of other industrial activities. The majority of these activities are related to the manufacture industries. The nature of the proposed site favours manufacturing industry and any other land use (agriculture, residential, conservation) cannot be considered in this context.

Question 8: Would the approval of this application compromise the integrity of the existing approved and credible municipal IDP and SDF as agreed to by the relevant authorities.

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project is furthermore deemed to be consistent with the SDF, as it is contained within an already developed industrial node.

Question 9: Would the approval of this application compromise the integrity of the existing environmental management priorities for the area (e.g. as defined in EMFs), and if so, can it be justified in terms of sustainability considerations?

There are no Environmental Management Frameworks approved / in place for this area. Considering the nature of the site and its context within an existing developed industrial area, it is highly unlikely that any future EMF’s will identify the site of strategic environmental importance.

Question 10: Do location factors favour this land use (associated with the activity applied for) at this place? (this relates to the contextualisation of the proposed land use on this site within its broader context).

Yes. As previously mentioned, this proposed activity is for a manufacturing industrial facility that is in an industrial zone and surrounded by other manufacturing industrial activities.

Question 11: How will the activity, or the land use associated with the activity applied for, impact on sensitive natural and cultural areas (built and rural/natural environment)?

The facility will be consistent with the existing built environment landscape, i.e. a manufacturing industry situated in an area dominated by other manufacturing industries. Because of its consistency with surrounding land use (where natural and cultural landscapes are already highly transformed), it can be stated with a high level of confidence that this facility will not have a significant negative impact on the natural or cultural landscapes.

Question 12: How will the development impact on people’s health and wellbeing (e.g. in terms of noise, odours, visual character and sense of place, etc)?

Mr Chris Albertyn of Lethabo Air Quality Services was appointed to develop a dispersion model of the facility and to undertake an Air Quality Impact Assessment.

The results of the dispersion modelling study show that the estimated maximum ground-level concentrations resulting from emissions at the assumed levels were generally low. This study concludes, therefore, that the impact of Techno Asphalt’s emissions on air quality in the general area surrounding the plant is minor under this emissions scenario.

Should emissions occur at the legal limits, the ambient air quality standards will not be exceeded and Techno Asphalt's proposed plant is, therefore, not expected to have a substantial impact on air quality.

Notwithstanding this low impact, LAQS has recommended additional mitigation measures to ensure that the impact on the nearby sensitive areas (clinic, residential areas of Sonskynvallei) is reduced further.

Question 13: Will the proposed activity or the land use associated with the activity applied for, result in unacceptable opportunity costs?

The construction of this facility at the preferred location will not cause the loss of potential gain from another alternative industry / land use on this piece of land. The proposed facility is a package type plant that can be installed and successfully decommissioned in a few days without major physical impact to the land. The portion of land is thus easily available to an alternative land use in the future should the need arise.


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Question 14: Will the proposed land use result in unacceptable cumulative impacts?

The activity will not result in significant cumulative impacts. In terms of cumulative impact, the greatest concern was related to the facilities potential impact on ambient air conditions. An assessment of the cumulative impact of this facility is included in Section F of this report.

9. SUMMARY OF IMPACTS The potential impacts of this facility are summarised in the Tables below. Please refer to Section F of this report as well as Appendix G for further details regarding the assessment of impacts. 9.1 IMPACTS THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE Table 4: List of potential planning, design and construction impacts. Potential impacts on geographical and physical aspects: Fugitive Dust The dust impact during in the construction phase is likely to be extremely limited, as the various components of the facility will be delivered mostly assembled. Earthworks during construction are thus limited to the casting of foundation structures on which the facility is placed / secured. Construction phase impacts on the ecological functioning of the area. Due to the irreversibly transformed nature of site and the low impact construction (a package plant with limited earthworks), the construction phase impact on the ecological functioning of the area is deemed to be negligible. Potential impact on Hydrological Resources during Construction: The potential impact on hydrological resources during construction is related to the potential of run-off entering the stormwater channel to the south east of the site. The facility is proposed on a flat site, set back at least 40m from this stormwater channel and is separated from the channel by a road and a vegetated slope. The potential for silt laden run-off entering this channel is low. To further reduce the risk of siltation in the event of flood conditions during the construction phase, the EMP recommends installing silt screens on the south western and south eastern boundaries. Potential impacts on socio-economic aspects: Employment opportunities during construction Potential impacts on cultural-historical (heritage) aspects Due to the nature of the facility in the landscape (i.e. that the construction activities will take place amidst other continual industrial activities) it is highly unlikely that the construction phase of this project will have any impact on any heritage aspects of the area. Potential noise impacts Noise during construction is not likely to be higher than the ambient noises already present in this existing industrial area. Potential visual impacts during Construction It is highly unlikely that the activity will result in any visual impacts during construction. The type of activates associated with construction are the same activities that are already taking place daily in this industrial area. 9.2 IMPACTS THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE OPERATIONAL PHASE Table 5: List of potential impacts during the operational phase of the project. Potential impacts on the geographical and physical aspects: Fugitive Dust The sources of fugitive dust are usually associated with aggregate stockpiles and haul roads. Due to the close proximity of the existing quarry, the stockpiles on site are likely to be limited. No new haul roads are to be constructed and this facility will make use of existing roads


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(Transand Quarry have an existing dust suppression programme on the haul roads as part of their mining requirements). Another common source of dust emissions is associated with the crushing of aggregates. Note that no crushing of aggregates will take place at this site, and any crushing that is required will take place directly in the mining area using the existing facilities. Other particulate matter will originate from the mixing and heating process and is considered separately. Potential Traffic Impact (additional trip generation) The impacts on traffic are deemed to be low to insignificant, as the trucks used to haul aggregate to the plant and from the plant to various sites, are the same trucks that already operate hauling aggregate for other uses. The additional trips generated are likely to be minimal. Potential Impact on the Ecological Functioning of the Area The site is already irreversibly transformed and contains no remnants of vegetation, nor any ecological pattern or process. The impact on the ecological functioning of this facility on the area is thus deemed to be negligible. Potential Impact on the Hydrological Functioning of the Area The potential impact on hydrological resources during operation is related to the potential of run off from the facility entering the stormwater channel to the south east of the site. Any run off that does occur at the facility is not likely to contain any contaminants except silt. This is due to the fact that all storage tanks and mixing areas are contained within a bund to ensure that any accidental bitumen or diesel leaks or spills are contained. The facility is proposed on a flat site, set back at least 40m from this stormwater channel and is separated from the channel by a road and a vegetated slope. The potential for silt laden run off entering this channel is low. To further reduce the risk of siltation in the event of flood conditions during the operation phase, the EMP recommends installing earth berms on the south western and south eastern boundaries of the site. These earth berms are recommended on the same footprint as the temporary silt screens during construction (i.e. they will not increase the footprint of the facility). Potential impacts on the socio-economic aspects: Employment opportunities This project will generate a number of long term employment opportunities. These employment opportunities will mostly require skilled labour. Should Techno Asphalt implement a skills transfer programme, the direct positive impact on the local communities and economy could be high. Potential Socio-economic impact on surrounding community The activity is unlikely to result in significant socio economic impacts on the surrounding communities for the following reasons: - The activity is consistent with the surrounding land use in that is a manufacturing industry

within an area dominated by other manufacturing industries; - Since the activity will make use of an existing fleet of vehicles, additional heavy vehicles

that will be driving past residential areas will be minimal; - The activity will not result in significant visual impact and will not significantly alter the

sense of place; - The activity will not significantly affect ambient Air Quality and as such is unlikely to have

an impact on the health of residents of surrounding areas; - The activity is unlikely to generate additional dust; and - The facility is unlikely to result in high opportunity costs. Potential impacts on the cultural-historical (heritage) aspects: The position of the activity within the landscape is of such a nature that it is surrounded on all


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sides by other activities that have already significantly transformed the landscape. The addition of this activity amongst those existing is unlikely to alter the landscape and cultural or historical aspects any further. Potential noise impacts: The Operational impact of this facility is deemed to be zero, as ambient noise impacts are already significantly higher than what this facility will contribute. The estimated noise level of the plant during operation is 70dBA. According to sahearingaids.co.za, 70dBA is comparable to that of a washing machine. The ambient noises in this existing industrial area are already much higher than this and as such the noise of this facility will not result in any additional impact. Potential visual impacts of Facility The proposed facility is lower in height than most of the adjacent existing structures and as such is not likely to result in any further vertical disturbance of visual landscape. The highest portion of the plant is the stack. The standard height of this stack is 9m with a diameter of 1.25m. The Air Quality specialist has however recommended that the height of this stack be increased to 15m in order to further reduce the impact on Air Quality. Even with the increased height of the stack, the visual impact of the facility is deemed to be low due to the height of the surrounding structures. An existing cement silo associated with EnonBricks directly adjacent to the site is 15m high. Potential Air Quality Impacts: Please see Section 2 of this report for further details as well as Appendix G for a copy of the full air quality impact assessment that was undertaken. The potential human health concerns raised by I&AP’s are directly related to, and have been considered under the umbrella of Air Quality. Impact of odours (as this is a very specific concern) have been tabled separately (also with assessment from the air quality specialist). Potential Odour Impacts The air quality specialist has confirmed that the odorous emissions are likely to be approximately three orders of magnitude lower than the odour detection limit. It is therefore highly unlikely that any asphalt treatment odours will be detectable beyond the fence line of Techno Asphalt's property. 9.3 IMPACTS THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE DECOMMISSIONING AND CLOSURE PHASE Table 6: List of impacts that may result from the decommissioning and closure phase. Potential impacts on the geographical and physical aspects: Fugitive dust The fugitive dust during decommissioning will be limited to the removal of founding structures and bund walls. The creation of a vegetative layer or alternative activity after decommissioning will ensure that these dust impacts are limited to a short period. Impact on the Ecological Functioning of the Area – Low Potential noise impacts during decommissioning – Low 10. CONCLUSION Cape EAPrac is of the opinion that the information contained in this Draft Assessment Report and the documentation attached hereto is sufficient to allow the interested and affected parties (I&APs) and key stakeholders to apply their minds to the potential negative and positive impacts associated with the development, in respect of the activities applied for and make informed comment on the proposal. The development of the proposed Techno Asphalt hot-mix facility has been found to have medium to negligible negative impacts. Sufficient mitigation measures have been recommended to reduce potential negative impacts to low levels and enhance positive impacts. It is submitted that the proposed asphalt facility on the target site will


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be sustainable in the long term, as road construction and maintenance in the area, creates the demand and necessitates provision of asphalt products into the future. All comment received on this draft report will be reported on in the Final Basic Assessment Report.


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BASIESE IMPAKSTUDIE OORSIG

11. INLEIDING

Die Aansoeker, Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd, beoog om 'n warm-mengsel drom asfalt aanleg op te rig op Gedeelte 72 van die Plaas Hartenbosch 217. Die totale voetspoor van hierdie plant sal 2500m2 wees

Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Cape EAPrac) is aangestel deur die Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd, hierna verwys as die aansoeker, as onafhanklike omgewingspraktisyn (EAP), om die Basiese Impakbepaling (BA) proses wat nodig is in terme van die Nasionale Wet op Omgewingsbestuur (NEMA, Wet 107 van 1998) en die Nasionale Wet op Omgewingsbestuur: Lugbesoedelingswet (NEM:AQA, Wet 39 van 2004) vir die voorgestelde konstruksie en onderneming van die fasiliteit te fasiliteer.

Die doel van hierdie Konsep Basiese Impakbepalings Verslag is om die omgewing wat geraak word deur die voorgestelde projek te beskryf, die omgewing proses wat gevolg is tot op datum (met fokus op die uitkoms van die aanvanklike proses van openbare deelname en spesialis-studies) te verduidelik, die bevindinge en aanbevelings van die verskeie spesialis studies uit te lig, en 'n beskrywing te bied van hoe die ontwikkelingskonsep aangepas is om die bogenoemde te oorweeg. Al hierdie inligting word aan Belanghebbende en Geaffekteerde Partye (B&GP'e) beskikbaar gestel om kommentaar op die voorstel te lewer.

12. WETGEWENDE EN BELEIDSRAAMWERK

Die Aansoeker is verplig om te voldoen aan al die nodige wetgewing en beleid van toepassing op die bogenoemde ontwikkeling (Die konstruksie van 'n fasiliteit vir die vervaardiging van asfalt). Dit sluit in, maar is nie beperk tot die items hieronder bespreek.

12.1 NASIONALE WET OP OMGEWINGSBESTUUR (NEMA, WET 107 VAN 1998)

Die huidige studie word onderneem in terme van die Wet op Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur (NEMA, Wet 107 van 1998). Die Wet maak voorsiening vir die identifisering en assessering van aktiwiteite wat potensieel skadelik vir die omgewing is en wat vereis dat die toestemming van die bevoegde owerheid (in hierdie geval, die provinsiale Departement van Omgewingsake en Ontwikkelingsbeplanning, DO&OP) verkry word, gebaseer op die bevindinge van die omgewingsassessering.

In terme van regulasie 20 (4) van die NEMA OIB-regulasies (GK Nr R543), neem asseblief kennis dat die aansoeker, op advies van die EAP, aansoek gedoen het om 'n Basiese Impaksbepaling in plaas van 'n volledige Omvangsbepaling- en Omgewingsimpakbepaling proses te onderneem. Ons is oortuig dat die bevoegde owerheid in staat wees om 'n ingeligte besluit te neem, gebaseer op die inligting vervat in 'n Basiese Impaksbepaling verslag, vir die volgende redes:

• Die fasiliteit word voorgestel op 'n hoogs versteurde gebied binne 'n bestaande

industriële kompleks. Die voorgestelde terrein is binne 'n gebied wat tans gebruik word

vir die vervaardiging van sement bakstene.


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• Die omliggende grondgebruik bestaan uit ander industriële aktiwiteite en sodanig is die

voorgestelde asfalt aanleg in ooreenstemming met die omliggende grondgebruik. Dit is

dus onwaarskynlik dat die voorgestelde asfalt aanleg die regte van die omliggende

grondeienaars en gebruikers sal benadeel.

• Die enigste spesialis-insette nodig geag (bevestig deur die Eden Distriksmunisipaliteit) is

'n Lugkwaliteit impakstudie. Hierdie studie sal gebruik maak van modelle vir die

verspreidingsmodelle om die impak van die fasiliteit op die omringende kwaliteit te

beoordeel. Hierdie impakte word beskou en beoordeel as 'n enkele verslag en dus kan

dit ingesluit word in die Konsep en Finale Basiese Impakverslag.

• Die status quo in terme van kwaliteit van die lug is reeds bepaal in die Wes-Kaap, sowel

as die Eden Distrik luggehaltebestuursplan. Die impak op die gehalte van die lug deur

die fasiliteit sal dus gemeet word teen die bekende doelwitte en maatstawwe van hierdie

planne, sowel as die lug kwaliteit standaarde gepubliseer in Goewermentskennisgewing

1210 (24 Desember 2009).

• Die voorgestelde aanleg is 'n pakket-tipe fasiliteit met 'n maksimum voetspoor van 50m x

50m. Geen groot grondwerke of fisiese strukture sal vereis word nie.

Figuur 1 hieronder toon ŉ opsomming van die Basiese Impakbepalingsproses

Figuur 1: Opsomming van ŉ Basiese Impakbepalingsproses

Die gelyste aktiwiteite wat verband hou met die voorgestelde ontwikkeling, soos bepaal deur Regulasies 545 van 2010 is soos volg:


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Tabel 1: NEMA 2010 gelyste aktiwiteite vir Techno Asphalt

R545 Gelyste Aktiwiteit Beskrywing van die Aktiwiteit

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Die konstruksie van fasiliteite of infrastruktuur vir enige proses of aktiwiteit wat ŉ permit of lisensie vereis i.t.v. nasionale of provinsiale wetgewing wat die generasie of vrystelling van uitlaatgasse, besoedeling of afvalwater reguleer en wat nie in Kennisgewing No. 544 van 2010 geïdentifiseer word, of ingesluit is in die lys van aktiwiteite wat afvalbestuur vereis nie.

Konstruksie van 'n asfalt vervaardiging fasiliteit. So 'n fasiliteit vereis goedkeuring ('n atmosferiese vrystellings lisensie) in terme van die Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur Wet op Luggehalte en is as sulks onderhewig aan hierdie aktiwiteit.

Voordat enige van die bogenoemde gelyste aktiwiteite onderneem kan word, moet magtiging verkry word vanaf die DO & OB. Indien die DO & OB die bogenoemde aktiwiteit goedkeur, sluit die goedkeuring alle addisionele, relevante goedkeurings wat van ander owerhede met 'n wettige mandaat verkry moet word uit, bv. 'n lisensie word ook vereis in terme van die Wet op Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur: Lugbesoedelingswet (Wet 39 van 2004) - sien Afdeling 2.2 hieronder).

Beginsels vervat in artikel 2 van die Wet op Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur, 1998 (Wet 107 van 1998), soos gewysig (NEMA), dui daarop dat omgewingsbestuur onder andere die volgende moet insluit:

In volgorde van prioriteit, poog om versteuring van ekosisteme en die verlies van biodiversiteit te vermy, verminder of reg te stel;

Agteruitgang van die omgewing en integriteit van ekosisteme te vermy; Daarna streef om die beste prakties uitvoerbare opsies te implementeer, deur middel

van geïntegreerde omgewingsbestuur; Die omgewing te beskerm as die mensdom se gemeenskaplike erfenis; Skade aan die omgewing te beheer en te verminder, en Spesifieke aandag te skenk aan die bestuur en beplanning prosedures met betrekking

tot sensitiewe, kwesbare, hoogs dinamiese ekosisteme of ekosisteme wat onder druk geplaas word.

Dit is die plig van die aansoeker om te wys hoe die voorgestelde aktiwiteite sal voldoen aan hierdie beginsels en sodoende by te dra tot volhoubare ontwikkeling, soos gedefinieer deur die NEMA.

Die Wet op Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur (NEMA, Wet 107 van 1998) omvat die idee van volhoubare ontwikkeling soos vervat in die Grondwet, in dat almal die reg het:

'n omgewing wat nie skadelik vir hul gesondheid of welsyn is nie; en om die omgewing te beskerm tot voordeel van huidige en toekomstige geslagte deur

redelike wetgewende en ander maatreëls.

NEMA beoog om voorsiening te maak vir samewerkende omgewingsbestuur deur die daarstelling van beginsels vir besluitneming op alle sake wat verband hou met die omgewing en deur middel van omgewing implementering (EIP) en Omgewingsbestuur Programme (OBP).


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12.2 NASIONALE WET OP OMGEWINGSBESTUUR: LUGBSOEDELINGSWET (NEM:AQA, WET

39 VAN 2004)

Die hoofdoel van die wet is om:

kwaliteit van die lug te reguleer ten einde die omgewing te beskerm, deur die verskaffing van redelike maatreëls vir die voorkoming van besoedeling en ekologiese agteruitgang;

ekologies volhoubare ontwikkeling te verseker, terwyl dit regverdigbare ekonomiese en maatskaplike ontwikkeling bewerkstellig;

voorsiening te maak vir die nasionale norme en standaarde om kwaliteit van die lug te verseker deur monitering, bestuur en beheer op alle vlakke van die regering;

spesifieke maatreëls daar te stel vir kwaliteit van lug en vir aangeleenthede wat daarmee verband hou.

Die vervaardiging van asfalt is 'n aktiwiteit wat in terme van hierdie wet nie kan voortgaan sonder 'n atmosferiese vrystellings lisensie, in terme van die wet nie. Die Eden Distriksmunisipaliteit is in hierdie geval die lisensie-owerheid.

Tabel 2: Atmosferiese Emissie Aktiwiteite in terme van NEM: AQA (GK No. 33064):

5 (8) Die produkmengsels van teer of bitumen om materiaal vir pad oppervlak te produseer in permanente fasiliteite en mobiele plante.

12.3 WET OF OMGEWINGSBEWARING, 1989 (ECA)

Die OIE-regulasies vervat in die Wet op Omgewingsbewaring (ECA) is vervang deur NEMA. Die kontrakteur moet voldoen aan die konsep-regulasies met betrekking tot geraas soos gepubliseer in die provinsie van die Wes-Kaapse Provinsiale Buitengewone Staatskoerant (soos voorsiening gemaak in artikel 25 van ECA), sowel as Artikel 24 van ECA ten opsigte van afvalbestuur asook Artikel 20 van ECA wat met afvalbestuur handel, onder Deel IV vir beheer van omgewingsbesoedeling.

12.4 WET OP NASIONALE OMGEWINGSBESTUUR: AFVALWET (NEM:WA, WET 59 VAN 2008)

NEM:WA is ingestel om die wet wat afvalbestuur reguleer te hervorm en sodoende deur middel van die instelling van redelike maatreëls om:

• gesondheid en die omgewing te beskerm en die voorkoming van besoedeling en ekologiese agteruitgang en vir die beveiliging van ekologiese volhoubare ontwikkeling;

• voorsiening te maak vir die institusionele reëlings en beplanning sake; • voorsiening te maak vir nasionale norme en standaarde vir die regulering van die

bestuur van afval op alle vlakke van regering; • voorsiening te maak vir spesifieke afval beheer maatreëls; • voorsiening te maak vir die lisensiëring en beheer van afval bestuur aktiwiteite; • voorsiening te maak vir die remediëring van besmette land; • voorsiening te maak vir die nasionale afval inligtingstelsel; • voorsiening te maak vir nakoming en handhawing van wetgewing en voorsiening te

maak vir aangeleenthede wat daarmee gepaard gaan.

In kort handel NEM:WA oor die hantering, behandeling, verwerking, herwinning, hergebruik en / of berging van beide 'algemene' en 'gevaarlike' afvalprodukte. Die aktiwiteite voorgestel deur die


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Aansoeker sal nie afval genereer nie en sal as sodanig nie 'n lisensie vereis in terme van NEM:WA nie.

12.5 NASIONALE AFVALBESTUUR STRATEGIE

Die Nasionale Afvalbestuur strategie maak die Suid-Afrikaanse regering se strategie vir geïntegreerde afvalbestuur in Suid-Afrika bekend.

Dit handel onder andere met: geïntegreerde afvalbestuurbeplanning, afval inligtingstelsels, afval minimalisering, herwinning, afval versameling en vervoer, afval behandeling, vullisverwydering en implementering van instrumente.

Die bepalings van die Nasionale Afvalbestuur Strategie is oorweeg en ingesluit in die Omgewingsbestuur Program vir Techno Asphalt.

12.6 SANS 10400 TOEPASSING VAN NASIONALE BOUREGULASIES

Die toepassing van die Nasionale Bouregulasies vervat prestasie parameters met betrekking tot brandveiligheid, sanitasie stelsels, vog penetrasie, strukturele veiligheid, diensbaarheid en duursaamheid. Dit neem ook in ag hoe die bogenoemde vasgestel kan word om sosiale verwagtinge te reflekteer op 'n wyse wat volhoubare ontwikkeling doelwitte kan bereik.

12.7 NASIONALE BOUREGULASIES

Die Wet op Nasionale Bouregulasies en Boustandaarde, soos gewysig, moet nagekom word. Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd moet vasstel of die aktiwiteit bouplan goedkeuring van die plaaslike owerheid vereis.

Hierdie wet adresseer, onder andere:

Spesifikasies vir tekenaars, planne, dokumente en diagramme; Goedkeuring deur die plaaslike owerhede; Appèlprosedures; Verbod of voorwaardes met betrekking tot die oprigting van die geboue met betrekking

tot sekere voorwaardes; Sloping van geboue; Toegang tot boubeheer beamptes; Regulasies en voorskrifte, en Aanspreeklikheid.

12.8 WET OP BEWARING VAN LANDBOUHULPBRONNE (CARA)

CARA het ten doel om voorsiening te maak vir die bewaring van natuurlike landbouhulpbronne deur die handhawing van die produksie potensiaal van die grond, die bekamping en voorkoming van erosie en verswakking of vernietiging van water hulpbronne, die beskerming van plantegroei en die stryd teen onkruid en indringerplantspesies.

Die eiendom is tans gesoneer en word gebruik vir industriële doeleindes en word nie as landbougrond geag nie. Ten spyte hiervan, is die bepalings in terme van erosie en die beskerming van water hulpbronne in ag geneem en word dit in hierdie dokument ingesluit.


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12.9 NASIONALE WET OF VELD- EN BOSBRANDE (WET 101 VAN 1998)

Die doel van die Nasionale Wet op Veld-en Bosbrande, is om bos-en bergbrande dwarsdeur die RSA te voorkom en te bestry en om instellings, metodes en praktyke in plek te kry om hierdie doel te bereik. Instellings sluit die daarstelling van liggame soos Brandbeskermingsverenigings (BBV's) en Working on Fire in. Die wet maak voorsiening vir riglyne en samestelling vir die implementering van hierdie instellings, sowel as hul funksies en vereistes.

Alle grondeienaars word verplig in terme van hierdie wet om brandstroke voor te berei en in stand te hou op die grens van hul eiendom en enige aangrensende grond. Slegs die Minister kan 'n grondeienaar vrystel van die implementering van brandstroke.

In gebiede wat beskou word as hoë brand risiko areas, veral in die plantegroei tipes wat geneig is om vuur gedrewe ekosisteme te wees, word dit aanbeveel dat 'n brand bestuur plan in werking gestel word, of dat die eienaar aansluit by die plaaslike BBV en beskerm word onder die sambreel van plaaslike vuur strategie bestuur.

As gevolg van die totale veranderde aard van die plantegroei by Techno Asphalt, word die terrein nie beskou as area van hoë brandgevaar nie.

12.10 NASIONALE WET OP ERFENISHULPBRONNE (WET 25 VAN 1999)

Die doel van die Nasionale Wet of Erfenishulpbronne is:

die daarstelling van 'n geïntegreerde en interaktiewe stelsel vir die bestuur van die nasionale erfenis hulpbronne;

die bevordering van goeie regering op alle vlakke, bemagtiging van burgers om hul erfenis hulpbronne te koester en te bewaar sodat dit

aan toekomstige geslagte bemaak kan word; om algemene beginsels vas te lê vir die beheer van erfenis hulpbronne in Suid-Afrika; 'n geïntegreerde stelsel vir die identifisering, evaluering en bestuur van die

erfenishulpbronne van Suid-Afrika bekend te stel; die Suid-Afrikaanse Erfenishulpbronagentskap te vestig saam met sy Raad die bestuur

van erfenishulpbronne op nasionale vlak te koördineer en te bevorder; norme te vestig en noodsaaklike nasionale standaarde te handhaaf vir die bestuur van

erfenishulpbronne in Suid-Afrika en erfenishulpbronne van nasionale belang te beskerm; om die onwettige invoer en uitvoer van nasionaal belangrike erfenisse en kulturele

eiendom te beheer; om provinsies in staat te stel om erfenis owerhede aan te stel, wat magte aanneem om

sekere kategorieë van erfenishulpbronne te vestig, te beskerm en te bestuur; om voorsiening te maak vir die beskerming en bestuur van bewarenswaardige plekke en

gebiede deur plaaslike owerhede; en om voorsiening te maak vir aangeleenthede wat daarmee in verband staan.

Die erfenis impak is beoordeel as deel van hierdie aansoek. Die fasiliteit vereis egter nie goedkeuring in terme van die Wet op Nasionale Erfenishulpbronne nie. Ten spyte hiervan, is Erfenis Wes-Kaap geïdentifiseer as ŉ belanghebbende rolspeler en is geleentheid gegee om insette en kommentaar te lewer op hierdie proses


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12.11 WET OF BEROEPSVEILIGHEID (WET 85 VAN 1993)

Die wet maak voorsiening vir die gesondheid en veiligheid van persone by die werk en vir die gesondheid en veiligheid van persone tydens die gebruik van bedryfstoerusting en masjinerie, sowel as die beskerming van ander persone nie in die bedryf, teen aspekte wat bedreigings inhou vir gesondheid en veiligheid, wat ontstaan uit of in verband met die bedrywighede van persone by die werk.

In terme van hierdie Wet, moet 'n Gesondheid en Veiligheid Beampte aangestel word en protokol geïmplementeer word op die terrein tydens konstruksie. Verder word aanbeveel dat 'n operasionele Gesondheid en Veiligheid plan ontwikkel word vir hierdie fasiliteit.

13. VOORGESTELDE AKTIWITEIT

Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd, beoog om 'n warm-mengsel drom asfalt aanleg op te rig op Gedeelte 72 van die Plaas Hartenbosch 217. 13.1 OORSIG OOR DIE ASFALT BEDRYF

Asphalt is 'n mengsel van sand, vuller, bitumen en soms 'n aantal byvoegings. In 'n toenemende aantal lande word ou teerpaaie of slopingsafval herwin om ŉ rou bindstof gedeeltelik te vervang.

Produksie kan plaasvind in 'n vaste óf mobiele meng plant, met behulp van gegroepeerde- of deurlopende prosesse.

Dit word geskat dat die huidige wêreld-gebruik van bitumen (die bindstof gebruik in die Asfalt vervaardiging proses) is ongeveer 102 miljoen ton per jaar. Ongeveer 85% van al die bitumen wat vervaardig word, word gebruik as bindmiddel in teer vir paaie. Dit word ook gebruik in ander geplaveide areas soos lughawe aanloopbane, motorparke en wandelpaaie.

'n Verdere 10% van die wêreld bitumen produksie word gebruik in die oprigting van dakke, waar die waterdigting eienskappe van onskatbare waarde is. Die oorblywende 5% van die bitumen word hoofsaaklik gebruik word vir die verseëlings- en isolerings doeleindes in 'n verskeidenheid van boumateriaal, soos pypbedekkings, agterkant van tapyt teëls en verf.

Tydens die tipiese vervaardiging van asfalt, word grondstowwe dikwels oor lang afstande vervoer. Een van die voordele van die Techno asfalt aanleg is die naby ligging van die rou materiaal. Die vervaardigde asfalt word egter normaalweg aangewend 30-100 km van die meng plant (EAPA, 2007).

Die lê van die asfalt op teerpaaie word met spesiale mobiele toerusting gedoen wat gebruik word vir die verspreiding en kompaktering daarvan. Die omgewingsimpak van die uiteindelike gebruik van die asfalt in bv. pad konstruksie en instandhouding word nie beoordeel as deel van hierdie omgewing aansoek nie.

Die wêreld produksie van asfalt word geskat op ongeveer 1500 miljoen ton per jaar. Die VSA is die wêreld se grootste produsent van asfalt met sowat 500 miljoen ton per jaar.

13.2 WARM-MENG ASFALT VERVAARDIGINGSPROSES

Warm mengsel asfalt vervaardiging word voorgestel by Techno Asphalt. Die proses behels die meng van groote-gegradeerde, hoë kwaliteit gruis (ingesluit herwinde asfalt plaveisel) en


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bitumen, wat in afgemete hoeveelhede warm gemaak en gemeng word om Warm Gemengde Asfalt te verkry (EAPA , 2007). Gruis en RAP (indien gebruik) maak meer as 92 persent van die gewig van die totale mengsel uit. Afgesien van die hoeveelheid en die graad van bitumen wat gebruik word, word meng eienskappe bepaal deur die relatiewe hoeveelhede en tipes van die gruis en RAP wat gebruik word. 'n Sekere persentasie van fyn gruis (minder as 74 mikrometer in fisiese deursnee) word vir die produksie van goeie gehalte Warm Gemengde Asfalt gebruik. Techno Asphalt (Pty Ltd beplan die installering van 'n tipiese drom-meng pakket aanleg. Die aard van hierdie tipe aanlegte maak installering en buite diens stelling in ŉ relatiewe kort tydperk moontlik, met 'n relatiewe lae impak.

Figuur 2: Tipiese voorbeeld van ŉ drom-meng pakket aanleg

Die totale voetspoor van die aanleg sal nie 2500m2 (50m x 50m) oorskry nie. 13.3 OPERASIONELE PROSEDURES

Gruis sal verkry word vanaf die bestaande Transand gruis gat. Die bestaande gruisgat is sowat 1.8 km noord-oos van die voorgestelde Techno Asphalt geleë en is maklik toeganklik via ŉ bestaande padnetwerk.


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Figuur 3: Ligging van die voorgestelde Techno Asphalt aanleg in verhouding tot die bestaande Transand Quarry.

Breek van die gruis sal plaasvind binne die bestaande steengroef (vergruising sal dus nie by die asfalt aanleg plaasvind nie). Gruis sal per vragmotor na die asfalt terrein vervoer word en in voerdromme gestoor word.

Gruis sal oorgedra word vanaf die voerdromme na die drom menger via 'n band weeg stelsel om 'n korrekte en deurlopende toevoeging in die menger te verseker. Bitumen sal ingevoer word vanaf 'n tenk na die drom menger via 'n verhitte lyn. Vermenging sal plaasvind binne-in die drom, met hitte-energie wat verskaf word deur 'n diesel-brander.

Warm gemengde asfalt sal oorgedra word na 'n stoor silo waar die warm mengsel direk oorgedra word na trokke vir aflewering aan verskillende pad konstruksie- en instandhouding terreine.

13.4 DIE VERSKIL TUSSEN ASFALT, TEER EN KREOSOOT

Gedurende die eerste fase van die openbare deelname proses, was dit duidelik dat sekere wanopvattings oor die aard van bitumen bestaan ten opsigte van die vervaardiging van asfalt. Asfalt is verkeerdelik na verwys en vergelyk met teer en kreosoot.

Bitumen (soos gebruik in die vervaardiging van asfalt) is 'n olie-gebaseerde stof. Dit is 'n semi-vaste koolwaterstof produk wat geproduseer word deur die verwydering van die ligter stowwe (soos vloeibare petroleum gas, petrol en diesel) van die swaar ru-olie in die raffineringsproses. As sodanig, is dit bekend as verfynde bitumen. In Noord-Amerika, word algemeen na bitumen verwys as "asfalt sement" of "asfalt". In meeste ander gevalle word die term "asfalt" gebruik vir 'n mengsel van klein klippies en sand met ŉ toevoeging van bitumen, wat as 'n pad plaveisel materiaal gebruik word (soos in die geval van Techno Asphalt). Die asfalt mengsel bevat ongeveer 5% bitumen. By kamertemperatuur is bitumen 'n stabiele, semi-vaste stof. Hierdie mengsel bevat geen kreosoot of teer nie.


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Bitumen (soos gebruik in die vervaardiging van asfalt) word dikwels verwar met teer (of steenkool teer). Hoewel bitumen en steenkool teer beide swart en taai is, is dit duidelik verskillend in oorsprong, chemiese samestelling en eienskappe. Steenkool teer word vervaardig deur die verhitting van steenkool tot uiters hoë temperature en is 'n by-produk van gas en ‘coke’ produksie. Dit was algemeen gebruik as bindings-agent tydens teer pad konstruksie in die vroeë deel van die vorige eeu, maar is sedertdien vervang deur verfynde bitumen. Alhoewel soortgelyk in voorkoms, verskil die chemiese samestelling van steenkool teer van bitumen, bv. steenkool teer word geklassifiseer as karsinogenies, terwyl bitumen nie is nie.

Bitumen word ook soms verwar met petroleum pik, wat hoewel ook afkomstig van ru-olie, 'n stof is wat deur 'n ander proses verkry word as verfynde bitumen. Petroleum pik is die oorblyfsels van petroleum dele verkry deur kraking onder uiterste hitte. Die eienskappe en chemiese samestelling is dus heel anders as dié van bitumen.

Bitumen word ook verwar met kreosoot. Kreosoot is ŉ chemiese produk wat verkry word deur die distillasie van teer, wat swaarder is as water. Kreosoot word hoofsaaklik gebruik vir behandeling van en bevat aromatiese koolwaterstowwe (dit is verantwoordelik vir die sterk reuk waaraan kreosoot gekenmerk word).

Dit moet dus in gedagte gehou word dat bitumen (wat gebruik word in die vervaardiging van asfalt) dikwels verwar word met meer skadelike verbindings.

14. PROFESSIONELE AFFILIASIE

Techno Asphalt beoog om verbind te word met die Suid-Afrikaanse Bitumen Vereeniging.

Die Suider-Afrikaanse Bitumen Vereeniging (Sabita) is gestig in 1979 as 'n nie-winsgewende organisasie wat produsente en gebruikers van bitumen produkte, raadgewende ingenieurs en opvoedkundige instellings verteenwoordig. Die belangrikste aktiwiteite op die gebied van die bevordering van ‘beste praktyk’ in Suider-Afrika is die:

- Gebruik en toepassing van bitumen materiale;

- Bevordering van werker-veiligheid en omgewingsbewaring;

- Onderwys en opleiding, en

- Kontak met die regering oor die waarde van padvoorsiening en instandhouding.

Sabita plaas groot klem op volhoubaarheid. In 2007 ontwikkel hulle ŉ Handves vir Gesondheid, Veiligheid en Omgewing (HSE), wat 'n raamwerk bied vir die ontwikkeling van 'n skedule van vereistes om lidmaatskap tot Sabita te onderskryf en 'n sertifisering skema te formuleer om lede aan te spoor om voortdurend te streef na beter prestasie in terme van gesondheid, veiligheid en die omgewing. In terme van die handves, onderneem al Sabita se lede om die beste beskikbare tegnieke te implementeer om die gesondheid, veiligheid en welsyn van alle werknemers te beskerm en om die omgewing te bewaar gedurende die hantering en toepassing van bitumen materiale.

Die huidige fokusareas vir Sabita word hieronder bespreek.

14.1 ONTWIKKELING VAN TEGNOLOGIE

Vir die bedryf om winsgewend te bly en mededingend te bly, is dit belangrik dat Sabita se lede toegang het tot die beste beskikbare tegnologie en praktyke ten einde 'n kwaliteit produk te produseer.


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Besprekings van Sabita se tegniese komitee het gelei tot die vereiste vir navorsing, ontwikkeling en bekendstelling van innoverende maar generiese tegnologie om die mededingendheid van bitumen produkte deur die bedryf te verbeter.

Gedurende Sabita se 30-jarige bestaan, is sowat 32 tegniese riglyne en talle artikels gepubliseer wat die gebruik van bitumen ondersteun, wat wissel van navorsing oor gestabiliseerde bitumen materiaal tot warm-mengsel ontwerp.

Die tegnologiese inisiatiewe is nie beperk tot deurlopende verbetering ten opsigte van bestaande metodes vir geplaveide oppervlaktes nie, maar ook die bevordering van die koste-effektiewe dekking van grondpaaie met bitumen produkte. Van belang hier was Sabita se inisiatief wat sowat 220 000 km van ongeplaveide paaie wat nie gedokumenteer was nie en die ontwikkeling van toepaslike standaarde om te handhaaf in die instandhouding hiervan.

14.2 BETROKKENHEID VAN BELANGHEBBENDES

Die betrokkenheid van regering op alle vlakke, met die doel om voorsiening en instandhouding van paaie te bevorder is noodsaaklik. Om te help met werkskepping is sowat 25 arbeidsintensiewe konstruksie metodes wat met asfalt konstruksie gepaard gaan ontwikkel. Die betrokkenheid van die plaaslike bedryf, deur middel van toepaslike forums soos die Road Pavement Forum, die Konferensie oor Asfalt Plaveisel vir Suider-Afrika, die Vereniging vir Asfalt Tegnologie en die Bitumen Spesifikasie Taakspan (almal geïnisieer deur Sabita) word die industrie gevorm en op hoogte gehou met die nuutste tegnologiese toepassing van bitumen produkte.

14.3 VOLHOUBARE PRAKTYKE

Die bitumen bedryf as 'n subsektor van die konstruksiebedryf is afhanklik van die volhoubare gebruik en toepassing van die produkte. Die bedryf erken ook dat die doeltreffende gebruik van natuurlike hulpbronne kommersieel slim en omgewingsvriendelike is. Die bedryf omhels die hergebruik en herwinning van asfalt wat dus die vermindering van die vraag op rou materiaal beperk. Historiese en die huidige inisiatiewe om energie te verminder, saam met die verwante koolstofvrystellings is goed op dreef en word verbeter, deur die strewe na alternatiewe metodes van produksie. Sabita ondersteun lede deur:

'n Koolstof-meting instrument te ontwikkel om lede te help om die verlangde CO ² verlagings te bereik.

Die borg van die navorsing en publikasie van die Nasionale Standard TRH 21 dokument wat handel met herwinde teerpad geborg.

Ondersteuning van die bekendstelling van minder energie-intensiewe asfaltmengsels (WBA).

Betrokke regering op emissie standaarde vir asfalt plante. Hulp met die nakoming van die veranderinge in wetgewing, spesifiek met die vervanging

van die Wet op Voorkoming van Luggehalte deur die Lugbesoedeling Wet. Suksesvol te pleit vir die staking van die gebruik van steenkool teer as 'n pad

konstruksie materiaal. Voortdurende beklemtoning van die aanhoudende gebruik van herwonne teerpad (RA)

en ander voordele van asfalt vir die omgewing (geraas vermindering, stroefheid ens) deur positiewe artikels en ondersoeke.

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14.4 GESONDHEID, VEILIGHEID EN DIE OMGEWING

Die gesondheid en veiligheid van werkers was nog altyd prominent in die bedryf. Die inisiatiewe wat deur Sabita se lede ondersteun word sluit in:

Ontwikkeling van ŉ Gesondheid, Veiligheid en Omgewing Handves wat deur lede onderskryf word.

Daarstelling van ŉ komitee wat kwessies binne die industrie hanteer. Ontwikkeling en publikasie van handleidings rakende veilige werkspraktyk, wat insluit:

1. Veilige hantering van bitumen produkte; 2. Kontrak veiligheid lêer; 3. Veilige gebruik van oplossings in laboratoriums; 4. aai van bitumen by raffinadery; en 5. Implementering van 'n bitumen veiligheid opleiding skema.

Die publikasie van generiese veiligheid bewustheid materiaal en die daarstel van toepaslike noodhulpkissies geskik vir bitumen verwante voorvalle.

Die ontwikkeling van 'n HSE sertifisering en toekenning skema. Die ontwikkeling van 'n HSE bestuur stelsel. Geborgde oudits van lede se persele. Ontwikkel 'n protokol in die geval van verspilling tydens die vervoer of stoor (reeds

voltooi en is aangeheg in Bylaag J, Bylae J2)

14.5 VOLHOUBARE MENSLIKE HULPBRONNE

Die bitumen bedryf verskaf werk aan ongeveer 137 000 mense in verskeie aktiwiteite. Die verskaffing van werksgeleenthede en die menslike ontwikkeling binne die bedryf deur in-huis opleiding, professionele ontwikkeling, beurs bepalings, tersiêre en sekondêre opvoedkundige vlak ondersteuning sorg vir gesonde ontwikkeling van gemeenskappe.

15. TERREIN BESKRYWING EN EIENSKAPPE

Gedeelte 72 van die Plaas Hartenbosch 217 is ongeveer 10.07 ha in grootte, en is geleë direk aangrensend aan die R328, tussen Hartenbos en Oudtshoorn. Sien Bylae A aangeheg tot hierdie verslag vir die ligging van die voorgestelde asfalt aanleg.

Die voorgestelde terrein vir die bou van die fasiliteit is onomkeerbaar verander en is histories gebruik vir 'n aantal industriële aktiwiteite, die mees onlangse gebruik was 'n Ready Mix beton aanleg.


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Figuur 4: Histories lugfotos (2005 – links bo, 2006 – regs bo, 2010 – links onder en 2011 – regs onder) wat die historiese transformasie van die terrein aandui.

Volgens die Nasionale Ruimtelike Biodiversiteit Ondersoek, sou die plantegroei op die perseel histories bestaan het uit Groot Brak Duinstrandveld, met 'n bedreigde ekosisteem status. Die perseel is egter reeds onomkeerbaar verander, na al die industriële ontwikkeling, en as sodanig is daar geen oorblyfsels van hierdie plantegroei of enige ander tipe plantegroei op die werf nie. 'n Stuk ongeskonde plantegroei bestaan suid-oos van die voorgestelde terrein, wat vermy moet word en mag nie op enige wyse beïnvloed word nie.

As gevolg van die aard van die transformasie (die perseel is gekompakteer en vir baie jare gebruik vir industriële aktiwiteite) en die getransformeerde aard van die omliggende gebied, is dit hoogs onwaarskynlik dat die perseel ooit sal terugkeer na 'n ekologies funksionerende eenheid van Groot Brak Duinstrandveld. Die fasiliteit sal dus geen impak op die landelike plantegroei en habitat te hê.

Volgens die Nasionale Varswater Ekosisteem Prioriteit Gebiede (NFEPA) Plan, kom geen belangrike varswater-ekosisteme op die perseel voor nie. Dit is bevestig deur die OBP tydens 'n besoek. Die naaste natuurlike oppervlakwater liggaam is 'n sytak van die rivier Hartenbos (180 m na die noorde) en 'n in-stroom dam ongeveer 350 m noord van die terrein. Die naaste water element is 'n ietwat veranderde stormwater dreinering kanaal wat afkomstig is van 'n duiker onder die R328. Hierdie kanaal loop parallel met die terrein ongeveer 40m weg. Die fasiliteit sit weg van alle varswater-ekosisteme. Bestuur aanbevelings is gemaak om die risiko van oppervlak water afloop vanaf die fasiliteit na bestaande waterbronne te beperk. Indien die aanbevelings geïmplementeer word (die OBP beveel aan dat hierdie ingesluit word as voorwaardes van die magtiging) sal die impak op varswater-ekosisteme laag en gering geag word.

16. BEPLANNINGSKONTEKS

Die eiendom is gesoneer vir nywerheidsdoeleindes en die konstruksie en werking van hierdie fasiliteit word geag in ooreenstemming met die sonering te wees. Die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit: Departement van Beplanning is geregistreer as 'n belangrike rolspeler in hierdie proses en is 'n geleentheid gebied om kommentaar te lewer op hierdie grondgebruik. Sien bylaag E, Aanhangsel E1 vir 'n afskrif van die sonering sertifikaat vir hierdie eiendom.

17. PROSES TOT OP DATUM

As deel van die proses van openbare deelname is die volgende stappe geneem om ooreenstemming met die wetgewing te verseker en om lede van die publiek en ander belanghebbendes geleentheid te gee om betrokke te wees en deel te neem aan die omgewingsproses. Sien Bylae F vir bewyse en verdere besonderhede van die proses van


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openbare deelname. Die openbare deelnameproses onderneem is volgens die vereistes van die nuwe NEMA OIB-regulasies. Die volgende vereistes ingevolge die Konsep Basiese Evalueringsverslag is onderneem en voldoen in terme van Regulasie 56.

17.1 KRONOLOGIE VAN GEBEURE

Verwys asseblief na Tabel 3 hieronder vir ŉ opsomming van publieke deelname tot op datum.

Tabel 3: Opsomming van Publieke Deelname Proses tot op datum

DATUM AKSIE 8 Mei 2013

Kennisgewing is gestuur aan die Grondeienaar van Gedeelte 72 van die Plaas 217, wat hom in kennis stel van die ontwikkelingsvoorstel en die omgewings proses wat gevolg sal word.

10 Mei 2013

Kennisgewings is aan aangrensende grondeienaars gestuur om hulle in kennis te sel van die ontwikkelingsvoorstel en die omgewings proses wat gevolg sal word. Hulle is outomaties geregistreer as B&GPe.

10 Mei 2013

Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit (wat jurisdiksie oor die area het) was in kennis gestel en outomaties as sleutel rolspeler geregistreer.

10 Mei 2013

Staatsdepartemente, Staatsorganisasies en Sleutel was in kennis gestel en outomaties as sleutel rolspeler geregistreer.

10 Mei 2013

ŉ Advertensie is geplaas in ŉ Streekskoerant ‘Die Suid Kaap Burger’ wat lede van die publiek versoek om te registreer as B&GPe.

10 Mei 2013

ŉ Advertensie is geplaas in ŉ plaaslike koerant ‘Mosselbaai Advertiser’ wat lede van die publiek versoek om te registreer as B&GPe.

10 Mei 2013

Agtergrond Inligtingsdokumente is beskikbaar gemaak by die Mosselbaai Munisipale Biblioteek en Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit: Beplanning.

27 Aug. 2013

2 x Terrein Kennisgewings is op die grens van die terrein aangebring, asook op die area waar die ontwikkeling beplan word.

Mei 2013

ŉ Rolspeler register is geopen en kontakbesonderhede van alle geregistreerde B&GPe is bygebring vir toekomstige korrespondensie.

NOTA Besonderhede van publieke deelname t.o.v. die beskikbaarheid van die Konsep Basiese Impakbepalingsverslag sal in die Finale Basiese Impakbepalingsverslag ingesluit word.

ŉ Aantal voorlopige kwessies is reeds deur B&GPe uitgelig gedurende die voorlopige fase van die proses. Afskrifte van die kommentaar en terugvoer is ingesluit in Afdeling F van hierdie verslag. Die kwessies met terugvoer is opgesom in ŉ tabel wat ook deel uitmaak van Afdeling F. 17.2 KOERANT ADVERTENSIES

Twee koerant advertensies vir die registrasie van belanghebbende en geaffekteerde partye is geplaas in die Mosselbaai Advertiser en die Suid Kaap Burger op 10 Mei 2013.

17.3 AGTERGRONDSINLIGTING DOKUMENT

Met die aanvanklike registrasies vir B&GPe, is Agtergrond Inligting dokumente (BID) aan belanghebbendes beskikbaar gestel. Alle belanghebbendes is voorsien van harde kopieë van die BID saam met die kennisgewing briewe. BID's is ook beskikbaar by die Mosselbaai Munisipale Biblioteek en die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit Beplanning vir die publiek. Die BID kan ook beskikbaar op die Cape EAPrac webwerf. 'n Afskrif van die BID is ingesluit in Bylae F.

17.4 REGISTRASIE VAN SLEUTEL ROLSPELERS

ŉ Aantal sleutel rolspelers was outomaties geregistreer en sal geleentheid gebied word om kommentaar te lewer op hierdie Konsep Basiese Invloedbepaling Verslag (DBAR). Dit luit in:

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Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit: Omgewingsbestuur; Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit: Gesondheid; Wes-Kaapse Provinsiale Departement van Gesondheid; Departement van Omgewingsake en Ontwikkelingsbeplanning (DEA & DP):

Besoedelingsbeheer; DEA & DP: Air Quality Management; Eden Distriksmunisipaliteit: Omgewing; Eden Distriksmunisipaliteit: Gesondheid; Eden Distriksmunisipaliteit: Lugkwaliteit; Cape Nature, en Erfenis Wes-Kaap.

17.5 KENNISGEWING AAN AANGRENSENDE GRONDEIENAARS

Aangrensende grond eienaar besonderhede is verkry vanaf Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit. Hierdie aangrensende eienaars is outomaties geregistreer as belanghebbende en geaffekteerde partye, en is in kennis gestel van die beskikbaarheid van hierdie verslag. 17.6 TERREIN KENNISGEWINGS

Terrein kennisgewings is aangebring by die ingang tot Gedeelte 72 van 217, asook op die spesifieke plek waar die fasiliteit beplan word.

17.7 AANLYN PEILING

Die Mosselbaai Advertiser het 'n aanlyn-peiling onderneem en lede van die publiek gevra om kommentaar te lewer op die vraag: Of hulle voel dat die asfalt aanleg gebou moet word of nie. Na die beste van ons kennis is die resultate van hierdie opname nie gepubliseer nie.

So 'n oop toegang of "Pseudo poll" dui nie enige data wat spesifiek op demografie of besonderhede van die individuele onderneming aan nie, of wie deel geneem het in die peiling nie (d.w.s. 'n enkele persoon kan ŉ oonbeperkte aantal kere "stem"). Anders as die verskaffing van 'n "ja" of "nee" mening maak hierdie stembusse nie voorsiening vir enige motivering of verduideliking vir die opinie nie. Hierdie stembusse het nie enige statistiese of wetenskaplike betroubaarheid nie, en is dus nie 'n betroubare aanduiding van die openbare mening van 'n verteenwoordigende teiken groep nie. As sodanig, word hierdie peiling nie verder oorweeg in die omgewings proses nie. 17.8 PETISIE

Me Ilizma Gerber het ŉ ondertekende petisie met 191 name ingedien onder die titel: “Hiermee wil ons BESWAAR maak TEEN die oprigting van die Asphalt (Pty) Ltd fasiliteit op Hartenbosch Plaas 217, gedeelte 72, by Enonbricks perseel”. Die petisie is aangeheg in Aanhangsel F. Verskeie van die ondertekenaars van die petisie is inwoners van Sonskynvallei, terwyl ander adresse in Hartenbos, Groot Brak, Mosselbaai en Ruitersbos insluit. Slegs 'n klein persentasie van die ondertekenaars verskaf kontakbesonderhede (telefoon, e-pos en adres), dus is oorsprong van die grootste deel van die ondertekenaars onbekend. Cape EAPrac het die saak met Me Ilizma Gerber bespreek, wat die petisie gefasiliteer het, in 'n poging om kontak besonderhede te kry vir al die ondertekenaars, sodat hulle formeel die geleentheid gegun kan word om te registreer en deel te neem in die omgewings proses. Me Gerber het bevestig dat sy


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nie in besit is van hierdie kontakbesonderhede nie en dat die antwoord op die petisie en bykomende inligting (m.a.w. die Basiese Invloedbepalingsverslag) aan haar gerig kan word.

'n Totaal van 122 van die ondertekenaars van die petisie het telefoon kontak besonderhede saam met hul handtekening voorsien. 'n Ewekansige verteenwoordigende monster van die beswaarmakers is gekontak deur Cape EAPrac om vas te stel watter inligting hulle beskikbaar het om hul beswaar in te lig, asook hul spesifieke probleme vas te stel. 'n Totaal van 19 van die ondertekenaars is gekontak. Dit is ongeveer 10% van die totale beswaarmakers en 15% van diegene wat kontakbesonderhede verskaf het. Die volgende opsomming van die telefoniese besprekings word ingesluit vir oorweging:

• Vier van die 19 beswaarmakers gekontak was nie bewus van of kan nie onthou van die ondertekening van die petisie nie.

• Van die 15 beswaarmakers wat erken het of onthou van petisie, het een aangedui dat hy die Agtergrondinligtingsdokument (BID) gesien het, terwyl die oorblywende 14 gesê het dat hulle net gehoor het van die projek.

• 6 van die 15 beswaarmakers wat erken het of onthou het van die petisie was onder die indruk dat die fasiliteit vir "teer Palle" is (d.w.s. 'n kreosoot behandeling fasiliteit).

• Die paar beswaarmakers het spesifieke kwessies uitgelig wat verband hou met gesondheid as 'n gevolg van die kwaliteit van die lug - ongewenste reuke (hoewel dit ook verkeerdelik meestal verband hou met 'n kreosoot behandeling fasiliteit).

Soos ooreengekom met die fasiliteerder van die petisie, Me Gerber, sal geleentheid gegee word aan beswaarmakers om kommentaar te lewer op hierdie konsep BAR, via 'n kennisgewing aan haar. Maar, ten einde deelname te versterk, sal alle beswaarmakers, wat korrekte kontak besonderhede verskaf het, direk in kennis gestel word van die beskikbaarheid van hierdie verslag en 'n geleentheid gegee word om deel te neem.

17.9 VOORLOPIGE KWESSIES UITGELIG DEUR B&GPE

Die volgende breë kwessies is deur B&GP'e uitgelig tydens die aanvanklike registrasie fase van hierdie proses.

Menslike Gesondheid Kwessies - veral met betrekking tot die nabyheid van die Sonskynvallei Kliniek en kleuterskool;

Die impak op die Hartenbosrivier; Impak op fauna; Toename in stof; Ongewenste Reuke; Impak op Luggehalte as 'n gevolg van vrylating van gasse; Geraasbesoedeling; Omliggende residensiële gebiede; Bykomende verkeersinvloede; Invloed op die gehalte van lewe, vrede en rus; Visuele impak van die fasiliteit.

Al hierdie potensiële kwessies is oorweeg en geëvalueer in hierdie verslag. Sien Aanhangsel F van die verslag vir die evaluasie van die invloede, sowel as Bylae G vir die spesialis Lugbesoedeling Impakstudie.

17.10 BESKIKBAARHEID VAN DBAR

Alle geregistreerde B&GP'e, sowel as diegene wat outomaties geregistreer is, is in kennis gestel van die beskikbaarheid van hierdie konsep verslag vir inligting en kommentaar. Die


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Konsep BAR is beskikbaar vir 'n 40-dae hersiening en kommentaar periode wat strek vanaf Vrydag 20 September tot Vrydag 1 November 2013, by die Hartenbos Munisipale Biblioteek (In Witwatersrandlaan) en die Mosselbaai Munisipale Beplanning Kantoor (in Montaguestraat). 'n Digitale kopie van die verslag is ook beskikbaar op die Cape EAPrac webtuiste by url: www.cape-eaprac.co.za 'n ‘active projects’, Techno Asphalt.

Ten einde doeltreffende kommentaar te fasiliteer, is volledige harde kopieë van die verslag ook aan Eden Distriksmunisipaliteit: Air Quality Management en die Departement van Omgewingsake: Air Quality Management voorsien. Digitale kopieë van die verslag (op CD) is ook aan alle ander belanghebbendes gestuur.

Geskrewe kommentaar moet gestuur word aan Cape EAPrac, voor of nie later as 1 November 2013. Alle kommentaar moet gerig word aan:

Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Cape EAPrac) Aandag: Mnr Dale Holder

Posbus 2070, George, 6530; of Epos: [email protected]; of

Faks: 044 874 0432

18. NODIGHEID, WENSLIKHEID EN LEWENSVATBAARHEID

Die konsep van behoefte en wenslikheid het betrekking op die tipe ontwikkeling wat voorgestel word in 'n spesifieke gebied. Volgens die DOS & OB riglyne oor die oorweging van behoefte en wenslikheid, kan die konsep van behoefte en wenslikheid verduidelik word in terme van die algemene betekenis van die twee komponente: Nodigheid wat verwys na tyd en wenslikheid wat verwys na plek. Met ander woorde, mens moet vra: "is dit die regte tyd en is dit die regte plek vir die oprigting van die tipe grondgebruik/aktiwiteit wat voorgestel word?" Nodigheid en wenslikheid kan gelyk gestel word daaraan om te verseker dat die voorgestelde aktiwiteit die mees volhoubare gebruik van grond is . Die behoefte en wenslikheid van hierdie aktiwiteit word bespreek in Afdeling D van hierdie verslag hieronder. Die volgende opsomming en addisionele haalbaarheid inligting in hierdie verband. 18.1 AGTERGROND TOT ŉ ASFALT AANLEG OP DIE EIENDOM

Die idee van 'n warm mengsel asfalt fasiliteit op die perseel, is reeds vir 'n geruime tyd onder oorweging. Die eienaars van Transand is voortdurend op soek na nuwe maniere om waarde toe te voeg tot hul uitgebreide reeks produkte. Dit, tesame met werkskepping, was die dryfkrag agter die idee.

Na uitgebreide mark navorsing, is 'n sakeplan opgestel vir die finansiële behoeftes. Die uitkoms van hierdie plan was volgens die Aansoeker baie positief (die inhoud van die besigheid plan kan nie aan die publiek beskikbaar gemaak word nie, aangesien van die inligting beskou word as strategies sensitief / vertroulik). Die model van die besigheid het al die toetse, so ver as wat volhoubaarheid en winsgewendheid betref geslaag.

Daar is tans net een ander fasiliteit wat warm mengsel asfalt vervaardig in die gebied (die fasiliteit is gebaseer in George). Die gruis wat tans gebruik word op hierdie fasiliteit is afkomstig van 'n aangrensende gruisgat, sowel as kleiner volumes wat aangery word vanaf ander groewe in die omliggende gebiede.



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Een van die belangrikste voordele van die oprigting van die Techno Asphalt Aanleg op die voorgestelde perseel, is die nabyheid van die gruis (rou materiaal), dus hou dit verminderde omgewingskoste in deur die beperking van vervoer van rou materiaal oor lang afstande.

Transand (wat die verskaffer van die rou materiaal sal wees) is goed bekend in die bedryf as 'n verskaffer van pad klip en algemene gruisgat produkte en is reeds in werking vir 43 jaar.

Met die goed gevestigde bestaande steengroef in werking en bestaande vervoer vermoëns, is Transand in staat om rou materiaal te voorsien aan Techno Asphalt en die finale produk te versprei sonder die behoefte aan bykomende infrastruktuur en toerusting, dus verdere vermindering van die omgewingskoste van die asfalt vervaardigingsproses. Transand, het ook 'n siviele ingenieurs firma in die groep, en as sodanig, is hulle betrokke by die konstruksie van paaie in die streek. Enonbrick is ook deel van die Transand groep en lewer dienste aan die ander konstruksie maatskappye in die streek met sement-bakstene, klinkers en ander beton produkte, soos randstene. Dit is hierdie geïntegreerde vlak van samewerking met ander konstruksie maatskappye in die streek wat verder bydra tot Techno Asphalt se lewensvatbaarheid en volhoubaarheid (samewerking met Enon Brick, Transand ens).

Die tegniese kennis van Mnr Hennig Marais en Mnr Nico Wilcox (direkteure van Techno Asphalt) sal verseker dat die asfalt vervaardiging proses tegniese agtergrond het op 'n hoë vlak. Mnr Marais was direkteur van een van die grootste pad konstruksie maatskappye in Suid-Afrika en Mnr Wilcox is betrokke in die laboratorium-toetsing van asfalt vir meer as 40 jaar.

18.2 LIGGING VAN DIE AANLEG

Vanuit ŉ volhoubaarheid- en lewensvatbaarheid oogpunt, maak dit strategies sin om die aanleg te ontwikkel op Gedeelte 72 van die Plaas Hartenbosch 217. Die bestaande gruisgroef waaruit die rou materiaal voorsien sal word, is aangrensend aan die voorgestelde Techno Asphalt aanleg. Die rou materiaal sal dus baie vinnig oor ŉ kort afstand vervoer word met die bestaande voertuig vloot van Transand. Dit laat toe vir ŉ kleiner voetspoor wat deur die fasiliteit opgeneem sal word, aangedien daar nie groot gruis hope op die perseel gehou sal word nie. Dit verminder ook die omgewingsimpak aangesien stof aansienlik beperk sal word. Verder hou dit ŉ koste besparing in deur beperkte vervoer afstande sowel as die moontlike gruis verlies as gevolg van reën en wind.

Die nabyheid van die bestaande weegbrug beteken ook dat voertuie vir die versending van die produk gebruik sal maak van 'n bestaande, goed gevestigde kruising met die R328 met die vloei van die verkeer in die selfde rigting (dit is 'n groot verkeer veiligheid faktor).

Die tydsberekening vir die voorsiening van warm mengsel asfalt is belangrik, aangesien die produk gebruik moet word terwyl dit nog warm is (met ander woorde, dit kan nie oor lang afstande vervoer word nie). Die sentrale ligging van die Techno Asphalt perseel sal voordelig wees vir hierdie vereiste.

Die gebied wat bedien sal word strek vanaf Swellendam, in die weste tot by Plettenbergbaai, in die Ooste, en so ver as Beaufort-Wes in die noorde. Toegang tot die verskillende areas vir lewering sal wees via goed gevestigde infrastruktuur en paaie. Die Techno Asphalt Aanleg le sentraal tot hierdie streek vir dienslewering.

18.3 GESKIKTHEID

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bestaande rou materiaal word tans ook aan verskeie plaaslike regerings en munisipaliteite in die streek voorsien vir hul pad herstel programme. 18.4 BEHOEFTE EN WENSLIKHEID VRAE

In terme van die behoefte en wenslikheid riglyne, behoort behoefte en wenslikheid in ag geneem te word deur oorweging van die volgende vrae.

18.4.1 Behoefte (Tydsberekening)

Vraag 1: Is die grond gebruik (wat verband hou met die aktiwiteit waarvoor aansoek gedoen word) binne die tydperk voorgestel deur die bestaande goedgekeurde ontwikkelingsraamwerk (ROR) soos ooreengestem met die betrokke owerheid?

Die huidige grondgebruik waar die aktiwiteit voorgestel word, is industrieel en is die voorgestelde asfalt vervaardiging aanleg dus is in lyn met die industriële gebruik.

Volgens die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit en Beplanning, is die huidige ROR in die proses om deur die Raad oorweeg te word en sal beskikbaar gestel word aan die publiek binne die volgende twee maande. Die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit het aangedui dat die studie area is opgeneem in die ROR as Industriële gebied.

Vraag 2: Behoort die ontwikkeling, of indien van toepassing, die uitbreiding van die dorp / area betrokke in terme van hierdie grond gebruik (wat verband hou met die aktiwiteit waarvoor aansoek gedoen word), op hierdie tydstip gebeur?

Die omliggende nywerhede is meestal van 'n produksie aard. Die teenwoordigheid van die ander vervaardigings nywerhede, sowel as die nabyheid van grondstowwe, is gunstig vir vervaardigingsbedrywe.

Die verkose terrein vir die bou van hierdie fasiliteit is histories gebruik vir industriële aktiwiteite. Mees onlangs, was hierdie gebied gebruik vir Ready Mix beton vervaardig. Die gebied het geen oorblywende ekologiese funksionering nie en is heeltemal omring deur ander industriële aktiwiteite. Die voortgesette gebruik van die area vir industriële doeleindes word dus geag om op hierdie stadium die mees geskikte grond gebruik te wees.

Vraag 3: Het die gemeenskap / area behoefte aan hierdie en gepaardgaande grondgebruik (is dit 'n maatskaplike prioriteit)?

Die direk aangrensende gemeenskappe / area sal baie min direkte behoefte vir die fasiliteit hê. Die behoefte is meer gevestig op 'n streeks-en nasionale skaal in terme van die voorsiening en instandhouding van vervoerroetes, as 'n belangrike ekonomiese dryfveer in Suid-Afrika.

Paaie vervul 'n belangrike rol in die moderne samelewing, die verskaffing van verhoogde mobiliteit vir mense, goedere en dienste. Hulle het 'n sleutelrol gespeel in die Suid-Afrikaanse vooruitgang en om sosio-ekonomiese groei aan te dryf.

Vraag 4: Is die nodige dienste met voldoende kapasiteit tans beskikbaar (tydens die aansoek), of moet bykomende kapasiteit geskep word om voorsiening te maak vir die ontwikkeling?

Munisipale dienste soos water en elektrisiteit is bestaande en beskikbaar op die perseel. Water sal nie gebruik word in die proses nie, en as sodanig, is die bestaande munisipale voorsiening geskik vir die doeleindes van hierdie voorstel (water gebruik sal beperk word tot die bestaande ablusiegeriewe asook 'n enkele nood stort en wasbak). Elektriese toevoer is beskikbaar. Die voorstel sal nie enige addisionele vloeibare uitvloeisel genereer nie - bestaande ablusiegeriewe binne in die bestaande administratiewe gebou sal gebruik word.


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Die voorgestelde aanleg sal gebruik maak van die bestaande padnetwerk en toegang tot die eiendom.

Hierdie projek sal ook nie enige opgraderings aan grootmaat munisipale infrastruktuur vereis nie.

Vraag 5: Is daar vir hierdie ontwikkeling voorsien in die infrastruktuur beplanning van die munisipaliteit, en indien nie, wat sal die implikasies wees op die infrastruktuur beplanning van die munisipaliteit (prioriteit en plasing van dienste en die alternatiewe koste)?

Hierdie projek sal nie lei tot bykomende druk op bestaande munisipale infrastruktuur nie en is daar dus geen alternatiewe koste wat oorweeg behoort te word nie. Die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit: Tegniese Dienste Departement is 'n geleentheid gebied om kommentaar te lewer in hierdie verband. Alle kommentaar in verband hiermee sal verskaf word in die Finale Basiese Impakbepalingsverslag.

Vraag 6: Is hierdie projek deel van 'n nasionale program om 'n kwessie van nasionale belang aan te spreek?

Die projek is nie bedoel om 'n kwessie van nasionale belang aan te spreek nie. Die belangrikheid van asfalt as 'n ekonomiese drywer in terme van pad konstruksie en instandhouding word bespreek onder Vraag 3 hierbo.

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Vraag 7: Is die ontwikkeling die beste prakties uitvoerbare opsie vir hierdie perseel?

Die voorgestelde ligging van die fasiliteit is in ooreenstemming met die omliggende konteks. Die omliggende konteks bestaan uit 'n reeks ander industriële aktiwiteite. Die meerderheid van hierdie aktiwiteite hou verband met die vervaardiging industrie. Die aard van die voorgestelde terrein is mees geskik vir vervaardiging en enige ander grondgebruik (landbou, residensiële, bewaring) kan nie oorweeg word in hierdie konteks nie.

Vraag 8: Sou die goedkeuring van hierdie aansoek die integriteit van die bestaande goedgekeurde en geloofwaardige munisipale GOP en die ROR soos ooreengekom deur die betrokke owerhede in gedrang bring?

Die fasiliteit is in ooreenstemming met die GOP aangesien dit 'n industrie wat in die GOP gedefinieer is as een van die belangrikste ekonomiese drywers in die omgewing van Mosselbaai. Die projek word ook geag in ooreenstemming te wees met die ROR, aangesien dit voorgestel word in 'n reeds ontwikkelde industriële nodus.

Vraag 9: Sou die goedkeuring van hierdie aansoek die integriteit van die bestaande omgewingsbestuursplan prioriteite vir die gebied in gedrang bring (bv. soos omskryf in EBRe), en indien wel, kan dit geregverdig word in terme van volhoubaarheid oorwegings?

Daar is geen omgewingsbestuursraamwerke goedgekeur / in plek vir hierdie area nie. Met inagneming van die aard van die terrein en sy konteks binne 'n bestaande ontwikkelde industriële gebied, is dit hoogs onwaarskynlik dat enige toekomstige omgewings bestuur raamwerke die terrein sal identifiseer as van strategiese omgewingsbelang.

Vraag 10: Word ligging faktore gunstig geag vir hierdie grond gebruik (wat verband hou met die aktiwiteit waarvoor aansoek gedoen), op hierdie plek? (hou dit verband met die kontekstualisering van die voorgestelde grondgebruik op die perseel binne sy breër konteks).

Ja. Soos voorheen genoem, is hierdie voorgestelde aktiwiteit vir 'n vervaardiging industriële fasiliteit in 'n industriële gebied geleë en omring deur ander vervaardiging industriële aktiwiteite.


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Vraag 11: Hoe sal die aktiwiteit, of die grond gebruik wat verband hou met die aktiwiteit waarvoor aansoek gedoen word, impakteer op sensitiewe natuurlike en kulturele gebiede (beboude en landelike / natuurlike omgewing)?

Die fasiliteit sal in ooreenstemming wees met die bestaande beboude landskap, dit wil sê 'n vervaardigingsbedryf geleë in 'n gebied oorheers deur ander vervaardigingsbedrywe. As gevolg van sy konsekwentheid met die omliggende grondgebruik (waar die natuurlike en kulturele landskap reeds hoogs omskep is), kan dit met oortuiging genoem word dat hierdie fasiliteit nie 'n beduidende negatiewe impak op die natuurlike of kulturele landskappe sal hê nie.

Vraag 12: Wat sal die impak van die ontwikkeling wees op mense se gesondheid en welsyn (bv. in terme van die geraas, reuke, visuele karakter, sin van plek, ens)?

Mnr Chris Albertyn van Lethabo Air Quality Services was aangestel om ŉ verspreidingsmodel van die fasiliteit te ontwikkel en om ŉ Lugkwaliteit Impak Studie te doen.

Die uitslae van die verspreiding modellering studie toon dat die geskatte maksimum grondvlak konsentrasies van uitlatings oor die algemeen laag was. Die gevolgtrekking van hierdie studie is dus dat die impak van Techno Asphalt se uitlatings gemeet aan die algemene kwaliteit van die lug in die gebied rondom die plant klein is.

Indien uitlating plaasvind binne die wetlike perke, sal die lug kwaliteit standaarde nie oorskry word nie en Techno Asphalt se voorgestelde aanleg behoort dus nie 'n wesenlike impak op die lug gehalte te hê nie.

Ondanks hierdie lae impak, het LAQS aanbeveel dat bykomende versagtende maatreëls aangebring word om te verseker dat die impak op die omliggende sensitiewe gebiede (kliniek, residensiële gebiede van Sonskynvallei) verder verlaag word nie.

Vraag 13: Sal die voorgestelde aktiwiteit of die grond gebruik wat verband hou met die aktiwiteit waarvoor aansoek gedoen, lei tot onaanvaarbare alternatiewe koste?

Die bedryf van hierdie fasiliteit, op hierdie perseel, bedreig nie die potensiële wins van 'n ander alternatiewe bedryf / grondgebruik op hierdie stuk grond nie. Die voorgestelde aanleg is 'n pakket tipe plant wat geïnstalleer kan word en suksesvol buite werking gestel word in 'n paar dae sonder groot fisiese impak op die terrein. Die gedeelte van die grond is dus maklik beskikbaar is vir 'n alternatiewe grondgebruik in die toekoms indien die behoefte ontstaan.

Vraag 14: Sal die voorgestelde grondgebruik gevolg in onaanvaarbaar kumulatiewe impakte?

Die aktiwiteit sal nie lei tot beduidende kumulatiewe impakte nie. In terme van kumulatiewe impak, is die grootste bekommernis met betrekking tot die fasiliteite die potensiële impak op die omringende lug toestande. 'n Evaluering van die kumulatiewe impak van hierdie fasiliteit is ingesluit in Afdeling F van die verslag.

19. OPSOMMING VAN IMPAKTE Die potensiële impak van hierdie fasiliteit word in die tabel hieronder saamgevat. Verwys asseblief na afdeling F van die verslag sowel as Bylae G vir verdere besonderhede met betrekking tot die evaluering van die impak.


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19.1 IMPAKTE WAT MAG ONTSTAAN AS GEVOLG VAN BEPLANNING, ONTWERP EN KONSTRUKSIE FASE

Tabel 4: Lys van potensiële beplanning, ontwerp en konstruksie impakte. Potensiële impakte op geografiese en fisiese aspekte: Vlugtige Stof Die impak van stof tydens die konstruksiefase behoort uiters beperk te wees, aangesien die verskillende komponente van die fasiliteit hoofsaaklik vooraf aanmekaargesit afgelewer sal word. Grondwerke tydens konstruksie word dus beperk tot die aanbring van fondasie strukture waarop die fasiliteit geplaas / geanker sal word. Impak tydens konstruksiefase op die ekologiese funksionering van die gebied As gevolg van die onomkeerbaar veranderde aard van die perseel en die lae impak konstruksie ('n pakket aanleg met beperkte grondwerke), word die konstruksiefase impak op die ekologiese funksionering van die gebied as gering beskou. Moontlike impak op die hidrologiese hulpbronne tydens konstruksie Die moontlike impak op die hidrologiese hulpbronne tydens die konstruksie fase is beperk tot die potensiële afloop na die stormwater-kanaal na die suidooste van die terrein. Die fasiliteit word voorgestel op 'n plat terrein, wat ten minste 40m vanaf die stormwater kanaal terug gesit is en geskei van die kanaal deur 'n pad en 'n begroeide helling. Die potensiaal vir slik belaaide afloop na hierdie kanaal is laag. Om risiko van toeslik in die geval van die vloed toestande gedurende die konstruksiefase verder te verminder, beveel die Omgewingsbestuursplan (OBP) die installering van slik skerms op die suidwestelike en suidoostelike grense aan. Potensiële impak op sosio-ekonomiese aspekte: Werkgeleenthede tydens konstruksie Potensiële impak op kultuur-historiese (erfenis) aspekte As gevolg van die aard van die fasiliteit binne die landskap (d.w.s. dat die konstruksie-aktiwiteite sal plaasvind te midde van ander aanhoudende industriële aktiwiteite) is dit hoogs onwaarskynlik dat die konstruksie fase van die projek 'n impak op enige erfenis aspekte van die gebied sal hê. Potensiële Geraas Impak Geraas tydens konstruksie sal waarskynlik nie hoër wees as die omringende geluide wat reeds bestaan in die bestaande industriële gebied nie. Potensiële visuele impak tydens konstruksie Dit is hoogs onwaarskynlik dat die aktiwiteit enige visuele impakte tot gevolg sal hê tydens konstruksie. Die tipe aktiwiteite wat verband hou met die konstruksie is dieselfde aktiwiteite wat reeds daagliks in die industriële gebied plaasvind. 19.2 IMPAKTE WAT MAG ONTSTAAN GEDURENDE DIE BEDRYFSFASE Tabel 5: Lys van potensiële impakte gedurende die operasionele fase van die projek Potensiële impak op die geografiese en fisiese aspekte: Vlugtige Stof Die bronne van die voortvlugtige stof word gewoonlik geassosieer met gruis hope en grond paaie. As gevolg van die nabyheid van die bestaande steengroef, sal die voorraad op die perseel waarskynlik beperk word. Geen nuwe grond paaie sal gebou word nie en hierdie fasiliteit sal gebruik maak van bestaande paaie (Transand Quarry het 'n bestaande stof beperking program op die grond paaie as deel van hul mynbou-vereistes). Nog 'n algemene bron van stof hou verband met die breek van gruis. Let daarop dat geen breek van gruis sal plaasvind op hierdie perseel nie, en enige vergruising benodig sal plaasvind direk in die mynbou-area met behulp van die bestaande geriewe. Ander deeltjies sal ontstaan uit die meng-en verwarming proses en word afsonderlik aangespreek. Potensiaal Verkeer Impakbeoordeling (bykomende rit ontwikkeling)


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Die impak op die verkeer word laag en gering geag, aangesien die vragmotors wat gebruik sal vir vervoer van gruis na en asfalt vanaf die aanleg na verskeie plekke, dieselfde vragmotors is wat reeds vervoer vir ander gebruike. Die bykomende ritte wat gegenereer sal word behoort minimaal te wees. Potensiële impak op die ekologiese funksionering van die Area Die terrein is reeds onomkeerbaar verander en bevat geen oorblyfsels van plantegroei, of enige ekologiese patroon of proses nie. Die impak op die ekologiese funksionering van hierdie fasiliteit word dus gering geag. Potensiële impak op die hidrologiese funksionering van die Area Die moontlike impak op die hidrologiese hulpbronne tydens die bedryf van die aanleg hou verband met die moontlike afloop water vanaf die fasiliteit na die stormwater-kanaal na die suidooste van die terrein. Enige afloop wat wel sal voorkom by die fasiliteit sal waarskynlik nie enige kontaminante bevat nie, behalwe slik. Dit is te danke aan die feit dat al die opgaartenks en meng areas vervat is binne in 'n keermuur om te verhoed dat enige toevallige bitumen of diesel stortings uitlek. Die fasiliteit word voorgestel op 'n plat terrein, wat ten minste 40m vanaf die stormwater kanaal is en geskei van die kanaal deur 'n pad en 'n begroeide helling. Die potensiaal vir slik gelade afloop in hierdie kanaal is laag. Om die risiko van toeslikking in die geval van die vloed toestande tydens die operasie fase, verder te verminder beveel die OBP die installering van die aard verskansings op die suidwestelike en suidoostelike grense van die terrein aan. Hierdie aard verskansings word aanbeveel op dieselfde voetspoor as die tydelike slik skerms tydens konstruksie (d.w.s. hulle sal nie die voetspoor van die fasiliteit vergroot nie). Potensiële impak op die sosio-ekonomiese aspekte: Werkgeleenthede Hierdie projek sal 'n aantal van langtermyn werksgeleenthede genereer. Hierdie werkgeleenthede sal hoofsaaklik geskoolde arbeid vereis. Indien Techno Asphalt 'n oordrag van vaardighede program kan implementeer, kan die direkte positiewe impak op die plaaslike gemeenskappe en die ekonomie hoog wees. Potensiële sosio-ekonomiese impak op die omliggende gemeenskap Die aktiwiteit sal onwaarskynlik lei tot beduidende sosio-ekonomiese impak op die omliggende gemeenskappe, vir die volgende redes:

Die aktiwiteit is in ooreenstemming met die omliggende grondgebruik wat 'n vervaardigingsbedryf in 'n gebied is wat oorheers word deur ander vervaardigingsnywerhede;

Aangesien die aktiwiteit gebruik sal maak van 'n bestaande vloot van voertuie, sal bykomende swaar voertuie wat verby residensiële gebiede ry minimaal wees;

Die aktiwiteit sal nie lei tot beduidende visuele impak nie en sal nie die sin van plek noemenswaardig verander nie;

Die aktiwiteit sal nie ŉ beduidende invloed op omringende lug kwaliteit hê nie en as sodanig is dit onwaarskynlik dat daar 'n impak op die gesondheid van die inwoners van die omliggende gebiede sal wees;

Die aktiwiteit sal onwaarskynlik bykomende stof op wek, en Die fasiliteit sal onwaarskynlik lei tot hoë alternatiewe koste.

Potensiële impak op kultuur-historiese (erfenis) aspekte Die ligging van die aktiwiteit in die landskap is van so 'n aard dat dit van alle kante omring is deur ander aktiwiteite wat reeds die landskap aansienlik verander. Die toevoeging van hierdie aktiwiteit tot die bestaande sal onwaarskynlik ŉ invloed hê op die landskap en kulturele of historiese aspekte. Potensiële Geraas Impak Die Operasionele impak van hierdie fasiliteit word as nul beskou, aangesien die omgewing lawaai invloede reeds aansienlik hoër is as wat hierdie fasiliteit sal bydra. Die beraamde geraas vlak van die aanleg tydens die operasie is 70dBA. Volgens sahearingaids.co.za, is


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70dBA vergelykbaar met dié van 'n wasmasjien. Die omringende geluide in die bestaande industriële gebied is reeds baie hoër as dit en as sodanig sal geraas van hierdie fasiliteit nie bydra tot verdere impak. Potensiële visuele impak van die aanleg Die voorgestelde fasiliteit is laer in hoogte as die meeste van die bestaande aangrensende strukture en as sodanig behoort dit nie te lei tot 'n verdere vertikale versteuring van die visuele landskap nie. Die hoogste gedeelte van die aanleg is die stapel. Die standaard hoogte van hierdie stapel is 9m met 'n deursnee van 1,25m. Die lugkwaliteit spesialis het egter aanbeveel dat die hoogte van die stapel verhoog word tot 12m om die impak op lugkwaliteit verder te verminder. Selfs met die verhoogde hoogte van die stapel, is die visuele impak van die fasiliteit laag geag te wees as gevolg van die hoogte van die omliggende strukture. 'n Bestaande sement silo van EnonBricks direk aangrensend aan die terrein is 15m hoog. Potensiële Impak op Luggehalte Sien Afdeling 2 van hierdie verslag vir verdere besonderhede asook Aanhangsel G vir 'n afskrif van die volledige kwaliteit van die lug impak assessering wat onderneem is. Die potensiële menslike gesondheid kommer wat deur B&GP’e uitgewys is hou direk verband hiermee en is in ag geneem onder die sambreel van lugbesoedeling. Impak van reuke (dit is 'n baie spesifieke bekommernis) is apart ter tafel gelê (met spesialis assessering van die gehalte van die lug). Potensiële Reuk Impak Die lug spesialis het bevestig dat stink uitlaatgasse geneig is om ongeveer drie ordes laer as die reuk opsporing limiet te wees. Dit is dus hoogs onwaarskynlik dat enige asfalt behandeling reuke opgetel sal word buite die heining lyn van Techno Asphalt se eiendom. 19.3 IMPAKTE WAT MAG ONTSTAAN UIT DIE STAKING EN SLUITING FASE Tabel 6: Lys van impakte wat kan ontstaan as gevolg van die staking en sluiting fase Potensiële impak op die geografiese en fisiese aspekte: Vlugtige stof Die vlugtige stof tydens sluiting sal beperk word tot die verwydering van die strukture en keermure. Die skepping van 'n vegetatiewe laag of alternatiewe aktiwiteit na sluiting sal verseker dat hierdie stof impakte beperk word tot 'n kort tydperk. Impak op die ekologiese funksionering van die area - Laag Potensiële geraas impak tydens sluiting – Laag 20. GEVOLGTREKKING Cape EAPrac is van mening dat die inligting vervat in hierdie konsep verslag en die dokumentasie aangeheg, voldoende is om die B&GP’e en sleutel rolspelers geleentheid te gee om die potensiële negatiewe en positiewe impakte wat verband hou met die ontwikkeling, ten opsigte van die aktiwiteite waarvoor aansoek gedoen is, te evalueer en ingeligte kommentaar oor die voorstel te lewer. Ons bevinding is dat die negatiewe impak van die voorgestelde Techno Asphalt warm-meng aanleg medium tot gering is. Voldoende versagtende maatreëls is aanbeveel om potensiële negatiewe impak te verminder tot lae vlakke en 'n positiewe impak te versterk. Dit word aanvaar dat die voorgestelde asfalt fasiliteit op die perseel volhoubaar sal wees in die lang termyn, aangesien die pad- konstruksie en instandhouding in die area, die vraag na en noodsaaklike verskaffing van asfalt produkte in die toekoms sal onderhou.


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Alle kommentaar wat ontvang word op hierdie voorlopige verslag sal ingesluit word in die Finale Basiese Impakbepaling Verslag.


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GLOSSARY BGIS Biodiversity Geographic Information System BID Background Information Document CBA Critical Biodiversity Area CBD Central Business District DEA Department of Environmental Affairs DEA&DP Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning EA Environmental Authorisation EAP Environmental Impact Practitioner ECO Environmental Control Officer EHS Environmental, Health & Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Programme GPS Global Positioning System HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling HWC Heritage Western Cape I&APs Interested and Affected Parties IDP Integrated Development Plan N / A Not Applicable NEMA National Environmental Management Act NEMBA National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act NFA National Forest Act NFEPA National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Area NHRA National Heritage Resources Act NSBA National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment NWA National Water Act SAHRA South African National Heritage Resources Agency SANBI South Africa National Biodiversity Institute SANS South Africa National Standards SDF Spatial Development Framework


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ABBREVIATIONS AIA Archaeological Impact Assessment BGIS Biodiversity Geographic Information System BID Background Information Document CBD Central Business District ACMP Archaeological Conservation Management Plan CDSM Chief Directorate Surveys and Mapping CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan dBA Decibel (measurement of sound) DBAR Draft Basic Assessment Report DEA Department of Environmental Affairs DEA&DP Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning EAP Environmental Impact Practitioner EHS Environmental, Health & Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIR Environmental Impact Report EMP Environmental Management Programme FBAR Final Basic Assessment Report GPS Global Positioning System HIA Heritage Impact Assessment HWC Heritage Western Cape I&APs Interested and Affected Parties IDP Integrated Development Plan KOP Key Observation Point kV Kilo Volt LAeq,T Time interval to which an equivalent continuous A-weighted sound level LUDS Land Use Decision Support LUPO Land Use Planning Ordinance NEMA National Environmental Management Act NEMAA National Environmental Management Amendment Act NEMBA National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act NHRA National Heritage Resources Act NID Notice of Intent to Develop NSBA National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment NWA National Water Act PIA Paleontological Impact Assessment PM Post Meridiem; “Afternoon” SAHRA South African National Heritage Resources Agency SANBI South Africa National Biodiversity Institute SANS South Africa National Standards SDF Spatial Development Framework SMME Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise SAPD South Africa Police Department TIA Traffic Impact Assessment VIA Visual Impact Assessment

Techno Asphalt BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT MOS214/04


SECTION 1: BASIC ASSESSMENT

REPORT


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BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

(AUGUST 2010)

BASIC ASSESSMENT FORM

(AUGUST 2011) Basic Assessment Report in terms of the NEMA Environmental Impact Assessment

Regulations, 2010 AUGUST 2010

Kindly note that:

1. This Basic Assessment Report is the standard report required by DEA&DP in terms of the EIA Regulations, 2010 and must be completed for all Basic Assessment applications.

2. This report must be used in all instances for Basic Assessment applications for an environmental authorisation in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA), as amended, and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010, and/or a waste management licence in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act 59 of 2008) (NEM: WA), and/or an atmospheric emission licence in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004) (NEM: AQA).

3. This report is current as of 2 August 2010. It is the responsibility of the Applicant / EAP to ascertain whether subsequent versions of the report have been published or produced by the competent authority.

4. The required information must be typed within the spaces provided in the report. The sizes of the spaces provided are not necessarily indicative of the amount of information to be provided. It is in the form of a table that will expand as each space is filled with typing.

5. Incomplete reports will be rejected. A rejected report may be amended and resubmitted.

6. The use of “not applicable” in the report must be done with circumspection. Where it is used in respect of material information that is required by the Department for assessing the application, this may result in the rejection of the report as provided for in the regulations.

7. While the different sections of the report only provide space for provision of information related to one alternative, if more than one feasible and reasonable alternative is considered, the relevant section must be copied and completed for each alternative.

8. Unless protected by law all information contained in, and attached to this report, will become public information on receipt by the competent authority. If information is not submitted with this report due to such information being protected by law, the applicant and/or EAP must declare such non-disclosure and provide the reasons for the belief that the information is protected.

9. This report must be submitted to the Department at the postal address given below or by delivery thereof to the Registry Office of the Department. No faxed or e-mailed reports will be accepted. Please note that for waste management licence applications, this report must be submitted for the attention of the Department’s Waste Management Directorate (tel: 021-483-2756 and fax: 021-483-4425) at the same postal address as the Cape Town Office Region A.

Unless indicated otherwise, two electronic copies (CD/DVD) and three hard copies of this report must be submitted to the Department.



DEPARTMENTAL DETAILS CAPE TOWN OFFICE REGION A (Cape Winelands, City of Cape Town: Tygerberg and Oostenberg Administrations)

CAPE TOWN OFFICE REGION B (West Coast, Overberg, City of Cape Town: Helderberg, South Peninsula, Cape Town and Blaauwberg Administrations

GEORGE OFFICE (Eden and Central Karoo)

Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Attention: Directorate: Integrated Environmental Management (Region A2) Private Bag X 9086 Cape Town, 8000 Registry Office 1st Floor Utilitas Building 1 Dorp Street, Cape Town Queries should be directed to the Directorate: Integrated Environmental Management (Region A2) at: Tel: (021) 483-4793 Fax: (021) 483-3633

Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Attention: Directorate: Integrated Environmental Management (Region B) Private Bag X 9086 Cape Town, 8000 Registry Office 1st Floor Utilitas Building 1 Dorp Street, Cape Town Queries should be directed to the Directorate: Integrated Environmental Management (Region B) at: Tel: (021) 483-4094 Fax: (021) 483-4372

Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Attention: Directorate: Integrated Environmental Management (Region A1) Private Bag X 6509 George, 6530 Registry Office 4th Floor, York Park Building 93 York Street George Queries should be directed to the Directorate: Integrated Environmental Management (Region A1) at: Tel: (044) 805 8600 Fax: (044) 874-2423

View the Department’s website at http://www.capegateway.gov.za/eadp for the latest version of this document.

DEPARTMENTAL REFERENCE NUMBER(S)

File reference number (EIA): 16/3/1/1/D6/18/0037/13 File reference number (Waste): None File reference number (Other): EDE032(A) – Eden District Municipality (Air Quality) PROJECT TITLE Techno Asphalt – Asphalt Manufacture Facility

http://www.capegateway.gov.za/eadp



DETAILS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER (EAP) Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP):

Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Pty) Ltd

Contact person: Dale Holder Postal address: P O Box 2070 George Postal code: 6530 Telephone: (044) 874 0365 Cell: 0824489225

E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (044) 874 0432

EAP Qualifications EAP, Dale Holder - NDip NatCon Director, Louise Mari van Zyl – MA Environmental Management

EAP Registrations/Associations

IAIAsa EAPSA

DETAILS OF THE EAP’S EXPERTISE TO CARRY OUT BASIC ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES The EAP has more than 11 years’ experience in carrying out Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures in the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape Provinces of South Africa. The EAP has experience related to other asphalt manufacture facilities in the Western Cape. A highly experienced air quality specialist has also been appointed to undertake relevant specialist studies. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE CONTENT OF THE BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT: A detailed executive summary in both English and Afrikaans is included in pages 6 to 50 of this report.



SECTION A: ACTIVITY INFORMATION 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

(aIs the project a new development? YES NO (b) Provide a detailed description of the development project and associated infrastructure. The applicant, Techno Asphalt (Pty) Ltd, intends to construct a hot mix drum asphalt plant on portion 72 of the farm Hartenbosch 217.

Hot mix asphalt as proposed to be manufactured at techno asphalt consists a mixture of size-graded, high quality aggregate which can include reclaimed asphalt pavement [RAP]), and bitumen, which is heated and mixed in measured quantities to produce Hot Mix Asphalt (EPA 2013).

Aggregate and RAP, if used constitute over 92 percent by weight of the total mixture. Aside from the amount and grade of bitumen used, mix characteristics are determined by the relative amounts and types of aggregate and RAP used. A certain percentage of fine aggregate (less than 74 micrometers in physical diameter) is required for the production of good quality Hot Mix Asphalt.

Techno Asphalt intend installing a typical drum mix package plant. The nature of these package plants means that they can be installed and decommissioned in a relatively short period of time with a relatively low impact.

Aggregate will be obtained from an existing source (Transand quarry) adjacent to the site. The existing Transand quarry is located approximately 1.8 km north-east of the proposed Techno Asphalt's site and is accessible by means of existing road networks.

Crushing of aggregate takes place within the existing quarry (crushing will thus not take place at the asphalt plant). Aggregate will be transported in trucks from the quarry to the site and stockpiled in feed bins.

Aggregate will be transferred from the feed bins to the drum mixer via a belt weighing system to ensure a correct and continuous feed to the mixer. Bitumen will be fed from a tank to the drum mixer via a heated line.

Mixing will occur within the drum with heat energy being supplied by a diesel burner.

Hot mixed asphalt will be transferred to a storage silo from where the hot mix can be transferred directly into trucks for delivery to various road construction and maintenance sites.

The development includes the drum mix hot asphalt plant only and no additional infrastructure is required.

(c) List all the activities assessed during the Basic Assessment process: GN No. R. 544 Activity No(s):

Describe the relevant Basic Assessment Activity(ies) in writing as per Listing Notice 1 (GN No. R. 544)

Describe the portion of the development as per the project description that relates to the applicable listed activity.

None None None GN No. R. 546 Activity

Describe the relevant Basic Assessment Activity(ies) in writing as per Listing Notice 3

Describe the portion of the development as per the project description that relates to the



No(s): (GN No. R. 546) applicable listed activity. None None None If the application is also for activities as per Listing Notice 2 and permission was granted to subject the application to Basic Assessment, also indicate the applicable Listing Notice 2 activities: GN No. R. 545 Activity No(s):

If permission was granted in terms of Regulation 20, describe the relevant Scoping and EIA Activity(ies) in writing as per Listing Notice 2 (GN No. R. 545)

Describe the portion of the development as per the project description that relates to the applicable listed activity.

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The construction of facilities or infrastructure for any process or activity which requires a permit or license in terms of national or provincial legislation governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution or effluent and which is not identified in Notice No. 544 of 2010 or included in the list of waste management activities.

Construction of an asphalt manufacture facility. Such a facility requires authorization (an atmospheric emissions license) in terms of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act and as such is subject to this activity.

Waste management activities in terms of the NEM: WA (Government Gazette No. 32368): GN No. 718 - Category A Activity No(s):

Describe the relevant Category A waste management activity in writing.

None None Please note: If any waste management activities are applicable, the Listed Waste Management Activities Additional Information Annexure must be completed and attached to this Basic Assessment Report as Appendix I. If the application is also for waste management activities as per Category B and permission was granted to subject the application to Basic Assessment, also indicate the applicable Category B activities:

GN No. 718 – Category B Activity No(s):

Describe the relevant Category B waste management activity in writing.

None None Atmospheric emission activities in terms of the NEM: AQA (Government Gazette No. 33064):

GN No. 248 Activity No(s): Describe the relevant atmospheric emission activity in writing.

5 (8) The production mixtures of aggregate and tar or bitumen to produce road surfacing in permanent facilities and mobile plants.

(d) Please provide details of all components of the proposed project and attach diagrams (e.g. architectural drawings or perspectives, engineering drawings, process flow charts etc.). Buildings YES NO



Provide brief description: The only building to be constructed as part of this process is a small control cabin and laboratory. This control cabin will house the controls, analyser’s monitors and indicators. The laboratory will be used to test the quality of the manufactured product to ensure that it complies with various specifications. Existing buildings on the site will be used for administrative purposes and ablutions. Infrastructure (e.g. roads, power and water supply/ storage) YES NO Provide brief description: There is existing sufficient electrical supply to the site. The site was previously used by Lafarge Ready-mix who have subsequently vacated the premises. The existing electrical supply as used by Lafarge will be used for Techno Asphalt.

Municipal water supply is available directly to the site. Water is not used in the manufacture process. The only water use requirements are for washing and ablution facilities for staff.

All access roads are existing and no additional access roads will be required.

No additional bulk infrastructure is requires for the construction or operation of this facility.

Processing activities (e.g. manufacturing, storage, distribution) YES NO Provide brief description: The facility is a manufacturing facility for the manufacture of asphalt paving for road surfacing. Hot mix asphalt paving is basically made by heating aggregate and mixing this with bitumen before being loaded into trucks for dispatch. Please see section 3 of this report for a detailed description of this manufacture process. Storage facilities for raw materials and products (e.g. volume and substances to be stored) Provide brief description YES NO Because of the short distance from the source of the raw materials, Techno Asphalt will not require large stockpiles of aggregates on site (aggregates will be brought in as and when required per order). The storage facilities forming an integral part of the plant are as follows: Cold Aggregate Bin Feeders: Four bin feeders with a total storage capacity of 45 tons. Filler Feeding System: Comprising of a 2 ton filler silo. Bitumen Heating and Storage Tank – Comprising of a two 30000 litre tank. Hot Mix Storage Silo – Comprising of a single 50 ton hot mix storage silo Fuel Oil Tank – Comprising of a single 8000 litre fuel oil tank (Diesel) Storage and treatment facilities for solid waste and effluent generated by the project Yes No

Provide brief description The manufacturing process does not generate any solid waste. The only solid waste generated will be a small amount of normal domestic waste generated in the offices. This domestic waste will be removed on a weekly basis as part of the existing municipal refuge collection. The manufacturing process will not generate any industrial effluent. The only effluent generated will be from the existing ablutions on the property. Other activities (e.g. water abstraction activities, crop planting activities) Yes No



Provide brief description None 2. PHYSICAL SIZE OF THE ACTIVITY

Size of the property: (a) Indicate the size of the property (cadastral unit) on which the activity is to be undertaken. 100700m2

Size of the facility:

(b) Indicate the size of the facility (development area) on which the activity is to be undertaken. 2500m2

Size of the activity:

(c) Indicate the physical size (footprint) of the activity together with its associated infrastructure: 2500m2

(d) Indicate the physical size (footprint) of the activity: 2500m2 (e) Indicate the physical size (footprint) of the associated infrastructure: 0m2

and, for linear activities:

Length of the activity: (f) Indicate the length of the activity: Not a linear activity

3. SITE ACCESS (a) Is there an existing access road? YES NO (b) If no, what is the distance over which a new access road will be built? 0m

Figure 5: Showing existing access roads that will be used to access the facility.



(c) Describe the type of access road planned: Existing access roads and internal roads will be used. These will not need to be upgraded as part of this process. The Department of Transport and Public works have been automatically registered as a key stakeholder for this process in order to provide comment on suitability of the existing access road. Please Note: indicate the position of the proposed access road on the site plan. 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE ACTIVITY IS TO BE

UNDERTAKEN AND THE LOCATION OF THE ACTIVITY ON THE PROPERTY (a) Provide a description of the property on which the activity is to be undertaken and the location

of the activity on the property. Portion 72 of the farm hartenbosch 217 is approximately 10.07 hectares in size. And is situated directly adjacent to the R328 between Hartenbos and Oudtshoorn. Please see Appendix A attached to this report showing the location of the proposed asphalt plant. (b) Please provide a location map (see below) as appendix a to this report which shows the

location of the property and the location of the activity on the property; as well as a site map (see below) as appendix b to this report; and if applicable all alternative properties and locations.

Locality map:

The scale of the locality map must be at least 1:50 000. For linear activities of more than 25 kilometres, a smaller scale e.g. 1:250 000 can be used. The scale must be indicated on the map. The map must indicate the following: an accurate indication of the project site position as well as the positions of the

alternative sites, if any; road names or numbers of all the major roads as well as the roads that provide

access to the site(s) a north arrow; a legend; the prevailing wind direction (during November to April and during May to October);

and GPS co-ordinates (Indicate the position of the activity using the latitude and

longitude of the centre point of the site for each alternative site. The co-ordinates should be in degrees and decimal minutes. The minutes should have at least three decimals to ensure adequate accuracy. The projection that must be used in all cases is the WGS84 spheroid in a national or local projection).

Site Plan:

Detailed site plan(s) must be prepared for each alternative site or alternative activity. The site plan must contain or conform to the following: The detailed site plan must be at a scale preferably at a scale of 1:500 or at an

appropriate scale. The scale must be indicated on the plan. The property boundaries and numbers of all the properties within 50m of the site must

be indicated on the site plan. The current land use (not zoning) as well as the land use zoning of each of the

adjoining properties must be indicated on the site plan. The position of each element of the application as well as any other structures on the

site must be indicated on the site plan. Services, including electricity supply cables (indicate above or underground), water

supply pipelines, boreholes, sewage pipelines, storm water infrastructure and access roads that will form part of the development must be indicated on the site plan.

Servitudes indicating the purpose of the servitude must be indicated on the site plan.



Sensitive environmental elements within 100m of the site must be included on the site plan, including (but not limited to): o Rivers. o Flood lines (i.e. 1:10, 1:50, year and 32 meter set back line from the banks of a

river/stream). o Ridges. o Cultural and historical features. o Areas with indigenous vegetation (even if it is degraded or infested with alien

species). Whenever the slope of the site exceeds 1:10, then a contour map of the site must be

submitted. The location plan is attached in Appendix A. The Site Plan is attached in Appendix B of this report. (c) For a linear activity, please also provide a description of the route. The proposal does not include any linear activities. The activity will be limited to the 2500m2

footprint as indicated in Appendix B of the report.

Indicate the position of the activity using the latitude and longitude of the centre point of the site. The co-ordinates must be in degrees, minutes and seconds. The minutes should be given to at least three decimals to ensure adequate accuracy. The projection that must be used in all cases is the WGS84 spheroid in a national or local projection.

Latitude (S): Longitude (E):

34o 6‘ 46.10“ 22o 4‘ 51.61“

(d) or: For linear activities: Latitude (S): Longitude (E): Starting point of the activity o ‘ “ o ‘ “ Middle point of the activity o ‘ “ o ‘ “ End point of the activity o ‘ “ o ‘ “ Please Note: For linear activities that are longer than 500m, please provide and addendum with co-ordinates taken every 100 meters along the route.



5. SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Colour photographs of the site and its surroundings (taken of the site and from the site) with a description of each photograph. The vantage points from which the photographs were taken must be indicated on the site plan, or locality plan as applicable. If available, please also provide a recent aerial photograph. Photographs must be attached as Appendix C to this report. It should be supplemented with additional photographs of relevant features on the site. Date of photographs must be included. Please note that the above requirements must be duplicated for all alternative sites. Site photographs of the site, alternative sites and surrounding land use are included in Appendix C of this Report.



SECTION B: DESCRIPTION OF RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT 1 SITE/AREA DESCRIPTION For linear activities (pipelines, etc.) as well as activities that cover very large sites, it may be necessary to complete copies of this section for each part of the site that has a significantly different environment. In such cases please complete copies of Section B and indicate the area which is covered by each copy No. on the Site Plan.

The proposed site for the asphalt plant is situated on portion 72 of the farm Hartenbosch 217. The site is directly adjacent to the Enon Bricks administrative building. The site is entirely disturbed with no remnant ecological functioning. The facility will be situated on an area that was disturbed though numerous historical industrial activities including, most recently, a concrete ready mix plant and brick yard. The platform where the facility is planned is already hard surfaced (engineered gravel layering) from previous activities. 2. GRADIENT OF THE SITE Indicate the general gradient of the sites (highlight the appropriate box).

Flat Flatter than 1:10 1:10 – 1:4 Steeper than 1:4 3. LOCATION IN LANDSCAPE (a) Indicate the landform(s) that best describes the site (highlight the appropriate box(es).

Ridgeline Plateau Side slope of hill/mountain

Closed valley

Open valley Plain

Undulating plain/low

hills Dune Sea-

front

(b) Please provide a description of the location in the landscape. The site is situated on high ground within a slightly undulating landscape. About 150m north of the site, the land starts to slope away towards the Hartenbos River in the North East. The Hartenbos River is approximately 1.2kilometres away from the site.

Figure 6: Showing the context of the proposed facility in the landscape 4. GROUNDWATER, SOIL AND GEOLOGICAL STABILITY OF THE SITE



(a) Is the site(s) located on or near any of the following (highlight the appropriate boxes)? Shallow water table (less than 1.5m deep) YES NO UNSURE Seasonally wet soils (often close to water bodies) YES NO UNSURE

Unstable rocky slopes or steep slopes with loose soil YES NO UNSURE

Dispersive soils (soils that dissolve in water) YES NO UNSURE Soils with high clay content YES NO UNSURE Any other unstable soil or geological feature YES NO UNSURE An area sensitive to erosion YES NO UNSURE An area adjacent to or above an aquifer. YES NO UNSURE An area within 100m of the source of surface water YES NO UNSURE

(b) If any of the answers to the above are “YES” or “unsure”, specialist input may be requested by the Department.

(Information in respect of the above will often be available at the planning sections of local authorities. Where it exists, the 1:50 000 scale Regional Geotechnical Maps prepared by Geological Survey may also be used).

(c) Please indicate the type of geological formation underlying the site.

Granite Shale Sandstone Quartzite Dolomite Dolorite Other (describe)

Please provide a description. According Agricultural Geographic Information Systems from the National Department of Agriculture, the underlying geological formation is alluvial valley deposits.

5. SURFACE WATER (a) Indicate the surface water present on and or adjacent to the site and alternative sites

(highlight the appropriate boxes)? Perennial River YES NO UNSURE Non-Perennial River YES NO UNSURE Permanent Wetland YES NO UNSURE Seasonal Wetland YES NO UNSURE Artificial Wetland YES NO UNSURE Estuarine / Lagoonal wetland YES NO UNSURE

(b) Please provide a description. The closest natural surface water body is a tributary of the Hartenbos river (180m to the north) and an in stream dam situated approximately 350m north of the site.

A stormwater drainage channel is situated approximately 40m southeast of the site (Please see the detailed description of the aquatic ecosystems and photographs in section 6 of this report)

6. BIODIVERSITY Please note: The Department may request specialist input/studies depending on the nature of the biodiversity occurring on the site and potential impact(s) of the proposed activity/ies. To



assist with the identification of the biodiversity occurring on site and the ecosystem status consult http://bgis.sanbi.org or [email protected]. Information is also available on compact disc (cd) from the Biodiversity-GIS Unit, Ph (021) 799 8698. This information may be updated from time to time and it is the applicant/ EAP’s responsibility to ensure that the latest version is used. A map of the relevant biodiversity information (including an indication of the habitat conditions as per (b) below) and must be provided as an overlay map to the property/site plan as Appendix D to this report. (a) Highlight the applicable biodiversity planning categories of all areas on site and indicate the

reason(s) provided in the biodiversity plan for the selection of the specific area as part of the specific category).

Systematic Biodiversity Planning Category If CBA or ESA, indicate the reason(s) for its selection in biodiversity plan

Critical Biodiversity Area (CBA)

Ecological Support

Area (ESA)

Other Natural Area

(ONA)

No Natural Area

Remaining (NNR)

According to SANBI the site is not designated as an Aquatic or Terrestrial Critical Biodiversity Area (CBA). It is also not situated in a Ecological Support Area. The site is however depicted to occur within an Aquatic CBA Buffer. According to the Mossel Bay CBA Maps, the site is depicted as transformed through urban development. Maps showing the site in relation to the CBA’s are attached in Appendix D.

Figure 7: Showing the footprint of the proposed facility in relation to Critical Biodiversity Areas (Orange) and Ecological Support Areas (Blue).

http://bgis.sanbi.org/




(b) Highlight and describe the habitat condition on site.

Habitat Condition

Percentage of habitat condition

class (adding up to 100%)

Description and additional Comments and Observations

(including additional insight into condition, e.g. poor land management practises, presence of

quarries, grazing/harvesting regimes etc).

Natural 0% There are no remnants of Natural vegetation left on

site. Near Natural

(includes areas with low to moderate

level of alien invasive plants)

0% There are no remnants of Near Natural vegetation left on site.

Degraded (includes areas

heavily invaded by alien plants)

0% There are no remnants of Degraded vegetation left on site.

Transformed (includes cultivation,

dams, urban, plantation, roads,

etc)

100% The site is completely transformed from previous industrial activities.

(c) Complete the table to indicate:

(i) the type of vegetation, including its ecosystem status, present on the site; and (ii) whether an aquatic ecosystem is present on site.

Terrestrial Ecosystems Aquatic Ecosystems Ecosystem threat status as

per the National Environmental

Management: Biodiversity Act (Act No. 10 of 2004)

Critical Wetland (including rivers, depressions,

channelled and unchanneled

wetlands, flats, seeps

Estuary Coastline Endangered Vulnerable

Least

Figure 8: Showing the transformed nature of the site and the directly adjacent Enon Bricks Brickyard.



(d) Please provide a description of the vegetation type and/or aquatic ecosystem present on

site, including any important biodiversity features/information identified on site (e.g. threatened species and special habitats)

According to the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment, the vegetation on site would have historically consisted of Groot Brak Dune Strandveld. This vegetation type is considered to be endangered. The site has already been irreversibly transformed though industrial development and as such no remnants of this vegetation or any other vegetation type remain on the site. Because of the nature of the transformation (i.e. that the site is hard surfaced and has been used for industrial activities for many years) and the transformed nature of the surrounding area, it is highly unlikely that the site will ever revert to an ecologically functioning unit of Groot Brak Dune Strandveld.

According to the National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (NFEPA) Plan, no important Freshwater Ecosystems occur on the site. A site inspection by the EAP has confirmed this. The closest natural surface water body is a tributary of the Hartenbos river (180m to the north) and an in-stream dam situated approximately 350m north of the site.

Figure 9: Showing a tributary of the Hartenbos River, situated approximately 180m north of the site.

The closest aquatic feature is a stormwater drainage channel that originates from a culvert under the R328. This channel runs parallel to the site approximately 40m away.

Threatened pans, and artificial wetlands)

Yes NO Unsure Yes NO Yes NO



Figure 10: Showing drainage culvert and stormwater channel situated approximately 40m southeast of the site.

7. LAND USE OF THE SITE Please note: The Department may request specialist input/studies depending on the nature of the land use character of the area and potential impact(s) of the proposed activity/ies. Untransformed

area Low density residential

Medium density residential

High density residential

Informal residential

Retail Commercial & warehousing Light industrial Medium

industrial Heavy industrial

Power station Office/consulting room

Military or police base/station/co

mpound

Casino/entertainment complex

Tourism & Hospitality

facility

Open cast mine Underground mine

Spoil heap or slimes dam

Quarry, sand or borrow pit Dam or reservoir

Hospital/medical center School Tertiary

education facility Church Old age home

Sewage treatment plant

Train station or shunting yard Railway line Major road (4

lanes or more) Airport

Harbour Sport facilities Golf course Polo fields Filling station

Landfill or waste treatment site Plantation Agriculture River, stream or

wetland

Nature conservation

area Mountain,

koppie or ridge Museum Historical building Graveyard Archeological

site

Other land uses (describe):

(a) Please provide a description. The site proposed for the construction of the asphalt manufacture plant is completely transformed through past and present industrial activities. The site was historically used as a ready mix concrete manufacture plant and a brickyard. Enon Bricks, a concrete brick (and other moulded concrete product) manufacturer, is situated on the same property adjacent to the site proposed for the Asphalt manufacture facility.



8. LAND USE CHARACTER OF SURROUNDING AREA (a) Highlight the current land uses and/or prominent features that occur within +/- 500m radius

of the site and neighbouring properties if these are located beyond 500m of the site. Please note: The Department may request specialist input/studies depending on the nature of the land use character of the area and potential impact(s) of the proposed activity/ies. Untransformed

area Low density residential

Medium density residential

High density residential

Informal residential

Retail Commercial & warehousing Light industrial Medium industrial Heavy

industrial

Power station Office/consulting room

Military or police base/station/compoun

d

Casino/entertainment complex

Tourism & Hospitality

facility Open cast

mine Underground

mine Spoil heap or slimes

dam Quarry, sand or

borrow pit Dam or

reservoir Hospital/medic

al center School / Crèche

Tertiary education facility Church Old age

home Sewage

treatment plant Train station or shunting yard Railway line Major road (4 lanes

or more) Airport

Harbour Sport facilities Golf course Polo fields Filling station

Landfill or waste

treatment site Plantation Agriculture River, stream or

wetland

Nature conservation

area Mountain,

koppie or ridge Museum Historical building Graveyard Archeological site

Other land uses

(describe):

(b) Please provide a description, including the distance and direction to the nearest residential

area and industrial area.



The image below shows the typical land use surrounding land use as described in the table above.

Figure 11: Showing the proposed facility in relation to the surrounding land use. 9. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS Describe the existing social and economic characteristics of the community in order to provide baseline information. Socio-Economic Context of the Mossel Bay Municipal Area.

According to the Mossel Bay IDP (2012), Mossel Bay has the 2nd largest population in the Eden District with a population size of 117 840 in 2007 compared to 71 499 in 2001. The population grew on average by 8.7 per cent between 2001 and 2007 as compared to the district wide growth of 2 %.

The IDP concludes that a population growth of this proportion is likely to place strain on existing backlogs and the municipality’s ability to effectively service the community.

Mossel Bay’s population composition is as follows:

- children at 25.6%; - economically active population at 67.3%; and - persons aged 65 and older at 7.2%

The current gender ration is 111.6 males per 100 females. Overall there has been a shift in the gender distribution in Mossel Bay. In 2001, there were 49.7% males to 50.3%females. In 2007, this shifted to 52.8% males to 47.2 %females creating a shift in the female dominance in 2001 to a male dominance from 2007.

Mossel Bay’s population distribution by race is as follows:

- African racial group 41.6% - Coloured racial group 37.9%



- White racial group 19.2% - Representation by the Indian/Asian population in Mossel Bay is relatively small

compared to the other population groups

The biggest employment contributors in the Mossel Bay Municipal are:

- construction (9%) - wholesale & retail trade (8%) - community; social & personal services (7%) - manufacturing (6%)

The three largest economic sectors are:

- manufacturing (28.7%); - finance and business services (27.5%); - trade (13.4%).

The unemployment rate for males was 15.6% with a 44.5 percentage share of the unemployed. The unemployment rate for females was significantly higher at 28.9% but the percentage share of the unemployed lower at 55.5 %.

Techno Asphalt is deemed to form part manufacturing sector, the largest economic sector in the Mossel Bay District.

Please note that this section deals with the socio economic context of the municipal area, the specific socio economic context of the proposed facility is considered and detailed in section D of this report.

10. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS (a) Please be advised that if section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No.

25 of 1999), is applicable to your proposed development, then you are requested to furnish this Department with written comment from Heritage Western Cape as part of your public participation process. Section 38 of the Act states as follows: “38. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (7), (8) and (9), any person who intends to undertake a development categorised as-

(a) the construction of a road, wall, power line, pipeline, canal or other similar form of linear development or barrier exceeding 300m in length;

(b) the construction of a bridge or similar structure exceeding 50m in length; I any development or other activity which will change the character of a site- (i) exceeding 5 000 m2 in extent; or (ii) involving three or more existing erven or subdivisions thereof; or (iii) involving three or more erven or divisions thereof which have been consolidated within the past five years; or (iv) the costs of which will exceed a sum set in terms of regulations by SAHRA or a provincial heritage resources authority; (d) the re-zoning of a site exceeding 10 000 m2 in extent; or (e) any other category of development provided for in regulations by SAHRA or a

provincial heritage resources authority, must at the very earliest stages of initiating such a development, notify the responsible heritage resources authority and furnish it with details regarding the location, nature and extent of the proposed development.”

(b) The impact on any national estate referred to in section 3(2), excluding the national estate contemplated in section 3(2)(i)(vi) and (vii), of the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999



(Act No. 25 of 1999), must also be investigated, assessed and evaluated. Section 3(2) states as follows: “3(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the national estate may include—

(a) places, buildings, structures and equipment of cultural significance; (b) places to which oral traditions are attached or which are associated with living heritage; (c) historical settlements and townscapes; (d) landscapes and natural features of cultural significance; (e) geological sites of scientific or cultural importance; (f) archaeological and palaeontological sites; (g) graves and burial grounds, including— (i) ancestral graves; (ii) royal graves and graves of traditional leaders; (iii) graves of victims of conflict; (iv) graves of individuals designated by the Minister by notice in the Gazette; (v) historical graves and cemeteries; and (vi) other human remains which are not covered in terms of the Human Tissue Act, 1983 (Act No. 65 of 1983); (h) sites of significance relating to the history of slavery in South Africa; (i) movable objects, including— (i) objects recovered from the soil or waters of South Africa, including archaeological and palaeontological objects and material, meteorites and rare geological specimens; (ii) objects to which oral traditions are attached or which are associated with living heritage; (iii) ethnographic art and objects; (iv) military objects; (v) objects of decorative or fine art; (vi) objects of scientific or technological interest; and (vii) books, records, documents, photographic positives and negatives, graphic, film or video material or sound recordings, excluding those that are public records as defined in section 1(xiv) of the National Archives of South Africa Act, 1996 (Act No. 43 of 1996).”

Is section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999, applicable to the development?

YES NO UNCERTAIN

If YES, explain:

The proposed asphalt manufacture facility will not transform more that 5000m2 nor does it require the rezoning of more than 10000m2 and as such does not require authorisation in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act.

Will the development impact on any national estate referred to in section 3(2) of the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999?

YES NO UNCERTAIN

If YES, explain:

Will any building or structure older than 60 years be affected in any way? YES NO UNCERTAIN

If YES, explain: No buildings will be affected by this proposal.

The facility will be consistent with the existing built environment landscape, i.e. a manufacturing industry situated in an area dominated by other manufacturing industries. Because of its consistency with surrounding land use (where natural and cultural landscapes are already highly transformed), it can be stated with a high level of confidence that this facility will not have a significant negative impact on the natural or cultural



landscapes. Notwithstanding the above finding of no significant impact, Heritage Western Cape has been automatically registered as a key stakeholder and have been given an opportunity to provide input and comment on this report. Please Note: If uncertain, the Department may request that specialist input be provided.

11. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION, POLICIES AND/OR GUIDELINES (a) Please list all legislation, policies and/or guidelines that have been considered in the

preparation of this Basic Assessment Report.

LEGISLATION ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY

TYPE Permit/ license/

authorisation/comment / relevant consideration (e.g.

rezoning or consent use, building plan approval)

DATE (if already obtained):

National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act

Eden District Municipality

Atmospheric Emissions Licence In progress

National Environmental Management Act: EIA regulations

Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

Environmental Authorisation In Progress

POLICY/ GUIDELINES ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY

National Building Regulations Building Inspectors from the local Authority (Mossel Bay Municipality)

SANS 10400 (National Building Standards) Building Inspectors from the local Authority (Mossel Bay Municipality)

Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework (PSDF) DEA&DP

Mossel Bay Structure Plan Mossel Bay Municipality Mossel Bay Spatial Development Framework Mossel Bay Municipality

Mossel Bay Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Mossel Bay Municipality

DEA&DP EIA Guideline Information Document on Generic Terms of Reference for EAPs and Project Schedules (Aug. 2010 & Oct.2011)

DEA&DP

DEA&DP EIA Guideline on Need & Desirability (Aug. 2010 & Oct. 2011) DEA&DP

DEA&DP EIA Guideline on Alternatives (Aug. 2010 & Oct. 2011) DEA&DP

DEA&DP Guidelines on Environmental Management Plans (August 2010) DEA&DP

DEA&DP Guideline for Determining the DEA&DP



Scope of Specialist Involvement (June 2005) DEA&DP Guideline for Involving Biodiversity Specialists in EIA processes (June 2005) DEA&DP

Environmental Guidelines on Best Available Techniques for the Production of Asphalt Paving Mixes (June 2007)

EAPA

Waste minimisation guideline document for environmental impact assessment reviews (may 2003)

DEA&DP

(b) Please describe how the legislation, policies and/or guidelines were taken into account in

the preparation of this Basic Assessment Report.

LEGISLATION / POLICY / GUIDELINE

DESCRIBE HOW THE LEGISLATION / POLICY / GUIDELINE WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT

(E.g. describe the extent to which it was adhered to, or deviated from, etc).

National Building Regulations The Mossel Municipality considers the Application in terms of these National Standards prior to approval of the building plans (should building plans be required).

SANS 10400 (National Building Standards)

The National Building Standards are considered during the assessment and approval of building plans (if required) and implementation of standards are enforced throughout the construction period by means of Municipal building inspectors visiting the construction site.

Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework (PSDF)

The Provincial Spatial Development Framework was consulted to determine whether the development proposal is in line with the framework’s recommendations for land use.

Mossel Bay Spatial Development Framework

The Spatial Development Framework is used to consider the consistency of the proposed land use with regards to future planning for the municipal area.

DEA&DP EIA Guideline Information Document on Generic Terms of Reference for EAPs and Project Schedules (August 2010)

The EIA Guideline Information Document ToR for EAPs and Project Schedules were consulted to ensure that the EAP’s conduction of the process and the Project Schedule of this application correspond to these requirements.

DEA&DP EIA Guideline on Need & Desirability (August 2010)

The EIA Guideline on Need & Desirability was consulted as part of the project motivation and section of this report describing the proposal’s need & desirability.

DEA&DP Guidelines on Environmental Management Plans (August 2010)

The Environmental Management Plans Guidelines were consulted as part of the compiling of the Environmental Management Programme (EMP) for this application to ensure that the EMP prescribed complies with the Guidelines.

DEA&DP Guideline for Determining the Scope of Specialist Involvement (June

This Guideline was consulted and considered at project inception. Due to the small size and complete transformation of the site, a botanical specialist study was



2005) not deemed necessary. The potential impact of the facility on ambient air quality was deemed to be one of the most potentially significant issues in this application and as such, a specialist air quality specialist was appointed to undertake a comprehensive air quality impact assessment.

DEA&DP Guideline for Involving Biodiversity Specialists in EIA processes (June 2005)

This Guideline was consulted and considered during the initial project inception. The EAP assessed the site conditions and confirmed that the proposed site is irreversibly transformed and contains no ecological functioning in terms of species, pattern, process or ecosystem services. The site is furthermore not designated as a Critical Biodiversity Area, Buffer Area or Ecological support area. The appointment of a biodiversity specialist for this development was thus not deemed necessary.

DEA&DP Guideline for Involving Heritage Specialists (June 2005)

This Guideline was consulted and considered at project inception. The National Heritage Resources Act was also consulted and it was confirmed that the facility does not require authorisation in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act. The facility will be consistent with the existing built environment, i.e. a manufacturing industry situated in an area dominated by other manufacturing industries. Because of its consistency with surrounding land use (where natural and cultural landscapes are already highly transformed), it can be stated with a high level of confidence that this facility will not have a significant negative impact on the natural or cultural landscapes and such, a heritage specialist was not appointed. Notwithstanding this, Heritage Western Cape were automatically registered as a key stakeholder and given an opportunity to provide input and comment on this process.

Environmental Guidelines on Best Available Techniques for the Production of Asphalt Paving Mixes (June 2007)

This Guideline was used to assist in the identification of potentially significant impacts of the proposed facility. It also helps ensure that management recommendations and requirements are in line with international best practice standards.

Waste minimisation guideline document for environmental impact assessment reviews (may 2003)

This Guideline raises awareness to waste minimisation issues and highlights waste and wastage minimization practices. Part B of this document is of particular importance, as it addresses issues of general waste and wastage minimization during construction activities.

Please note: Copies of any permit(s) or licences received from any other organ of state must be attached this report as Appendix E.



SECTION C: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The public participation process must fulfil the requirements outlined in NEMA, the EIA Regulations, and if applicable the NEM: WA and/or the NEM: AQA. This Department’s Guideline on Public Participation (August 2010) and Guideline on Exemption Applications (August 2010), both of which are available on the Department’s website (http://www.capegateway.gov.za/eadp), must also be taken into account. Please highlight the appropriate box to indicate whether the specific requirement was undertaken or whether there was a deviation that was agreed to by the Department. 1. Were all potential interested and affected parties notified of the application by – (a) fixing a notice board at a place conspicuous to the public at the boundary or on the fence of -

(i) the site where the activity to which the application relates is to be undertaken; and YES Deviated

(ii) any alternative site mentioned in the application; YES Deviated (b) giving written notice to –

(i) the owner or person in control of that land if the applicant is not the owner or person in control of the land; YES N/A

(ii) the occupiers of the site where the activity is to be undertaken and to any alternative site where the activity is to be undertaken; YES Deviated

(iii) owners and occupiers of land adjacent to the site where the activity is to be undertaken and to any alternative site where the activity is to be undertaken;

YES Deviated

(iv) the municipal councillor of the ward in which the site and alternative site is situated and any organisation of ratepayers that represent the community in the area;

YES Deviated

(v) the municipality which has jurisdiction in the area; YES Deviated (vi) any organ of state having jurisdiction in respect of any aspect of the

activity; and YES Deviated

(vii) any other party as required by the competent authority; YES Deviated I placing an advertisement in -

(i) one* local newspaper; and YES Deviated (ii) any official Gazette that is published specifically for the purpose of

providing public notice of applications or other submissions made in terms of these Regulations;

YES Deviated N/A

(d) placing an advertisement in at least one* provincial newspaper or national newspaper, if the activity has or may have an impact that extends beyond the boundaries of the metropolitan or local municipality in which it is or will be undertaken.

YES Deviated N/A

* Please note: In terms of the NEM: WA and NEM: AQA a notice must be placed in at least

two newspapers circulating in the area in which the activity applied for is to be carried out. 2. Provide a list of all the state departments that were consulted:

- Mossel Bay Municipality: Technical Services; - Mossel Bay Municipality: Town Planning; - Mossel Bay Municipality: Environmental Management; - Mossel Bay Municipality: Health; - Western Cape Provincial Department of Health; - Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning: Pollution Control;




3. Please provide an overall summary of the Public Participation Process that was followed. (The detailed outcomes of this process must be included in a comments and response report to be attached to the final Basic Assessment Report (see note below) as Appendix F). As part of the public participation process the following steps were taken to ensure compliance with the legislation and to allow ample opportunity for members of the public and key stakeholders to be involved and participate in the environmental process. Please see Appendix F for evidence and further details of this Public Participation process. The Public Participation Process has been undertaken according to the requirements of the new NEMA EIA regulations. The following requirements i.t.o the Draft Basic Assessment have been undertaken and complied with in terms of Regulation 56: CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS Please see table 5 below for a summary of the public participation to date. Table 5: Summary of Public Participation Process to date.

DATE ACTION 8 May 2013 Notification was sent to the Landowner of portion 72 of the farm 217 notifying him of the

development proposal and the environmental process to be followed. 10 May 2013

Notifications were sent to neighbouring landowners informing them of the development proposal and the environmental process. They were automatically registered as Interested and Affected Parties

10 May 2013

The Mossel Bay Local Municipality (which have jurisdiction over the area) were notified and automatically registered as key stakeholders.

10 May 2013

Organs of state (including Mossel Bay Municipality: Technical Services, Mossel Bay Municipality: Town Planning, Mossel Bay Municipality: Environmental Management, Mossel Bay Municipality: Health, Western Cape Provincial Department of Health, Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning: Pollution Control, Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning: Air Quality Management, Eden District Municipality: Environmental, Eden District Municipality: Health, Eden District Municipality: Air Quality, Cape Nature and Heritage Western Cape) were notified and registered as key stakeholders

10 May 2013

Advert was placed in a regional newspaper, Die Suid Kaap Burger calling for the registration of Interested and affected parties.

10 May 2013

Advert was placed in a local newspaper, The Mossel Bay Advertiser calling for the registration of Interested and affected parties.

10 May 2013

Background information documents were placed at the Mossel Bay Municipal Library and the Mossel Bay Municipal Planning Departments.

27 August 2013

2 site notices were placed on the boundary of the property as well as on the proposed site of the development.

May 2013

A Stakeholder Register was opened and the details of all registered stakeholders entered for future correspondence.

NOTE Public participation information with regards to the availability of the Draft Basic Assessment Report will be included in the final Basic Assessment Report

A number of preliminary issues were raised by interested and affected parties during the preliminary stage of this process. Copies of these comments and responses thereto are

- Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning: Air Quality Management; - Eden District Municipality: Environmental; - Eden District Municipality: Pollution and Waste - Eden District Municipality: Air Quality; - Cape Nature; and - Heritage Western Cape.



included in Appendix F of this report. The issues raised have been summarised into an issues and response table attached in Appendix F of this report. NEWSPAPER ADVERTS Two newspaper adverts calling for registration of interested and affected parties were placed in the Mossel Bay Advertiser and the Suid Kaap Burger on 10 May 2013.

Figure 11: Showing newspaper adverts calling for the registration of Interested and Affected Parties. BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT With the initial stakeholder registrations background information documents (BID’s) were made available to stakeholders. All key stakeholders were provided with hard copies of the BID along with the notification letters. BID’s were also made available at the Mossel Bay Municipal Library and the Mossel Bay Municipality Planning Department. The BID’s were also made available on the Cape EAPrac Website. Copies of the background information document are included in Appendix F.



Figure 12: Showing availability of Background Information Document on the Cape EAPrac website. The website also included an online registration form, whereby potential stakeholders could register. REGISTRATION OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS A number of key stakeholders were automatically registered and will be given an opportunity to comment on this Draft Basic Assessment Report. NOTIFICATION OF NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY OWNERS. Neighbouring property owners details were obtained from the Mossel Bay Municipality. These neighbouring property owners were automatically registered as Interested and Affected Parties and have been notified of the availability of this Draft BAR. Table 6: Neighbouring property owners registered as part of the environmental process. Property Number Owner Portion 11 of 217 DJL Jacobs Portion 16 of 217 Danabi Trust Portion 67 of 217 Transand (Pty) Ltd Portion 76 of 217 Transand (Pty) Ltd Portion 84 of 217 Salmina Gerber Portion 105 of 217 Mossel Bay Municipality Portion 102 of 217 Henra Siviele Kontrak (Pty) Ltd

SITE NOTICES Site notices were placed at the entrance to portion 72 of the Farm 217 Hartenbosch as well as on the specific site where the facility is proposed.



Figure 13: Showing site notices places on the boundary of the property and at the proposed location of the asphalt plant. ONLINE POLL The Mossel Bay Advertiser undertook an online poll requesting members of the public to comment on whether they felt that the asphalt plant should be constructed or not. To the best of our knowledge the results of this poll have not been published. Such an open access or “Pseudo poll” does not capture any data specific to demographics or details of the individual undertaking or participating in the poll (i.e. a single person could “vote” an unlimited amount of times). Other than providing a “yes” or “no” opinion these polls do not provide for any substantiation or reasoning for the opinion. These polls do not have any statistical or scientific reliability, and are therefore not a reliable indicator of public opinion of an issue as they may be unrepresentative of the target population. As such, this poll has not been considered further in this environmental process. PETITION Ms Ilizma Gerber provided a signed petition list containing 191 names with a title: “Hiermee wil ons BESWAAR maak TEEN die oprigting van die Asphalt (Pty) Ltd fasiliteit op Hartenbosch Plaas 217, gedeelte 72, by Enonbricks perseel”. This petition is attached in Appendix F. Several of the signatories of this petition are residents of Sonskynvallei, while others include addresses in Hartenbos, Groot Brak, Mossel Bay and Ruitersbos. Only a small proportion of the signatories provided contact details (phone, email and address), hence the origins of the bulk of the signatories are unknown. Cape EAPrac discussed this matter with Ms Ilizma Gerber, who facilitated the petition, in an attempt to obtain contact details for the all the signatories, so that they could be formally given an opportunity to register and participate in this environmental process. Ms Gerber confirmed that she is not in possession of these contact details and that the response to the petition and additional information (i.e. this basic assessment report) can be directed through her. A total of 122 of the signatories to this petition provided telephone contact details along with their signature. A random representative sample of these objectors were contacted by Cape EAPrac in order to ascertain what information they had available to inform their objection, as well as to ascertain their specific concerns. A total of 19 of the signatories were contacted. This relates to approximately 10% of the total objectors and 15% of those who provided contact details. The following summary of the telephonic discussions is provided for consideration: Four out of the 19 objectors contacted were not aware or could not remember signing the

petition. Of the 15 objectors who acknowledged or recalled the petition, one of them indicated that they

had seen the Background Information Document (BID), while the remaining 14 said that they



had only heard about the project. 6 of the 15 objectors who acknowledged or recalled the petition were under the

impression that the facility was for “teer palle” (i.e. a creosote treatment facility). The few objectors that communicated specific issues were all related to health concerns

as a result of air quality - undesirable odours (although these were mostly wrongly associated with a creosote treatment facility).

As agreed with the facilitator of the petition, Ms Gerber, opportunity will be given to objectors to comment on this draft BAR, via a notification to her. However, in order to maximise participation all objectors who provided valid contact details, will be notified of the availability of this report directly and given an opportunity to participate. PRELIMINARY ISSUES RAISED BY I&AP’s The following broad issues were raised by I&AP’s during the initial registration stage of this process.

- Human Health Issues – Particularly relating to the close proximity of the Sonskynvallei Clinic and Crèche;

- Impacts on the Hartenbos River; - Impacts on Fauna; - Increase in Dust; - Undesirable Odours; - Impacts on Air Quality as a result of Gaseous Releases; - Noise Pollution; - Proximity to residential areas; - Additional Traffic Impacts; - Impact on Quality of life and peace and quiet; - Visual Impact of the facility;

All these potential issues have been considered and assessed in this report. Please see section F of this report for the Assessment of Impacts as well as Appendix G containing the specialist Air Quality Impact Assessment. AVAILABILITY OF DBAR All registered I&AP’s including those who responded to the initial call for registration as well as those who were automatically registered were notified of the Availability of this Draft BAR. The Draft BAR is available for a 40 day comment period from Friday 20 September 2013 to Friday 01 November 2013 and is available at the Mosssel Bay Municipal library in Marsh Street and the Mosssel Bay Municipal Planning Office in Montague Street. A digital copy of the report is also available on the Cape EAPrac website at url: www.cape-eaprac.co.za. In order to facilitate effective comment, full hard copies of the report were also provided to Eden District Municipality: Air Quality Management and the Department of Environmental Affairs: Air Quality Management. Digital copies of the report on CD were also provided to all other Key Stakeholders. The Draft Basic Assessment Report is available for a 40 Day comment period from 20 September 2013 to 01 November 2013. All comments should please be provided to:

Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Cape EAPrac) Att: Mr Dale Holder

PO Box 2070, George, 6530; or

http://www.cape-eaprac.co.za/



Email: [email protected]; or Fax: 044 874 0432.

Please note: Should any of the responses be “No” and no deviation or exemption from that requirement was requested and agreed to /granted by the Department, the Basic Assessment Report will be rejected.

A list of all the potential interested and affected parties, including the organs of State, notified and a list of all the register of interested and affected parties, must be submitted with the final Basic Assessment Report. The list of registered interested and affected parties must be opened, maintained and made available to any person requesting access to the register in writing.

The draft Basic Assessment Report must be submitted to the Department before it is made available to interested and affected parties, including the relevant organs of State and State departments which have jurisdiction with regard to any aspect of the activity, for a 40-day commenting period. With regard to State departments, the 40-day period commences the day after the date on which the Department as the competent/licensing authority requests such State department in writing to submit comment. The applicant/EAP is therefore required to inform this Department in writing when the draft Basic Assessment Report will be made available to the relevant State departments for comment. Upon receipt of the Draft Basic Assessment Report and this confirmation, this Department will in accordance with Section 24O(2) and (3) of the NEMA request the relevant State departments to comment on the draft report within 40 days.

All comments of interested and affected parties on the draft Basic Assessment Report must be recorded, responded to and included in the Comments and Responses Report included as Appendix F to the final Basic Assessment Report. If necessary, any amendments in response to comments received must be effected in the Basic Assessment Report itself. The Comments and Responses Report must also include a description of the public participation process followed.

The final Basic Assessment Report must be made available to registered interested and affected parties for comment before submitting it to the Department for consideration. Unless otherwise indicated by the Department, a final Basic Assessment Report must be made available to the registered interested and affected parties for comment for a minimum of 21-days. Comments on the final Basic Assessment Report does not have to be responded to, but the comments must be attached to the final Basic Assessment Report.

The minutes of any meetings held by the EAP with interested and affected parties and other role players which record the views of the participants must also be submitted as part of the public participation information to be attached to the final Basic Assessment Report as Appendix F.

Proof of all the notices given as indicated, as well as of notice to the interested and affected parties of the availability of the draft Basic Assessment Report and final Basic Assessment Report must be submitted as part of the public participation information to be attached to the final Basic Assessment Report as Appendix F.




SECTION D: NEED AND DESIRABILITY Please Note: Before completing this section, first consult this Department’s Guideline on Need and Desirability (August 2010) available on the Department’s website (http://www.capegateway.gov.za/eadp).

1. Is the activity permitted in terms of the property’s existing land use rights? YES NO Please

explain The property is zoned for industrial use. An asphalt manufacture facility will be consistent with this zoning. A copy of the zoning certificate is attached in Appendix E, Annexure E1. 2. Will the activity be in line with the following?

(a) Provincial Spatial Development Framework (PSDF) YES NO Please explain

This area is identified as a potential industrial development node in the PSDF (Industrial Development Node 3)

(b) Urban edge / Edge of Built environment for the area YES NO Please explain

The proposed in an industrial area completely surrounded by other industrial activities. (c) Integrated Development Plan and Spatial Development

Framework of the Local Municipality (e.g. would the approval of this application compromise the integrity of the existing approved and credible municipal IDP and SDF?).

YES NO Please explain

The SDF plan 7 – Dated October 2006 indicates the site for intensive agricultural use. It also indicates a waste dumping site (WD) in the vicinity of the Quarry. The Mossel Bay municipality has verbally confirmed that the latest version of the SDF depicts the area as an industrial area. At the time of authoring this report, the revised SDF was still in the process of ratification by the Mossel Bay Council and was not available to the public. Further details in this regard will be presented in the Final Basic Assessment Report.

(d) Approved Structure Plan of the Municipality YES NO Please explain

This proposal is consistent with the structure plan. This proposal will not require any amendment to the existing Mossel Bay Structure Plan. (e) An Environmental Management Framework (EMF) adopted by the Department (e.g. Would the approval of this application compromise the integrity of the existing environmental management priorities for the area and if so, can it be justified in terms of sustainability considerations?)


There is no Environmental Management Framework that has been adopted for this area.

(f) Any other Plans (e.g. Guide Plan) YES NO Please explain

3. Is the land use (associated with the activity being applied for) considered within the timeframe intended by the existing approved Spatial Development Framework (SDF) agreed to by the relevant environmental authority (i.e. is the proposed development in line with the projects and programmes identified as priorities within the credible IDP)?


This is not a specific project identified by the IDP. The IDP does however indicate that the




Manufacturing Industry is one of the key economic drivers in the region. This facility has the potential to further enhance this economic driver. 4. Should development, or if applicable, expansion of the

town/area concerned in terms of this land use (associated with the activity being applied for) occur here at this point in time?


The preferred site for the construction of this facility was historically used for the purposes of industrial activities. Most recently, this area was used for ready mix concrete manufacture. The area has no remaining ecological functioning and is completely surrounded by other industrial activities. The continued use of the area for industrial purposes is thus deemed to be the most suitable land use at this point in time. 5. Does the community/area need the activity and the associated

land use concerned (is it a societal priority)? (This refers to the strategic as well as local level (e.g. development is a national priority, but within a specific local context it could be inappropriate.)


The directly adjacent communities and area will have very little direct need for the facility. Its significance is more established on a national scale in terms of provision and maintenance of transport routes as a key economic driver in South Africa. Roads fulfil a crucial function in modern society, providing increased mobility for people, goods and services. The have played a key role in South African progress and continue to drive socio- economic growth. 6. Are the necessary services with adequate capacity currently

available (at the time of application), or must additional capacity be created to cater for the development? (Confirmation by the relevant Municipality in this regard must be attached to the final Basic Assessment Report as Appendix E.)


Municipal Services, i.e. water and electricity are existing and available on the site. Water is not used in the process and as such the existing municipal connection is suitable for washing purposes. Electrical supply is in existence. The proposal will not generate any additional liquid effluent – existing ablution facilities within the existing administration building will be used. This project will not require any upgrades to bulk municipal infrastructure. 7. Is this development provided for in the infrastructure planning

of the municipality, and if not what will the implication be on the infrastructure planning of the municipality (priority and placement of services and opportunity costs)? (Comment by the relevant Municipality in this regard must be attached to the final Basic Assessment Report as Appendix E.)


This project will not result in additional opportunity costs and pressure on existing municipal infrastructure. The facility will not result in additional demand on existing infrastructure. The Mossel Bay municipality technical services department has been given an opportunity to provide comment in this regard. All comments in this regard will be provided with the Final Basic Assessment Report. 8. Is this project part of a national programme to address an

issue of national concern or importance? YES NO Please explain

The project is not intended to address an issue of national concern or importance. 9. Do location factors favour this land use (associated with the

activity applied for) at this place? (This relates to the contextualisation of the proposed land use on this site within




its broader context.) The proposed position of the facility is consistent with its surrounding context. The surrounding context consists of a series of other industrial activities. The majority of these activities are related to the manufacture industries. The nature of the proposed site favours manufacturing industry and any other land use (agriculture, residential, conservation) cannot be considered in this context. 10. How will the activity or the land use associated with the

activity applied for, impact on sensitive natural and cultural areas (built and rural/natural environment)?


The facility will be consistent with the existing built environment, i.e. a manufacturing industry situated in an area dominated by other manufacturing industries. Because of its consistency with surrounding land use (where natural and cultural landscapes are already highly transformed), it can be stated with a high level of confidence that this facility will not have a significant negative impact on the natural or cultural landscapes. 11. How will the development impact on people’s health and

wellbeing (e.g. in terms of noise, odours, visual character and sense of place, etc)?


Mr Chris Albertyn of Lethabo Air Quality Services (LAQS) was appointed to develop a dispersion model of the facility and to undertake an Air Quality Impact Assessment.

The results of the dispersion modelling study show that the estimated maximum ground-level concentrations resulting from emissions at the assumed levels were generally low. LAQS concludes, therefore, that the impact of Techno Asphalt’s emissions on air quality in the general area surrounding the plant is minor under this emissions scenario.


Notwithstanding this low impact, LAQS has recommended additional mitigation measures to ensure that the impact on the nearby sensitive areas (clinic, residential areas of Sonskynvallei) is reduced further.

12. Will the proposed activity or the land use associated with the activity applied for, result in unacceptable opportunity costs?


The construction of this facility at the preferred location will not cause the loss of potential gain from another alternative industry on this piece of land. The proposed facility is a package type plant that can be installed and successfully decommissioned in a few days without major physical impact to the land. The portion of land is thus easily available to an alternative land use in the future should the need arise. 13. What will the cumulative impacts (positive and negative) of

the proposed land use associated with the activity applied for, be?


This facility will not likely result in any significant cumulative impacts on the directly surrounding area or the region as a whole. Please refer to section G of this report for further details in this regard. 14. Is the development the best practicable environmental option

for this land/site? YES NO Please explain

This proposal is consistent with the surrounding land use and as such is deemed to be the best practicable environmental option for the site. Any other use (other than manufacturing



(17) Please describe how the general objectives of Integrated Environmental Management as set out in section 23 of NEMA have been taken into account: The purpose of Section 23 of NEMA is to promote the application of appropriate environmental management tools in order to ensure the integrated environmental management of activities.

The aim of these principles is to identify, predict and evaluate the actual and potential impact on the environment (including socio-economic and cultural environments), to assess alternatives and propose mitigation options which will contribute to minimizing detrimental impact.

For this application, actual and potential impacts on the various environments have been considered and assessed. The nature of the application results in minimal impacts, with potential health risks associated with impacts on air quality, as well as the hydrological functioning of the offsite drainage line that required detailed consideration and assessment. However, a number of precautionary, mitigation and monitoring measures have been proposed to avoid potential health and hydrological impacts. These mitigation and monitoring measures are described in this BAR, and associated specialist report, as well as the attached EMP.

Location Alternatives have been considered to determine where and how potential impacts on the surrounding environment.

The mitigation measures proposed and described in both this report and the attached Environmental Management Programme (EMP) will ensure that the activities proposed will be done in a controlled manner which reduces the chances of significant environmental impact.

industry) would not compliment the surrounding land use and would not be consistent with the surroundings.

15. What will the benefits be to society in general and to the local communities? Please explain

This proposal will result in a number of short term employment opportunities during the construction phase as well as long term employment opportunities during the operation phase. The significance of the asphalt industry as a key economic driver in South Africa is detailed below.

16. Any other need and desirability considerations related to the proposed activity? Please explain

The asphalt industry is a significant, positive driver for the South African economy, as it is a major job creator (particularly in the construction and maintenance of asphalt roads) and provides for a network of transport routes.

The industry is made up of companies ranging from small driveway-paving operations to multimillion-Rand construction companies that produce and place asphalt on roads, airport runways and parking lots. Over and above the comparably few jobs created by asphalt manufacture, road construction provides a wide variety of work opportunities for transportation planners, civil engineers, construction management specialists, equipment operators, labourers and many others.



Finally, in accordance with the Integrated Environmental Management principles, ample opportunity is being allowed for public participation. Two adverts (calling for the registration of I&AP’s) were placed in the local newspaper, informing members of public of the proposal and available information, and included details on how members of public can register as stakeholders and through doing so, form part of the environmental process. Other key stakeholders (e.g. the local Councillor, direct neighbours and Other Key Stakeholders) have been identified and notified of the process. Two Notice Boards were placed at the development site. The notices sent to identified stakeholders, included details of the proposal and how comment can be submitted on the application.

All relevant State Departments were provided with a digital copy (CD) of the Draft BAR together with the details of the comment period.

(18) Please describe how the principles of environmental management as set out in section 2 of NEMA have been taken into account: The main and applicable principles of environmental management as set out in Section 2 of NEMA emphasizes the following: Environmental management placing people and their needs at forefront of its concern,

and serve their physical, physiological, developmental, cultural and social interests equitably – the proposed development will not extend beyond the building restriction area and will not exceed the limitations of the industrial zoning. Potential pollution aspects can be mitigated successfully through implementation of the EMP and recommendations of the air quality specialist

Socially, environmentally and economically sustainable development – the potential need and desirability of the proposed facility has been given specific attention to determine whether there is a need and/or demand for the facility. The proposed asphalt plant is consistent and has the potential to compliment the surrounding land use. The demand / market has been identified and an overall positive economic impact on both the local and regional economies are expected, should the proposed development proceed, without impacting negatively on other similar users.

Consideration for ecosystem disturbance and loss of biodiversity – no conservation worthy species will be lost or damaged as the indigenous vegetation on the site is non-existent.

Pollution and environmental degradation – potential for pollution impacts, particularly contamination of soil and groundwater during construction and operation (possible fuel/oil/bitumen leaks/spills) have been considered and mitigation measure proposed in this BAR, the attached EMP. It is anticipated that with the diligent implementation of all these measures, pollution will be avoided to a great extent, and the significance rating of potential contamination will be low.

Landscape disturbance – The landscape is characterised by a number of existing manufacturing and other industries. The development site is adjacent to major roads. The development of the site is considered in line with the current landscape character.

Waste avoidance, minimisation and recycling – A waste minimization, cradle-to-grave approach is to be implemented, with waste separation at source. The EMP attached to this report promotes the adoption of an integrated waste minimisation approach, which is recommended for both construction and operation phases of the development. The attached EMP describes the waste disposal methods to be adopted, and is in line with the principles of waste avoidance, minimisation and recycling.

Responsible and equitable use of non-renewable resources – Bitumen is generally



considered as a by-product of a non-renewable resource and it will be produced as long other fuels from non-renewable resources are required by society. Bitumen manufacture thus maximises the benefits on non-renewable resources without placing additional pressure on them (Bitumen being one of the key components in the asphalt manufacture process).

Avoidance, minimisation and remedying of environmental impacts; - Various precautionary and mitigation measures have been incorporated to ensure environmental, as well as health & safety, impacts are avoided or kept to a minimum. The selection of the preferred site took this risk adverse approach into consideration.

Interests, needs and values of interested and affected parties – This process provides potential interested & affected parties and other key stakeholders with ample opportunity for review, comment and input on available documentation. Details of the public participation process undertaken are included in Appendix F of this report and have been reported on in this FBAR.

Access of information – Members of public, interested & affected parties, key stakeholders and relevant state departments are all provided with the available documentation contained in this DBAR.



SECTION E: ALTERNATIVES Please Note: Before completing this section, first consult this Department’s Guideline on Alternatives (August 2010) available on the Department’s website (http://www.capegateway.gov.za/eadp). “Alternatives”, in relation to a proposed activity, means different means of meeting the general purposes and requirements of the activity, which may include alternatives to –

(a) the property on which, or location where, it is proposed to undertake the activity; (b) the type of activity to be undertaken; I the design or layout of the activity; (d) the technology to be used in the activity; (e) the operational aspects of the activity; and (f) the option of not implementing the activity.

The NEMA prescribes that the procedures for the investigation, assessment and communication of the potential consequences or impacts of activities on the environment must, inter alia, with respect to every application for environmental authorisation – ensure that the general objectives of integrated environmental management laid down in

NEMA and the National Environmental Management Principles set out in NEMA are taken into account; and

include an investigation of the potential consequences or impacts of the alternatives to the activity on the environment and assessment of the significance of those potential consequences or impacts, including the option of not implementing the activity.

The general objective of integrated environmental management is, inter alia, to “identify, predict and evaluate the actual and potential impact on the environment, socio-economic conditions and cultural heritage, the risks and consequences and alternatives and options for mitigation of activities, with a view to minimising negative impacts, maximising benefits, and promoting compliance with the principles of environmental management” set out in NEMA. 1. In the sections below, please provide a description of any indentified and considered

alternatives and alternatives that were found to be feasible and reasonable. Please note: Detailed written proof the investigation of alternatives must be provided and motivation if no reasonable or feasible alternatives exist.

(a) Property and location/site alternatives to avoid negative impacts, mitigate unavoidable

negative impacts and maximise positive impacts, or detailed motivation if no reasonable or feasible alternatives exist:

A number of location / site alternatives were considered during the preliminary phase of this project. The following three sites were identified as potential sites for locating a hot asphalt mixing plant.

1. The site of the Transand quarry on the farm hartenbosch 217 2. The site of Enonbrick pty (ltd) on erf portion 72 of hartenbosch 217 3. The site of Transand on erf portion 67 of the farm hartenbosch 217

The following factors were taken into consideration to determine suitability of the site.

proximity to raw material availability of basic services such as electricity and water proximity to weight bridge




ownership of the site availability of offices and basic infrastructure access to road infrastructure and road crossings involved disturbance of ground for plant layout and cost involved in establishment visual and environmental impact.

The site of Enonbrick on Portion 72 of the Farm hartenbosch was found to be the most suitable for the following reasons. 1. The site was used by Lafarge readymix and cleared after they closed down

their operation. As such very little earthworks are necessary. The ground has been used as such for at least 10 years and has no ecological functioning.

2. All access roads are existing and no extra access routes or infrastructure is needed. 3. The Mossel Bay municipality has indicated that the power supply on the site is adequate

and that only an upgrading of the breaker is required. The site in the Transand quarry will require additional electrical infrastructure such as cabling and transformers as the current supply is not sufficient. The power supply at the site of Transand on portion 67 will also need substantial upgrade in power supply. These bulk electrical upgrades would result in additional environmental impacts that are avoided with the preferred site.

4. Enonbrick has adequate office space . No extra office over and above the laboratory will be necessary. There are also existing ablution facilities at Enonbrick as well as existing municipal water supply. The additional impacts of bulk water reticulation and construction of additional office space and ablutions are thus avoided with the preferred alternative. The two transand sites will result in the need for installation of a support building as well as water and sewerage infrastructure. The impacts associated with the installation of these services are avoided with the preferred alternative.

5. All the raw material bought in as well as the manufactured product will be sold over a weigh bridge. The Enonbrick site is next to the weigh bridge of Transand and all Transand material travel through the Enonbrick yard on its way to the bridge. No extra road crossings is required and this is a huge safety advantage.

6. The road to the weight bridge is maintained for the reason above and also wetted to supress dust a part of Transands existing environmental management plan.

7. The proximity of the R328 that is next to the site will ensure ease of delivery of the manufactured product. The access to the R328 is also used by all Transand and Enonbrick transport and such no significant increase in traffic volumes are envisaged.

8. The owner of the property in the case of Enonbrick has given permission for the EIA and the erection of the plant. This is attached in Appendix J, Annexure J1 of this report. The owner of the site at the transand quarry has initially given permission but withdrew his permission just at the time that the EIA application was .

9. Enonbrick uses the site as manufacturing facility for cement bricks and related products. As such there is a large brick plant with associated cement silos on the site. It is also used as stockpile area for bricks kept in stock. The addition of the asphalt plant will have little effect on the visual impact to the site.

10. The Enonbrick property is also suitably zoned for industrial purposes. The construction of this asphalt plant will be consistent with this Zoning. Please find attached in Appendix E, Annexure E1 the zoning certificate from Mosselbay Municipality.

11. Having looked at various alternatives from an environmental and perspective, it was concluded that the Enonbrick site was the preferred alternative from all aspects (environmental, social and economic).



(b) Activity alternatives to avoid negative impacts, mitigate unavoidable negative impacts and maximise positive impacts, or detailed motivation if no reasonable or feasible alternatives exist: The zoning and existing use of the site and surrounding properties maximises the sites potential for use for a manufacturing industry. The alternative to use the site for asphalt manufacture is a strategic one (considering other facilities in the region as well as the proximity to the raw material). (c) Design or layout alternatives to avoid negative impacts, mitigate unavoidable negative

impacts and maximise positive impacts, or detailed motivation if no reasonable or feasible alternatives exist:

Consideration of layout alternatives is limited and will not result in additional or less environmental impact either way. The nature of the facility is that it is a package plant that contains a number of specific units. The configuration of the units within the 2500m2 footprint will have little environmental significance. The key design alternative that could be implemented to reduce impact on ambient air quality is the increase of the stack height from 8.5m to 15m.



SECTION F: IMPACT ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT, MITIGATION AND MONITORING MEASURES

Please note: The information in this section must be duplicated for all the feasible and reasonable alternatives (where relevant). 1 DESCRIBE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT WILL IMPACT ON THE

FOLLOWING ASPECTS: (a) Geographical and physical aspects: The facility is proposed on an existing level platform that is already physically transformed by previous industrial activities (most recently, a ready mix concrete manufacture facility). The existing platform is physically transformed through layers of imported compacted material and is void of vegetation.

Geographically, the proposed location of the facility is situated on the crest of hill. It is however been set back from the slopes of the hill in order to prevent potential erosion that could lead to pollution of surface water bodies.

The impact on the geographical and physical aspects of the site is thus deemed to be Moderate-Low before mitigation and management.

The proposed mitigation measures are as follows:

- The facility should be restricted to a maximum of footprint of 2500m2. By doing so the facility will be entirely restricted to the area that was previously physically transformed by the previous ready mix manufacture facility.

- The total extent of the facility should be set back further than 32m from the closest stormwater channel and 10m back from steep slopes. This will reduce the risk of potential erosion that could impact on surface water resources.

The impact on the geographical and physical aspects of the site is deemed to be low – no impact with mitigation.

(b) Biological aspects: Will the development have an impact on critical biodiversity areas (CBAs) or ecological support areas (CSAs)? YES NO

If yes, please describe:

Figure 14. Showing the physically transformed platform where the proposed asphalt manufacture facility is proposed to be erected.



The development is not situated in a CBA, ESA or CBA buffer area. Will the development have on terrestrial vegetation, or aquatic ecosystems (wetlands, estuaries or the coastline)? YES NO

If yes, please describe: There is NO vegetation whatsoever on the site and as such, the development will not impact on terrestrial vegetation. The Development is setback from all aquatic ecosystems and as such is unlikely to have an impact on these. Will the development have an impact on any populations of threatened plant or animal species, and/or on any habitat that may contain a unique signature of plant or animal species?

YES NO

If yes, please describe: The site is irreversibly transformed and does not contain any remnants of indigenous or other vegetation. It is thus highly unlikely that the facility will impact on threatened plant or animals species or habitat. Please describe the manner in which any other biological aspects will be impacted: According to the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment, the vegetation on site would have historically consisted of Groot Brak Dune Strandveld. This vegetation type is considered to be endangered. The however site has already been irreversibly transformed though industrial development and as such no remnants of this vegetation or any other vegetation type remain on the site. Because of the nature of the transformation (i.e. that the site is hard surfaced and has been used for industrial activities for many years) and the transformed nature of the surrounding area, it is highly unlikely that the site will ever revert to an ecologically functioning unit of Groot Brak Dune Strandveld. The facility is thus considered to have NO impact on terrestrial vegetation and habitat.

According to the National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (NFEPA) Plan, no important Freshwater Ecosystems occur on the site. A site inspection by the EAP has confirmed this. The closest natural surface water body is a tributary of the Hartenbos river (180m to the north) and an in-stream dam situated approximately 350m north of the site. The closest aquatic feature is a somewhat transformed stormwater drainage channel that originates from a culvert under the R328. This channel runs parallel to the site approximately 40m away. The facility is set back from all freshwater ecosystems. Management recommendations have been provided to minimise the risk of surface water run off from the facility entering any water resource. Should these recommendations be implemented (The EAP recommends that these be included as conditions of authorisation) the impact on freshwater ecosystems is deemed to be low.

(c) Socio-Economic aspects: What is the expected capital value of the activity on completion? R6,000 000. 00 What is the expected yearly income or contribution to the economy that will be generated by or as a result of the activity?

Confidential

Will the activity contribute to service infrastructure? YES NO How many new employment opportunities will be created in the construction phase of the activity?

6



What is the expected value of the employment opportunities during the construction phase?

R150 000.00

What percentage of this will accrue to previously disadvantaged individuals? 40% How will this be ensured and monitored (please explain): The EMP makes provision for monitoring compliance with this condition. This will be reported to the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning as part as part of the recommended monthly ECO Reports.

How many permanent new employment opportunities will be created during the operational phase of the activity?

7 – The majority of

these employment opportunities

will be skilled / technical

appointments. What is the expected current value of the employment opportunities during the first 10 years?

R8 400 000

What percentage of this will accrue to previously disadvantaged individuals? 30% How will this be ensured and monitored (please explain): The EAP has recommended that an environmental audit be undertaken within 1 year of commencement of operations. This Audit will assess the compliance with these commitments. The results of this Audit will be submitted to DEA&DP, who can take any corrective action that may be required. Any other information related to the manner in which the socio-economic aspects will be impacted: The employment opportunities and capital contribution are deemed to have a medium positive impact. The facility is consistent with the surrounding land use and the air quality specialist has confirmed that emissions will not exceed the ambient air quality standards. As such, the negative social impact is deemed to be medium-low before mitigation and low after mitigation. (d) Cultural and historic aspects: The facility will be consistent with the existing built environment landscape, i.e. a manufacturing industry situated in an area dominated by other manufacturing industries. Because of its consistency with surrounding land use (where natural and cultural landscapes are already highly transformed), it can be stated with a high level of confidence that this facility will not have a significant negative impact on the natural or cultural landscapes. Notwithstanding the above finding of no significant impact, Heritage Western Cape has been automatically registered as a key stakeholder and have been given an opportunity to provide input and comment on this report. 2. WASTE AND EMISSIONS (a) Waste (including effluent) management Will the activity produce waste (including rubble) during the construction phase? YES NO

If yes, indicate the types of waste (actual type of waste, e.g. oil, and whether hazardous or not) and estimated quantity per type? ±5M3



The waste generated during the construction phase is likely to be extremely limited. The generated will be limited to non-hazardous building rubble. This will be stored on site during skips and removed on a regular basis during the construction period. Rubble will be dumped at the existing licenced building rubble dump site near Mossel Bay. The EMP includes additional management requirements relating to construction phase waste. Will the activity produce waste during its operational phase? YES NO If yes, indicate the types of waste (actual type of waste, e.g. oil, and whether hazardous or not) and estimated quantity per type? ±1M3

Where and how will the waste be treated / disposed of (describe)? If yes, indicate the types of waste (actual type of waste, e.g. oil, and whether hazardous or not) and estimated quantity per type per phase of the development? The waste generated during the operational phase of this facility will be limited to normal non-hazardous domestic waste generated in the administration of the manufacture activity (i.e. normal office waste). Chemical drums (i.e. those containing asphalt additives and laboratory chemicals are not generated as waste – they are temporarily stored within the bunded areas below the diesel and bitumen tanks, where they are collected by the supplier for re-use. The EMP includes additional management requirements relating to operational phase waste. Has the municipality or relevant authority confirmed that sufficient capacity exist for treating / disposing of the waste to be generated by this activity(ies)? If yes, provide written confirmation from Municipality or relevant authority. The Mossel Bay Municipality was automatically registered as an I&AP for this environmental process. They have been given an opportunity to comment on this Draft Basic Assessment Report. All comments received will be included in the Final BAR that will be submitted for decision making.

YES NO

Will the activity produce waste that will be treated and/or disposed of at another facility other than into a municipal waste stream?

YES NO

If yes, has this facility confirmed that sufficient capacity exist for treating / disposing of the waste to be generated by this activity(ies)? Provide written confirmation from the facility and provide the following particulars of the facility:

YES NO

Does the facility have an operating license? (If yes, please attach a copy of the license.) YES NO

Facility name: No additional waste outside of the normal municipal waste stream will be generated. Contact person: NA Postal address: NA Postal code: NA Telephone: NA Cell: NA E-mail: NA Fax: NA Describe the measures that will be taken to reduce, reuse or recycle waste: The DEA&DP waste minimisation guideline document for environmental impact assessment reviews (may 2003) is the key guideline document regarding management of waste during the construction period. This Guideline raises awareness to waste minimisation issues and highlights waste and wastage minimization practices. Part B of this document is of particular



importance, as it addresses issues of general waste and wastage minimization during construction activities. The recommendations and principles of this document have been used to inform the Environmental Management Programme (attached in Appendix H).

Effective management of domestic waste contributes to a more sustainable implementation of landfill sites and their management. Sorting of recyclable materials at the source, i.e. in the offices and laboratory can lessen backlog at the landfill site. The domestic waste generated by this facility will be minimal and as such management interventions are limited. The following is however recommended in this regard (included in the EMP in Appendix H)

It is recommended that recycling bins are placed at a central point at the manufacture facility, in the laboratory and the offices, allowing easy access for all staff to encourage recycling of most of the domestic waste that is produced. Bins need to be adequately marked for ease of reference. Techno Asphalt should ascertain whether or not the municipality will collect recyclable materials, alternatively, they should enter into an agreement with a local recycling organisation for collection of these materials.

(b) Emissions into the atmosphere Will the activity produce emissions that will be disposed of into the atmosphere? YES NO

If yes, does it require approval in terms of relevant legislation? YES NO Describe the emissions in terms of type and concentration and how it will be treated/mitigated: Mr Chris Albertyn of Lethabo Air Quality Services (LAQS) undertook a detailed Air Quality Impact Assessment of the proposed facility. A full copy of this study is attached in Appendix G of this report. The following is summarised from this study:

The process proposed by Techno Asphalt is included in the list of processes that result in atmospheric emissions and emission limits have been set in Government Notice No. 248 of 31 March 2010. The process is listed under Sub-category 5.8, "Macadam Preparation" and the following emission limits at normal temperature and pressure (NTP, 0⁰C and 101.3 kPa) and dry conditions have been set for new plants (in other words, all new plants have to legally comply with these emissions limits):

- Total particulate matter (TPM) 50 mg/Nm3 - Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 1 000 mg/Nm3 - Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 150 mg/Nm3

Although not included in the list of controlled pollutants, it is known that polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are included in VOCs and that these compounds are odorous. LAQS subsequently decided to include PAHs in the air quality impact assessment.

For the purpose of the Air Quality Impact Assessment, potential emissions from techno asphalt were estimated using, measured data, typical process emission factors published by international environmental management organisations, (e.g. the United States of America's Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Australian National Pollution Inventory (NPI) manuals) and plant equipment manufacturer data.

Measured data from other plants and manufacture data indicate that Techno Asphalts emissions of TPM may exceed the legal limit of 50 mg/Nm3. Should Techno Asphalt's plant produce similar actual TPM emissions (compared to what has been estimated), TPM reduction equipment will have to be installed so that the legal emission limit can be met. The applicant has confirmed that they will be installing a bag house filter on this plant to reduce



TPM emissions (this bag house will reduce TPM emissions by up to 99.5%)

Table 7 below shows the maximum emissions allowable (as per legislation) per year for an asphalt manufacture facility, compared to the estimated annual emissions (estimated from USEPA emissions factors) of techno asphalt.

Table 7: showing the maximum allowable emissions compared to the estimated emissions for techno asphalt

Compound Maximum Emissions Allowable (Tons per year)

Estimated Annual Emissions for Techno Asphalt

(Tons per year)

TPM 5.0 2.9

SO2 99.6 31.2

NOx NA 21.8

CO NA 9.1

VOCs 14.9 5.2

PAHs NA 0.1

As can be seen, the estimated emissions for this facility are significantly lower than the maximum allowable (this is the same as the measured data, but with the exception of TPM).

Additional emissions will take place from burning diesel for heating. Techno Asphalt plans to burn 7 litres of diesel per ton of asphalt produced, resulting in an estimated annual diesel consumption of 1 820 kilolitres.

The following emissions were estimated (Tons per annum)

- TPM - 0.4 - SO2 - 1.6 - NOx - 4.4 - CO - 1.1

Because of the wide spread of data relating to potential emissions, LAQS undertook an extremely conservative approach when making emissions assumptions. This resulted in the modelling and assessment of a “worst case scenario”. The actual emission of the plant once in operation will thus in all likelihood have a lower impact than what is being reported on in this assessment.

The dispersion modelling took place as per the methodology defined in the specialist report.



Figure 14: Showing annual average TPM concentrations for Techno Asphalt.

The dispersion of the various pollutants from Techno Asphalt’s property is shown graphically in Figures 2 to 13 in the specialist report in appendix G. Please refer to this document for these graphics, as follows:

- Figure 2 and 3 represent the estimated annual average and 99-percentile ground-level concentrations of TPM respectively.

- Figure 4 and 5 represent the estimated annual average and 99-percentile ground-level concentrations of SO2 respectively.

- Figure 6 and 7 represent the estimated annual average and 99-percentile ground-level concentrations of NOx respectively.

- Figure 8 and 9 represent the estimated annual average and 99-percentile ground-level concentrations of CO respectively.

- Figure 10 and 11 represent the estimated annual average and 99-percentile ground-level concentrations of VOCs respectively.

- Figure 12 and 13 represent the estimated annual average and 99-percentile ground-level concentrations of PAHs respectively.

The impacts of Techno Asphalt on ambient air quality is considered to be as follows:

Total particulate matter: Techno Asphalt's operations will contribute less than 1μg/m3 (micrograms per cubic metre) to the annual average TPM concentration in the region. The point of maximum impact is located at a distance of approximately 360 metres in a west of west-north-west direction from the site (for all pollutants). The 99-percentile annual average concentration is estimated to be 30.8 μg/m3. Both of these values are well below the official ambient air quality standard for PM10 which is a sub-set of total particulate matter.

Sulphur dioxide: Techno Asphalt's operations will contribute less than 1 μg/m3 to the annual average SO2 concentration in the region. The 99-percentile annual average concentration is estimated to be 32.5 μg/m3. Both of these values are well below the official ambient air



quality SO2 standard.

Nitrogen oxides: Techno Asphalt's operations will contribute approximately 1.2 μg/m3 to the annual average NOx concentration in the region. The 99- percentile annual average concentration is estimated to be 54.5 μg/m3. Both of these values are well below the official ambient air quality NO2 standard.

Carbon monoxide: Techno Asphalt's operations will contribute approximately 0.5 μg/m3 to the annual average CO concentration in the region. The 99- percentile annual average concentration is estimated to be 21.2 μg/m3. Both of these values are orders of magnitude lower than the official ambient air quality CO standard.

One of the concerns raised by stakeholders, is the potential impacts of odours as a result of the asphalt manufacture process. As can be seen from the scale of Figures 12 and 13 in the air quality impact assessment, the estimated ground-level concentrations are in the nanograms per cubic metre range (ng/m3) showing that concentrations are extremely low.. The maximum 99-percentile value estimated by the dispersion model is 208 ng/m3. This is approximately three orders of magnitude lower than the odour detection limit. It is therefore highly unlikely that any asphalt treatment odours will be detectable beyond the fence line of Techno Asphalt's property.

The results of the dispersion modelling study show that the estimated maximum ground-level concentrations resulting from emissions at the assumed levels were generally low. The air quality specialist concluded, that the impact of Techno Asphalt’s emissions on air quality in the general area surrounding the plant is minor.


Nevertheless, the plant will be located in a sensitive area and all possible steps should be taken to minimise emissions and reduce the potential impact on air quality. The Air quality specialist made the following recommendations in this regard:

- Techno Asphalt should commission a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to carry out emission measurements once the plant has been constructed, commissioned and optimised.

- Emissions of all controlled pollutants should be verified annually by an independent contractor and reported to EDM accordingly to meet regulatory requirements.

- Serious consideration must be given to the installation a stack with a minimum height of 15 metres to further reduce the impact of emissions on the ambient air quality.

3. WATER USE Please indicate the source(s) of water for the activity by ticking the appropriate box(es)

Municipal Water board Groundwater River, Stream,

Dam or Lake Other The activity will not use water

The asphalt manufacture process does not use water. Water use is thus minimal and will be limited to existing ablutions and on-site laboratory. If water is to be extracted from a groundwater source, river, stream, dam, lake or any other natural feature, please indicate the volume that will be extracted per month: 0 m3 Please provide proof of assurance of water supply (eg. Letter of confirmation from municipality



/ water user associations, yield of borehole) Does the activity require a water use permit / license from DWAF? YES NO If yes, please submit the necessary application to Department of Water Affairs and attach proof thereof to this application. Describe the measures that will be taken to reduce water demand, and measures to reuse or recycle water: Because the actual process of asphalt manufacture does not use water, measures to reduce water demand are limited to the ablution facilities and lab. Recommendations with regard to the retrofitting of the existing ablutions to make provision for dual flush toilets and low flow shower heads are included in the environmental management programme. 4. POWER SUPPLY Please indicate the source of power supply eg. Municipality / Eskom / Renewable energy source The electrical supply will be directly from an existing municipal supply. This supply was historically installed for the operation of the ready mix plant that used to operate on the premises. If power supply is not available, where will power be sourced from? The facility will connect directly to the existing electrical supply. 3. ENERGY EFFICIENCY Describe the design measures, if any, that have been taken to ensure that the activity is energy efficient: The drying and heating of the aggregate makes use of diesel burners as an alternative to electrical drying and heating – This is the single most effective measure to reduce electricity usage in such plants. Additional recommendations in terms of energy saving lighting are made in the EMP attached in Appendix H of this document. Describe how alternative energy sources have been taken into account or been built into the design of the activity, if any: Diesel burners are used as an alternative to electrical heaters and dryers. 5. DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS PRIOR TO

AND AFTER MITIGATION Please note: While sections are provided for impacts on certain aspects of the environment and certain impacts, the sections should also be copied and completed for all other impacts.

It must be kept in mind that different impact may be:

- Associated with normal operation of the plant. These may be continuous (e.g. from the drum) or intermittent (e.g. from loading the trucks);

- Associated with upsets conditions resulting from unplanned incidents. These are difficult to quantify since they are by definition unexpected, and may result from various circumstances (for this reason, it is recommended that the applicant develop an emergency response plan prior to commencing with operation at the facility);

− Associated with changes in operating conditions , e.g. changes in mix temperature, or - Associated with start-up and shut-down which result from planned filling, purging or

draining operations performed when bringing a unit or the plant into or out of service.



These variations in will result in different impacts in the operational and decommissioning and closure phases of the project and are considered and assessed as such below. (a) Impacts that may result from the planning, design and construction phase (briefly describe

and compare the potential impacts (as appropriate), significance rating of impacts, proposed mitigation and significance rating of impacts after mitigation that are likely to occur as a result of the planning, design and construction phase.

Potential impacts on geographical and physical aspects: Fugitive Dust

Nature of impact: Negative - Fugitive Dust from construction activities

Extent and duration of impact: Short Term Probability of occurrence: Likely Degree to which the impact can be reversed: High

Degree to which the impact may cause irreplaceable loss of resources: Low

Cumulative impact prior to mitigation: Medium Significance rating of impact prior to mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low

Degree to which the impact can be mitigated: High

Proposed mitigation: Implementation of construction phase dust management measures as defined in the EMP

Cumulative impact post mitigation: Medium - Low Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low - None

The dust impact during in the construction phase is likely to be extremely limited, as the various components of the facility will be delivered mostly assembled. Earthworks during construction are thus limited to the casting of foundation structures on which the facility is placed / secured.

Potential impact on biological aspects: Construction phase impacts on the ecological functioning of the area.

Nature of impact: Neutral Extent and duration of impact: Short Term Probability of occurrence: Low Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Completely


Cumulative impact prior to mitigation: Low - None Significance rating of impact prior to mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low - None

Degree to which the impact can be mitigated: None

Proposed mitigation: No mitigation is recommended in this regard.



Cumulative impact post mitigation: Low - None Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low - None

Due to the irreversibly transformed nature of site and the low impact construction (a package plant with limited earthworks), the construction phase impact on the ecological functioning of the area is deemed to be negligible.

Potential impact on biological aspects: Construction phase Impact on Hydrological Resources.

Nature of impact: Negative Extent and duration of impact: Local / Short Term Probability of occurrence: low Degree to which the impact can be reversed: High


Cumulative impact prior to mitigation: Low Significance rating of impact prior to mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low


Proposed mitigation:

- Demarcation of total footprint prior to commencement of construction.

- Implementation of EMP conditions relating to stormwater management

Cumulative impact post mitigation: Low – Very Low Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low – Very Low

The potential impact on hydrological resources during construction is related to the potential of run off entering the stormwater channel to the south east of the site. The facility is proposed on a flat site, set back at least 40m from this stormwater channel and is separated from the channel by a road and a vegetated slope. The potential for silt laden run off entering this channel is low. To further reduce the risk of siltation in the event of flood conditions during the construction phase, the EMP recommends installing silt screens on the south western and south eastern boundaries.



Figure 16: Showing suggested location of silt screen in relation to the vegetated buffer and stormwater channel on site. Potential impacts on socio-economic aspects:

Employment opportunities during construction

Nature of impact: Positive Extent and duration of impact: Local / Short Term Probability of occurrence: High Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Low

Degree to which the impact may cause irreplaceable loss of resources: None


Low

Degree to which the impact can be mitigated:

Medium


Sourcing of construction staff from local communities as far as possible (the EMP makes provision for monitoring of compliance with this recommendation).

Cumulative impact post mitigation: Low Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Medium

Potential impacts on cultural-historical Impacts of the construction phase on



aspects: Heritage aspects of the area. Nature of impact: Neutral Extent and duration of impact: Local / Short Term Probability of occurrence: Unlikely Degree to which the impact can be reversed: None


Cumulative impact prior to mitigation: None Significance rating of impact prior to mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

None


Proposed mitigation: None Recommended Cumulative impact post mitigation: None Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

None

Due to the nature of the facility in the landscape (i.e that the construction activities will take place amidst other continual industrial activities) it is highly unlikely that the construction phase of this project will have any impact on any heritage aspects of the area. Potential noise impacts: Noise Nature of impact: Negative - Noise during construction activities Extent and duration of impact: Local / Short Term Probability of occurrence: High Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Low



Medium

Degree to which the impact can be mitigated: Medium

Proposed mitigation: Limiting construction hours Ensuring noise abatement technologies on construction machinery

Cumulative impact post mitigation: Medium Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Medium - Low

Noise during construction is not likely to be higher than the ambient noises already present in this existing industrial area. Potential visual impacts: Visual Impacts During Construction Nature of impact: Neutral Extent and duration of impact: Local / Short Term Probability of occurrence: Low



Degree to which the impact can be reversed: High



None


Proposed mitigation: None recommended Cumulative impact post mitigation: None Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

None

It is highly unlikely that the activity will result in any visual impacts during construction. The type of activates associated with construction are the same activities that are already taking place daily in this industrial area. (b) Impacts that may result from the operational phase (briefly describe and compare the

potential impacts (as appropriate), significance rating of impacts, proposed mitigation and significance rating of impacts after mitigation that are likely to occur as a result of the operational phase.

Potential impacts on the geographical and physical aspects: Fugitive Dust

Nature of impact: Negative - Fugitive Dust from stockpiles and haul roads

Extent and duration of impact: Local / Long Term during operating hours and windy conditions.

Probability of occurrence: Likely Degree to which the impact can be reversed: High


Cumulative impact prior to mitigation: Medium - the facility will not significantly increase the dust impact that is already present

Significance rating of impact prior to mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Medium

Degree to which the impact can be mitigated: Moderate


- Continuation of dust suppression on haul roads as required in the Mining EMPr.

- Limiting the size and duration of aggregate stockpiling

Cumulative impact post mitigation: Medium Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, Medium-Low



High, or Very-High) The sources of fugitive dust are usually associated with aggregate stockpiles and haul roads. Due to the close proximity of the existing quarry, the stockpiles on site are likely to be limited. No new haul roads are to be constructed and this facility will make use of existing roads (Transand Quarry have an existing dust suppression program on the haul roads as part of their mining requirements). Another common source of Dust emissions is associated with the crushing of aggregates. Note that no crushing of aggregates will take place at this site, and any crushing that is required will take place directly in the mining area using the existing facilities. Other particulate matter will originate from the mixing and heating process and is considered separately. Potential impacts on the geographical and physical aspects: Traffic Impact (additional trip generation)

Nature of impact: Negative Extent and duration of impact: Local / long term Probability of occurrence: Likely Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Low



Low

Degree to which the impact can be mitigated: Low

Proposed mitigation: None Cumulative impact post mitigation: Low Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low

The impacts on traffic are deemed to be low to insignificant, as the trucks used to haul aggregate to the plant and from the plant to various sites, are the same trucks that already operate hauling aggregate for other uses. The additional trips generated are likely to be minimal.

Potential impact biological aspects: Impact on the Ecological Functioning of the Area

Nature of impact: Negative Extent and duration of impact: Local / Long Term Probability of occurrence: Low Degree to which the impact can be reversed: High



Low




Proposed mitigation: Limiting total disturbance to the proposed footprint of 2500m2.


Low – Very Low

The site is already irreversibly transformed and contains no remnants of vegetation, nor any ecological pattern or process. The impact on the ecological functioning of this facility on the area is thus deemed to be negligible.

Potential impact biological aspects: Impact on the Hydrological Functioning of the Area




Low



Limiting total disturbance to the proposed footprint of 2500m2 and ensuring that the footprint is set back at least 40m from the closest stormwater drainage channel.


Low – Very Low

The potential impact on hydrological resources during operation is related to the potential of run off from the facility entering the stormwater channel to the south east of the site. Any run off that does occur at the facility is not likely to contain any contaminants except silt. This is due to the fact that all storage tanks and mixing areas are contained within a bund to ensure that any accidental bitumen or diesel leaks or spills are contained. The facility is proposed on a flat site, set back at least 40m from this stormwater channel and is separated from the channel by a road and a vegetated slope. The potential for silt laden run off entering this channel is low. To further reduce the risk of siltation in the event of flood conditions during the operation phase, the EMP recommends installing earth berms on the south western and south eastern boundaries of the site. These earth berms are recommended on the same footprint as the temporary silt screens during construction (i.e. they will not increase the footprint of the facility). Potential impacts on the socio-economic aspects: Employment opportunities

Nature of impact: Positive

Extent and duration of impact: Local / Long Term (for the duration of the lifespan of the facility)



Probability of occurrence: High Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Low



Medium



- Sourcing of employees from local community as far as possible.

- Implementing a skills transfer programme.

Cumulative impact post mitigation: High Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

High

This project will generate a number of long term employment opportunities. These employment opportunities will mostly require skilled labour. Should techno asphalt implement a skills transfer programme, the direct positive impact on the local communities and economy could be high. Potential impacts on the socio-economic aspects:

Socio-economic impact on surrounding community

Nature of impact: Negative Extent and duration of impact: Local / Long term Probability of occurrence: Low Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Low



Low



Implement recommendations and suggested in this BAR, particularly those related to reducing the air quality impact. In doing so, reducing the potential health impact.


Low – Very Low.

The activity is unlikely to result in significant socio economic impacts on the surrounding communities for the following reasons:



- The activity is consistent with the surrounding land use in that is a manufacturing industry within an area dominated by other manufacturing industries;

- Since the activity will make use of an existing fleet of vehicles, additional heavy vehicles that will be driving past residential areas will be minimal;

- The activity will not result in significant visual impact and will not significantly alter the sense of place;

- The activity will not significantly affect ambient Air Quality and as such is unlikely to have an impact on the health of residents of surrounding areas;

- The activity is unlikely to generate additional dust; and - The facility is unlikely to result in high opportunity costs.

Potential impacts on the cultural-historical aspects:

Operational Impacts on the Heritage of the area.

Nature of impact: Negative Extent and duration of impact: Local / Long Term Probability of occurrence: Low Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Completely



Low


Proposed mitigation: Restrict the facility to the maximum footprint proposed within this BAR.


Low – Very Low

The position of the activity within the landscape is of such a nature that it is surrounded on all sides by other activities that have already significantly transformed the landscape. The addition of this activity amongst those existing is unlikely to alter the landscape and cultural or historical aspects any further. Potential noise impacts: Noise

Nature of impact: Negative – Noise generated during operation from the dryer drum, burner and traffic noises

Extent and duration of impact: Local / long term (during operating hours only) Probability of occurrence: Likely Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Low



Low

Degree to which the impact can be Medium



mitigated:

Proposed mitigation: - Limit operation hours - Ensure well maintained machinery with

relevant noise abatement technologies. Cumulative impact post mitigation: None Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low - None

The Operational impact of this facility is deemed to be zero, as ambient noise impacts are already significantly higher than what this facility will contribute. The estimated noise level of the plant during operation is 70dBA. According to sahearingaids.co.za, 70dBA is comparable to that of a washing machine. The ambient noises in this existing industrial area are already much higher than this and as such the noise of this facility will not result in any additional impact. Potential visual impacts: Visual Impacts of the Facility Nature of impact: Negative Extent and duration of impact: Permanent Probability of occurrence: Likely Degree to which the impact can be reversed: High



Low

Degree to which the impact can be mitigated: No mitigation deemed necessary

Proposed mitigation: No mitigation deemed necessary Cumulative impact post mitigation: Low Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low

The proposed facility is lower in height than most of the adjacent existing structures and as such is not likely to result in any further vertical disturbance of visual landscape. The highest portion of the plant is the stack. The standard height of this stack is 9m with a diameter of 1.25m. The Air Quality specialist has however recommended that the height of this stack be increased to 15m in order to further reduce the impact on Air Quality. Even with the increased height of the stack, the visual impact of the facility is deemed to be low due to the height of the surrounding structures. An existing cement silo associated with EnonBricks directly adjacent to the site is 15m high. Potential Air Quality Impacts: Impacts on Air Quality Nature of impact: Negative Extent and duration of impact: Local / Long Term (during operating hours) Probability of occurrence: Likely Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Low


Cumulative impact prior to mitigation: None – The emissions will be lower than the



ambient air quality thresholds Significance rating of impact prior to mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low



- Carry out emission measurements once the plant has been constructed, commissioned and optimised.

- Emissions of all controlled pollutants should be verified annually.

- Consider installation of a stack with a minimum height of 15 metres to further reduce the impact of emissions on the ambient air quality.

Cumulative impact post mitigation: None Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low

Please see section 2 of this report for further details as well as Appendix G for a copy of the full air quality impact assessment that was undertaken. The potential human health concerns raised by I&AP’s are directly related to, and have been considered under the umbrella of Air Quality. Impact of odours (as this is a very specific concern) have been tabled separately (also with assessment from the air quality specialist). Potential Odour Impacts Impact of Odours Nature of impact: Neutral Extent and duration of impact: Local / Long Term (during operating hours) Probability of occurrence: Unlikely Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Low


Cumulative impact prior to mitigation: None – The odourous emissions are unlikely to be detected beyond the boundary of the facility


Low

Degree to which the impact can be mitigated:

Low


Same mitigations suggested as for general air quality, i.e.

- Carry out emission measurements once the plant has been constructed, commissioned and optimised.

- Emissions of all controlled pollutants should be verified annually.

- Consider installation of a stack with a minimum height of 15 metres to further reduce the impact of emissions on the



ambient air quality. Cumulative impact post mitigation: None Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Low

The air quality specialist has confirmed that the odorous emissions are likely to be approximately three orders of magnitude lower than the odour detection limit. It is therefore highly unlikely that any asphalt treatment odours will be detectable beyond the fence line of Techno Asphalt's property. (c) Impacts that may result from the decommissioning and closure phase (briefly describe and

compare the potential impacts (as appropriate), significance rating of impacts, proposed mitigation and significance rating of impacts after mitigation that are likely to occur as a result of the decommissioning and closure phase.

Potential impacts on the geographical and physical aspects: Fugitive dust

Nature of impact: Negative - Fugitive dust from decommissioning of plant

Extent and duration of impact: Local / Temporary Probability of occurrence: Likely Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Completely



Low


Proposed mitigation: Implementing the decommissioning dust control mechanisms detailed in the EMP


Low - None

The fugitive dust during decommissioning will be limited to the removal of founding structures and bund walls. The creation of a vegetative layer or alternative activity after decommissioning will ensure that these dust impacts are limited to a short period. Potential impacts on the geographical and physical aspects:

Impact on the Ecological Functioning of the Area



Cumulative impact prior to mitigation: Low




Low


Proposed mitigation: Limiting total disturbance to the proposed footprint of 2500m2.


Low – Very Low

Potential noise impacts: Noise

Nature of impact: Negative - Noise during decommissioning activities

Extent and duration of impact: Local / Short Term Probability of occurrence: High Degree to which the impact can be reversed: Low



Medium


Proposed mitigation: - Limiting decommissioning hours - Ensuring noise abatement technologies

on construction machinery Cumulative impact post mitigation: Medium Significance rating of impact after mitigation (Low, Medium, Medium-High, High, or Very-High)

Medium - Low

6. SPECIALIST INPUTS/STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Please note: Specialist inputs/studies must be attached to this report as Appendix G. Also take into account the Department’s Guidelines on the Involvement of Specialists in EIA Processes available on the Department’s website (http://www.capegateway.gov.za/eadp).

Specialist inputs/studies and recommendations: A Specialist Air Quality Impact Assessment was undertaken by Mr Chris Albertyn of LAQS and is attached Appendix G of this report. The Air Quality specialist made the following recommendations in this regard:

- Techno Asphalt should commission a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to carry out emission measurements once the plant has been constructed, commissioned and optimised;

- Emissions of all controlled pollutants should be verified annually by an independent




contractor and reported to EDM accordingly to meet regulatory requirements; and

- Serious consideration must be given to the installation a stack with a minimum height of 15 metres to further reduce the impact of emissions on the ambient air quality.

7. IMPACT SUMMARY Please provide a summary of all the above impacts. The most significant impacts identified and assessed as part of this process are related to:

- Impacts on Air Quality; - Impacts on Sense of Place; - Impacts on Hydrological Resources;

The significance of these have been considered and assessed in detail by the EAP and participating specialist. 8. OTHER MANAGEMENT, MITIGATION AND MONITORING MEASURES (a) Over and above the mitigation measures described in Section 6 above, please indicate any

additional management, mitigation and monitoring measures. - The EMP developed for Techno Asphalt must be adopted and implemented. - An emergency spill response plan should be compiled and adopted in the event of a

bitumen or fuel oil spill. SABITA’s industry protocol for responding to bitumen spills on land and/or adjacent water environments should be used as a guideline in the preparation of this procedure. A copy of this protocol is attached in Appendix J, Annexure J2.

- Environmental Guidelines on Best Available Techniques for the Production of Asphalt Paving Mixes as compiled by the European Asphalt Pavement Association (EAPA) must be used to ensure environmental best practice during the asphalt manufacture process.

- The best practice guide for the operation of asphalt plants compiled by the South African Bitumen Association (SABITA) should be adopted and implemented.

- The use of reclaimed asphalt (RAP) is environmentally desirable and should be considered for use in the final product whenever feasible and available.

- A wet dust collector (ventury type scrubber) and bag house filter should be installed to reduce PM emissions.

- The stack height should be increased to 15m to reduce air quality impacts. (b) Describe the ability of the applicant to implement the management, mitigation and monitoring measures. Two of the directors of Techno Asphalt (Mr Henning Marais and Mr Nico Wilcox) have extensive knowledge and experience in the asphalt manufacturing industry. Mr Marais was director of one of the largest road construction companies in South Africa and Mr Wilcox has been involved in the laboratory and testing of asphalt for more than 40 years. The commitment of Techno Asphalt to ensure that the process is undertaken as per the industry best practice will thus be ensured at a high level.

Please note: A draft ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME must be attached this report as Appendix H.



SECTION G: ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES AND CRITERIA, GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, UNDERLAYING ASSUMPTIONS AND UNCERTAINTIES

(a) Please describe adequacy of the assessment methods used. The assessment methods used comply with all necessary guidelines to undertake such assessments. Assessment Methods used included the following: Site assessments by the EAP to determine the nature and sensitivity of the site and to

gain an understanding of the surrounding environment; Consultation with the Applicant to gain an understanding of the need for the proposed

activity as well as the nature of the proposed activity; Consultation with stakeholders (see the complete stakeholder list as part of Appendix F); Obtaining of specialist input ; Consultation with Department of the Health and other key stakeholders relating to the

potential health risk and impact on ambient air quality; Consultation with the Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning

regarding the process and requirements; Consultation with the Department of Water Affair regarding surface and groundwater

resources. Consultation with CapeNature regarding the Aquatic CBA buffer Area; Consultation with the Mossel Bay Municipality regarding planning context and availability

of services. Consideration of the applicable Legislation, Guidelines & Policies (complete list indicated

in Section 10). The assessment methods used are anticipated to be adequate for the nature of the application and site. (b) Please describe the assessment criteria used. The assessment criteria used includes the following: Nature of the impact: Impacts have been described in terms of whether it will have a

positive or negative impact, as well as a description of what or who will be affected. Extent of the impact: Impacts were considered in terms of whether it will affect the site,

the surrounding area, or on a wider scale (i.e. regional / national). Duration of the impact: Impacts have been assessed in terms of the anticipated duration

of the impact. The lifetime of impacts were determined and classified as: o short term (e.g. during the construction phase); o medium term (e.g. during part or all of the operational phase); o long term (e.g. beyond the operational phase, but not permanently); o permanent (where the impact is for all intents and purposes irreversible; or o Discontinuous or intermittent (where the impact may only occur during specific

climatic conditions or during a particular season of the year). Intensity or magnitude: The size of the impact (if positive) or its severity (if negative)

have been assessed as: o low, where biodiversity is negligibly affected or where the impact is so low that

remedial action is not required; o medium, where biodiversity pattern, process and/or ecosystem services are altered,

but not severely affected, and the impact can be remedied successfully; and o high, where pattern, process and/or ecosystem services would be substantially (i.e. to

a very large degree) affected. If a negative impact, could lead to irreplaceable loss of



biodiversity and/or unacceptable consequences for human wellbeing. Probability: The anticipated impacts have been assessed as having either an

improbable, probable, highly probable or definite probability of occurring. Significance: The significance of impacts can be determined through a synthesis of the

assessment criteria. Significance can be described as: o low, where it would have negligible effect on biodiversity, and on the decision; o medium, where it would have a moderate effect on biodiversity, and should influence

the decision; o high, where it would have, or there would be a high risk of, a large effect on

biodiversity. These impacts should have a major influence on the decision; o very high, where it would have, or there would be a high risk of, an irreversible

negative impact on biodiversity and irreplaceable loss of natural capital or a major positive effect. Impacts of very high significance should be a central factor in decision-making.

Confidence levels were applied to the assessment: o low, where there is little confidence in the prediction, due to inherent uncertainty

about the likely response of the receiving ecosystem, or inadequate information; o medium, where there is a moderate level of confidence in the prediction; or o high, where the impact can be predicted with a high level of confidence.

(Source: Adapted from criteria used by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, 1998.) (c) Please describe the gaps in knowledge. Actual measured emissions of the facility can only take place once the facility is in operation. (d) Please describe the underlying assumptions.

The assumption is made that the information on which this report is based (project information and specialist input) is correct, factual, and truthful.

It is assumed that all the relevant mitigation measures specified in this report will be implemented in order to ensure minimal negative impact on the site and surrounding social and biophysical environment.

The site falls within an area designated for industrial purposes in the Mossel Bay Spatial Development Framework..

(e) Please describe the uncertainties. None



SECTION H: RECOMMENDATION OF THE EAP In my view (EAP), the information contained in this application form and the documentation attached hereto is sufficient to make a decision in respect of the activity applied for.

YES NO

If “NO”, list the aspects that should be further assessed through additional specialist input/assessment or whether this application must be subjected to a Scoping & EIR process before a decision can be made: If “YES”, please indicate below whether in your opinion the activity should or should not be authorised: Activity should be authorised: YES NO Please provide reasons for your opinion The construction and operating of this facility takes due cognisance of all factors (Biophysical, social and economic) and is unlikely to result in irreversible significant impacts on any of these factors. The land use is furthermore consistent with forward planning for the area as well as the site specific zoning. If you are of the opinion that the activity should be authorised, then please provide any conditions, including mitigation measures that should in your view be considered for inclusion in an authorisation.

- The EMP developed for Techno Asphalt must be adopted and implemented. - An emergency spill response plan should be compiled and adopted in the event of a

bitumen or fuel oil spill. SABITA’s industry protocol for responding to bitumen spills on land and/or adjacent water environments should be used as a guideline in the preparation of this procedure. A copy of this protocol is attached in Appendix J, Annexure J2.

- Environmental Guidelines on Best Available Techniques for the Production of Asphalt Paving Mixes as compiled by the European Asphalt Pavement Association (EAPA) must be used to ensure environmental best practice during the asphalt manufacture process.

- The best practice guide for the operation of asphalt plants compiled by the South African Bitumen Association (SABITA) should be adopted and implemented.

- The use of reclaimed asphalt (RAP) is environmentally desirable and should be considered for use in the final product whenever feasible and available.

- A wet dust collector (ventury type scrubber) and bag house filter should be installed to reduce PM emissions.

- The stack height should be increased to 15m to reduce air quality impacts. - A Housekeeping plan should be adopted and implemented for the entire facility.

Duration and Validity: Environmental authorisations are usually granted for a period of three years from the date of issue. Should a longer period be required, the applicant/EAP is requested to provide a detailed motivation on what the period of validity should be. A three year validity period for the environmental authorisation is deemed to be sufficient for this application.



SECTION I: APPENDICES The following appendices must be attached to this report:

Appendix

Tick the box if

Appendix is attached

Appendix A: Locality map

Appendix B: Site plan(s)

Appendix C: Photographs

Appendix D: Biodiversity overlay map

Appendix E: Permit(s) / license(s) from any other organ of state including service letters from the municipality (Zoning Certificate)

Appendix F:

Public participation information: including a copy of the register of interested and affected parties, the comments and responses report, proof of notices, advertisements and any other public participation information as required in Section C above.

Appendix G: Specialist Report(s) – Air Quality Impact Assessment

Appendix H : Environmental Management Progamme

Appendix I: Additional information related to listed waste management activities (if applicable)

Appendix J: Any Other (if applicable) (describe) – Landowner Consent, SABITA Spill Response, Environmental Guidelines for Best Available Techniques in Asphalt Manufacture).



DECLARATIONS 1. THE APPLICANT I …………………………………., in my personal capacity or duly authorised (please circle the applicable option) by ……………..................................………………… thereto hereby declare that I: regard the information contained in this report to be true and correct, and am fully aware of my responsibilities in terms of the National Environmental Management

Act of 1998 (“NEMA”) (Act No. 107 of 1998), the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (“EIA Regulations”) in terms of NEMA (Government Notice No. R. 543 refers), and the relevant specific environmental management Act, and that failure to comply with these requirements may constitute an offence in terms of the environmental legislation;

appointed the environmental assessment practitioner as indicated above, which meet all the requirements in terms of regulation 17 of GN No. R. 543, to act as the independent environmental assessment practitioner for this application;

have provided the environmental assessment practitioner and the competent authority with access to all information at my disposal that is relevant to the application;

will be responsible for the costs incurred in complying with the environmental legislation including but not limited to – o costs incurred in connection with the appointment of the environmental assessment

practitioner or any person contracted by the environmental assessment practitioner; o costs incurred in respect of the undertaking of any process required in terms of the

regulations; o costs in respect of any fee prescribed by the Minister or MEC in respect of the

regulations; o costs in respect of specialist reviews, if the competent authority decides to recover costs;

and o the provision of security to ensure compliance with the applicable management and

mitigation measures; am responsible for complying with the conditions that might be attached to any decision(s)

issued by the competent authority; have the ability to implement the applicable management, mitigation and monitoring

measures; hereby indemnify, the government of the Republic, the competent authority and all its

officers, agents and employees, from any liability arising out of, inter alia, the content of any report, any procedure or any action for which the applicant or environmental assessment practitioner is responsible; and

am aware that a false declaration is an offence in terms of regulation 71 of GN No. R. 543. Please Note: If acting in a representative capacity, a certified copy of the resolution or power of attorney must be attached.

Signature of the applicant: Name of company: Date:



2. THE INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER (EAP) I ……………………………………, on behalf of Cape EAPrac, as the appointed independent environmental practitioner (“EAP”) hereby declare that I: act/ed as the independent EAP in this application; regard the information contained in this report to be true and correct, and do not have and will not have any financial interest in the undertaking of the activity, other

than remuneration for work performed in terms of the NEMA, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 and any specific environmental management Act;

have and will not have no vested interest in the proposed activity proceeding; have disclosed, to the applicant and competent authority, any material information that have

or may have the potential to influence the decision of the competent authority or the objectivity of any report, plan or document required in terms of the NEMA, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 and any specific environmental management Act;

am fully aware of and meet the responsibilities in terms of NEMA, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 (specifically in terms of regulation 17 of GN No. R. 543) and any specific environmental management Act, and that failure to comply with these requirements may constitute and result in disqualification;

have ensured that information containing all relevant facts in respect of the application was distributed or made available to interested and affected parties and the public and that participation by interested and affected parties was facilitated in such a manner that all interested and affected parties were provided with a reasonable opportunity to participate and to provide comments;

have ensured that the comments of all interested and affected parties were considered, recorded and submitted to the competent authority in respect of the application;

have kept a register of all interested and affected parties that participated in the public participation process;

have provided the competent authority with access to all information at my disposal regarding the application, whether such information is favourable to the applicant or not; and

am aware that a false declaration is an offence in terms of regulation 71 of GN No. R. 543. Note: The terms of reference must be attached. Signature of the environmental assessment practitioner: Signature of the environmental assessment practitioner: Name of company: Date:



3. THE INDEPENDENT PERSON WHO COMPILED A SPECIALIST REPORT OR UNDERTOOK A SPECIALIST PROCESS

I ……………………………………, as the appointed independent specialist hereby declare that I: act/ed as the independent specialist in this application; regard the information contained in this report as it relates to my specialist input/study to be

true and correct, and do not have and will not have any financial interest in the undertaking of the activity, other

than remuneration for work performed in terms of the NEMA, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 and any specific environmental management Act;

have and will not have no vested interest in the proposed activity proceeding; have disclosed, to the applicant, EAP and competent authority, any material information that

have or may have the potential to influence the decision of the competent authority or the objectivity of any report, plan or document required in terms of the NEMA, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 and any specific environmental management Act;

am fully aware of and meet the responsibilities in terms of NEMA, the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010 (specifically in terms of regulation 17 of GN No. R. 543) and any specific environmental management Act, and that failure to comply with these requirements may constitute and result in disqualification;

have ensured that information containing all relevant facts in respect of the specialist input/study was distributed or made available to interested and affected parties and the public and that participation by interested and affected parties was facilitated in such a manner that all interested and affected parties were provided with a reasonable opportunity to participate and to provide comments on the specialist input/study;

have ensured that the comments of all interested and affected parties on the specialist input/study were considered, recorded and submitted to the competent authority in respect of the application;

have ensured that the names of all interested and affected parties that participated in terms of the specialist input/study were recorded in the register of interested and affected parties who participated in the public participation process;

have provided the competent authority with access to all information at my disposal regarding the application, whether such information is favourable to the applicant or not; and

am aware that a false declaration is an offence in terms of regulation 71 of GN No. R. 543. Note: The terms of reference must be attached. Signature of the specialist: Name of company: Date:



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APPENDIX A LOCATION PLAN



APPENDIX B SITE LAYOUT PLAN



APPENDIX C PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES



APPENDIX D BIODIVERSITY

OVERLAY MAPS



APPENDIX E PERMITS /

LICENCES from other Organs of

State



ANNEXURE E1 ZONING

CERTIFICATE



APPENDIX F PUBLIC

PARTICIPATION



APPENDIX G SPECIALIST REPORTS



ANNEXURE G1 AIR QUALITY IMPACT

ASSESSMENT



APPENDIX H CONSTRUCTION PHASE

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME



APPENDIX J ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION



ANNEXURE J1 LANDOWNERS

CONSENT



ANNEXURE J2 SABITA EMERGENCY

SPILL RESPONSE PLAN

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