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Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline Western Cape Province EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478 Environmental Monitoring Report No. 7 July 2019

Environmental Monitoring Report. No.7 for the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline July 2019

Prepared by:

Prepared for:

Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited Building 1, Leslie Avenue East,

Design Quarter District, Fourways

2021


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PROJECT DETAILS Title : Environmental Monitoring Report No.7 for the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV

Powerline. EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478

Authors : Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd Mr Lungani Zwane

Client : Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited Mr Ludwig Van Aarde

Report Revision : Revision 1

Date : July 2019

When used as a reference this report should be cited as: Savannah Environmental (2019) Environmental Monitoring Report No.7 for the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline being developed in, Swellendam, Western Cape Province.

COPYRIGHT RESERVED

This technical report has been produced for Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited The intellectual property contained in this report remains vested in Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd. No part of the report may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd or Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROJECT DETAILS ......................................................................................................................................................... ii TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................... iii DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................................................. vi Chapter 1 : SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 2 : INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 3 : OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS TO DATE ............................................................................ 2 Chapter 4 : MONITORING AND REVIEWING .............................................................................................................. 5

Description of observations, incidents and non-conformities identified during this monitoring and reporting period .......................................................................................................................................................... 5

Description of measures implemented to reduce impact on the environment ........................................ 5 Chapter 5 : PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 6 : DUST MONITORING ................................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 7 : PROTECTED VEGETATION ........................................................................................................................ 6 Chapter 8 : Protection of avifauna ............................................................................................................................ 8 Chapter 9 HERITAGE ................................................................................................................................................... 9 Chapter 10 : EROSION ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Chapter 11 : REHABILITATION ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Chapter 12 : WASTE MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 9

Solid waste .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Liquid waste .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Hazardous waste .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Recycled waste .......................................................................................................................................... 10

Chapter 13 : ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ...................................................................................................... 10 Environmental Management Programme - Results ................................................................................ 10 Environmental Authorisation - Results ...................................................................................................... 13 Management Plan – Results ...................................................................................................................... 15

Chapter 14 : OTHER NOTABLE EVENTS ..................................................................................................................... 17 Stormwater system investigation .............................................................................................................. 17

Chapter 15 : CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................ 17


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LIST OF TABLES, PHOTOS & FIGURES:

Photograph 1: Concrete pour at Monopole 13. ...................................................................................................... 3

Photograph 2: Monopole 8 erected... ....................................................................................................................... 3

Photograph 3: Monopole assembly at Monopole 17.... .......................................................................................... 4

Photograph 4: Removal of alien invasive species at the Project Site Offices ....................................................... 4

Photograph 5: Dr Coombs assessing the identified access road to T69. ............................................................... 8

Photograph 6: Dr Coombs preparing area of plant relocation. ............................................................................. 8

Photograph 7: Area where Dr Coombs had relocated species ............................................................................ 9

Table 1: Summary of waste removed from Excelsior WEF for July 2019. .............................................................. 11

Table 2: Percentage compliance score with the EMPrs for July 2019 ................................................................. 12

Table 3: Percentage compliance score with the EAs for July 2019 ..................................................................... 14

Table 4: Percentage compliance score with the Management Plans for July 2019 ......................................... 16

Figure 1: Percentage compliance score with the EMPrs for July 2019 ................................................................ 13

Figure 2: Percentage compliance score with the EAs for July 2019 .................................................................... 15

Figure 3: Percentage compliance score with the Management Plans for July 2019 ........................................ 17

APPENDICES

Appendix A : Environmental Authorisation Checklist Appendix B : Environmental Management Programme Checklist Appendix C : Complaints Register Appendix D : Permit to Pluck Protected and Unprotected Flora Checklist Appendix E : Management Plans Checklist


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LIST OF ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS CAPA Corrective Actions and Preventative Actions CLO Community Liaison Officer DEA Department of Environmental Affairs DAFF Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries DWS Department of Water and Sanitation EA Environmental Authorisation ECO Environmental Control Officer EMPr Environmental Management Programme EMS Environmental Management System EO Environmental Officer EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction INCIDENT An incident is an event that may cause harm or potential harm to the environment. These

incidents must be reported to the ECO immediately and formally though means of a flash report. For the purpose of this report, Reportable Environmental Incidents will refer to incident that requires reporting in terms of National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) section 30 (1) and / or National Water Act (NWA) section 20 (1). NEMA Section 30 defines an Incident as ‘an unexpected sudden occurrence. Including a major emission, fire or explosion leading to serious danger to the public or potentially serious pollution of or detriment to the environment, whether immediate or delayed’. The responsible ECO together with license holder HSE manager will determine whether the incident is reportable in terms of NEMA or NWA. Chemical spills not more than 50 litres that do not occur in environmental sensitive areas will be recoded on site spill/incident register.

MSDS Material and Safety Data Sheet NCR Non-Compliance Report NON-COMPLIANCE

Non-compliance is defined as any deviation from the approved Environmental Authorisation (EA), Environmental Management Programme (EMPr), Licenses, Permits or Method Statements. This also include deviations from regulations that could directly or indirectly lead to damage to the environment. For the purpose of this report, a non-compliance is an issue or event identified on site which is recorded in a checklist that is used to determine the percentage compliance in a monitoring report.

NON-CONFORMANCE

A non-conformance is a report issued to the EPC by the ECO where incidents have not received attention or where the same incidents have been recorded repetitively. NC’s may also be issued immediately where deviation from EA, EMPr, Licenses, Permits and / or Method Statements and all applicable legislations has or may have resulted in negative impact to the environment, illness, injury, fatality or property damage. It is a formal process that is recorded in a register and is used on site to address issues and non-compliances.

NEMA National Environmental Management Act NEM: AQA National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act MSDS Material and Safety Data Sheet OHSACT Occupational Health and Safety Act PROJECT COMPANY

Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited

PTD Project To Date SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Agency SDC Safe Disposal Certificate WEF Wind Energy Facility


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DECLARATION

I, Lungani Zwane, in my capacity as ECO, hereby declare that I –

» Act as an independent consultant; » Do not have any financial interest in the undertaking of the activity, other than remuneration for

the work performed; » Have and will not have vested interest in the activity; » Have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity; » Undertake to disclose any material information that has or may have the potential to influence the

decision of the competent authority or the objectivity of any report, plan or document; » Will provide the competent authority with access to all information at my disposal regarding the

report, whether such information is favourable to the Client or not; » Based on information provided to me by the Client and in addition to information obtained during

the course of this study, have presented the results and conclusion within the associated document to the best of my professional ability;

» Reserve the right to modify aspects pertaining to the present investigation should additional information become available through on-going research and/or further work in this field; and

» Undertake to have my work peer reviewed on a regular basis by a competent specialist.


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CHAPTER 1 : SUMMARY Zero (0) incidents and Zero (0) non-conformances were opened during this reporting period. In total, there are zero (0) incidents and zero (0) NCRs that have been opened to date. An overall compliance score of 100% was achieved for specifications from the EMPr currently active on site. Compliance with the Powerline EA is 100%. Waste Management, Alien Plant Management and Search and Protection Management Plans were scored at 100%; while Rehabilitation was not audited due to the electrical subcontractor having not commenced with the activity on site. The botanical specialist conducted search and rescue of all red data species on site’s affected areas on 26thJuly 2019 prior to construction. Eskom’s environmental department have accepted the Project Company’s additional EMPr for works that are conducted within the Vryheid Substation.

CHAPTER 2 : INTRODUCTION

This is the 7th monthly report submitted to the client for the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline located in the Western Cape Province (with EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478).

» Power Line – Construction of a 132kV Overhead Transmission Line from the authorised Excelsior WEF to the existing Vryheid Substation. The power line received Environmental Authorisation (EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478) on 1 March 2016, with one amendment (EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478/AM3, Amendment to the road layout as contained within the approved final layout).

» A permit to pluck protected and unprotected flora was issued by the Western Cape CapeNature - Permit number: CN37-28-9855.

A full-time on-site Environmental Control Officer (ECO), Lungani Zwane, was appointed by the Project Company (through Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd) to monitor the implementation of mitigation measures and compliance with conditions of the Environmental Authorisations (EA). Monitoring is undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the EMPr as stipulated under Condition 21 of the powerline EA. Details of the ECO were submitted to the Director: Compliance Monitoring of the Department of Environmental Affairs before commencement of construction activities on 08 August 2018. This report serves to outline the progress of authorised construction activities for the month of July 2019 and the level of compliance achieved by the Project Company and the EPC contractor as recorded by the on-site ECO.


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CHAPTER 3 : OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS TO DATE List of Contractors and Subcontractors

» Goldwind 4 Renewable Energy (EPC Contractor) » Optipower (Subcontractor)

The following activities have taken place during this reporting period (i.e. July 2019): 132kV Overhead Line

» Excavations » Rebar » Concrete » Backfilling » Assembly » Erection » Dressing » Stringing » Regulating » Search and Rescue

Vryheid Substation

» Foundation Setting-Out » Excavation » Testing Panels » Preparation for Outage » Outage » Breaking of Old Plinths » Dismantling Steelwork


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Photograph 1: Concrete pour at Monopole 13.

Photograph 2: Monopole 8 erected.


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Photograph 3: Monopole assembly at Monopole 17.

Photograph 4: Removal of alien invasive species at the Project Site Offices.


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The following new activity is expected to take place from August 2019: Vryheid Substation

» Testing Panels » Prep for Outage » Outage

132kV Overhead Line

» Excavations » Rebar » Concrete » Backfilling » Assembly » Erecting

CHAPTER 4 : MONITORING AND REVIEWING Daily compliance monitoring is undertaken by the on-site ECO, Lungani Zwane. Incidents, non-conformances, observation findings noted during daily site compliance monitoring are reported to the EPC contractor during the HSE meetings and by means of a construction Incident and CAPA register which contains further details regarding incidents recorded (refer to Appendix A) and daily diary to the client.

Description of observations, incidents and non-conformities identified during this monitoring and reporting period

This section provides a description of all observations that have been opened during this reporting month. The incident register is attached to this monthly report (refer to Appendix D). No incidents and zero (0) non-conformances were opened during this reporting period. In total, zero (0) incidents and zero (0) non-conformances opened to date.

Description of measures implemented to reduce impact on the environment During this reporting period, the following measures have been implemented to reduce the potential for on-going impacts on the environment: Toolbox talks were conducted by the ECO, EPC Contractor and the subcontractor on matters pertaining to the environment this includes visitors on site. The following topics were discussed during the June 2019 reporting period:

* Water Conservation * Hazardous Chemicals * Heritage Resources


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* Hydrocarbon Spills

The EPC contractor provides integrated HSE induction and awareness training to all new on-site employees and visitors. Attendance records are kept by the EPC Contractor. The daily monitoring of events focus on best environmental practices rather than regulatory environmental compliance. During construction, findings of the daily site inspections are reported in meetings between the ECO, the EPC Contractor environmental officer and the EPC contractor H&S officer. These meetings involve discussions of open incidents, observation findings and measures to be taken by the EPC contractor to ensure compliance to the conditions of the EA, EMPr and all relevant environmental legislation.

CHAPTER 5 : PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT In this reporting period no environmental grievances were received by the project, ten (10) social grievances were received by the project to date. All grievances have been resolved. The EPC contractor has placed the contact details of the onsite environmental officer and the CLO at the site office and the security gate, where grievances can be lodged. Attached to this monitoring report is the complaints register (Appendix C).

CHAPTER 6 : DUST MONITORING No close by residences or communities have been affected by the dust to date and the contractor is also somewhat limited to the extent that dust can be controlled due to the fine texture of the soils.

CHAPTER 7 : PROTECTED VEGETATION In addition to the four permitted species to be rescued, eleven new additional threatened and protected species were noted by the botanical specialist. Amended Cape Nature Permit to Pluck Protected and Unprotected Flora was issued for the search and rescue of the protected vegetation within the affected development footprint of the project-Permit number: CN37-28-4821. The EPC contractor appointed Dr Gareth Coombs; botanical specialist to conduct the relocation of identified protected species. During the rescue activity it was agreed by all affected parties that no construction activities shall commence in areas which have Renosterveld in them without the go ahead from the botanical specialist; ECO and approved method statement for the construction in such areas. The method statement is to be approved by Dr Coombs and the ECO. The method statement should include the following:

» Barricading of Monopoles 68 and 69, » The rest of the area being deemed as a “No Go Area”, » A map of the area in question with the location of the monopole positions, » The access road routes including traffic management from R319 into work area, » GPS coordinates of the boundaries of the area to be disturbed, » The method of how the plants will be plucked and relocated as advised by the botanical

specialist,


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» The method of how the excavation will be conducted and » The rehabilitation of the area as well.

Dr Coombs conducted the search and rescue activity as well as relocated protected species in the Monopole 68 and 69 working area including the access routes that would be used. Photographs 5 and 6 show the search and rescue activity.

Photograph 5: Dr Coombs assessing the identified access road to T69.

Photograph 6: Dr Coombs preparing area of plant relocation.


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Photograph 7: Area where Dr Coombs relocated species.

CHAPTER 8 : PROTECTION OF AVIFAUNA The Project Company enlisted the assistance of Chris van Rooyen Consulting to conduct an assessment of the Excelsior Wind Energy Facility and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline in 2012. The need for this assessment was identified through a due diligence review of the Avifaunal Impact Assessment Study (2011) and pre-construction monitoring report (2012) compiled by Chris van Rooyen Consulting.

In addition to the above mentioned studies the construction phase monitoring is being implemented in order to comply with the commitments made by the Project Company to the Overberg Lowlands Conservation Trust in August 2015 in terms of specific actions that will be put into practise during the construction phase of the project in order to minimize the impact on birds. The construction phase monitoring includes the following activities and processes:

» A total of 5 environmental workers have been employed and trained as carcass searchers as well as to conduct carcass experiments in order to investigate the feeding patterns of Cape Vultures and to perform various other environmental duties;

» The construction period experiments data from September 2018 up until the testing of the first turbines is to be used to assist with the formulation of a mitigation strategy to prevent Cape Vultures mortality due to collision with the turbines;

» A number of priority species nests and roosts is being monitored during the construction phase in order to assess the potential impact of the construction activities on the breeding birds, and to devise mitigation measures (if need be) to minimise the risk of displacement due to disturbance.


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CHAPTER 9 HERITAGE Section 10.5.1 of the EIA report states that there were 28 archaeological materials documented on site; mostly dating to the Later Stone Age period. The archaeological finds are spread very thinly, randomly and unevenly over the surrounding landscape. There is no spatial patterning in the distribution of the finds. As recommended by the specialist these areas are to be avoided by the development. There were no archaeological structures identified during site inspections by the ECO on the site. No heritage findings or incidents were recorded during this reporting period.

CHAPTER 10 : EROSION In this reporting period no erosion issues occurred. All mitigation measures as detailed in the relevant management plans should be implemented by the EPC contractor.

CHAPTER 11 : REHABILITATION Rehabilitation shall commence in areas where construction work has been completed. Construction work has commenced in some of the sites and no rehabilitation has been done.

CHAPTER 12 : WASTE MANAGEMENT Table 1 shows a summary of waste removed from Excelsior WEF and Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline project to date. For the purposes of reporting, the total waste figures of all the EPC contractor and subcontractors involved in the Excelsior WEF and Excelsior – Vryheid 132kV Powerline are combined and divided into the following categories:

Solid waste Solid waste is contained in waste bins provided at the respective work areas on site, and disposed of in the waste skips at the end of the day. Two thousand and eighty (2080) kg of solid waste was disposed of by the WEF and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline in this reporting period. The waste was disposed of at the Vissershok Landfill and the SDC’s were provided to the ECO.

Liquid waste Liquid waste is currently only limited to sewage effluent. Chemical ablution facilities are available at the offices and respective work areas. This liquid waste stream is collected and disposed of at the Hermanus Wastewater Treatment Works via a service provider. One thousand five hundred litres (1500L) has been disposed of by the WEF and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline in this reporting period, the SDCs for the disposed sewage effluent are currently outstanding.

Hazardous waste Five hundred and sixty (560) kg of hazardous waste has been disposed of by the WEF and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline in this reporting period.


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Recycled waste A waste contractor was appointed to collect waste that is suitable for recycling. The collective quantities of all the recycled waste streams (wood, plastic, paper etc.) are included in this report. 20kg of untreated wood was recycled in this reporting period. Table 1: Summary of waste removed from Excelsior WEF and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline (July 2019).

Month Solid Waste (m3) Liquid Waste (L)

Hazardous Waste Recycled Waste (kg)

Medical waste (kg)

Concrete Waste (m3) Solid (kg) Liquid (L)

Nov -18 0 450 0 0 0 0 0

Dec -18 0 300 0 0 0 0 0

Jan -19 0 350 0 0 0 0 0

Feb -19 10m3 550 0 0 0 0 0

Mar -19 0 750 0 0 0 0 0

Apr -19 10m3 900 780 0 20 0 0

May - 19 0 1200 0 0 0 0 0

Jun - 19 0 1200 0 0 20 0 0

Jul - 19 20m3 1500 560 0 20 0 0

PTD 40m3 7200 1340 0 60 0 0

CHAPTER 13 : ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

Environmental Management Programme - Results A checklist was derived from the specifications of the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline EMPr currently active for the project (refer to Appendix B). Some of the elements were not audited as a result of the electrical subcontractor not having commenced with activities. A rating for individual relevant elements of the checklist derived from the specifications of the approved EMPr has been scored on the following basis:

» A rating of 3: best practice/full conformance, » A rating of 2: satisfactory (>50% conformance), » A rating of 1: unsatisfactory (<50% conformance), » A rating of 0: nothing in place and a rating of N/A: not at this time.

The following percentage compliance scores have been calculated at the end of this reporting period. These percentage scores have been calculated without weighing any issues (i.e. all environmental specifications have the same weighing). The Project Company has set its percentage compliance target as 90% which is represented by the black line in the graphs below. The target will be reviewed as the project progresses.


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Table 2: Percentage compliance scores with the EMPr for July 2019

Summary of Results

Compliance with: As % PRE-CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN PHASE 98 SITE ESTABLISHMENT 100 SITE & WORKER MANAGEMENT 100 SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT 100 MINIMISATION OF FOOTPRINT 100 SOIL DEGRADATION & EROSION 88 MINIMISE IMPACTS ON FAUNA 100 HERITAGE RESOURCES 100 VISUAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION 100 APPROPRIATE HANDLING AND MANAGEMENT OF WASTE 100 HANDLING & STORAGE OF CHEMICALS & HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 100 TOTAL SCORE 99

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An overall compliance score of 99% was achieved for this reporting period. Specifications that require feedback from the EPC Contractor should be attended to and have been highlighted in red in the checklist (refer to Appendix B). Continuous monitoring is however required and it is recommended that the contractor do a full internal audit on all the relevant specifications of the EMPr and EA. Soil degradation and erosion scored low as a result of not having a stormwater management plan in place.

Environmental Authorisation - Results A checklist was derived from the conditions of the EA currently active for the project (please refer to Appendix A). The following percentage compliance scores have been calculated at the end of this reporting period.

Table 3: Percentage compliance scores with the EAs for July 2019

Summary of Results

Compliance with EA: As %

Powerline 100

AVERAGE 100

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Management Plan – Results A checklist was derived from the specifications of the topsoil management plan (please refer to Appendix D). An overall compliance score of 99% was achieved for specifications from the topsoil management plan. The holder of the EA and the EPC contractor need to improve on its compliance to the Erosion Management and Waste Management Plan, as they are crucial aspect in Environmental Compliance.

Table 4: Percentage compliance score with the Management Plans for July 2019 Summary of Results

Compliance with As% Comments

Erosion Management 94 Waste Management 97 Soil Management 100 Alien Plant Management 100 Emergency Response 100 Search and Protection 100 Average 99

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CHAPTER 14 : OTHER NOTABLE EVENTS

Stormwater system investigation The EMPr states the following regarding stormwater: All stormwater mitigation measures must be implemented according to the Stormwater Management Plan (refer to Appendix E). It is recommended that the completion of the final plan of the powerline be expedited to ensure compliance with this specification.

CHAPTER 15 : CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS The holder of the Environmental Authorisation is committed to compliance with the Environmental Authorisations and Environmental Management Programme. There is always a good level of communication amongst the ECO, EPC Contractor, and the Project Company. This is considered to be advantageous to the compliance of the project. The EPC contractor makes use of the advice and recommendations they received from the ECO. The recommendations from this report are summarised below: » It is recommended that the stormwater plan be investigated to ensure compliance with this

specification.

This report was prepared by: Name : Lungani Zwane

Signature : Designation : Environmental Control Officer – Excelsior Wind Energy Facility Contact no. : 081 044 1177 Email : [email protected]

APPENDIX A ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION CHECKLISTS

Com

pliantP

Not C

ompliant

O

Insufficient Evidence

YesN

o

1

The site for the proposed Biotherm

wind

energy project and its associated

infrastructure located on the

following farm

s: Farm Uitkyk, Rem

aining portion of the Farm 434; Farm

Excelsior, portion 6, a portion of the Farm

Goereesoe N

o.432, Farm D

e Ko Aangrensend

e, Farm V

ryheid N

o. 435/0, and Farm

Klaas Kaffer Heuw

el 438/1 between Uitkyk and

Excelsior near Swellend

am w

ithin the Swellend

am

Municipality in the W

estern Cape Province as ind

icated on the m

ap attached in the EIR d

ated A

pril 2011 is hereby approved

.

N/A

N/A

P3

2A

uthorisation of the activity is subject to the conditions contained

in this authorisation, which form

part of the environm

ental authorisation and are bind

ing on the holder of the authorisation.

N/A

N/A

P3

3

The holder of the authorisation shall be responsible for ensuring com

pliance with the cond

itions contained

in this environmental authorisation. This includ

e any person acting on the holder's behalf,

including but not lim

ited to, an agent, servant, contractor, sub-contractor, em

ployee, consultant or person rend

ering a service to the holder of the authorisation.

N/A

N/A

P3

4The activities authorised

may only be carried

out at the property as described

above. P

3

5The recom

mend

ations and m

itigation measures record

ed in the EIR d

ated A

pril 2011 must be ad

hered

to.N

/AN

/AP

3

6

Any changes to, or d

eviation from, the project d

escription set out in this authorisation must be

approved, in w

riting, by the departm

ent before such changes or deviations m

ay be effected. In

assessing whether to grant such approval or not, the D

epartment m

ay request such information as it

deem

s necessary to evaluate the significance and im

pacts of such changes or deviations and

it may

be necessary for the holder of the authorisation to apply for further authorisation in the term

s of the regulations.

N/A

N/A

The third am

endm

ent catered to this w

hen three activities w

ere removed

.P

3

7This activity m

ust comm

ence within a period

of three (3) years from the d

ate of issue. If the com

mencem

ent of the activity does not occur w

ithin that period, the authorisation lapses and

a new

application for environmental authorisation m

ust be mad

e in order for the activity to be und

ertaken.N

/AN

/AN

OTE

P3

8C

omm

encement w

ith one activity listed in term

s of this authorisation constitutes comm

encement of all

authorised activities.

Fauna & Flora

Permits

Water Use License

P3

#EA

Condition

Permit Type

Legislation RefA

ction/InfoC

ompliance

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L AUTHO

RISATIO

N C

HECKLIST FO

R EXCELSIO

R WIN

D ENERG

Y, WESTERN

CA

PE

N/A

= Not A

pplicable

EA FA

CILITY: REF DEA

No. 12/12/20/1798

SCO

PE OF A

UTHORISA

TION

Score

Last update to this document: 26/07/2019 by Lungani Zw

ane (ECO

Savannah Environmental)

Project: Excelsior Wind Energy Project

Holder of EA: Biotherm

Proprietary Limited

Authorisation register num

ber: 12/12/20/1798Date issued: 27/09/2011A

mendm

ent 1: 13/08/2013 (Am

endment to extend the validity period)

Am

endment 2: 24/06/2015 (A

mendm

ent to extend the validity period)A

mendm

ent 3: 22/02/2016 (Am

endment to the project description and conditions related to the pow

erline)

Appendix A - EA checklist2019/07/30

1

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm

it TypeLegislation Ref

Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

9This authorisation d

oes not negate the holder of the authorisation's responsibility to com

ply with any

other statutory requirements that m

ay be applicable to the undertaking of the activity.

P3

10Revelent legislation that m

ust be complied

with by the hold

er of this authorisation includes, inte

r alia

:N

/A

Archaeological rem

ains, artificial features and the structures old

er than 60 years are protected by the

National Heritage Resources A

ct, 1999 (Act 25 of 1999). Should

any archaeological artefacts be exposed

during the excavation for the purpose of construction, construction in the vicinity of the

finding m

ust be stopped im

med

iately. A registered

Heritage Specialist must be called

to the site for inspection. Und

er no circumstances shall any heritage m

aterial destroyed

or removed

from the site

and the relevant heritage resource agency m

ust be informed

about the finding. Heritage rem

ains uncovered

or disturbed

during earthw

orks must not be d

isturbed further until the necessary approval

has been obtained from

the South African Heritage Resources A

gency and/or any of the their

delegated

provincial agencies.

Heritage permits

- The requirements

of Chapter II,

Section 38(1), (3) and

(7) of the N

ational Heritage Resources A

ct, 1999 (A

ct 25 of 1999), includ

ing the com

ments and

recom

mend

ations of the relevant heritage resources authority responsible for the area in w

hich the d

evelopment is

proposed.

A heritage im

pact assessment w

as conducted

for the project. N

o permit w

as required accord

ing to the specialist stud

y. P

3

Relevant provisions of the Occupational Health and

Safety Act, 1993 (A

ct 85 of 1993)

- All provisions of

the Occupational

Health and Safety

Act, 1993 (A

ct 85 of 1993).

P3

Relevant provisions of the National W

ater Act, 1998 (A

ct 36 of 1998)W

ater Use License

- All provisions of

the National W

ater A

ct (Act 36 of

1998).

The Project is not abstracting any water from

any w

ater course, sources construction water from

the Sw

ellendam

Municipality.

N/A


2

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

Relevant provisions of the National Forest A

ct, 1998 (Act 84 of 1998)

DA

FF permit &

perm

it for protected

animals

and plants from

relevant provincial d

epartments

Relevant provisions of the A

ctN

o protected species have been rem

oved from

site.P

3

Relevant provisions of the National Environm

ental Managem

ent: Biodiversity A

ct, 2004 (Act 10 of 2004)

All provisions of the

National

Environment

Managem

ent: Biod

iversity Act,

2004 (Act 10 of

2004).

P3


ental Managem

ent: Protected A

reas Act, 2003 (A

ct 57 of 2003) and

its regulations


National

Environment

Managem

ent: Protected

Areas

Act

P3

Relevant provisions of the Minerals and

Petroleum Resources D

evelopment A

ct, 2002 (Act 28 of 2002)

Mining perm

it

Should fill m

aterial be required

for any purpose, the use of borrow

pits must

comply w

ith the provisions of the M

inerals and

Petroleum

Resources D

evelopment A

ct, 2002 (A

ct 28 of 2002) ad

ministered

by the D

epartment

of Mining.

No fill m

aterial has been imported

onto site.N

/A

Relevant provisions of the National Road

Traffic Act (A

ct 93 of 1996).A

bnormal load

perm

its


National Road

Traffic A

ct (Act 93

of 1996).

P3


3

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore


ental Managem

ent: Waste A

ct, 2008 (Act N

o. 59 of 2008)

Waste perm

its - hand

ling and/or

disposal. SA

WIS

registration


National

Environmental

Waste A

ct (Act 59

of 2008).

P3

Relevant provisions of the Hazardous Substance A

ct (Act N

o. 15 of 1973)Flam

mable

storage permit

P3


ental: Air Q

uality Act, 2004 (A

ct No. 39 of 2004).

P3

Relevant provisions of the Civil A

viation Act, 2009 (A

ct No. 13 of 2009).

Letter or permit

from the C

AA

P3

11The hold

er of an EA has the responsibility to notify the com

petent authority of any alienation, transfer and

change of ownership rights in the property on w

hich the activity is to take place.N

/AN

/AN

OTE

P3

1The hold

er of the authorisation must notify every registered

interested and

affected party, in w

riting and

within 12 (tw

elve) calendar d

ays of the date of this environm

ental authorisation, of the decision to

authorise the activity.N

/AN

EMA

EIA

RegulationsP

3

2The notification referred

to must:

N/A

NEM

A EIA

Regulations

2.1 - Specify the date on w

hich the authorisation was issued

;N

EMA

EIA

RegulationsP

3

2.2 - Inform the interested

and affected

party of the appeal procedure provid

ed for in C

hapter 7 of the Environm

ental Impact A

ssessment (EIA

) Regulations, 2010;N

EMA

EIA

RegulationsP

3

2.3 - Ad

vise the interested and

affected party that a copy of the authorisation w

ill be furnished on

request; andN

EMA

EIA

RegulationsP

3

2.4 - Give the reason for d

ecision.N

EMA

EIA

RegulationsP

3

1

The Environmental M

anagement Plan (EM

P) submitted

as part of the application for environmental

authorisation must be am

ended

and subm

itted the D

epartment for w

ritten approval prior to com

mencem

ent of the activity. The recomm

endations and

mitigation m

easures recorded

in the EIR d

ated A

pril 2011 must be im

plemented

and ad

hered to. The am

ended

EMP m

ust also include the

following:

DEA

approvalN

/AP

3

1.1 - The applicant must cond

uct a comprehensive search , rescue and

storage in a suitable constructed

nursery and storage area of plants d

eemed

to be requiring either rescue for replanting and

plants be useful during the rehabilitation and

plants that will of high conservation value;

N/A

P3

1.2 - A d

etailed Re-vegetation and

Rehabilitation Plan for the construction and initial operation m

ust be includ

ed in the EM

P;N

/AP

3

1.3 - An O

pen Space Managem

ent Plan must be incorporated

in the EMP. The O

pen Space M

anagement Plan m

ust incorporate ecological processes areas in to the buffer as recomm

ended

by the w

etland specialist.

N/A

P3

NO

TIFICA

TION

OF A

UTHORISA

TION

& RIGHT TO

APPEA

L

MA

NA

GEM

ENT O

F AC

TIVITY


4

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

1

The applicant must appoint a suitably experienced

independ

ent Environmental C

ontrol Officer

(ECO

) for the construction phase of the developm

ent that will have the responsibility to ensure that

the mitigation/rehabilitation m

easures and recom

mend

ations referred to in this authorisation are

implem

ented and

to ensure compliance w

ith the provisions of the EMPr.

N/A

Lungani Zwane from

Savannah Environmental

appointedP

3

2The EC

O shall be appointed

before comm

encement of any authorised

activities.N

/AP

3

3O

nce appointed, the nam

e and contact d

etails of the ECO

must be subm

itted to the D

irec

tor:

Co

mp

lianc

e M

onito

ring of the D

epartment.

N/A

P3

4The EC

O shall keep record

of all activities on site, problems id

entified, and

transgressions NO

TEd and

a task sched

ule of tasks undertaken by the EC

O.

N/A

Refer to ECO

site diary and

environmental incid

ent register

P3

5

A d

etailed incid

ent (including spillage of bitum

en, fuels, chemicals, or any other m

aterial) and

complaint register m

ust be kept on site indicating how

these issues were ad

dressed

, what

rehabilitation measures w

ere taken and w

hat preventative measures w

ere implem

ented to avoid

re-occurrence of incid

ents/complaints.

P3

6In ad

dition the EC

O m

ust maintain the follow

ing on site:A

daily site d

iary.P

3C

opies of all reports submitted

to the Departm

ent. P

3A

schedule of current site activities includ

ing the monitoring of such activities.

P3

7The EC

O shall rem

ain employed

until all rehabilitation measures, as required

for implem

entation due to

construction dam

age, are completed

and the site is read

y for operation.P

3

8Record

s relating to monitoring and

auditing m

ust be kept on site and m

ade available for inspection

to any relevant and com

petent authority in respect of this developm

ent. P

3

1A

ll docum

entation e.g. audit/m

onitoring/compliance reports and

notifications, required to be

submitted

to the Departm

ent in terms of this authorisation, m

ust be submitted

to the Dire

cto

r: C

om

plia

nce

Mo

nitoring

at the Departm

ent. P

3

2The hold

er of the authorisation must subm

it an environmental aud

it report to the Departm

ent within 30

days of com

pletion of the construction and rehabilitation activities.

The WEF construction and

rehabilitation has not been com

pleted.

N/A

3The environm

ental audit report m

ust:N

/A

Be conducted

by an independ

ent environmental aud

itor;The W

EF construction and rehabilitation has not been

completed

.N

/A

Indicate the d

ate of the audit, the nam

e of the auditor and

the out comes of the aud

it;The W


completed

.N

/A

Evaluate compliance w

ith the requirements of the approved

EMP and

this environmental

authorisation;The W


completed

.N

/A

Include m

easure to be implem

ented to attend

to any non-compliances or d

egradation noted

; The W


completed

.N

/A

Include copies of any approvals granted

by other authorities relevant to the developm

ent for the reporting period

; andThe W


completed

.N

/A

Highlight and outstand

ing environmental issues that m

ust be add

ressed, along w

ith recomm

endations

for ensuring theses issues are appropriately add

ressed.

The WEF construction and

rehabilitation has not been com

pleted.

N/A

4The aud

it report must be subm

itted prior to com

mencem

ent of the operational phase of the project.The W


completed

.N

/A

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L CO

NTRO

L OFFIC

ER (ECO

) AN

D DUTIES

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L AUDIT REPO

RT


5

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

1The authorised

activities shall not comm

ence within tw

enty (20) days of the d

ate of signature of the authorisation.

P3

2

An appeal und

er section 43 of the National Environm

ental Managem

ent Act (N

EMA

), Act 107 of 1998

(as amend

ed), d

oes not suspend an environm

ental authorisation or exemption, or any provisions or

conditions attached

thereto, or any directive, unless the M

inister, MEC

or delegated

organ of state d

irects otherwise.

P3

3

The applicant must obtain a W

ater Use Licence (WUL) from

the Departm

ent of Water A

ffairs (DW

A) prior

to the comm

encement of the project should

the applicant impact on any w

etland or w

ater resource. A

copy of the license must be subm

itted to the D

irec

tor: Enviro

nme

ntal Im

pa

ct Eva

luatio

n at the

Departm

ent.

No activities are currently im

pacting any wetland

or w

ater resource.N

/A

4The applicant m

ust submit a final layout plan for the entire w

ind energy facility for approval to the

departm

ent. The layout should ind

icate the following:

Turbine positions;P

3Found

ation footprint; P

3Perm

anent laydow

n area footprint; P

3C

onstruction period layd

own area;

P3

Internal roads ind

icating wid

th (construction period w

idth and

operation period w

idth) and

with

numbered

sections between the other site elem

ents which they serve (to m

ake comm

enting on sections possible);

P3

Wetland

s, drainage lines, rivers, stream

and w

ater crossing of roads and

cables indicating the type of

bridging structures that w

ill be used;

P3

Substation(s) and/or transform

er(s) sites including their entire footprint;

P3

Cable routes and

trench dim

ensions (where they are not along internal road

s); P

3C

ut and fill areas at the turbine sites, along road

s and at substation/transform

er sites indicating the

expected volum

e of each cut and fill;

P3

Borrow pits;

N/A

Spoil heaps (temporary for topsoil and

subsoil and perm

anently for excess material);

P3

Buildings includ

ing accomm

odation; and

P

3A

ll "no-go" areas.P

3

5The applicant m

ust appoint a qualified botanical and

fauna specialist to ground-truth every turbine

footprint and their recom

mend

ation must form

part of the final layout of the Wind

Energy Facility and

EMP to be subm

itted to the d

epartment for approval.

NO

TEP

3

6Should

you be notified by the M

inister of a suspension of the authorisation pending appeal

procedures, you m

ay not comm

ence with the activity until such tim

e that the Minister allow

s you to com

mence w

ith such an activity in writing.

NO

TEN

/A

1

Fourteen (14) days w

ritten notice must be given to the D

epartment that the activity w

ill comm

ence. C

omm

encement for the purposes of this cond

ition includes site preparation. The notice m

ust include

a date on w

hich it is anticipated that the activity w

ill comm

ence, as well as a reference num

ber. This notification period

may coincid

e within the period

contemplated

in 26 above.

The Departm

ent was notified

on the 15th of August

2018P

3

CO

MM

ENC

EMEN

T OF THE A

CTIVITY

NO

TIFICA

TION

TO A

UTHORITIES


6

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

1Fourteen (14) d

ays written notice m

ust be given to the Departm

ent that the activity operational phase w

ill comm

ence. The Project is currently in the construction phase

N/A

2The applicant m

ust compile an operational EM

P for the operational phase of the activity or alternatively, if the applicant has existing operational environm

ental managem

ent system, it m

ust be am

ended

to include the operation of the authorised

activity.P

3

1Should

the activity ever cease or become red

undant, the applicant shall und

ertake the required

actions as prescribed by legislation at the tim

e and com

ply with all relevant legal requirem

ents ad

ministered

by any relevant and com

petent authority at that time.

NO

TEN

/A

1A

bird and

monitoring program

me m

ust be implem

ented to d

ocument the effect of the operation of

the wind

energy facility on avifauna and bats. This should

comm

ence prior to construction, and

continue during operation of the w

ind energy facility.

P3

2The results of the pre-construction bird

monitoring program

me m

ust inform the final layout and

the construction sched

ule of the wind

energy facility.P

3

3

Reports regarding bird

monitoring m

ust be submitted

to the relevant provincial environmental

departm

ent, birdlife A

frica, the Endangered

Wild

life Trust(EWT) and

this Departm

ent on a quarterly basis. The report w

ill assist all stakeholders in id

entifying potential and ad

ditional m

itigation measures

and to establish protocols for a bird

monitoring program

me for w

ind energy d

evelopment in the

country.

P3

4The baseline d

ata collected and

docum

ented d

uring the survey must be shared

with the EW

T and

Birdlife South A

frica for a better understand

ing of the distribution or breed

ing behaviour of any of the priority species.

P3

5Habitat d

estruction must be kept to an absolute m

inimum

by keeping the lay-dow

n areas as small as

possible, reducing the num

ber and size/length or road

s and red

ucing the final extent of the d

eveloped area.

P3

7The applicant m

ust ensure that lighting on the turbines is kept to a minim

um and

is coloured (red

or green) and

intermittent, rather than perm

anent and w

hite, to reduce confusion effects for nocturnal

migrants.

No Turbines have been erected

N/A

8The facility m

ust be designated

to discourage their use as perching or roosting substrates by bird

s and

bats.N

OTE

N/A

1A

ll species of special concern must be id

entified and

every effort must be m

ade to rescue them

with a

search and rescue plan to be includ

ed in the EM

P.P

3

2V

egetation clearing must be lim

ited to the required

footprint. Mitigation m

easures must be

implem

ented to red

uce the risk of erosion and the invasion of alien species.

P3

3C

ritical available biodiversity inform

ation must be consulted

for the final placement of turbines and

infrastructure.

P3

4The applicant m

ust ensure that the continuous monitoring and

removal of alien plant species is

undertaken. A

n alien removal program

must be d

eveloped and

implem

ented.

P3

5

Before the clearing of the site, the appropriate permits m

ust be obtained from

the Departm

ent of A

griculture, Forestry an Fisheries (DA

FF) for the removal of plants listed

in the National Forest A

ct and

from the relevant provincial d

epartment for the d

estruction of species protected in term

s of the specific provincial legislation. C

opies of the permits m

ust be submitted

to the Departm

ent for record

keeping.

Plant removal

permit

P3

6C

onstruction activities must be restricted

to dem

arcated areas to restrict im

pact on vegetation and

animals.

P3

SPECIFIC

CO

NDITIO

NS

OPERA

TION

OF THE A

CTIVITY

SITE CLO

SURE AN

D DECO

MM

ISION

ING

10.1 Avifauna and bats

10.2 Vegetation, wetlands and w

ater resources


7

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

7A

comprehensive habitat rehabilitation plan m

ust be developed

for the site. Restoration must be

undertaken as soon as possible after com

pletion of construction activities to reduce the am

ount of habitat converted

at any one time and

speed up the recovery to natural habitats.

The WEF rehabilitation plan is A

ppendix C

on the EMPr

P3

8A

ll areas of disturbed

soil must be reclaim

ed using only ind

igenous grass and shrubs. Reclam

ation activities should

be undertaken as early as possible on d

isturbed areas.

NO

TEN

/A

9A

ll electrical collector lines must be buried

in a manner that m

inimizes ad

ditional surface d

isturbance.N

OTE

N/A

10Topsoil from

all excavations and construction activities m

ust be salvaged and

reapplied d

uring reclam

ation.P

3

11The applicant is require to inform

the relevant provincial departm

ent and/or this D

epartment should

the rem

oval of protected species, m

edicinal plants and

"data d

eficient" plant species be required.

Plant removal

permit

P3

12A

ll hard infrastructures should

be located w

ithin existing areas low sensitivity, as far as possible.

P3

13A

ll turbine and infrastructure m

ust be located at least 100m

from the ed

ge of any highly sensitive areas.

P3

14N

o dum

ping or temporary storage of any m

aterials may take place outsid

e designated

and

dem

arcated layd

own areas and

these must all be located

within areas of low

environmental

sensitivity. P

3

15N

o exotic plants may be used

for rehabilitation purposes; only indigenous plants of the areas m

ay be utilised

.P

3

16N

o activities will be allow

ed to encroach into w

ater resource without a w

ater use license being in place from

the Departm

ent of Water A

ffairs.P

3

17A

ppropriate erosion control mitigation m

ust be implem

ented to prevent any potential erosion.

P3

18C

leared alien vegetation m

ust be dum

ped on ad

jacent intact vegetation during clearing but should

be tem

porarily stored in a d

emarcated

area.

Alien vegetation w

as removed

from the C

ontractor site cam

p. No alien vegetation species w

ere noted in

construction areas.P

3

19Rem

oval of alien invasive species or other vegetation must be in accord

ance with the C

onservation of A

gricultural Resources ( Act 43 of 1983), and

follow-up proced

ures for the duration of the project.

P3

20The applicant m

ust ensure that all the "No-go" areas clearly d

emarcated

(using fencing and

appropriate signage) before construction comm

ences.P

3

21C

ontractors and construction w

orkers must be clearly inform

ed of the no-go areas.

P3

22Siting of turbines should

adhere to >500m

setbacks from large w

ater bodies, riparian vegetation and

rocky crevices, if and

where high bat occurrence is found

after monitoring.

P3

23W

here roads pass right next to m

ajor water bod

ies provision should be m

ade for fauna such as toad

s to pass und

er the roads by using culverts or sim

ilar.P

3

24Brid

ge design m

ust be such that it minim

ise impact to the riparian areas w

ith minim

al alterations to w

ater flow and

must be perm

eable to movem

ent of fauna and flora.

N/A


8

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

1

Existing road infrastructure m

ust be used as far as possible for provid

ing access to proposed turbine

positions. Where no road

infrastructure exists, new road

s should be places w

ithin existing disturbed

areas or environm

ental conditions m

ust be taken into account to ensure the minim

um am

ount of d

amage is caused

to natural habitats.

P3

2A

transportation plan must be d

eveloped, particularly for the transport of turbine com

ponents, main

assembly cranes and

other large pieces of equipment. A

permit m

ust obtained form

the relevant transport d

epartment for the transportation of all com

ponents (abnormal load

s) to the sites.P

3

3A

traffic managem

ent plan must be prepared

for the site access roads to ensure that no hazard

s w

ould result from

the increased truck traffic and

that traffic flow w

ould not be ad

versely impacted

.P

3

4

Signs must be placed

along construction roads to id

entify speed lim

its, travel restrictions, and other

standard

traffic control information. To m

inimise im

pacts on local comm

uter, consideration should

be given to lim

iting construction vehicles travelling on public roadw

ays during the m

orning and late

afternoon comm

ute time.

P3

5Road

s must be d

esigned so that changes to surface w

ater runoff and erosion are avoid

edP

3

6Internal access road

s must be located

away from

drainage bottom

s and avid

wetland

s, if feasible.P

3

7Internal access road

s must be located

to minim

ize streams crossings. A

ll structures crossing streams

must be located

and constructed

so that they do not d

ecrease channel stability or increase water

velocity.P

3

8Existing d

rainage must not be altered

, especially in sensitive areas.P

3

9A

designated

access to the site must be created

and clearly m

arked to ensure safe entry and

exit.P

3

10Signage m

ust be erected at appropriate points w

arning of turning traffic and the construction site.

P3

11C

onstruction vehicles carrying materials to the site should

avoid using road

s through densely

populated built-up areas so as not to d

isturb existing retail ad com

mercial operations.

P3

12Road

borders should

be regularly maintained

to ensure that vegetation remains short and

that they therefore serve as an effective firebreak.

P3

1C

onstruction staff to be given training in actions to minim

ise noise impacts.

P3

2N

oise from the turbines at the id

entified noise sensitive areas m

ust be less than the 45dB(A

) limit for the

rural areas presented in SA

NS10103.

No turbines have been com

pletedN

/A

3The applicant m

ust ensure that the National N

oise Control Regulations and

SAN

S10103:2008 are ad

hered to and

reasonable measures to lim

it noise from the w

ork site are implem

ented.

P3

4The applicant m

ust ensure that the construction staff working in areas w

here the 8-hour ambient noise

levels exceed 75d

BA m

ust wear ear protection equipm

ent.P

3

5The applicant m

ust ensure that all equipment and

machinery are w

ell maintained

and equipped

with

silencers.P

3

10.4 Noise

10.3 Roads and transportation


9

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

6The applicant m

ust provide a prior w

arning to the comm

unity when a noisy activity e.g. blasting is to

take place.N

o blasting required in this project

N/A

7A

ll construction operations should only occur d

uring daylight hours if possible.

P3

8

All w

ind turbines should

be located at a setback d

istance of 500m from

any homestead

and a

day/night noise criteria level at the nearest resid

ents of 45dB(A

) should be used

to locate the turbines. The 500m

setback distance can be relaxed

if local factors; such as high ground betw

een the noise source and

the receiver, indicates that a noise d

isturbance will not occur.

P3

9Positions of turbines jeopard

izing compliance accepted

noise levels should be revised

during the m

icro-siting of the units in question and

predicted

noise levels re-mod

elled by noise specialist, in ord

er to ensure that the pred

icted noise levels are less than 45d

B(A).

P3

1The applicant m

ust reduces visual im

pacts during construction by m

inimising areas of surface

disturbance, controlling erosion, using d

ust suppression techniques and restoring exposed

soil as closely as possible to their original contour and

vegetation.P

3

2A

lighting engineer must be consulted

to assist in the planning and placem

ent of light fixtures in order

to reduce visual im

pacts associated w

ith glare and light trespass.


N/A

3Signs near w

ind turbines should

be avoided

unless they serve to inform the public about w

ind turbines

and their function.


N/A

4C

omm

ercial messages and

graffiti on turbines must be avoid

ed.


N/A

5The applicant m

ust ensure that the painting of the wind

turbines are in accordance w

ith the Aviation

Act, 1962, Thirteenth A

mend

ment of the C

ivil Aviation regulations, 1997.

P3

6Layd

own areas and

stockyards should

be located in low

visibility areas (e.g. valleys between rid

ges) and

existing vegetation should be used

to screen them from

view w

here possible.P

3

7C

onstruction activities must be restricted

to daylight hours in ord

er to negate or reduce visual im

pacts associated

with lighting.

P3

8N

ight lighting of the construction sites should be m

inimised

within the requirem

ents of safety and

efficiency.P

3

1

A health and

safety programm

e must be d

eveloped to protect both w

orkers and the general public

during construction, operation and

decom

missioning of the w

ind energy facility. The program

med

m

ust establish a safety zone for wind

turbines from resid

ences and occupied

buildings, road

s, right-of-w

ays and other public access areas that is sufficient to prevent accid

ents resulting from the operation

of the turbines.

The WEF has an approved

health and safety plan in

place.P

3

2Potential interference w

ith public safety comm

unication systems ( e.g. rad

io traffic related to

emergency activities) m

ust be avoided

.N

o Turbines have been erectedN

/A

3The applicant m

ust ensure that the operation of the wind

facility has minim

al electromagnetic

interference (EMI) (i.e. im

pacts to microw

ave, radio and

television transmissions) and

should com

ply w

ith the relevant comm

unication regulations.N

o Turbines have been erectedN

/A

4

The applicant must obtain a w

ritten permit of approval from

the South African C

ivil Aviation A

uthority that the w

ind facility w

ill not interfere with the perform

ance of aerodrom

e radio C

omm

unication, N

avigation and Surveillance (C

NS) equipm

ent especially the radar prior to com

mencem

ent of the activity. The approval/perm

it must be subm

itted to the D

irector: Environmental Im

pact Evaluation.

P3

5The applicant m

ust train safety representatives, managers and

workers in w

orkplace safety. The construction process m

ust be compliant w

ith all safety and health m

easures as prescribed by the

relevant act.P

3

10.5 Visual resources

10.6 Human health and safety


10

YesN

o#

EA C

onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

6Liaison w

ith land ow

ners/farm m

anagers is to be done prior to construction in ord

er to provide

sufficient time for them

to plan agricultural activities. If possible, construction should be sched

uled to

take place within the post-harvest, pre-planting season, w

hen fields are lying fallow

.P

3

7N

o open fires for cooking or heating must be allow

ed on site.

P3

1A

reas around fuel tanks m

ust be bunded

or contained in an appropriate m

anner as per the requirem

ents of SABS 089: 1999 Part 1.

The Contractor has com

pleted the construction of the

bund.

P3

2Leakage of fuel m

ust be avoided

at all times and

if spillage occurs, it must be rem

edied

imm

ediately.

P3

3Hazard

ous waste such as bitum

en, oils, oily rags, paint tins etc. must be d

isposed of at an approved

hazard

ous waste land

fill site.P

3

4

An effective m

onitoring system m

ust be put in place during the construction phase of the

developm

ent to detect any leakage or spillage of all hazard

ous substances during their

transportation, handling, use and

storage. The applicant must ensure that precautionary m

easure are in place to lim

it the possibility of oil and other toxic liquid

s from entering the soil or storm

water system

.

P3

5Stream

s, river, pans, wetland

s, dam

s and their catchm

ents and other environm

entally sensitive areas m

ust be protected from

the direct or ind

irect spillage of pollutants.P

3

6N

o dum

ping or temporary storage of any m

aterials may take place outsid

e designated

and

dem

arcated layd

own areas, and

these must all be located

within areas of low

environmental

sensitivity.P

3

7Hazard

ous substances must not be stored

where there could

be accidental leakage into surface or

subterranean water.

P3

8

Hazardous and

flamm

able substances must be stored

and used

in compliance to the applicable

regulations and safety instructions. Furtherm

ore, no chemicals m

ust be stored nor m

ay any vehicle m

aintenance occur within 350m

of the temporal zone of w

etlands, a d

rainage line with or w

ithout an extensive flood

plain or hillside w

etlands.

P3

9Tem

porary bunds m

ust be constructed around

chemical storage to contain possible spills.

The Contractor has com

pleted the construction of the

bund.

P3

10Spill kits m

ust be mad

e available on-site for the clean-up of spills.P

3

11

An integrated

waste m

anagement approach m

ust be implem

ented that is based

on waste

minim

isation and m

ust incorporate reduction, recycling, re-use and

disposal w

here appropriate. Any

solid w

aste shall be disposed

of at a landfill licensed

in terms of section 20(b) of the N

ational Environm

ent Managem

ent Waste A

ct, 2008 (Act N

o. 59 of 2008).

P3

12

Temporary ablution facilities m

ust be provided

for staff at all times d

uring the construction phase. The ablutions m

ust be cleaned regularly w

ith associated w

aste being disposed

of at a registered

/permitted

waste site and

must be rem

oved from

the site when the construction phase is

completed

.

The WEF is currently a has 9 chem

ical toilets on site P

3

10.7 Hazardous materials and w

aste managem

ent


11

YesN

o#

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onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

1Und

erground cables and

internal access roads m

ust be aligned as m

uch as possible along existing infrastructure to lim

it dam

age to vegetation and w

atercourses.P

3

2Found

ations and trenches m

ust be backfilled w

ith originally excavated as m

uch as possible. Excess excavation m

aterial must be d

isposed of only in approved

areas or, if suitable, stockpiled for use in

reclamation activities.

P3

3Borrow

materials m

ust be obtained only from

authorized and

permitted

sites.N

/A4

Anti-erosion m

easures such as silt fences must be installed

in disturbed

areas.P

3

1D

ust abatement techniques m

ust be used before and

during surface clearing, excavation, or blasting

activities.D

ust suppression is in place in the construction areas, 1 w

ater trucks are currently being used on site

P2

2A

ppropriate dust suppression techniques m

ust be implem

ented on all exposed

surfaces during period

s of high w

ind. Such m

easures may includ

e wet suppression, chem

ical stabilisation, the use of a wind

fence, covering surfaces w

ith straw chippings and

re-vegetation of open areas.D

ust suppression is in place in the construction areasP

3

1If there are any changes to the layout of the turbines, them

add

itional survey work w

ill be required in

order to no sites are d

irectly impacted

and/or to id

entify the need for an excavation perm

it.P

3

2Should

any graves be found, all construction activities m

ust be suspended

and an archaeologist be

contacted im

med

iately. The discovered

graves must be cord

oned off.

No G

raves were d

iscovered d

uring search and rescue

activity.P

3

1

A com

prehensive storm w

ater managem

ent plan must be d

eveloped for the site to ensure

compliance w

ith applicable regulations and prevent off-site m

igration of contaminated

storm w

ater or increased

soil erosion. The comprehensive storm

water m

anagement plan should

form part of the

EMP.

Currently there is no Storm

water M

anagement Plan

from the C

ontractor.O

0

2C

onstruction must includ

e appropriate design m

easures that allow surface and

subsurface movem

ent of w

ater along drainage lines so as not to im

pede natural surface and

subsurface flows. D

rainage m

easures must prom

ote the dissipation of storm

water run-off.

P3

10.10 Historical / cultural / paleontological resources

10.11 Stormw

ater managem

ent

10.8 Excavation and blasting activities

10.9 Air em

issions


12

YesN

o#

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onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

1Turbines m

ust be positioned in such a w

ay that there are at least 500m aw

ay from resid

ences or farm

buildings.

P3

2Turbines m

ust be positioned in such a w

ay that shadow

flicker does not affect any farm

buildings.

P3

3The applicant m

ust ensure that the placement of turbines on rid

ges is avoided

.P

3

4W

ind turbines and

its associated layd

own areas and

access roads, w

hich could potentially im

pact on sensitive areas, m

ust be shifted in ord

er to avoid these areas of high sensitivity.

P3

1A

walk-through survey of the final survey pow

er line corridor m

ust be undertaken by a botanical

specialist, an ornithologist and a heritage specialist to id

entify areas where m

itigation may be required

.N

/AN

/ARem

oved in EA

Am

endm

ent 12/12/20/1798/AM

6N

/A

2

All sections of the proposed

powerline passing over , or in close proxim

ity of grasslands, rivers, and

d

ams m

ust marked

with suitable bird

flight diverters in ord

er to deter large bird

s from collid

ing with any

powerline. A

dd

itional areas of high sensitivity along the preferred alignm

ent must be id

entified by an

avifaunal specialist for the fitment of anti-collision d

evices according to the Eskom

Transmission

Guid

elines

N/A

N/A

Removed

in EA A

mend

ment 12/12/20/1798/A

M6

N/A

1

A copy of this authorisation m

ust be kept at the property where the activity w

ill be undertaken. The

authorisation must be prod

uced to any authorised

official of the Departm

ent who requests to see it

and m

ust be mad

e available for inspection by any employee or agent of the hold

er of the authorisation w

ho works or und

ertakes work at the property.

P3

2W

here any of the applicant's contact details change, includ

ing the name of the responsible person

where the applicant is a juristic person, the physical or postal ad

dress and

/or telephonic details, the

applicant must notify the D

epartment as soon as the new

details becom

e known to the applicant.

P3

3

The holder of the authorisation m

ust notify the Departm

ent in writing and

within 48 (forty eight) hours, if

any condition of this authorisation cannot be or is not ad

hered to. A

ny notification in terms of this

condition m

ust be accompanied

by reason for the non-compliance. N

on-compliance w

ith a cond

ition of this authorisation may result in crim

inal prosecution or other actions provided

for in the N

ational Environmental M

anagement A

ct, 1998 and the regulations.

P3

4

National governm

ent, provincial government, local authorities or com

mittees appointed

in terms of

the conditions of this authorisation or any other public authority shall not be held

responsible for any d

amages or losses suffered

by the applicant or his successor in title in any instance where construction

or operation subsequent to construction be temporarily or perm

anently stopped for reasons of non-

compliance by the applicant w

ith the conditions of the authorisation as set out in this d

ocument or

any other subsequent docum

ent emanating from

these conditions of authorisation.

P3140

TOTA

L SCO

RE416

AS A

VERA

GE

3,0A

S PERCEN

TAG

E99,0

3 - best practice/full compliance

2 - satisfactory (viz >50% com

pliance)1 - unsatisfactory (viz <50%

compliance)

0 - nothing in placen/a - not applicable

10. 13 Overhead pow

erline

10.12 Turbine position

GEN

ERAL

Each element of the checklist is scored

on the following basis:


13

Com

pliantP

Not C

ompliant

O

Insufficient EvidenceN

/A = N

ot Applicable

YesN

o

1The preferred

crossings site layout with coord

inates above and its associated

alignments and

infrastructure as d

escribed on the project d

escription above is approved.

N/A

EIA Regulations

Note

P3

2A

uthorisation of the activity is subject to the conditions contained

in this authorisation, which

form part of the environm

ental authorisation and are bind

ing on the holder of the

authorisation.N

/AEIA

RegulationsP

3

3

The holder of the authorisation shall be responsible for ensuring com

pliance with the

conditions by any person acting on his or her behalf, includ

ing but not limited

to, an agent, sub-contractor, em

ployee, consultant or person rendering a service to the hold

er of the authorisation.

N/A

EIA Regulations

Note

P3

4The activity(s), w

hich is authorised, m

ay only be carried out at the property ind

icated above.

N/A

EIA Regulations

P3

5

Any changes to, or d

eviations from, the project d

escription set out in this authorisation must be

approved, in w

riting, by the Departm

ent before such changes or deviations m

ay be effected.

In assessing whether to grant such approval or not, the D

epartment m

ay request such inform

ation as it deem

s necessary to evaluate the significance and im

pacts of such changes or d

eviations and it m

ay be necessary for the holder of the authorisation to apply for further

authorisation in terms of the regulations.

N/A

EIA Regulations

Note

P3

6

This activity must com

mence w

ithin a period of three (3) years from

the date of issue of this

authorisation. If comm

encement of the activity d

oe not occur within that period

, the authorisation lapses and

a new application for environm

ental authorisation must be m

ade in

order for the activity to be und

ertaken.

N/A

EIA Regulations

P3

7C

omm

encement w

ith one activity listed in term

s of this authorisation constitutes com

mencem

ent of all authorised activities.

EIA Regulations

P3

8The hold

er of an environmental authorisation m

ust notify the competent authority of any

alienation, transfer and change ow

nership rights in the property on which the activity is to take

place.EIA

RegulationsC

hanged from

"Excelsior Wind

Energy (Pty) Ltd on

behalf of Biotherm Energy (Pty) Ltd

" to "Am

stilinx (RF) Proprietary Lim

ited".

P3

9The hold

er of the authorisation must notify every registered

interested and

affected party, in

writing and

within 12 (TW

ELVE) calend

ar days, of receiving notice of the D

epartment's d

ecision to authorise the activity.

N/A

EIA Regulations

Note

P3

10The notification referred

to must -

EIA Regulations

N/A

10.1 - Specify the date on w

hich the authorisation was issued

;EIA

RegulationsP

310.2 - Inform

the interested and

affected party of the appeal proced

ure provided

for in C

hapter7 of the Environmental Im

pact Assessm

ent Regulations, 2010;EIA

RegulationsP

3

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L AUTHO

RISATIO

N C

HECKLIST FO

R EXCELSIO

R WIN

D ENERG

Y, WESTERN

CA

PE

Date issued: 13/08/2013A

uthorisation Register Num

ber: 14/12/16/3/3/1/433

Project: Excelsior Wind Energy Project

Holder of EA: A

mstilinx (RF) Proprietary Lim

ited

EA FA

CILITY: REF DEA

No. 14/12/16/3/3/1/433

SCO

PE OF A

UTHORISA

TION

#EA

Condition

Permit Type

Legislation RefA

ction/InfoC

ompliance

Score

NO

TIFICA

TION

OF A

UTHORISA

TION

& RIGHT TO

APPEA

L

Am

endment 1: 05/11/2015

Last update to this document: 26/07/2019 by Lungani Zw

ane (ECO

Savannah Environmental)

Am

endment 2: 10/05/2017

Am

endment 3: 25/04/2018

YesN

o#

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onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

10.3 - Ad

vise the interested and

affected party that a copy of the authorisation w

ill be furnished

on request; and

EIA Regulations

P3

10.4 - Give the reasons of the com

petent authority for the decision.

EIA Regulations

P3

11The hold

er of the authorisation must publish a notice -

EIA Regulations

N/A

11.1 - Informing interested

and affected

parties of the decision;

EIA Regulations

P3

11.2 - Informing interested

and affected

parties where the d

ecision can be accessed; and

EIA Regulations

P3

11.3 - Draw

ing the attention of interested and

affected parties t the fact that an appeal m

ay be lod

ged against this d

ecision in the newspaper(s) contem

plated and

used in term

s of regulation 54(2)(c) and

(d) and

which new

spaper was used

for the placing of advertisem

ents as part of the public participation process.

EIA Regulations

P3

12

The Environmental M

anagement Program

me (EM

Pr) submitted

as part of the application for environm

ental authorisation is hereby approved and

must be im

plemented

during the

construction, operation and rehabilitation phased

of the activity. The EMPr w

ill be seen as a d

ynamic d

ocument. How

ever, any changes to the EMPr m

ust be submitted

to the authorities for approval before im

plementation.

P3

13The EM

Pr must be includ

ed in all contract d

ocumentation for the construction phase of the

developm

ent.P

3

14The provisions of the EM

Pr are an extension to the conditions of the environm

ental authorisation and

therefore non-compliance w

ith the EMPr shall constitute non-com

pliance w

ith the environmental authorisation.

P3

15

The applicant must appoint a suitably experienced

Environmental C

ontrol Officer (EC

O) for

the construction phase of the developm

ent that will have The responsibility to ensure that the

mitigation / rehabilitation m

easures and recom

mend

ations referred to in this authorisation are

implem

ented and

to ensure compliance w

ith the provisions of the EMPr.

N/A

15.1 - The ECO

must be appointed

before comm

encement of any authorised

activity/ies.P

3

15.2 - Once appointed

, the name and

contact details of the EC

O m

ust be submitted

to the D

irec

tor: C

om

plia

nce

Mo

nitoring

of the Departm

ent.P

3

15.3 - The ECO

must keep record


entified, transgressions

noted and

a task schedule of tasks und

ertaken by the ECO

.P

3

15.4 - The ECO

must rem

ain employed

until all rehabilitation measures, as requires for

implem

entation due to construction d

amage, are com

pleted and

the site is ready for

operation.P

3

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L CO

NTRO

L OFFIC

ER (ECO

) AN

D DUTIES

MA

NA

GEM

ENT O

F AC

TIVITY

YesN

o#

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onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

16A

ll docum

entation e.g. audit/m

onitoring/compliance reports and

notifications, required to be

submitted

to the Departm

ent in terms of this authorisation, m

ust be submitted

to the Dire

cto

r: C

om

plia

nce

Mo

nitoring

at the Departm

ent.P

3

17The hold

er of the authorisation must subm

it an environmental aud

it report to the Departm

ent w

ithin 30 days of com

pletion of the construction phase (i.e. within 30 d

ays of site handover)

and w

ithin 30 days of com

pletion of rehabilitation activities.P

3

18The environm

ental audit report m

ust indicate the d

ate of the audit, the nam

e of the auditor

and the outcom

e of the audit in term

s of compliance w

ith the environmental authorisation

conditions as w

ell as the requirements of the EM

Pr.P

3

19Record

s relating to monitoring and

auditing m

ust be kept on site and m

ade available for

inspection to any relevant and com

petent authority in respect of this developm

ent.P

3

20The authorised

activity shall not comm

ence within tw

enty (20) days of the d

ate of signature of the authorisation.

P3

21

An appeal und

er section 43 of the National Environm

ental Managem

ent Act (N

EMA

), Act 107

of 1998 (as amend

ed), d

oes not suspend an environm

ental authorisation or exemption, or any

provisions or conditions attached

thereto, or any directive, unless the M

inister, MEC

or d

elegated organ of state d

irects otherwise.

P3

22Should

you be notified by the M

inister of a suspension of the authorisation pending appeal

procedures, you m

ay not comm

ence with the activity until such tim

e the Minister allow

s you to com

mence w

ith such an activity in writing.

P3

23


ritten notice must be given to the D

epartment that the activity w

ill com

mence. C

omm

encement for the purposes of this cond

ition includes site preparation. The

notice must includ

e a date on w

hich it is anticipated that the activity w

ill comm

ence, as well

as a reference number. This notification period

may coincid

e with the notice of intent to

appeal period.

P3

24Fourteen (14) d

ays written notice m

ust be given to the Departm

ent that the activity's operational phase w

ill comm

ence. N

/A

25Should

the activity ever cease or become red

undant, the applicant shall und

ertake the required

actions as prescribed by legislation at the tim

e and com

ply with all relevant legal

requirements ad

ministered

by any relevant and com

petent authority at that time.

N/A

OPERA

TION

OF THE A

CTIVITY

SITE CLO

SURE AN

D DECO

MM

ISION

ING

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L AUDIT REPO

RT

CO

MM

ENC

EMEN

T OF THE A

CTIVITY

NO

TIFICA

TION

TO A

UTHORITIES

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o#

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onditionPerm


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Com

plianceScore

26The applicant m

ust obtain a Water Use Licence from

the Departm

ent of Water A

ffairs (DW

A)

prior to the comm

encement of the project.

N/A

27

A "Plant Rescue and

Protection" plan which allow

s for the maxim

um transplant of

conservation important species from

areas to be transformed

must com

piled by a vegetation

specialist familiar w

ith the site in consultation with the EC

O. This plan m

ust implem

ented prior

to comm

encement of the construction phase.

P3

28N

o exotic plants may be used

for rehabilitation purposes; only indigenous plants of the area

maybe utilised

. P

3

29C

leared alien vegetation m

ust not be dum

ped on ad

jacent intact vegetation during clearing

but should be tem

porarily stored in d

emarcated

area.P

3

30

Before the clearing of the site, the appropriate permits m

ust be obtained from

the D

epartment of A

griculture, Forestry and Fisheries (D

AFF) for the rem

oval of plants listed in the

National Forest A

ct, 1998 ( Act N

o. 84 of 1998) and from

the relevant provincial departm

ent for the d

estruction of species protected in term

s of the specific provincial legislation.

P3

31Im

pedim

ents to surface flows as w

ell as base flows m

ust be minim

ized as far as possible, to

ensure that recharge of wetland

areas in the vicinity of the developm

ent is afforded

.P

3

32O

nly essential construction personnel within 32m

of the wetland

habitat must be allow

ed.

P3

33Run off from

work areas m

ust prevented from

entering wetland

habitats.Soil berm

s are in place to avoid any run off into

wetland

.P

3

34W

here cables need to cross perennial valley bottom

wetland

s the cables should either span

over the wetland

with associated

buffer zone or directional d

rilling can be used. How

ever, d

rilling should start/stop outsid

e the wetland

boundary.

N/A

35A

ll highly sensitive areas must be regard

ed as no go areas. C

onstruction activities must be

restricted to the approved

footprint.N

o-go areas have been identified

by the ECO

and

Contractor and

cordoned

off.P

3

36C

onstruction vehicles must not be allow

ed to ind

iscriminately d

rive through wetland

zones.A

ccess roads have been constructed

, and personnel

have undergone ind

uction.P

3

37Servicing and

refuelling of construction vehicles must be d

one in a designated

area or of site.C

urrently no servicing of construction vehicles id

conducted

on site. Refuelling conducted

on site, drip

trays are used d

uring the activity.P

3

38A

ll trenches for cables at wetland

crossing points must be d

one by hand in ord

er to minim

ize any ad

ditional d

isturbance of wetland

soil and habitats as w

ell as compacting, except w

here d

irectional drilling is d

one.N

/A

39

Any required

bridge structure m

ust allow for faunal species m

igration. Furthermore, brid

ge and

culvert structures must be d

esigned and

constructed in a w

ay that they do not alter the

stream flow

patterns. Particular mention is m

ade of the use of a battery of pipe w

etland

crossing structure to ensure that wetland

wetting patterns are m

aintained and

that m

ovement of w

etland faunal taxa is afford

ed.

N/A

40The applicant m

ust ensure that the National N

oise Control Regulations and

SAN

S10103:2008 are ad

hered to and

reasonable measures to lim

it noise from the w

ork site are implem

ented.

P3

41

Liaison with land

owners/farm

managers is to be d

one prior to construction in order to provid

e sufficient tim

e for them to plan agricultural activities. If possible, construction should

be sched

uled to take place w

ithin the post-harvest, pre planting season, when field

s are lying fallow

.

P3

SPECIFIC

CO

NDITIO

NS

YesN

o#

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onditionPerm


Action/Info

Com

plianceScore

42

An effective m

onitoring system m

ust be put in place during the construction phase of the

developm

ent to detect any leakage or spillage of all hazard

ous substances during their

transportation, handling, use and

storage. The applicant must ensure that precautionary

measures are in place to lim

it the possibility of oil and other toxic liquid

s from entering the soil

or storm w

ater system.

P3

43

An integrated

waste m

anagement approach m

ust be implem

ented that is based

on waste

minim

isation and m

ust incorporate reduction, recycling, re-use and

disposal w

here appropriate. A

ny solid w

aste shall be disposed

of at a landfill licensed

in terms of section 20(b)

of the National Environm

ental Managem

ent Waste A

ct, 2008 (Act 59 of 2008).

P3

44Found

ations and trenches m

ust be backfilled w

ith originally excavated m

aterials as much as

possible. Excess excavation materials m

ust be disposed

of only in approved areas or , if

suitable, stockpiled for use in reclam

ation activities.P

3

45Borrow

materials m

ust be obtained only from

authorised and

permitted

sites.C

urrently no material is sourced

.N

/A

46The d

iscovery of previously undetected

subterrenean heritage remains on the terrain m

ust be reported

to the SAHRA

or the archaeologist.N

o undetected

heritage has been discovered

.P

3

47

A copy of this authorisation and

the approved EM

Pr must be kept at the property w

here the activity w

ill be undertaken. The authorisation and

approved EM

Pr must be prod

uced to any

authorised official of the D

epartment w

ho requests to see it and m

ust be mad

e available for inspection by any em

ployee or agent of the holder of the w

ho works or und

ertakes work at

the property.

N/A

NEM

A EIA

RegulationsP

3

48

The holder of the authorisation m

ust notify both the Dire

cto

r: Integ

rate

d Enviro

nme

ntal

Autho

risatio

ns and the D

irec

tor: C

om

plia

nce

Mo

nitoring

at the Departm

ent, in writing and

w

ithin 48 (forty eight) hours, if any condition of this authorisation cannot be or is not ad

hered

to. Any notification in term

s of this condition m

ust be accompanied

by reasons for the non-com

pliance.

N/A

NEM

A EIA

RegulationsP

3

49

National governm

ent, provincial government, local authorities or com

mittees appointed

in term

s of the conditions of this authorisation or any other public authority shall not be held

responsible for any d

amages or losses suffered

by the applicant or his successor in title in any instance w

here construction or operation subsequent to construction be temporarily or

permanently stopped

for reasons of non-compliance by the applicant w

ith the conditions of

authorisation as set out in this docum

ent or any other subsequent docum

ent emanating from

these cond

itions of authorisation.

N/A

NEM

A EIA

RegulationsP

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GEN

ERAL



APPENDIX B ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME CHECKLIST

OBJEC

TIVESITEM

SO

PERATIO

N PHA

SEA

s %C

omm

ents

1EN

SURE THE FACILITY D

ESIGN

RESPON

DS TO

IDEN

TIFIED EN

VIRON

MEN

TAL C

ON

STRAIN

TS AND

OPPO

RTUNITIES

98

Total 98

C1

SITE ESTABLISHMEN

T100

C2

SITE & W

ORKER M

ANAG

EMEN

T99

C3

SOC

IAL ENG

AGEM

ENT

100C

4H

EALTH, SAFETY AN

D SEC

URITY100

C5

MIN

IMISE IM

PACT O

F OUTSID

E WO

RK98

C6

MIN

IMISATIO

N O

F FOO

TPRINT

100C

7M

ANAG

EMEN

T OF TO

PSOIL

100C

8SO

IL DEG

RADATIO

N &

EROSIO

N100

C10

MIN

IMISE IM

PACTS O

N FAUN

A 100

C11

WATER RESO

URCE M

ANAG

EMEN

T100

C12

STORM

WATER M

ANAG

EMEN

T67

C13

HERITAG

E RESOURC

ES100

C14

VISUAL IMPA

CT ASSO

CIATED

WITH

CO

NSTRUC

TION

93C

14APPRO

PRIATE HAND

LING

AND

MAN

AGEM

ENT O

F WASTE

100C

16H

AND

LING

& STO

RAGE O

F CH

EMIC

ALS & HAZARD

OUS SUBSTAN

CES

86Total

96

R1O

BJECTIVE 1 : REH

ABILITATION

OF D

ISTURBED AREA

S

O2

MIN

IMISE LO

SS OF VEG

ETATION

O

3ALIEN

INVASIVE C

ON

TROL

O4

VISUAL IMPA

CT

O5

MIN

IMISE SO

IL DEG

RADATIO

NO

6M

ANAG

EMEN

T OF D

UST AND

AIR EMISSIO

NO

7FIRE M

ANAG

EMEN

T PLANO

8LO

CAL BUSIN

ESS & EM

PLOYM

ENT

O8

MAN

AGEM

ENT O

F HAZORD

OUS W

ASTETO

TAL

96

Summ

ary of Results

PRE-CO

NSTRUC

TION

& DESIGN

PHASE

CO

NSTRUC

TION

REHABILITA

TION

OPERA

TION


12019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 27

FacilityPlan and

conduct pre-construction activities in an

environmentally acceptable m

annerP

3Pre-construction

Developer/O

wner

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 27

Facility

Turbine selection, design and

layout to minim

ise impact

on the visual character of the area. a) 13turbines should

have uniform d

esign, speed, colour,

height, scale and rotor d

iameter.

P3

Design

Developer

EMPr, pg. 27

Facility

During the d

esign developm

ent phase, the locationof the seven turbines (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and42) elsew

here on the site should be explored

suchthat they can be a m

inimum

of 500 m from

thesensitive receptors, e.g. the R319 and

homestead

s.e.g. on the w

estern extent of site.

P3

Design

Developer

EMPr, pg. 27

Facility

Locate turbines to minim

ize loss of botanical sensitive areas. Refine the final layout of turbines on each site d

uring the detailed

design phase, to m

inimise the

footprint on valuable renosterveld habitat.

P3

Design

Developer

EMPr, pg. 27

FacilityInfrastructure to be id

eally located 30 m

from the ed

ge of any High Botanical Sensitivity areas.

P3

Design

Developer

EMPr, pg. 27

FacilityRe-alignm

ent of three internal roads and

associated

cabling (Figures 6.3 A-C

in Chapter 6 of the EIA

report, C

SIR, 2011) to minim

ise length of drainage line crossings.

P3

Design

Developer

EMPr, pg. 27

Facility

A botanical site visit should

be undertaken at the

appropriate time of year (June – Septem

ber), in order to

assess the micro-scale botanical issues in the relatively

few areas w

here infrastructure is likely to impact on

natural vegetation. The focus should be on id

entifying and

locating Species of Conservation C

oncern in these areas, and

suggesting possible mitigation m

easures.

P3

Design

Ecology Specialist

EMPr, pg. 27

Facility

During the d

esign phase of the project, a botanist must

be employed

to prepare specifications for rehabilitation (seed

collection, plant propagation, topsoil stripping, topsoil stockpiling, and

managem

ent, topsoil replacing, rehabilitation and

establishment) for the rehabilitation of

disturbed

, natural areas. Similarly, specifications for

rehabilitation of disturbed

, cultivated areas m

ust be prepared

.

P3

Design

Developer &

Ecology Specialist

EMPr, pg. 28

Facility

Undertake a heritage pre-construction survey of the

facility developm

ent area (as required by SA

HRA).

Obtain the required

permits w

here significant sites are to be im

pacted on.

P3

Design

Heritage Specialist

ResponsibilityIf no, corrective action taken/required

Com

ment

Timefram

eEnvironm

ental SpecificationC

ompliance

Score

PERIOD: July 2019

CO

MPLETED BY: Lungani Zw

ane (Savannah Environmental EC

O)

SITE: Excelsior Wind Energy Facility

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

OBJEC

TIVE 1: PRE-CO

NSTRUC

TION

& DESIGN

PHASE REQ

UIREMEN

TS

Applicable EM

PrLocation


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oResponsibility

If no, corrective action taken/requiredC

omm

entTim

eframe

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Com

plianceScore

Applicable EM

PrLocation

EMPr, pg. 28

FacilityUnd

ertake a geotechnical pre-construction survey to inform

the final design of the facility.

P3

Design

Geotechnical Specialist

EMPr, pg. 28

FacilityC

onsider and

incorporate design level m

itigation m

easures recomm

ended

by the specialists as detailed

w

ithin the EIA Report and

relevant appendices.

P3

Design

Engineering D

esign C

onsultant, turbine

Com

ponent Supplier, and

D

eveloper

EMPr, pg. 28

FacilityExternal access point and

internal access road to be

carefully planned to m

aximise road

user safety.P

3D

esignD

eveloper/Ow

nerEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 28

Facility

Com

pile a comprehensive storm

water m

anagement

plan for hard surfaces as part of the final d

esign of the project. This m

ust include appropriate m

eans for the hand

ling of stormw

ater within the site, e.g. separate

clean and d

irty water stream

s around the plant, install

stilling basins to capture large volumes of run-off,

trapping sedim

ents, and red

uce flow velocities as w

ell as appropriate d

rainage around the site.

O0

The EPC currently has a d

raft Stormw

ater M

anagement Plan to red

uce erosion on the project site. O

nce the final design plan is approved

a Storm

water M

anagement Plan w

ill be in place.

Design

Developer/O

wner

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 28

FacilityW

ater usage design - optim

ise the design or technology

to reduce consum

ptive water requirem

ents as far as possible.

P3

Design

Developer/

Ow

ner EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 28

FacilityPlan the placem

ent of light fixtures for the plant and the

ancillary infrastructure in such a manner as to m

inimise

impacts on the surround

ing environment.

P3

PlanningD

eveloper/Ow

ner EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 28

FacilityD

evelop a comprehensive construction rehabilitation

plan for the site.P

3Pre-construction

Developer/O

wner

EMPr, pg. 28

Facility


ritten notice must be given to

the Departm

ent that the activity will com

mence.

The notification must includ

e a date on w

hich the activity w

ill comm

ence as well as the reference num

ber.

P3

Pre-constructionD

eveloper/Ow

ner

EMPr, pg. 28

Facility

ECO

to be appointed prior to the com

mencem

ent of any authorised

activities. Once appointed

the name and

contact d

etails of the ECO

must be subm

itted to the

Director: C

ompliance M

onitoring at the DEA

.

P3

Pre-constructionD

eveloper/Ow

ner

EMPr, pg. 28

FacilityThe term

s of this EMPr and

the Environmental

Authorisation m

ust be included

in all tender

docum

entation and C

ontractors contracts.P

3Tend

er processD

eveloper/Ow

nerEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 29

Facility

For access roads, colour and

material selection d

uring d

esign phase should fit in w

ith surroundings. The colour of

imported

road and

standing area gravel and

or paving m

aterial to be dark grey or brow

n, not light grey or white.

During the d

esign phase and in the construction tend

er d

ocumentation, the specification of m

aterials should

make allow

ance for these darker coloured

materials.

White stone (e.g. crushed

sandstone and

quartzite) is to be avoid

ed as this m

aterial will be very visible w

hen placed

in this landscape.

P3

PlanningD

eveloper/Ow

nerEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 29

Facility

Employm

ent of local comm

unity mem

bers (i.e. source labour from

within the m

unicipal area focused on the

comm

unities in closest proximity to the site) should

be und

ertaken where possible.

P3

Tender process

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 29

Facility

Cond

uct a pre-construction bird m

onitoring survey over a 12 m

onth period to establish baseline d

ata on bird

densities and

flight patterns at the site, to inform the final

turbine position. Results of the monitoring to be record

ed

in regular reports.

P3

Pre-constructionD

eveloper


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oResponsibility


omm

entTim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Applicable EM

PrLocation

EMPr, pg. 29

FacilityPlan pow

er lines between turbines to be und

erground

(except possibly where lines cross w

ater courses) and

minim

ise above-ground connection to sub-station.

P3

Design

Developer

EMPr, pg. 29

FacilityTurbine blad

es and tow

ers to be white to m

aximize

conspicuousness to flying birds.

P3

Design

Developer

EMPr, pg. 29

FacilityEnsure that key areas of bird

conservation importance

and sensitivity are avoid

ed.

P3

Design

Developer

EMPr, pg. 29

Facility

All turbines to be located

at a setback distance of 500 m

from

any homestead

and a noise criteria level at the

nearest residents of 45 d

B(A) should

be used to locate

the turbines.

P3

Design

Developer

EMPr, pg. 29

FacilityW

ater use license must be obtained

for road crossings.

N/A

Pre-constructionD

eveloper

EMPr, pg. 29

Facility

Appropriate road

managem

ent strategies must be

implem

ented on external and

internal roads w

ith all em

ployees and contractors required

to abide by

standard

road and

safety procedures.

P3

Pre-constructionEPC

Contractor

(or appointed

transportation contractor)

EMPr, pg. 29

FacilityA

ll relevant permits for abnorm

al loads m

ust be applied

for from the relevant authority.

P3

The ECO

noted the C

ity of Cape Tow

n permits d

uring d

elivery of plant equipment. Futher m

onitoring will be

observed.

Pre-construction

EPC C

ontractor (or appointed

transportation

contractor)

EMPr, pg. 13

Wetland

sC

onsider d

esign level mitigation m

easures recom

mend

ed by the specialists, especially w

ith respect to visual aesthetics, noise, flora,

P3

Tender d

esign, d

esign review

stage

Engineering D

esignC

onsultant / turbine supplier

Proponent

EMPr, pg. 14

Wetland

s

As far as possible, access road

s and cable trenches

which could

potentially impact on sensitive areas should

be shifted

in order to avoid

these areas of high sensitivity (i.e. best practice is im

pact avoidance). W

here this is not possible, alternative m

itigation measures as d

etailed in

this report must be im

plemented

.

P3

Tender d

esign, d

esign review

stage

Engineering D

esignC

onsultant Proponent

EMPr, pg. 14

Wetland

s

A w

alk-though survey of final infrastructure positions for the w

ind energy facility and

associated infrastructure

(including the access road

s and pow

er line) should be

undertaken by a specialist ecologist and

heritage specialist prior to the com

mencem

ent of construction. The EM

Pr for construction must be upd

ated to includ

e site-specific inform

ation and specifications resulting from

the final w

alk-though surveys. This EMPr m

ust be submitted

to D

EA for approval prior to the com

mencem

ent of construction.

P3

Final design

phase (already

completed

)Specialists

EMPr, pg. 14

Wetland

s

Should the layout change significantly d

uring the final d

esign, the new layout m

ust be submitted

to the D

epartment and

it is recomm

ended

that the new layout

be remod

elled/review

ed in term

s of the potential environm

ental impacts by an ind

ependent acoustics

specialist.

P3

Design phase

Proponent

EMPr, pg. 14

Wetland

s

The access roads is likely to have an im

pact on land

scape connectivity for fauna, especially slow

moving species such as tortoises. Road

s should be as

narrow as possible and

as short as possible. A natural

surface such as gravel would

be preferable to a tarred or

concrete road to red

uce the loss of landscape

connectivity.

P3

Design phase,

constructionProponent

EMPr, pg. 14

Wetland

sIm

plement a storm

water m

anagement plan for

hard/com

pacted surfaces (e.g. substation footprints) as

part of the final design of the project.

O0

The site design is currently not com

plete, the storm

water plan w

ill only be developed

once this is com

pleted.

Design phase/

Pre-constructionProponent


4 2019/08/03

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oResponsibility


omm

entTim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Applicable EM

PrLocation

EMPr, pg. 14

Wetland

sUnd

ertake pre-construction heritage survey of the power

line alignment to d

etermine if any ad

justments are

necessary to mitigate im

pacts on heritage resources.P

3

Design stage -

once layout is finalised

(alread

y com

pleted)

Relevant specialists

EMPr, pg. 15

Wetland

sIt is possible that in situ archaeological sites/rem

ains, and

human rem

ains may be uncovered

during construction.

P3

Design phase

Relevant specialistsProponentC

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 15

Wetland

s

Make use of existing road

s where possible. W

here no road

infrastructure exists, new road

s should be placed

w

ithin existing disturbed

areas or environmental

conditions m

ust be taken into account to ensure the m

inimum

amount of d

amage is caused

to natural habitats.

P3

Design phase

Relevant specialists

The ProponentC

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 15

Wetland

sThe term

s of this EMPr and

the Environmental

Authorisation m

ust be included

in all tender

docum

entation and C

ontractors contracts.P

3Proponent

Tender process

EMPr, pg. 30

FacilityA

buffer zone of 50m m

ust be maintained

around the

main d

rainage system (outsid

e the developm

ent area) w

ith 30m buffer zones around

its tributaries.P

3Planning and

d

esignEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 30

Facility Red

uce the potential increase in surface flow velocities

and the resultant im

pact on the localised d

rainage system

through increased sed

imentation.

P3

The Contractor has end

eavored to avoid

siltation through the use of soil berm

s. Planning and

d

esign

Developer/

Ow

ner EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 30

Facility

Construction m

ust include appropriate d

esign measures

that allow surface and

sub-surface movem

ent of water

along drainage lines so as not to im

pede natural surface

and subsurface flow

s. Drainage m

easures must prom

ote the d

issipation of stormw

ater runoff.

P3

The Contractor has end

eavored to avoid

siltation through the use of soil berm

s. Planning and

d

esign

Developer/

Ow

ner EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 30

FacilityD

esign must ensure the separation of d

irty and clean

water runoff from

the site, and appropriate containm

ent of d

irty water.

P3

Planning and

design

Developer/

Ow

ner EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 30

Facility

New

access roads w

ithin the site are to be constructed

according to d

esign and contract specifications. The

access routes must have suitable storm

water

managem

ent plans and erosion control m

easures.

P3

Planning and

design

Developer/

Ow

ner EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 31

Facility W

ind screening and

stormw

ater control systems should

be im

plemented

to reduce/prevent erosion from

the project site.

P3

Planning and

design

Developer/

Ow

ner EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 31

Facility A

ll stormw

ater mitigation m

easures must be und

ertaken accord

ing to the Stormw

ater Managem

ent Plan com

piled by (refer to A

ppendix E).

P3

Planning, design

and construction

Developer/

Ow

ner EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 31

Wetland

Where cables need

to cross perennial valley bottom

wetland

s the cables should either span over the w

etland

with associated

buffer zone or directional d

rilling can be used

. However d

rilling should start/stop outsid

e the w

etland bound

ary.

N/A

Duration of

construction.C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 31

Wetland

Prevent run-off from w

ork areas entering wetland

habitats.

P3

Duration of

construction.C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 31

Wetland

Do not allow

dum

ping of waste m

aterial within w

etland

zones at any stage of the developm

ent.P

3

Duration of

project (i.e. until d

ecomm

issioning)

Proponent and

contractor

EMPr, pg. 31

Wetland

Do not allow

temporary storage of build

ing material

within w

etland areas.

P3

Duration of

constructionEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 31

Wetland

Any upgrad

es of bridge structures should

ensure no alteration of stream

flow patterns take place and

that m

ovement of w

etland faunal taxa is afford

ed.

P3

Duration of

constructionEPC

Contractor

OBJEC

TIVE 2: Minim

ise alteration of the hydrological regime


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oResponsibility


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entTim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Applicable EM

PrLocation

EMPr, pg. 31

Wetland

Ensure that no alteration of the wetland

bed m

aterial or river bed

profile occurs or that the longitudinal and

cross sectional profile of the w

etland occurs in ord

er to prevent erosion, pond

ing and sed

imentation.

P3

Duration of

constructionEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 32

Wetland

All w

aste, with special m

ention of waste rock and

spoils and

remaining build

ing material should

be removed

from

the site on completion of the project.

P3

Duration of

constructionEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 32

Wetland

Within all areas earm

arked for cable d

evelopment w

hich fall next to road

s within buffer zones, the trench for the

cable should be d

eveloped up grad

ient of the road to

prevent further encroachment into the w

etland areas.

P3

During and

construction.

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 31

Facility

Implem

ent a transparent approach and open

consultation with ad

jacent property owners, prior and

throughout the construction period

in order to provid

e a platform

where grievances or requests can be ad

dressed

before issues becom

e contentious.

P3

Pre-construction (construction proced

ure) Pre-operation

(operation proced

ure)

Developer/

Ow

ner EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 31

Facility

Before construction comm

ences, representatives from

the local municipality, com

munity lead

ers, comm

unity-based

organisations and the surround

ing propertyow

ners, should be inform

ed of the d

etails of the contractors, size of the w

orkforce and construction

schedules.

P3

Pre-constructionO

wner

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM

Pr, pg. 18Facility and

W

etland

Ensure all specifications and legal constraints specifically

with regard

s to the environment are highlighted

to the C

ontractor(s) so that they are aware of these.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

Construction

Manager, EPC

C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure that Am

stilinx (RF) and its C

ontractor(s) are mad

e aw

are of all stipulations within the EM

Pr.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

Construction

Manager, EPC

C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure that the EMPr is correctly im

plemented

throughout the project by m

eans of site inspections and m

eetings. This w

ill be docum

ented as part of the site m

eeting m

inutes through input from the ind

ependent EC

O.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

Construction

Manager, EPC

C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Be fully conversant with the EIA

for the project, the EMPr,

the conditions of the Environm

ental Authorisation, and

all relevant environm

ental legislation.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

Construction

Manager, EPC

C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Be fully knowled

geable with the contents of the EIA

and

risk managem

ent.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Be fully knowled

geable with the contents and

conditions

of the Environmental A

uthorisation. P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Be fully knowled

geable with the contents of the EM

Pr.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Be fully knowled

geable with the contents of all relevant

environmental legislation, and

ensure compliance w

ith these.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

OBJEC

TIVE 4: To ensure effective comm

unication mechanism


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oResponsibility


omm

entTim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Applicable EM

PrLocation

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Cond

uct audits to ensure com

pliance to the EMPr.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure there is comm

unication with the Technical

Director, the EC

O, the Internal Environm

ental Officer and

relevant d

iscipline engineers on matters concerning the

environment.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 34 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure that no actions are taken which w

ill harm or m

ay ind

irectly cause harm to the environm

ent, and take steps

to prevent pollution on the site.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 35 &

EM


W

etland

Confine activities to the d

emarcated

construction site.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 35 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure that the contents of this docum

ent are com

municated

to the Contractor site staff and

that the Site M

anager and C

ontractor are constantly mad

e aw

are of the contents through discussion.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 35 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure that the compliance of the EM

Pr, EA and

the legislation is m

onitored through regular and

com

prehensive inspection of the site and surround

ing areas.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 35 &

EM


W

etland

Monitoring and

verification must be im

plemented

to ensure that environm

ental impacts are kept to a

minim

um, as far as possible.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 35 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure that the Site Manager has input into the review

and

acceptance of construction method

s and m

ethod

statements.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 35 &

EM


W

etland

Submit ind

ependent reports to the D

EA and

other regulating authorities regard

ing compliance w

ith the requirem

ents of the EMPr, EA

and other environm

ental perm

its.

P3

Duration ofC

ontractEC

O

EMPr, pg. 36 &

EM


W

etland

Must be fully know

ledgeable on all environm

ental features of the construction site and

the surrounding

environment.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure a copy of the Environmental A

uthorisation and

EMPr m

ust be easily accessible to all on-site staff m

embers.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure contractor employees are fam

iliar with the

requirements of this EM

Pr and the environm

ental specifications as they apply to the construction of the proposed

facility.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure that prior to comm

encing any site works, all

contractor employees and

subcontractors must have

attended

an environmental aw

areness included

in the ind

uction training which m

ust provide staff w

ith an appreciation of the project's environm

ental requirements,

and how

they are to be implem

ented.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36 &

EM


W

etland

Ensure that any complaints received

from the public are

duly record

ed and

forward

ed to the Site M

anager and

Contractor.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36 &

EM


W

etland

Manage the d

ay-to-day on-site im

plementation of this

EMPr, and

for the compilation of regular (usually w

eekly) M

onitoring Reports.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36 &

EM


W

etland

Keep record of all activities on site, problem

s identified

, transgressions noted

and a task sched

ule of tasks und

ertaken, including those of the Ind

ependent EC

O.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36 &

EM


W

etland

Staff will be inform

ed of environm

ental issues as deem

ed

necessary by the Independ

ent ECO

.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s


7 2019/08/03

YesN

oResponsibility


omm

entTim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Applicable EM

PrLocation

EMPr, pg. 36 &

EM

Pr, pg. 21 Facility and

W

etland

Ensuring adherence to the environm

ental managem

ent specifications.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37 &

EM


W

etland

Ensuring that Method

Statements are subm

itted to the

Site Manager (and

ECO

) for approval before any work is

undertaken.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37 &

EM


W

etland

Ensuring that any instructions issued by the Site M

anager on the ad

vice of the ECO

are adhered

to.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37 &

EM


W

etland

Ensuring that a report is tabled at each site m

eeting, w

hich will d

ocument all incid

ents that have occurred

during the period

before the site meeting.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37 &

EM


W

etland

Ensuring that a register is kept in the site office, which lists

all transgressions issued by the EC

O.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37 &

EM


W

etland

Ensuring that a register of all public complaints is

maintained

.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37 &

EM


W

etland

Ensuring that all employees, includ

ing those of sub-contractors receive training before the com

mencem

ent of construction in ord

er that they can constructively contribute tow

ards the successful im

plementation of the

EMPr (i.e. ensure their staff are appropriately trained

as to the environm

ental obligations).

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37

FacilityKeep accurate and

detailed

records of all EM

Pr-related

activities on site.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 16

Wetland

s


ritten notice must be given to D

EA

that the activity will com

mence. C

omm

encement for the

purposes of this condition includ

es site preparation. The notice m

ust include a d

ate on which it is anticipated

that the activity w

ill comm

ence.

P3

Pre-constructionProponent

EMPr, pg. 16

Wetland

s

Com

pile a Project Specific Grievance M

echanism

Procedure for the public to be im

plemented

during both

the construction and operational phases of the facility.

This procedure should

include d

etails of the contact person w

ho will be receiving issues raised

by interested

and affected

parties, and the process that w

ill be follow

ed to ad

dress issues.

P3


ure)Pre-operation

(operation proced

ure)

Proponent

EMPr, pg. 16

Wetland

s

Develop and

implem

ent a grievance mechanism

for the construction, operational and

closure phases of the project for all em

ployees, contractors, subcontractors and

site personnel. This procedure should

be in line with

the South African Labour Law

.

P3


ure)Pre-operation

(operation proced

ure)

Proponent

EMPr, pg. 16

Wetland

sLiaison w

ith land ow

ners must be und

ertaken in order to

provide sufficient tim

e for them to plan agricultural

activities.P

3Pre-construction

Proponent

EMPr, pg. 49

Wetland

sA

udit the im

plementation of the EM

Pr requirements for

the construction phase.P

3D

uration of C

onstructionEC

O

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8 2019/08/03

YesN

oResponsibility


omm

entTim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Applicable EM

PrLocation


9 2019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 35

Facility

Submit ind

ependent reports to the D

EA and

other regulating authorities regard

ing compliance w

ith the requirem

ents of the EMPr, EA

and other environm

ental perm

its.

P3

The ECO

fulfills this requirement through m

onthly subm

issions to the DEA

.D

uration ofC

ontractEC

O

EMPr, pg. 36

FacilityM

ust be fully knowled

geable on all environmental

features of the construction site and the surround

ing environm

ent.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36

FacilityEnsure a copy of the Environm

ental Authorisation and

EM

Pr must be easily accessible to all on-site staff

mem

bers.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36

Facility

Ensure contractor employees are fam

iliar with the

requirements of this EM

Pr and the environm

ental specifications as they apply to the construction of the proposed

facility.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36

Facility

Ensure that prior to comm

encing any site works, all

contractor employees and

subcontractors must have

attended

an environmental aw

areness included

in the ind

uction training which m

ust provide staff w

ith an appreciation of the project's environm

ental requirem

ents, and how

they are to be implem

ented.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36

FacilityEnsure that any com

plaints received from

the public are d

uly recorded

and forw

arded

to the Site Manager and

C

ontractor.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36

FacilityM

anage the day-to-d

ay on-site implem

entation of this EM

Pr, and for the com

pilation of regular (usually weekly)

Monitoring Reports.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36

FacilityKeep record


entified,

transgressions noted and

a task schedule of tasks

undertaken, includ

ing those of the Independ

ent ECO

.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36

FacilityStaff w

ill be informed

of environmental issues as d

eemed

necessary by the Ind

ependent EC

O.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 36

FacilityEnsuring ad

herence to the environmental m

anagement

specifications.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

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ENT PRO

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KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

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APE

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PERIOD: July 2019

OBJEC

TIVE 1: Minim

ise impacts related to inappropriate site establishm

ent

If no, corrective action taken/requiredTim

eframe

ResponsibilityA

pplicable EMPr

ScoreC

ompliance

Com

ment


Savannah E

nvironmental

102019/08/03

YesN

oLocation


eframe

ResponsibilityA

pplicable EMPr

ScoreC

ompliance

Com

ment


EMPr, pg. 37

FacilityEnsuring that M

ethod Statem

ents are submitted

to the Site M

anager (and EC

O) for approval before any w

ork is und

ertaken.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37

FacilityEnsuring that any instructions issued

by the Site Manager

on the advice of the EC

O are ad

hered to.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37

FacilityEnsuring that a report is tabled

at each site meeting,

which w

ill docum

ent all incidents that have occurred

d

uring the period before the site m

eeting.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37

FacilityEnsuring that a register is kept in the site office, w

hich lists all transgressions issued

by the ECO

.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37

FacilityEnsuring that a register of all public com

plaints is m

aintained.

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37

Facility

Ensuring that all employees, includ

ing those of sub-contractors receive training before the com

mencem

ent of construction in ord

er that they can constructively contribute tow

ards the successful im

plementation of the

EMPr (i.e. ensure their staff are appropriately trained

as to the environm

ental obligations).

P3

Duration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 37

FacilityKeep accurate and

detailed

records of all EM

Pr-related

activities on site.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 38

FacilitySecure site, w

orking areas and excavations in an

appropriate manner.

P3

Site establishment,

and d

uration of construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 38

FacilityPrior to the com

mencem

ent of construction activities, the no go areas m

ust be clearly dem

arcated w

ith fencing.

P3

Site establishment

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 38

Facility

The Contractor is to provid

e a method

statement,

including a construction site layout plan, before site

clearance comm

ences. The method

statement m

ust clearly ind

icate all material storage areas, offices and

other site infrastructure, w

aste disposal/ storage areas

etc., designed

to minim

ize removal of vegetation and

d

amage to surround

ing areas.

P3

Site establishment

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 38

FacilityFence and

secure contractor’s equipment cam

p.P

3A

security company has been appointed

by the EPC

Contractor.

Site establishment

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 38

FacilityD

evelop an efficient access control system w

hich allows

for the identification of all people on site.

P3

This activity has comm

enced but it is not conclud

edSite establishm

ent, and

duration of

constructionEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 38

FacilityW

here access roads cross natural d

rainage lines, culverts m

ust be regularly maintained

to allow free flow

of water.

P3

During construction

EPC C

ontractor

Savannah E

nvironmental

112019/08/03

YesN

oLocation


eframe

ResponsibilityA

pplicable EMPr

ScoreC

ompliance

Com

ment


EMPr, pg. 39

Facility

Where the public could

be exposed to d

anger by any of the w

orks or site activities, the contractor must, as

appropriate, provide suitable flagm

en, barriers and/or

warning signs in English, A

frikaans and any other relevant

local language/s, all to the approval of the Site M

anager.

N/A

Site establishment

and d

uration of contract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 39

Facility

All unattend

ed open excavations m

ust be adequately

dem

arcated and

/or fenced. A

dequate protective

measures m

ust be implem

ented to prevent unauthorised

access to the w

orking area and the internal access/haul

routes.

P3

Site establishment

and d

uration of contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 39

FacilityM

inimise vegetation clearance or rem

oval associated

with site establishm

ent activities.P

3Site establishm

entEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 39

Facility

Topsoil is to be stripped to a d

epth of at least 150 mm

w

here possible from construction areas and

preserved for

rehabilitation. Stockpiles must be established

in a d

esignated area, not exceed

ing a height of 2m. The

stockpile must be located

away from

seepage zones, flood

lines, water courses and

other ecological sensitiveareas.

P3

Site establishment

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 39

Facility

Excavated/d

isturbed areas on site and

adjacent to the

site have topsoil replaced to a d

epth of at least 10 cm

during the rehabilitation phase of the construction period

(provid

ed such soil is available from

on-site stockpiles). This applies to the und

erground electrical cable route,

road verges, area around

turbine concrete foundation

(to enable grazing to the edge of the found

ation), parts of lay-d

own area w

here topsoil was d

isturbed, and

the rehabilitation along on the ed

ges of the access roads.

N/A

Rehabilitation has not comm

enced.

Site establishment

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 39

FacilityEstablish SA

BS 089: 1999 Part 1 approved bund

ed areas

for storage of hazardous m

aterials and hazard

ous waste

(i.e. fuel/chemicals to be required

during construction).

P3

Site establishment

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 39

Facility

Establish the necessary ablution facilities with chem

ical toilets and

provide ad

equate sanitation facilities and

ablutions for construction workers (1 toilet per every 15

workers) at appropriate locations on site.

P3

Site establishment

and d


EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 39

FacilityA

blution or sanitation facilities should not be located

w

ithin 50 m of w

ater courses and w

etlands.

P3

Site establishment

and d


EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 39

Facility

Supply adequate w

eather and verm

in proof waste

collection bins and skips (covered

at minim

um w

ith secured

netting or shade cloth) at site w

here construction is being und

ertaken. Separate bins should

be provided

for general and hazard

ous waste. A

s far as possible, provision should

be mad

e for separation of w

aste for recycling.

P3

The Contractor has established

a waste area at their

office area, they also have waste bins at the ind

ividual

working areas.

Site establishment

and d


EPC C

ontractor

Savannah E

nvironmental

122019/08/03

YesN

oLocation


eframe

ResponsibilityA

pplicable EMPr

ScoreC

ompliance

Com

ment


EMPr, pg. 41

FacilityEnsure that the Site M

anager has input into the review

and acceptance of construction m

ethods and

method

statem

ents.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 24

Wetland

Plan the placement of lay-d

own areas, tem

porary construction cam

ps and control room

s in order to

minim

ise vegetation clearing.P

3Planning and

design

phase

Proponent, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 24

Wetland

Ensure that all infrastructure and the site and

general surround

s are maintained

in a neat and appealing w

ay.P

3D

uration ofC

ontract

Proponent, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 24

Wetland

Rehabilitate all disturbed

areas, construction areas, road

servitudes and

cut and fill slopes to acceptable visual

standard

s.N

/AN

o areas are ready for rehabilitation at present.

Duration ofC

ontract

Proponent, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 24

Wetland

Colour and

material selection d

uring design phase to fit

in with surround

ings. The colour of imported

road and

/or paving m

aterial to be dark grey or brow

n, not light grey or w

hite. During the d

esign phase and in the construction

tender d

ocumentation, the specification of m

aterials should

make allow

ance for these darker coloured

m

aterials. White stone (e.g. crushed

sandstone and

quartzite) is to be avoid

ed as far as possible as this

material w

ill be very visible when placed

in this land

scape.

P3

Monitored

during

construction (d

elivery of material

to site) to ensure com

pliance; m

onitoring during

operational phase as on-going

maintenance.

EPC C

ontractor and

sub-contractor/s

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Savannah E

nvironmental

132019/08/03

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o

EMPr, p

g. 41 Fa

cility

The siting of the construction equip

ment ca

mp

/s must

take cognisa

nce of any sensitive a

reas id

entified b

y the EIA

studies a

nd reflected

on the site layout p

lan includ

ed

within this EM

Pr. No tem

pora

ry site cam

ps w

ill be a

llowed

outsid

e the footprint of the d

evelopm

ent area

.

P3

Pre-constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 41 Fa

cility

Ensure that a

ll personnel ha

ve the ap

prop

riate level of

environmenta

l aw

areness a

nd com

petence to ensure

continued environm

ental d

ue diligence a

nd on-going

minim

isation of environm

ental ha

rm. This ca

n be a

chieved

through the provision of a

pp

ropria

te environmenta

l a

wa

reness training to a

ll personnel. Record

s of all tra

ining und

ertaken m

ust be kep

t.

Topics m

ust include:

» Wha

t is mea

nt by “Environm

ent”» W

hy the environment need

s to be p

rotected a

nd

conserved» H

ow construction a

ctivities can im

pa

ct on the environm

ent» A

wa

reness of emergency a

nd sp

ills response p

rovisions» Socia

l responsib

ility during construction of the p

ower line

e.g. being consid

erate to loca

l residents

P3

Dura

tion of C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 41 Fa

cility

Safety rep

resentatives, m

ana

gers and

workers m

ust be

trained

in workp

lace sa

fety. The construction process m

ust b

e comp

liant w

ith all sa

fety and

health m

easures a

s p

rescribed

by the releva

nt Act.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

H&

S Rep

resentative

EMPr, p

g. 41 Fa

cilityEm

ergency numb

ers for the police, fire d

epa

rtment, clinic

and

relevant resp

onsible sta

ff will b

e ma

de a

vaila

ble in

conspicuous loca

tions.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 41 Fa

cility

Emp

loyees must use chem

ical toilets/a

blution facilities

situated

at d

esignated

area

s of the site; no ab

lution a

ctivities will b

e perm

itted outsid

e the designa

ted a

reas. A

m

inimum

of one toilet shall b

e provid

ed p

er 15 persons or

less at ea

ch working a

rea such a

s the Contra

ctor’s cam

p.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 41 Fa

cility

Ensure ab

lution facilities are a

pp

ropria

tely ma

intained

. A

blutions m

ust be clea

ned regula

rly and

associa

ted

wa

ste disp

osed of a

t a registered

/perm

itted w

aste

disp

osal site. Porta

ble a

blutions m

ust be rem

oved from

site w

hen construction is comp

leted.

P3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 41 Fa

cility

Cooking/m

eals m

ust take p

lace in a

designa

ted a

rea. N

o firew

ood or kind

ling ma

y be ga

thered from

the site or surround

s. Designa

te smoking a

reas a

s well a

s area

s for cooking, w

here the fire haza

rd could

be rega

rded

as

insignificant.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

OBJEC

TIVE 2: Appropriate m

anagement of the construction site and construction w

orkers


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

Timefram

e

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


CO



O)

If no, corrective action taken/requiredA

pplicable EMPr

Location Responsibility

Savannah E

nvironmental

14 2019/08/03

YesN

oEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

entTim

eframe


pplicable EMPr


EMPr, p

g. 41 Fa

cilityInform

al vend

ing stations should

not be a

llowed

on ornea

r the construction site.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 41 Fa

cilityFire-fighting eq

uipm

ent and

training m

ust be p

rovided

b

efore the construction pha

se comm

ences.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 42Fa

cilityA

ll litter must b

e dep

osited in a

clearly m

arked

, closed,

anim

al-p

roof disp

osal b

in in the construction area

. Pa

rticular a

ttention needs to b

e pa

id to food

wa

ste.P

2D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 42Fa

cilityEnsure w

aste d

isposa

l facilities are m

ainta

ined a

nd

emp

tied a

s and

when req

uired.

P3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 42Fa

cility

All w

ork sites must b

e kept free of w

aste. N

o solid w

aste

ma

y be b

urned or b

uried on site or d

isposed

of by a

ny other m

ethod on site or w

ithin qua

rries or borrow

s pits. Solid

w

aste (genera

l wa

ste) to be d

isposed

of at the closest

municip

al la

ndfill site. Slip

s of disp

osal to b

e retained

as

proof of resp

onsible d

isposa

l.

P3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 42 &

EMPr, p

g. 40Fa

cility &

Wetla

ndN

o one ma

y disturb

flora or fauna

outside of the

dem

arcated

construction area

/s.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 42Fa

cility

Sub-contra

ctors ap

pointed

by the C

ontractor m

ust ensure tha

t all w

orkers are inform

ed a

t the outset of the construction p

hase of the cond

itions contained

on the C

ode of C

onduct, sp

ecifically conseq

uences of stock theft a

nd tresp

assing on a

dja

cent farms.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 42Fa

cility

Wa

ter resources to be used

spa

ringly and

use not to exceed

the resource potentia

l or recharge ra

te. C

ontractor to keep

deta

iled record

s of wa

ter qua

ntities used

.

P3

Pre-constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 42Fa

cilityEd

ucate w

orkers on the da

ngers of open a

nd/or

unattend

ed fires.

P3

Erection: during

site esta

blishm

ent

Ma

intenance:

dura

tion of contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 42Fa

cilityReha

bilita

te all d

isturbed

area

s at the construction

equip

ment ca

mp

as soon a

s construction is comp

lete w

ithin an a

rea.

N/A

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 42Fa

cilityInform

ation d

istributed

as p

art of the existing H

IV/A

ids

aw

areness ca

mp

aigns should

aga

in be focused

on and

com

munica

ted to the loca

l workforce.

P3

Construction

Ow

nerEPC

Contra

ctor a

nd sub

-contra

ctor/s

EMPr, p

g. 39W

etland

The terms of this EM

Pr and

the conditions in the

environmenta

l authorisa

tion (from D

EA) w

ill be includ

ed in

all tend

er docum

entation a

nd contra

ctors and

sub-

contractors contra

cts.

P3

Dura

tion of C

onstructionProp

onent

EMPr, p

g. 39W

etland

Contra

ctors and

sub-contra

ctors will use the chem

ical

toilet situated

in a d

esignated

area

of the site; no persona

l hygiene (e.g. w

ashing) w

ill be p

ermitted

outside the

designa

ted a

rea.

P3

Dura

tion of C

onstruction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 39W

etland

Cooking w

ill take p

lace in a

designa

ted a

rea show

n on the site m

ap

and

no firewood

or kindling m

ay b

e ga

thered from

the site or surrounds.

N/A

There is no cooking on this siteD

uration of

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40W

etland

All litter w

ill be d

eposited

in a clea

rly ma

rked, closed

, a

nima

l-proof d

isposa

l bin in the construction a

rea;

pa

rticular a

ttention needs to b

e pa

id to food

wa

ste.P

3D

uration of

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

Savannah E

nvironmental

15 2019/08/03

YesN

oEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

entTim

eframe


pplicable EMPr


EMPr, p

g. 40W

etland

No one m

ay d

isturb or p

ick pla

nts outside the

dem

arcated

construction area

.P

3D

uration of

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40W

etland

No one m

ay d

isturb a

nima

ls on the site (no trap

ping,

shooting etc.).P

3D

uration of

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40W

etland

Anim

als d

isturbed

during construction a

ctivities should not

be ha

rmed

but should

be a

llowed

to move off to a

n und

isturbed

area

of the site or be reloca

ted b

y an

ap

prop

riately q

ualified

person.

P3

Dura

tion of C

onstruction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40W

etland

Feral d

ogs and

cats should

not be fed

or encouraged

to visit the site.

P3

Dura

tion of C

onstruction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40W

etland

An EC

O m

ust be p

erma

nently on site throughout the road

construction, ca

ble la

ying, and

turbine found

ation

excava

tion period

s.P

3D

uration of

Construction

Proponent

EMPr, p

g. 40W

etland

Contra

ctors must use chem

ical toilets/a

blution fa

cilities situa

ted a

t designa

ted a

reas of the site; no a

blution w

ill be

perm

itted outsid

e the designa

ted a

rea. These fa

cilities m

ust be regula

rly cleaned

, sanitised

, emp

tied a

nd

serviced b

y the ap

prop

riate contra

ctors. Sewa

ge must b

e d

isposed

of at a

n ap

proved

& p

ermitted

wa

stewa

ter trea

tment site a

nd m

ay und

er no circumsta

nces be

dum

ped

in the bush or b

uried. D

isposa

l certificates for

each d

isposa

l episod

e are to b

e subm

itted to the EC

O.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40 W

etland

Contra

ctors ap

pointed

by A

mstilinx (RF) Prop

rietary

Limited

must ensure tha

t all w

orkers are inform

ed a

t the outset of the construction p

hase of the cond

itions conta

ined on the C

ode of C

onduct, sp

ecifically

consequences of stock theft a

nd tresp

assing on a

dja

cent farm

s.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40 W

etland

On com

pletion of the construction p

hase a

ll construction w

orkers must return to their p

lace of origin w

ithin two d

ays

of their contract end

ing.N

/AThe Project is not com

plete

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

27TO

TAL SC

ORE

80A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

98,8

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa

tisfactory (viz >50% com

plia

nce)1 - unsa

tisfactory (viz <50%

comp

liance)

0 - nothing in pla

cen/a

- not ap

plica

ble

Each elem

ent of the checklist is scored on the follow

ing ba

sis:

Savannah E

nvironmental

16 2019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 43

Facility

Employm

ent of local comm

unity mem

bers (i.e. source labour from

within the m

unicipal area focused on the

comm

unities in closest proximity to the site) should

be und

ertaken where possible.

P3

Duration of

construction

EPC C

ontractorO

wner

EMPr, pg. 44

Facility

An equitable process should

be promoted

whereby

locals and previously d

isadvantaged

individ

uals (includ

ing wom

en) are considered

for employm

ent opportunities.

P3

Duration of

construction EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 44

FacilityA

local labour desk should

be set-up (if not already

established) in the beneficiary com

munities to

coordinate the process of involving local labour.

P3

Pre-construction EPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 44

FacilitySkills training and

capacity building should

be em

barked w

here possible during the construction

process.P

3Pre-construction and

constructionEPC

Contractor

EMPr. pg. 44

FacilityD

evelop a transparent comm

unication andrecruitm

ent process to minim

ise the influx ofjobseekers to the area.

P3

Pre-constructionEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 45

Facility

The recruitment process and

the use of contractors should

be clearly comm

unicated to the local

comm

unities. The comm

unication strategy should

ensure that unrealistic employm

ent expectations are not created

.

P3

Pre-construction O

wner

EPC C

ontractor

6183,0

100,0




compliance)


CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 3: Maxim

ise local employm

ent and business opportunities associated with the construction phase

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

AS PERC

ENTA

GE




eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

REA

S AV

ERAG

E

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 45Fa

cilityO

n-site security should b

e active p

rior to the construction p

hase.

P3

A security com

pa

ny has b

een ap

pointed

by the EPC

contra

ctorPre-construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 45Fa

cilityC

onstruction workers should

be ea

sily identifia

ble b

y w

earing uniform

s and

identifica

tion tags/ ind

uction card

s.P

3D

uring of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 45Fa

cilityA

ll staff should

undergo a

general H

&S ind

uction and

sim

plified

environmenta

l aw

areness tra

ining session.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor a

nd sub

-constructor/s

EMPr, p

g. 45Fa

cility

Procedures a

nd m

easures to p

revent, and

in worst ca

ses, a

ttend to fires should

be d

eveloped

in consultation w

ith the surround

ing prop

erty owners a

nd the Loca

l M

unicipa

lity.

P3

Pre-construction a

nd w

hen req

uired

Ow

ner, Local

Municip

ality, a

nd

local

comm

unities

EMPr, p

g. 45Fa

cility

Ap

prop

riate fire-fighting eq

uipm

ent must b

e present on

site and

mem

bers of the w

orkforce should b

e a

pp

ropria

tely trained

in using this equip

ment in the

fighting of veld fires.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 45Fa

cilityC

ontact d

etails of em

ergency services should b

e p

rominently d

ispla

yed on site.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

6183,0

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa


plia

nce)1 - unsa

tisfactory (viz <50% com

plia

nce)0 - nothing in p

lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 4: Minim

ise the potential impact on health, safety and security

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

182019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilityA

deq

uate p

arking for a

ll emp

loyees, contractors a

nd

subcontra

ctors will b

e ma

de a

vaila

ble a

nd should

not imp

act

negatively on neighb

ouring farm

ers.P

3Pre-construction a

nd construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cility

Access roa

ds a

nd entra

nces to the site should b

e carefully

pla

nned to lim

it any intrusion on the neighb

ouring prop

erty ow

ners and

road

users and

to limit a

ny accid

ent risks. A

dd

itional a

ccess road

s should b

e kept to a

minim

um.

P3

Pre-construction a

nd construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilitySource genera

l construction ma

terial a

nd good

s locally w

here a

vaila

ble to lim

it transp

ortation over long d

istances.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilityLoca

l lab

ourers should b

e used a

s far as p

ossible d

uring the construction p

hase to lim

it the inflow of outsid

ers to the area

.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilityC

onstruction activities should

not interfere with the fa

rming

activities on surround

ing prop

erties.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilityM

inimise noise from

construction - Vehicles, ea

rth moving a

nd

terracing of sites, construction of a

ccess road

s and

hard

sta

nding a

reas.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cility

Com

pile a

nd im

plem

ent a tra

ffic ma

nagem

ent pla

n for the site a

ccess road

s to ensure that no ha

zard

s would

result from

the increased

truck traffic a

nd tha

t traffic flow

would

not be

ad

versely imp

acted

.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilityG

ravel roa

ds a

nd clea

red a

reas should

be sp

rayed

with a

n a

pp

ropria

te dust sup

pressa

nt to limit d

ust creation.

P2

Dust sup

pression is b

eing conducted

, but it need

s to be

imp

roved.

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cility

Construction vehicles a

nd those tra

nsporting m

ateria

ls and

good

s should b

e inspected

by the contra

ctor or a sub

-contra

ctor to ensure that these a

re in good w

orking order a

nd

not overload

ed.

P3

Construction

EPC C

onstruction


eframe

ResponsibilityLocation

Applicable EM

PrEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

ent

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 5: Minim

ise the potential impact on the daily living and m

ovement patterns

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

192019/08/03

YesN

oIf no, corrective action taken/required

Timefram

eResponsibility

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilityStrict vehicle sa

fety stand

ard

s should b

e imp

lemented

and

m

onitored.

P3

Construction

Develop

er/ O

wner

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilityN

o devia

tion from a

pp

roved tra

nsporta

tion routes must b

e a

llowed

, unless road

s are closed

for wha

tever reason outsid

e the control of the contra

ctor.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilityA

ny traffic d

elays b

ecause of construction tra

ffic must b

e co-ord

inated

with the a

pp

ropria

te authorities.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cilityThe m

ovement of a

ll vehicles within the site m

ust be on

designa

ted roa

dw

ays.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 47Fa

cility

Signage m

ust be esta

blished

at a

pp

ropria

te points w

arning of

turning traffic a

nd the construction site, id

entifying speed

limits,

travel restrictions, a

nd other sta

nda

rd tra

ffic control inform

ation. A

ll signage to b

e in accord

ance w

ith prescrib

ed

stand

ard

s and

must b

e ap

prop

riately m

ainta

ined for the

dura

tion of the construction period

.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 48Fa

cilityEnsure tha

t any d

am

age to interna

l road

s beca

use of construction a

ctivities is repa

ired b

efore comp

letion of the construction p

hase.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 48Fa

cilityH

aul vehicles m

oving outside the construction site ca

rrying m

ateria

l that ca

n be w

ind-b

lown w

ill be covered

with suita

ble

ma

terial.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 48Fa

cilitySp

eed of construction vehicles m

ust be restricted

, as d

efined

by the EPC

contractor.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 48Fa

cility

Dust-genera

ting activities or ea

rthworks m

ay need

to be

rescheduled

or the frequency of a

pp

lication of d

ust control/sup

pressa

nt increased

during p

eriods of high w

inds if

visible d

ust is blow

ing towa

rd nea

rby resid

ences outside the

site.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

18532,9

98,1

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa


plia

nce)1 - unsa


plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Savannah E

nvironmental

202019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 49Fa

cilityA

reas to b

e cleared

must b

e clearly m

arked

on-site to elim

inate the p

otential for unnecessa

ry clearing.

P3

Dura

tion of construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 49Fa

cilityM

itigation m

easures m

ust be im

plem

ented to red

uce the risk of erosion a

nd the inva

sion of alien sp

ecies.P

3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 49Fa

cility

No-G

o area

s are to b

e dem

arcated

with ta

pe a

nd

wa

rning signs prohib

iting access erected

. Plant a

nd

vehicle opera

tors must b

e instructed b

y the SHE on w

here these N

o-Go sites a

re.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 49Fa

cilityN

o vegetation rem

oval m

ust be a

llowed

outside the

designa

ted p

roject develop

ment footp

rint.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 49Fa

cilityA

site rehab

ilitation p

rogram

me m

ust be im

plem

ented.

N/A

This condition w

ill be m

onitored once reha

bilita

tion a

ctivities comm

ence and

ensure imp

limenta

tion.D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

in consultation

with Ecologist.

EMPr, p

g. 49Fa

cility

Disturb

ed a

reas should

be reha

bilita

ted w

hen construction in a

n area

is comp

leted. Reha

bilita

ted a

reas

must b

e inspected

on a m

onthly ba

sis and

ma

intained

, if necessa

ry

N/A

This condition w

ill be m

onitored once reha

bilita

tion a

ctivities comm

ence and

ensure imp

limenta

tion.Reha

bilita

tion; Post-construction

EPC C

ontractor

4123,0

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa


plia

nce)1 - unsa


plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 6: Minim

isation of development footprint

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

212019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 50Fa

cility

Topsoil is to b

e stripp

ed to a

dep

th of 150 mm

where

possib

le from construction a

reas a

nd w

ill be stockp

iled in

a d

esignated

area

, not exceeding a

height of 2 m. The

stockpile sha

ll be loca

ted a

wa

y from seep

age zones,

floodlines, w

ater courses a

nd other ecologica

l sensitive a

reas (d

raina

ge lines).

P3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 50Fa

cilityTop

soil must b

e stockpiled

and

ap

prop

riately m

ana

ged

to ensure viab

ility for reuse during reha

bilita

tion.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 50Fa

cilityN

o mixing of top

soil and

subsoil m

ust be p

ermitted

. Stockp

iles must b

e stored sep

ara

tely and

returned for

ba

ckfilling in the correct soil horizons.P

3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 50Fa

cilityN

o vegetation rem

oval m

ust be a

llowed

outside the

designa

ted p

roject develop

ment footp

rint.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 49Fa

cilityA

site rehab

ilitation p

rogram

me m

ust be im

plem

ented.

N/A

This condition w

ill be m

onitored once reha

bilita

tion a

ctivities comm

ence and

ensure imp

limenta

tion.D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

in consultation

with Ecologist.

EMPr, p

g. 49Fa

cility

Disturb

ed a

reas should

be reha

bilita

ted w

hen construction in a

n area

is comp

leted. Reha

bilita

ted

area

s must b

e inspected

on a m

onthly ba

sis and

m

ainta

ined, if necessa

ry

N/A

This condition w

ill be m

onitored once reha

bilita

tion a

ctivities comm

ence and

ensure imp

limenta

tion.Reha

bilita

tion; Post-construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 50Fa

cilityShould

topsoil b

e stockpiled

for longer than 6 m

onths it m

ust be vegeta

ted or otherw

ise protected

aga

inst erosion.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

5153,0

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa


plia

nce)1 - unsa


plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 7: Appropriate M

anagement of topsoil

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

222019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 51Fa

cilityId

entify disturb

ance a

reas a

nd restrict construction

activity to these a

reas.

P3

Before and

d

uring construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 51Fa

cilityReha

bilita

te disturb

ance a

reas a

s soon as p

ractica

ble

when construction in a

n area

is comp

lete.P

3D

uring and

after

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 51Fa

cilityA

ccess road

s to be ca

refully pla

nned a

nd constructed

to m

inimise the im

pa

cted a

rea a

nd p

revent unnecessary

excavation, p

lacem

ent, and

comp

action of soil.

P3

Design a

ndconstruction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 51Fa

cilityM

inimise rem

oval of vegeta

tion which a

dd

s stab

ility to soil.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 51Fa

cility

Erosion and

loss of soil must b

e prevented

by m

inimizing

the construction site exposed

to surface wa

ter run-off. W

here necessary erosion sta

bilizing a

ctions such as

gab

ions or re-vegetation m

ust be im

plem

ented to

prevent further ha

bita

t deteriora

tion.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 52Fa

cility

Erosion control mea

sures: Run-off attenua

tion on slopes

(sand

ba

gs, logs), silt fences, storm w

ater ca

tchpits,

shad

e nets, gab

ions or temp

orary m

ulching over d

enuded

area

as req

uired.

P3

Erection: Before construction

Ma

intenance:

Dura

tion of contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 52Fa

cilityN

o soil is to be strip

ped

from a

reas w

ithin the site that the

contractor d

oes not require for construction w

orks.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 52Fa

cilityErosion control m

easures to b

e regularly m

ainta

ined.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

8243,0

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa

tisfactory (viz >50%

comp

liance)

1 - unsatisfa

ctory (viz <50% com

plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 8: Minim

ise soil degradation and erosion

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

232019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 52Fa

cility

Area

s to be clea

red m

ust be clea

rly ma

rked in the field

to elim

inate unnecessa

ry clearing/d

isturba

nce. Remove

tortoises and

other fauna

from the turb

ine sites before

the start of site clea

ring construction.

P3

Pre-constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cility The extent of clea

ring and

disturb

ance to the na

tive vegeta

tion must b

e kept to a

minim

um so tha

t imp

act on

fauna a

nd their ha

bita

ts is restricted.

P3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cilityA

speed

limit of 60 km

/h needs to b

e imp

lemented

on the a

ccess road

s to the site and

a 40 km

/h speed

limit on

the access roa

ds w

ithin the construction site.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cilityThe intentiona

l harm

ing or killing of anim

als w

ill be

prohib

ited through on-site sup

ervision and

worksite rules.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cilityA

site rehab

ilitation p

rogram

me should

be im

plem

ented.

N/A

This condition w

ill be m

onitored once reha

bilita

tion a

ctivities comm

ence and

ensure imp

limenta

tion.D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

in consultation

with Sp

ecialist

4123,0

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa


plia

nce)1 - unsa


plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 10 Minim

ise the impacts on fauna

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

242019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cility

Imp

lement strict m

ana

gement of a

ll haza

rdous

ma

terials used

on site. Spilled

fuel, oil or grease is

retrieved w

here possib

le, and

contam

inated

soil rem

oved, clea

ned a

nd rep

laced

. Conta

mina

ted soil to

be collected

by the C

ontractor a

nd d

isposed

of at a

w

aste site d

esignated

for this purp

ose.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cility

Ensure strict ma

nagem

ent of potentia

l sources of p

ollution (hydroca

rbons from

vehicles and

ma

chinery, cem

ent during construction, etc.). Bund

ed conta

inment

to be p

rovided

below

and

around

any fuel stora

ge conta

iners.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cilityC

onstruction equip

ment is to b

e checked d

aily (b

y C

ontractor) to ensure tha

t no fuel spilla

ge takes p

lace

from construction vehicles or m

achinery.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cilityPorta

ble b

ioremed

iation kit (to rem

edy chem

ical sp

ills) is to b

e held on site a

nd used

as req

uired.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cilityProp

er use of chemica

l toilets should b

e strictly enforced

.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cility

No a

ctivities shall b

e allow

ed to encroa

ch into a w

ater

course or wetla

nd/p

an w

ithout a W

ater Use License

being in p

lace from

the Dep

artm

ent of Wa

ter and

Sa

nitation (D

WS).

P3

Design a

nd

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

Ow

ner

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cility

If any concrete m

ixing takes p

lace on site, this is to b

e d

one on a b

oard

or pla

stic sheeting, which is to b

e rem

oved from

the site once concreting is comp

leted; or

in area

s to be covered

by further construction.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cilityA

ny excess sand

, stone and

cement m

ust be rem

oved

from site a

t the comp

letion of the construction period

.N

/AO

nce such activities com

mence m

onitoring will b

egin.C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

7213,0

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa

tisfactory (viz >50%

comp

liance)

1 - unsatisfactory (viz <50%

comp

liance)

0 - nothing in pla

cen/a

- not ap

plica

ble

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 14: Minim

ise impacts on w

ater resources

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

252019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 55Fa

cility

Any storm

wa

ter within the site m

ust be ha

ndled

in a

suitab

le ma

nner, i.e. clean d

irty wa

ter stream

s around

the p

lant a

nd insta

ll stilling ba

sins to cap

ture large volum

es of run-off, sha

de nets, or ga

bions tra

pp

ing sedim

ents and

red

uce flow velocities.

P2

Planning, d

esign a

nd construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 55Fa

cilityStorm

wa

ter control systems m

ust be im

plem

ented to

reduce erosion on the p

roject site.O

0

The EPC currently ha

s a d

raft Storm

wa

ter Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n to reduce erosion on the p

roject site. Once the fina

l d

esign pla

n is ap

proved

a Storm

wa

ter Ma

nagem

ent Plan

will b

e in pla

ce.

Design a

nd

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 55Fa

cility

New

access roa

ds w

ithin the site are to b

e constructed

accord

ing to design a

nd contra

ct specifica

tions. The a

ccess routes must ha

ve suitab

le stormw

ater

ma

nagem

ent pla

ns and

erosion control mea

sures.

P3

Design a

nd

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 55Fa

cilityD

raina

ge mea

sures must p

romote the d

issipa

tion of storm

wa

ter run-off.P

3D

esign and

C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor O

wner

EMPr, p

g. 55Fa

cilityA

ll stormw

ater m

itigation m

easures m

ust be im

plem

ented

accord

ing to the Stormw

ater M

ana

gement Pla

n (refer to A

pp

endix E).

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cility

No a

ctivities shall b

e allow

ed to encroa

ch into a w

ater

course or wetla

nd/p

an w

ithout a W

ater Use License b

eing in p

lace from

the Dep

artm

ent of Wa

ter and

Sanita

tion (D

WS).

P3

No a

ctivities currently encroach into a

wa

ter course or w

etland

/ pa

nD

esign and

C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor O

wner

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cility

If any concrete m

ixing takes p

lace on site, this is to b

e d

one on a b

oard

or pla

stic sheeting, which is to b

e rem

oved from

the site once concreting is comp

leted; or in

area

s to be covered

by further construction.

O1

The testing of concrete is done d

uring the pouring of

turbine found

ations, the EC

O ha

s noted tha

t use of pla

stic sheets is not a

deq

uately d

one by the contra

ctor.C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 53Fa

cilityA

ny excess sand

, stone and

cement m

ust be rem

oved

from site a

t the comp

letion of the construction period

.O

1Prop

er clean up

of excess concrete is not conducted

in som

e of the turbine p

ositions after found

ation p

ours.C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

8162,0

66,7

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa


plia

nce)1 - unsa

tisfactory (viz <50%

comp

liance)

0 - nothing in pla

cen/a

- not ap

plica

ble

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

REA

S AV

ERAG

E

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 12: Appropriate Storm

water M

anagement

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

262019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 56

Facility

Areas required to be cleared during construction m

ust be clearly m

arked in the field to avoid unnecessary

disturbance of adjacent areas (w

hich will not be

surveyed in detail by a heritage specialist).

P3

Pre-construction

EPC C

ontractor

inconsultation w

ithSpecialist

EMPr, pg. 56

FacilityFam

iliarise all staff a

nd contractors w

ith procedures for dealing w

ith heritage objects/sites.P

3Pre-construction

Specialist

EMPr, pg. 56

Facility

Project employees and any contract staff w

ill ma

intain, at all tim

es, a high level of aw

areness of the possibility of discovering heritage sites. Fa

milia

rise all staff and contra

ctors with procedures for dea

ling with heritage

objects/sites

P3

Duration ofcontract

EPCC

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 56

Facility

If a heritage object is found, work in that area

must be

stopped imm

ediately, and appropriate specialists

brought in to assess to site, notify the adm

inistering authority of the item

/site, and undertake due/required

processes.

P3

Duration ofcontract

EPC C

ontractor

in consultation w

ith Specialist

EMPr, pg. 56

Facility

If any substantial fossil rem

ains are found or exposed,

these should be safe-guarded, preferably in situ, while

SAHRA

is contacted by the HSE O

fficer/EO and a

qualified palaeontologist is contracted to record a

nd sa

mple the occurrence. M

itigation in the form of fossil

recording and collection w

ill have a positive impact on

our appreciation of local fossil heritage.

P3

Construction

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 57 &

EM

Pr, pg. 33Facility, W

etlandHSE O

fficer/EO to provide training for contra

ctors and sub-contra

ctors on site to assist them in identifying potential

features of paleontological value.

P3

Prior to and during

construction

Contractor and

HSE Officer/ EO

EMPr, pg. 33

Wetla

nd

If a heritage object is found any activities in that area

must be stopped im

mediately, a

nd appropriate specialists

must be brought in to assess the site (photogra

phs and G

PS points must be recorded), the HW

C m

ust be notified of the item

/site, and must underta

ke due/required processes. W

here required the necessary and relevant

permits m

ust be obtained. The contact person a

t HWC

(at

time of preparing this EM

Pr) is:Shiceka Zw

elibanziHeritage W

estern Cape,

Protea Assurance Building,

Green M

arket Square,C

ape Tow

n,8000Tel: 0214839736Em

ail: Zwelibanzi.shiceka@

westernca

pe.gov.za

P3

Duration of

construction (especially

during excavation and

trenching)

Proponent/C

ontractor/ A

ppointed professional

archaeologist/s

in consultation w

ith palaeontology

Specialist

7213,0100,0

3 - best practice/full complia

nce2 - satisfactory (viz >50%

compliance)

1 - unsatisfactory (viz <50% com

pliance)0 - nothing in placen/a - not applicable

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem

ent of the checklist is scored on the following basis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 13: Protection of heritage resources

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

272019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 58

FacilityRestrict the activities and

movem

ent of construction workers

and vehicles to the im

med

iate construction site and existing

access roads.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 58

FacilityEnsure that rubble, litter, and

disused

construction materials

are appropriately stored (if not rem

oved d

aily) and then

disposed

regularly at licensed w

aste facilitiesP

3C

onstructionEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 58

FacilityEnsure that all infrastructure and

the site and general

surrounds are m

aintained in a neat a m

anner.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 58

FacilityRed

uce and control construction d

ust using approved d

ust suppression techniques as and

when required

(i.e. whenever

dust becom

es apparent)P

2D

ust suppression is being conducted

, but it must be

improved

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 58

Facility

As far as possible, restrict construction activities to

daylight hours in ord

er to negate or reduce the visual

impacts associated

with lighting. The construction

tender d

ocumentation should

specify that lighting atthe construction site office should

be restricted to

security lighting and that such lighting should

berestricted

to the site area and im

med

iate surrounds

and should

be dow

n lighting and not up-lighting.

Similarly, if night w

ork is required in w

ork areas, lighting is to be d

own lighting and

not up-lighting and d

irected aw

ay from

neighbouring farmstead

s and the R319 w

here possible, particularly in close proxim

ity to such areas.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 58

FacilityRehabilitate all d

isturbed areas, construction areas, road

s, and

servitudes to acceptable visual stand

ards after com

pletion of construction w

orks.N

/AC

onstructionEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 58

FacilityA

ny add

itional external lighting of the facility will be lim

ited.

N/A

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 42

Wetland

Clearly d

emarcate construction areas to m

inimize

disturbance. The construction tend

er docum

entation should

specify that access roads, pow

er line trenches, overhead line

routes, on site substations, control rooms and

construction areas are to be d

emarcated

by use of posts at regular intervals (20m

).

P3

Prior to com

mencem

ent of construction

and d

uring construction

Proponent, C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 42

Wetland

Dust suppression m

easures to be put in place (e.g. dustex,

watering soil/gravel areas, speed

limits) if d

ust impacts

exceed South A

frican air quality standard

s. The construction tend

er docum

entation should specify that d

ust caused by

construction should be m

inimised

through the use of com

pounds such as ‘d

ustex’ or through watering gravel

roads.

P2

Dust suppression is being cond

ucted, but it m

ust be im

provedD


Proponent, C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 42

Wetland

Locate construction site office in a visually discreet area aw

ay from

the R319. The construction tender d

ocumentation should

specify that the establishm

ent of a suitable construction and

maintenance site should

avoid clearing of vegetated

or cultivated

areas.

The proposed site should

be approved by the C

onstruction M

anager prior to establishment to ensure that d

isturbance of areas are not required

. On-going m

onitoring during the

construction and m

aintenance phases, monthly checks

should be m

ade to ensure that further d

isturbance is m

inimised

.

P3

Get approval

during planning and

design

phase

Proponent, C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 42

Wetland

Siting of roads and

excavations along contours (which w

ill result in less cut and

fill and visual scarring), and

off ridgelines

which are visually exposed

/ highly visible landform

s. This specification m

ust also be incorporated in the d

esign phase of the project.

P3

Duration of

constructionProponent, C

ontractor


eframe


Applicable EM

PrEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

ent

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 14: Minim

isation of visual impacts associated w

ith construction

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019



282019/08/03

YesN


Timefram

eResponsibility

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

EMPr, pg. 42

Wetland

Rehabilitate the road verges w

ith species approved by an

ecologist to reduce the visual im

pact of the roads. C

olour and

material of road

s must be either of d

ark grey or brown stone

to blend in w

ith the landscape, as opposed

to white gravel

which w

ill be visually intrusive.

N/A

Rehabilitation of the road verges w

ill occur closer to the end

of the project

Duration of

construction, m

aintenance and

operation

Proponent, C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 43

Wetland

Design the on-site control room

s, storage rooms or substation

to be in keeping with the local architectural vernacular (e.g.

simple w

hite farm build

ings with a d

ark roof) or to blend into

the landscape (e.g. d

ark grey or brown). The area

imm

ediately surround

ing these structures should be

vegetated to increase the visual screening of such structures.

N/A

Construction

Proponent, C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 43

Wetland

Provision of formal erosion m

anagement for road

s (e.g. storm

water gullies) to prevent erosion scars, especially on

ridgelines and

slopes. This specification must also be

incorporated in the d

esign phase of the project.

P3

Planning and

design, d


Proponent, C

ontractor

10282,8

93,3




compliance)


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GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE



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292019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 59Fa

cilityC

onstruction method

and

ma

terials should

be ca

refully consid

ered in view

of wa

ste reduction, re-use, a

nd

recycling opp

ortunities.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 59Fa

cilityC

onstruction contractors m

ust provid

e specific d

etailed

wa

ste ma

nagem

ent pla

ns to deal w

ith all w

aste

stream

s.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 59Fa

cility

Specific a

reas m

ust be d

esignated

on-site for thetem

pora

ry ma

nagem

ent of various w

aste strea

ms, i.e.

general refuse, construction w

aste (w

ood a

nd m

etal

scrap

), and

contam

inated

wa

ste as req

uired. Loca

tionof such a

reas m

ust seek to minim

ise the potentia

l forim

pa

ct on the surrounding environm

ent, including

prevention of conta

mina

ted runoff, seep

age, a

ndverm

in control.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 60Fa

cility

Where p

ractica

lly possib

le, construction and

general

wa

stes on-site must b

e reused or recycled

. Bins and

skips m

ust be a

vaila

ble on-site for collection,

sepa

ration, a

nd stora

ge of wa

ste stream

s (such as

wood

, meta

ls, general refuse etc.).

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 60Fa

cilityD

isposa

l of wa

ste must b

e in accord

ance w

ith relevant

legislative req

uirements, includ

ing the use of licensedcontra

ctors.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 60Fa

cilityH

ydroca

rbon w

aste m

ust be conta

ined a

nd stored

in sea

led conta

iners within a

n ap

prop

riately b

unded

area

a

nd clea

rly lab

elled.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 60Fa

cilityW

aste a

nd surp

lus da

ngerous goods m

ust be kep

t to a

minim

um a

nd m

ust be tra

nsported

by a

pp

roved w

aste

contractors to sites d

esignated

for their disp

osal

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor


eframe


Applicable

EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 15: Appropriate handling and m

anagement of w

aste

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

302019/08/03

YesN


Timefram

eResponsibility

Location A

pplicable EM

PrEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

ent

EMPr, p

g. 60Fa

cility

No liq

uid w

aste, includ

ing grey wa

ter, ma

y be d

ischarged

into a

ny wa

ter bod

y or dra

inage line. A

ll sewa

ge disp

osal

to take p

lace a

t a registered

and

opera

tional w

astew

ater

treatm

ent works. Slip

s of disp

osal to b

e retained

as p

roof of resp

onsible d

isposa

l.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 60Fa

cility

Ensure comp

liance w

ith all na

tional, regiona

l and

local

legislation w

ith regard

to the storage, ha

ndling a

nd d

isposa

l of hyd

rocarb

ons, chemica

ls, solvents and

any other

harm

ful and

haza

rdous sub

stances a

nd m

ateria

ls. The onus is on the C

ontractor to id

entify and

interpret the a

pp

licab

le legisla

tion. Ha

zard

ous wa

ste to be d

isposed

of at a

registered

land

fill site. Dep

ending on the cla

ssification of

the wa

ste, a registered

service provid

er with the necessa

ry p

ermits is to collect, tra

nsport a

nd d

ispose of ha

zard

ous w

aste. Proof of a

pp

ropria

te disp

osal to b

e kept on site.

P3

During a

nd

post

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 60Fa

cility

Docum

entation (w

aste m

anifest) m

ust be m

ainta

inedd

etailing the q

uantity, na

ture, and

fate of any regula

tedw

aste. W

aste d

isposa

l records m

ust be a

vaila

ble for

review a

t any tim

e.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 60Fa

cilitySA

BS ap

proved

spill kits to b

e ava

ilab

le and

easily

accessib

le.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 60Fa

cilityRegula

rly serviced chem

ical toilets facilities a

nd sep

tic ta

nks must b

e used to ensure a

pp

ropria

te control of sew

age.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 61Fa

cilityUnd

er no circumsta

nces ma

y wa

ste be b

urnt on site.P

3D

uration of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 61Fa

cilityW

here a registered

wa

ste site is not ava

ilab

le close tothe construction site, p

rovide a

method

statem

ent with

regard

to wa

ste ma

nagem

ent. P

3D

uration of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 61Fa

cility

Imp

lement a

n integrated

wa

ste ma

nagem

ent ap

proa

chtha

t is ba

sed on w

aste m

inimisa

tion and

incorpora

tesred

uction, recycling, re-use and

disp

osal w

herea

pp

ropria

te.

P3

Dura


EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 61Fa

cility

Upon the com

pletion of construction, the a

rea m

ust be

cleared

of potentia

lly polluting m

ateria

ls. Spoil

stockpiles m

ust also b

e removed

and

ap

prop

riately

disp

osed of or the m

ateria

l re-used for a

n ap

prop

riate

purp

ose.

P3

Com

pletion of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

Savannah E

nvironmental

312019/08/03

YesN


Timefram

eResponsibility

Location A

pplicable EM

PrEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

ent

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

All construction w

aste (concrete, steel, rub

bles etc.) to b

e rem

oved from

the site.N

/AN

o wa

ste has b

een collected from

site.D

uration of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

Other non-ha

zard

ous solid w

aste (e.g. p

acka

ging ma

terial)

to be d

isposed

of at a

licensed la

ndfill.

P3

Dura


EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

All liq

uid w

aste (used

oil, pa

ints, lubrica

ting comp

ounds

and

grease) to b

e pa

ckaged

and

disp

osed of a

t a

licensed site.

N/A

No w

aste ha

s been collected

from site.

Dura


EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

Ad

equa

te containers for the clea

ning of equip

ment a

nd

ma

terials (p

aint, solvent) m

ust be p

rovided

as to a

void

spilla

ges.P

3D

uration of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

Wa

ste wa

ter from construction a

nd p

ainting a

ctivities must

be collected

in a d

esignated

container a

nd d

isposed

of at

a suita

ble d

isposa

l point off site.

P3

Dura


EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

A refuse control system

must b

e estab

lished for the

construction period

to efficiently sepa

rate a

nd rem

ove all

forms of solid

wa

ste from the site for recycling, or d

isposa

l at

a licensed

disp

osal site.

P3

Dura


EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

Under no circum

stances is a

ny solid w

aste to b

e burned

or b

uried on or in the vicinity of the site.

P3

Dura


EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

Wa

ste collection points m

ust be sea

led/enclosed

to elim

inate the risk of w

ind sca

tter and

scavenging b

y w

ildlife.

P3

Com

pletion of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

All w

aste p

roducts resulting from

electrical insta

llations

along the roa

d w

ill be entirely rem

oved from

the site.P

3D

uration of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 47W

etland

The Environmenta

l Officer m

ust develop

, imp

lement a

nd

ma

intain a

wa

ste inventory reflecting all w

aste genera

ted

during construction for b

oth general a

nd ha

zard

ous wa

ste strea

ms.

P3

Com

pletion of

constructionEO

24723,0

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa

tisfactory (via

>50% com

plia

nce)1 - unsa

tisfactory (via

<50% com

plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:

TOTA

L SCO

RE

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nvironmental

322019/08/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 62Fa

cility

All chem

icals, fuels a

nd other ha

zard

ous ma

terials a

re to b

e stored in d

esignated

and

bund

ed a

reas, w

here the b

unded

area

is imp

ermea

ble a

nd is im

pervious to the

stored sub

stance a

s per the req

uirements of SA

BS 089:1999 Pa

rt 1. The bund

ed a

rea w

ill contain 110%

volum

e of the largest conta

iner stored.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Fa

cilityBund

s and

service area

pla

tforms to b

e cleaned

and

m

ainta

ined regula

rly.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Fa

cility

SABS a

pp

roved Sp

ill kits must b

e ma

de a

vaila

ble on-site

for the clean-up

of spills a

nd lea

ks of contam

inants. The

relevant construction crew

mem

bers m

ust be tra

ined in

their use.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 62Fa

cility

Corrective a

ction must b

e underta

ken imm

edia

tely if a

comp

laint is m

ad

e, or potentia

l/actua

l leak or sp

ill of p

olluting substa

nce identified

. This includes stop

ping the

contam

inant from

further escap

ing, cleaning up

the a

ffected environm

ent as m

uch as p

ractica

lly possib

le a

nd im

plem

enting preventive m

easures. Refer to

Emergency Resp

onse proced

ure included

in the a

pp

endices.

O1

Da

ma

ged d

rip tra

ys are used

and

at tim

es no drip

trays

are used

.D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Fa

cilityIn the event of a

ma

jor spill or lea

k of contam

inants, the

relevant a

dm

inistering authority m

ust be im

med

iately

notified a

s per the notifica

tion of emergencies/incid

ents.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Fa

cilitySp

illed cem

ent must b

e cleaned

up a

s soon as p

ossible,

stored a

s haza

rdous w

aste a

nd d

isposed

of at a

suitab

lylicensed

wa

ste disp

osal site.

O1

Proper clea

n up of excess concrete is not cond

ucted in

some of the turb

ine positions a

fter founda

tion pours.

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 62Fa

cility

Any conta

mina

ted/p

olluted soil m

ust be rem

oved,

storeda

s haza

rdous w

aste a

nd d

isposed

of at a

licensedha

zard

ous wa

ste disp

osal facility.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 62Fa

cility

Routine servicing and

ma

intenance of vehicles m

ust not ta

ke pla

ce on-site (except for em

ergencies). If repa

irs of vehicles m

ust take p

lace, a

n ap

prop

riate d

rip tra

y must

be used

to contain a

ny fuel or oils.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cilityFuel stora

ge area

s must b

e inspected

regularly to ensure

bund

stab

ility, integrity, and

function.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cilityKeep

a record

of all ha

zard

ous substa

nces stored on site.

Clea

rly lab

el all the conta

iners storing haza

rdous w

aste.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cility

Any w

ater tha

t collects in bund

s must not b

e allow

ed to

stand

. Should the w

ater b

e contam

inated

, it is to be

removed

and

treated

prior to d

ischarge, or d

isposed

of a

s haza

rdous w

aste. C

lean storm

wa

ter contained

within

the bund

s ma

y be reused

.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor


eframe

ResponsibilityPhoto record ref

No/Doc N

oLocation

Applicable EM

PrEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

ent

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 16: Appropriate handling and storage of chem

icals, hazardous substances

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

PERIOD: July 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

332019/08/03

YesN


Timefram

eResponsibility

Photo record ref N

o/Doc No

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cility

Construction m

achinery m

ust be stored

in an

ap

prop

riately sea

led a

rea. If m

achinery ca

nnot be

stored in a

sealed

area

then a d

rip tra

y must b

e used to

prevent sp

illage from

any lea

ks.

O1

Da

ma

ged d

rip tra

ys are used

and

at tim

es no drip

trays

are used

.D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cility

All genera

tors on site, including genera

tors that a

re not in use should

be loca

ted in a

bund

ed a

rea or on a

drip

tra

y. Bunded

area

s and

drip

trays m

ust be m

ainta

ined on

a regula

r ba

sis.

O1

Da

ma

ged d

rip tra

ys are used

and

at tim

es no drip

trays

are used

.D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cilityN

o chemica

ls must b

e stored or vehicle m

aintena

nce und

ertaken w

ithin 100m of w

etland

s or dra

inage lines.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cility

The storage of fla

mm

ab

le and

comb

ustible liq

uids such

as oils w

ill be in d

esignated

area

s which a

re a

pp

ropria

tely bund

ed, a

nd stored

in comp

liance w

ith M

ateria

l Safety D

ata

Sheets (MSD

S) files and

ap

plica

ble

regulations a

nd sa

fety instructions.

P3

The storage a

reas a

re ap

prop

riately b

unded

and

the fla

mm

ab

le store is close to comp

letionD

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cility

Any stora

ge and

disp

osal p

ermits/a

pp

rovals w

hich ma

y b

e required

must b

e obta

ined, a

nd the cond

itions a

ttached

to such perm

its and

ap

prova

ls will b

e com

plied

with.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cilityTra

nsport of a

ll haza

rdous sub

stances m

ust be in

accord

ance w

ith the relevant legisla

tion and

regula

tions.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cility

An effective m

onitoring system m

ust be p

ut in pla

ce to d

etect any lea

kage or sp

illage of a

ll haza

rdous

substa

nces during their tra

nsporta

tion, hand

ling, insta

llation a

nd stora

ge.

P3

A p

re-use checklist is filled in p

rior to use da

ily.C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 63Fa

cilityUp

on the comp

letion of construction, the area

must b

eclea

red of p

otentially p

olluting ma

terials.

P3

Com

pletion of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

19492,6

86,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa


plia

nce)1 - unsa


plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:

TOTA

L SCO

RE

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nvironmental

342019/08/03

APPENDIX C COMPLIANTS REGISTER

Goldw

ind EPC C

ontractorD

oc. No.:

RE_OW

_046_007-CO

N-G

WI-30RG

-001-0A

Excelsior Wind Farm

Com

munity G

rievance RegisterInitia

ted D

ate

04-Ap

r-19

Revision: 0

Latest Revised

Da

te

Prepared by:N

atasha PlaatjiesSigniture & Date:

Approved by:

Angelina M

ohanpersadhSigniture: & Date

Date G

rievance logged

Confirm

ation of A

cknowledgem

ent of G

rievance to Affected

Party (Yes or No)

Grievance Trigger

Person addressing C

omplaint

Deccription of Grievance

IssueProposed C

orrective Action Preventative

Action

PriorityResponsible O

rganisationResponsible Person

Target DateA

ction StatusDate C

ompleted

Corrective A

ction Taken/Closure

Com

ment/Progress/HyperLink to the C

losure Evidence

2019-02-12Yes

Recruitment D

riveJa

son BooysenZola

ni Com

munities in the a

rea ha

d is

the issue of the crimina

l checks for genera

l workers

Pre-emp

loyment

criteria

Com

munica

tion of recruitment d

rive wa

s com

munica

ted to com

pla

intant M

r Simo

Mketsu

Med

ium Risk- 5

working d

ays

GW

4REN

ata

sha Pla

atjies

26-Feb-19

Com

plete

5-Ma

r-19

Na

tasha

facilia

ted interview

s for sub

contractors. Row

dy com

munities, d

runk crea

ted p

roblem

s. Simo M

ketsu Com

munity

Lead

er contacted

Na

tasha

ab

out the em

ployem

ent criteria conerns. N

ata

sha

highlighted G

oldw

ind's p

olicy for recrutiment.

No further com

munity issues

transp

ired.C

hallenges w

ith this comm

unity is tha

t 21 were interview

ed for job

opp

ortunity, only 5 p

assed

crimina

l checks. Gold

wind

is a

pp

lying policy a

nd ca

nnot accom

oda

te the com

munity issue in this rega

rd.

2019-02-12Yes

Pre-Emp

loyment Screening

Jason Johnson

Com

munity lea

ders w

ho were p

resent in the p

re-screening of job seekers,

ad

dressed

concerns on the 5 year

residence p

re-emp

loyment criteria

. The tow

ns who ha

d the concern w

ere 1.Sw

ellenda

m

2. Ca

pe A

gulhas

3. Bonnivale

4. Zolani

5. Ashton

Pre-emp

loyment

criteria

Upon investiga

tion Gold

wind

CLO

confirms

Swellend

am

wa

s the only town tha

t has

ad

dressed

the 5 year resid

ence emp

loyment

criteria.C

omm

unication of 5 yea

r criteria ha

s b

een comm

unicated

in all p

ublic

engagem

ents and

have b

een com

munica

ted to the sp

eakers office of

swellend

am

in writing.

Med

ium Risk- 5

working d

ays

GW

4REN

ata

sha Pla

atjies

26-Feb-19

Com

plete

30-Ap

r-19

Gold

wind

ma

intains the 5 yea

r pre-

emp

loyment crtieria

through and

have

comm

unicated

the pre-em

ploym

ent req

uriements a

t all loca

l lab

our interviews,

enquiries, a

nd p

ublic enga

gements.

2018-11-27Yes

Municip

ality M

eetingBonga

ni Ntsele

Meeting held

27 Novem

ber 2018 @

Rob

ertson: Introduced

the CLO

of G

oldw

ind a

nd C

PO of Biotherm

to the m

eeting however Sta

keholders not

fam

iliar w

ith their faces

Stakehold

er Enga

gements

Posters will b

e given to councillors to be p

ut up

in their various com

munities.

Low Risk - 3

working d

ays

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h 15-D

ec-18C

omp

lete27 N

ov - 07 Dec 2018

Posters were ha

nded

to wa

rd councillors a

nd

muncip

alities. N

ata

sha the next d

ays p

ut up

posters. A

ngelina em

ailed

CLO

ap

pointm

ent a

nnoucnement to a

ll the muncip

alities a

nd

business forum

s regard

ing Gold

wind

CLO

a

pp

ointment.

2018-11-28Yes

Municip

ality M

eetingA

ngelina

Moha

npersa

dh

Meeting held

27 Novem

ber 2018 @

Rob

ertson:the low volum

e businesses

that registered

on the da

tab

ase.

Stakehold

er Enga

gement a

nd H

SE C

omm

unication

Posters must b

e ema

iled to M

rs Ma

thhys to b

e put on the M

unicipa

l newsletter

Asked

perm

ission to get contact d

etails from

the loca

l municip

alities to m

ake conta

ct with

local b

usinesses in order to get b

usinesses to register on the d

ata

ba

se.

Low Risk - 3

working d

ays

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h 15-D

ec-18C

omp

lete28 N

ov - 07 Dec 2018

Posters were given to M

rs Ma

tthys. How

ever M

rs Ma

tthys will not d

isclose their da

tab

ase

informa

tion to us due to C

onfidentia

lity act.

Date of Report: 22/07/2019

2019-03-15Yes

Com

munity m

eetingA

ndre Bekker

Farm

ers Com

munity M

eeting. Gold

wind

received

enquiry from

the farm

ers ab

out the security on the w

indfa

rm, a

nd the

process of loca

l recruitment

Wind

farm

safety a

nd

security

Asssura

nce provid

ed to Fa

rmers a

round

Recruitment p

rocesses, policies a

nd Security

processes a

nd services

Med

ium Risk- 5

working d

ays

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h20-M

ar-19

Com

plete

22-Ma

r-19

Forma

l letter presented

to Farm

ers "V

ereeniging" group. G

W4RE letter confirm

s the p

rocesses ap

plied

for recruitment a

nd the

security services in pla

ce.

2018-09-17Yes

Forma

l Com

pla

int A

ngelina

Moha

npersa

dh

Derick M

underoi req

uested H

SE C

onsulting role to BTE. BTE assum

ed it

wa

s procurem

ent and

presented

to G

oldw

ind in June. 17 Sep

t Mund

eroi com

pla

ined a

bout loca

l comm

unities not getting first p

reference to job

opp

ortunities as in his ca

se for HSE

consulting role.

Local ED

expecta

tions

GW

confirmed

position w

as a

lread

y fulfilled

at EPC

Contra

ctor level. Mr M

underoi w

as

not hap

py a

nd w

rote a com

pla

int to the D

OE in this rega

rd. G

oldw

ind hosted

enga

gements in A

shton, Zolani a

nd

Monta

gue and

arra

nged to m

eet with

Mund

eroi to ad

dress m

atter. M

r Mund

eroi w

as not a

vaila

ble a

t any of the d

ates to

meet.

14-21 Da

ys to rectify

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h Sep

-18C

omp

lete27 N

ov - 07 Dec 2018

Gold

wind

arra

nged to m

eet De M

unck, he w

as a

vaila

ble. W

e requested

Na

tasha

to meet

with him

. He confirm

ed his issues w

ere a

dd

ressed w

hen we a

dd

ressed loca

l econom

ic develop

ment of the 3 tow

ns i.e. A

shton, Zolani a

nd M

ontague

2019-03-22Yes

Forma

l Com

pla

int A

ngelina

Moha

npersa

dh

Swellend

am

Spea

kers Office - Bonga

ni Sonq

wenq

we a

dd

ressed the com

munity

comp

laints a

bout the recruitm

ent p

rocesses of Gold

wind

, as som

e of ca

ndid

ates w

ere interviewed

but never

received a

ny feedb

ack.A

s well a

s other ones w

ere told to w

ait for m

edica

l check up

and

crimina

l cleara

nce up until this

far nob

ody com

munica

ted b

ack to

them a

nd they sa

id yet p

eople tha

t were

interviewed

after them

are a

lread

y w

orking Some of them

directly

contacted

the CLO

and

she told them

to w

ait. This w

as the com

pla

int by the

spea

kers office

Job Interview

s

ED m

ana

ger investigated

with C

oncor. The a

ccusations m

ad

e were incorrect. O

nly 2 on the list w

ere contacted

for interviewing a

nd

unforunatley neither of the ca

ndid

ates

cam

e to the interview. Feed

ba

ck wa

s p

resented to the Sp

eakers office in this

regard

on 25 Ma

r 2019

Low Risk - 3

working d

ays

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h 25-M

ar-19

Com

plete

25-Ma

r-19

Gold

wiind

presented

feedb

ack of the

interviews. A

ll the reports m

ad

e by the

comp

laina

nts were fa

lse accord

ing to the ca

ndid

ates interview

ed none of the

comp

laina

ints were interview

ed b

y Concor.

2019-03-20Yes

Wa

rd C

ouncillor Meetings

Angelina

M

ohanp

ersad

h

Na

tasha

and

Jason a

ttended

wa

rd

meeting. C

ouncillor for Bufeljagsrivier

and

Suurbra

ak a

dvised

there are no job

seekers on the d

ata

ba

se from these 2

towns.

Stakehold

er Enga

gements

ED m

ana

ger confirned to BTE tha

t Buffesja

gsriiver is not included

in the com

munity enga

gements. Suurb

raa

k is includ

ed b

ut no job seekers a

re registered

on the da

tab

ase.

14-21 Da

ys to rectify

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h14-17 A

pr 2019

Com

plete

14-17 Ap

r 2019G

oldw

ind w

ill be com

pleting enga

gements a

t Suurb

raa

k to create a

wa

reness job crea

ion a

nd p

rocurmeent.

2019-03-28Yes

Forma

l Com

pla

int N

ata

sha Pla

atjies

Phineas Ba

artm

an w

as rejected

in va

rioius interviews for skilled

role by

Concor, ED

S on the ba

sis of Cirm

inal

records. M

r Baa

rtma

n requests G

oldw

ind

to wa

iver pre-em

ploym

ent criteriaJob

Interviews

GW

4RE is investigated

the ma

tter. Phineas

request not consid

ered d

ue to crimina

l offence of Theft.

14-21 Da

ys to rectify

GW

4REN

othand

o Jali

27-Ma

r-19C

omp

lete09/04/2019

Gold

wind

HR resp

onded

toPhineas highlighting

EPC contra

ct clause 2.1.8.2. tha

t relates to p

re-em

ploym

ent ba

ck ground checks. Phinea

s has

an cha

rge of theft judgem

ent on 15 Ap

ril 2016. G

oldw

ind sees the ca

ndid

ate a

risk to the Excelsior p

roject be it in the ca

pa

city of office or la

bour w

ork.

2019-05-08Yes

RFP vettingN

ata

sha Pla

atjies

EPC C

ontractor RFP for security services

grievance - M

r Rhode is the ow

ner of a

Security Services Com

pa

ny called

Bare

Response, the b

usiness opera

tions is w

ithin 50km of the p

roject rad

ius. Mr

Rhode req

uested a

meeting w

ith G

oldw

ind to a

dd

ress forma

l grievance

regard

ing local com

munity security

comp

anies not b

eing considered

for EPC

contract scop

e of work.

Local ED

expecta

tionsG

W4RE is investiga

ting. Meeting w

as held

w

ith Mr Rhod

e on 2019-05-14.14-21 D

ays to

rectify G

W4RE

Na

tasha

Plaa

tjies2019/05/17

Com

plete

17-Ma

y-19

Na

tasha

and

And

re Bekker (Construction

Ma

nager) m

et with M

r Rhoode. A

ndre

expla

ined to M

r Rhoode the eva

luation criteria

tha

t wa

s required

in order to q

ualify for security

scope of w

ork, and

unfortunately M

r Rhode's

prop

osal d

id not m

eet the criteria. M

r Rhoode

acknow

ledged

the feedb

ack.

APPENDIX D PERMIT TO PLUCK PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED FLORA CHECKLIST

PageC

onditionN

umber

YesN

o

3Stand

ard1

The holder of this perm

it shall return it together with a return of the

species flora and the num

ber of each species which he/she plucked

thereund

er, to the Chief Executive O

fficer, Western C

ape Nature

Conservation Board

, Private bag X29, Gatesville, 7766, w

ithin fourteen d

ays from the expiry thereof.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

3Stand

ard2

THIS PERMIT IS SUBJEC

T TO SPEC

IAL C

ON

DITIO

NS

N/A

Note

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

1

THE MA

NA

GER O

F THE RELEVA

NT C

ON

SERVA

TION

AREA

(S) (IF AN

Y) M

UST BE INFO

RMED

TIMEO

USLY BEFORE A

NY C

ON

SERVA

TION

AREA

IS EN

TERED FO

R CO

LLECTIN

G O

R RESEARC

H PURPOSES A

ND

THE M

AN

AG

ER'S WRITTEN

PERMISSIO

N TO

ENTER SUC

H RESERVE M

UST BE A

QUIRED

BEFOREHA

ND

. THIS PERMIT D

OES N

OT G

RAN

T THE PERMIT

HOLD

ER AUTO

MA

TIC A

CC

ESS TO A

NY N

ATURE RESERV

E, C

ON

SERVA

TION

AREA

, WILD

ERNESS A

REA A

ND

/ OR STA

TE FOREST.

AN

Y OTHER / FUTHER C

ON

DITIO

NS O

R RESTICTIO

NS THA

T THE M

AN

AG

ER MA

Y STIPULATE A

T HIS/HER DISC

RETION

MUST A

LSO BE

AD

HERED TO

. THE PERMIT M

UST BE AV

ALA

BLE TO BE SHO

WN

ON

D

EMA

ND

.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

2

The owner of any other land

concerned (be it privately or publicly

owned

land) m

ust give WRITTEN

consent allowing the perm

it holder

to enter said property to collect flora / fauna. This w

ritten permission

must reflect the full nam

e and ad

dress of the property ow

ner (or of the person authorised

to grant such permission), the full nam

e and

add

ress of the person to whom

the permission is granted

and the

number and

species of the flora / fauna, the date or d

ates on which

such flora / fauna may be picked

/ collected and

the land in

respect of which perm

ission is granted. C

opies of this written

permission m

ust be mad

e available to the Western cape N

ature C

onservation Board upon request.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

3

Type-specimens

ofany

newly

described

/d

iscoveredspecies

orother

taxoncollected

must

belod

gedw

itha

recognisedSouth

African

scientificinstitution

/m

useum/

herbarium(preferably

within

theProvince

ofWestern

Cape)w

heresuch

materialw

illbeavailable

toother

researchers.For

everyflora

specimen

collectedon

aW

esternC

apeN

atureC

onservationBoard

HerbariumatJonkershoek

(c/o MJ Sim

pson, Private Bag X5014, Stellenbosch 7599).

P3

Nine new

species were d

iscovered and

the d

epartment w

as mad

e aware of this.

The departm

ent has amend

ed the current

permit and

add

ed the new

ly found

species to the permit.

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

4

A list of all collected

specimens / m

aterial including the; species

name, the num

ber collected, the collection d

ata and the precise

locality of the collection must be subm

itted w

ithin 14 days from

the d

ate of expiry of your permit to The C

hief Executive Officer:

CapeN

ature, Private Bag X29, Gatesville, 7766.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

5

The maxim

um num

ber of specimens per species specified

in the perm

it (if t all) may not be exceed

ed w

ithout the prior permission of

The Chief Executive O

fficer: Western C

ape Nature C

onservation Board

.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

6For projects of m

ore than one year's duration a progress report m

ust be subm

itted to The C

hief Executive Officer: W

estern Cape N

ature C

onservation Board before 31 D

ecember of each year.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

7

One copy of all com

pleted reports, publications, or articles

(including books, vid

eos, CD

s, DV

Ds etc.) resulting from

the project / collection m

ust be submitted

to The Chief Executive O

ffice: Western

Cape N

ature Conservation Board

free of charge.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Location

Permit To Pluck Protected and Unprotected Flora - C

N37-28-4821

PERMIT TO

PLUCK PRO

TECTED A

ND UN

PROTEC

TED FLORA

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE

PERIOD: July 2019


CO


ane - Savannah Environmental (EC

O)

ResponsibilityTim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

If no, corrective action taken/required


1 2019/07/30

PageC

onditionN

umber

YesN

oLocation

Permit To Pluck Protected and Unprotected Flora - C

N37-28-4821

ResponsibilityTim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment


4Special

8Should

a report, publication, article or thesis arise from this project /

collection, an acknowled

gement to W

estern Cape N

ature C

onservation Board m

ust be included

.P

3O

wner &

EPC

contractor

4Special

9The Forest A

ct of 1984 (Act 122 of 1984) and

regulations, the Nature

Conservation O

rdinance, 1974 (O

rdinance 19 of 1974) and

all regulations in term

s of the Ord

inance must be ad

hered to.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

10

Should it be envisaged

to export any material / specim

ens across the bound

aries of the Western C

ape province, an export permit w

ill be required

in respect of certain species and a further application form

w

ill have to be completed

. The permit hold

er must confirm

with the

Western cape N

ature Conservation Board

whether an export perm

it is require BEFO

RE exporting any material / specim

ens from the

Western C

ape Province.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

11

No species that appear on the Red

Data List or species listed

as end

angered in term

s of the Nature C

onservation Ord

inance, 1974 (O

rdinance 19 of 1974) m

ay be collected, except for those

mentioned

on the permit.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

12

Unless otherwise specifically ind

icated in w

riting, no material or

specimens collected

with this perm

it or material or specim

ens bred

or propagated, from

material or specim

ens collected w

ith this perm

it, may be d

onated, sold

or used for any com

mercial purpose

by any party.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

13IF A

PPLICA

BLE, ETHICS C

LEARA

NC

E MUST BE A

CQ

UIRED FRO

M YO

UR RESEA

RCH IN

STITUTE PRIOR C

OLLEC

TION

.P

3O

wner &

EPC

contractor

14TO

TAL SC

ORE

42A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

100,0




compliance)





2 2019/07/30

APPENDIX E MANAGEMENT PLANS CHECKLIST

YesN

oSoil loss w

ill be grea

ter during w

et period

s than d

ry period

s. Intense rainfall

events outside of the w

et season, such a

s occasiona

l summ

er thunder storm

s ca

n also ca

use significant soil loss. Therefore p

recautions to p

revent erosion should

be p

resent throughout the year.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Soils loss will b

e greater on steep

er slopes. Ensure tha

t steep slop

es are not

devegeta

ted a

nd sub

sequently b

ecome hyd

rophob

ic (i.e. have increa

sed

runoff and

a d

ecreased

infiltration ra

te) increasing the erosion p

otential.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Soil loss is related

to the length of time tha

t soils are exp

osed p

rior to reha

bilita

tion or stab

ilisation. Therefore the ga

p b

etween construction

activities a

nd reha

bilita

tion should b

e minim

ised. Pha

sed construction a

nd

progressive reha

bilita

tion are therefore im

porta

nt elements of the erosion

control strategy.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The extent of disturb

ance w

ill influence the risk and

consequences of erosion.

Therefore site clearing should

be restricted

to area

s required

for construction p

urposes only. A

s far as p

ossible, la

rge area

s should not b

e cleared

at a

one tim

e, especia

lly in area

s where the risk of erosion is higher.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Road

s should b

e pla

nned a

nd constructed

in a m

anner w

hich minim

ises their erosion p

otential. Roa

ds should

therefore follow the contour a

s far as p

ossible.

Road

s pa

rallel to the slop

e direction should

be a

voided

as far a

s possib

le.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Where necessa

ry, new roa

ds constructed

should includ

e wa

ter diversion

structures present w

ith energy dissip

ation fea

tures present to slow

and

disp

erse the w

ater into the receiving a

rea.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Road

s and

other disturb

ed a

reas should

be regula

rly monitored

for erosion. A

ny erosion prob

lems record

ed should

be rectified

as soon a

s possib

le and

m

onitored therea

fter to ensure that they d

o not re-occur. P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Com

pa

cted a

reas should

have a

deq

uate d

raina

ge systems to a

void p

ooling a

nd surfa

ce flow. H

eavy m

achinery should

not comp

act those a

reas w

hich a

re not intended

to be com

pa

cted a

s this will result in com

pa

cted

hydrop

hobic, w

ater rep

ellent soils which increa

se the erosion potentia

l of the a

rea. W

here comp

action d

oes occur, the area

s should b

e ripp

ed.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2Erosion

Ma

nagem

ent Plan,

pg. 2

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

EROSIO

N M

AN

AG

EMEN

T PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Location Environm


ompliance

Timefram

eResponsibility

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

PERIOD: July 2019


CO



O)

EROSIO

N M

AN

AG

EMEN

T PLAN

Com

ment


Score

YesN

oLocation


Com

plianceTim

eframe

ResponsibilityC

omm

entIf no, corrective action

taken/requiredScore

All b

are a

reas should

be revegeta

ted w

ith ap

prop

riate loca

lly occurring sp

ecies, to bind

the soil and

limit erosion p

otential.

N/A

There are currently no b

are a

reas tha

t req

uire revegetation, once such a

reas

are found

mitiga

tion must b

e put in

pla

ce.

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Silt fences should b

e used w

here there is a d

anger of top

soil or ma

terial

stockpiles erod

ing and

entering stream

s and

other sensitive area

s.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Ga

bions a

nd other sta

bilisa

tion features should

be used

on steep slop

es and

other a

reas vulnera

ble to erosion to m

inimise erosion risk a

s far a

s possib

le.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Activity a

t the site after la

rge rainfa

ll events when the soils a

re wet a

nd erosion

risk is increased

should b

e reduced

.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctorTop

soil should b

e removed

and

stored sep

ara

tely during construction

activities, a

nd should

be rea

pp

lied w

here ap

prop

riate a

s soon as p

ossible in

order to encoura

ge and

facilitate ra

pid

regeneration of the na

tural vegeta

tion on clea

red a

reas (w

here ap

plica

ble – not a

pp

licab

le to farm

land

/ a

gricultural a

reas).

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Regular m

onitoring of the site for erosion prob

lems d

uring construction (ongoing) a

nd op

eration (a

t least tw

ice annua

lly) is recomm

ended

, p

articula

rly after la

rge summ

er thunderstorm

s have b

een experienced

.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Erosion control mea

sures to be im

plem

ented b

efore and

during the

construction period

, including the fina

l stormw

ater control m

easures (p

ost construction).

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The location, a

rea/extent (m

²/ha) a

nd sp

ecifications of a

ll temp

orary a

nd

perm

anent w

ater m

ana

gement structures or sta

bilisa

tion method

s must b

e ind

icated

within the Storm

wa

ter Ma

nagem

ent Plan.

O0

The EPC ha

s a d

raft d

ocument in

pla

ce while a

wa

iting final d

esign a

pp

roval

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

An onsite Engineer or Environm

ental O

fficer to be resp

onsible for ensuring

imp

lementa

tion of the erosion control mea

sures on site during the construction

period

.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

The Develop

er holds ultim

ate resp

onsibility for rem

edia

l action in the event

that the a

pp

roved storm

wa

ter pla

n is not correctly or ap

prop

riately

imp

lemented

and

da

ma

ge to the environment is ca

used.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

17TO

TAL SC

ORE

48A

S AV

ERAG

E2,8

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

94,1

Each elem


ing ba

sis:3 - b

est pra

ctice/full comp

liance

2 - satisfa

ctory (viz >50% com

plia

nce)1 - unsa


plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 4

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 4

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 4

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 4

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 3

YesN

oThe Environm

ental Officer m

ust develop, im

plement and

maintain a w

aste inventory reflecting all w

aste generated d

uring construction for both general and

hazardous w

aste streams.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Construction m

ethod and

materials should

be carefully considered

in view of

waste red

uction, re-use, and recycling opportunities.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Once a w

aste inventory has been established, targets for recovery of w

aste (m

inimisation, re-use, recycling) should

be set.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Each subcontractor must im

plement their ow

n waste recycling system

, i.e. separate bins for food

waste, plastics, paper, w

ood, glass, card

board, m

etals, etc.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Portable toilets must be m

onitored and

maintained

daily.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorBelow

ground storage of septic tanks, if installed

, must w

ithstand the external

forces of the surrounding environm

ent. The area above the tank must be

dem

arcated to prevent any vehicles or heavy m

achinery from d

riving around

the area.

N/A

The Contractor w

ill be using an above-ground

conversancy tank

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Waste collection bins and

hazardous w

aste containers must be provid

ed by

the principal contractor and placed

at various areas around site for the

storage of organic, recyclable and hazard

ous waste.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

A d

edicated

waste area m

ust be established on site for the storage of all

waste stream

s, before removal from

site.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Hazardous w

aste must be stored

within a bund

ed area constructed

according

to SABS requirem

ents. The volume of w

aste stored in the bund

s must not

exceed 110%

of the bund capacity.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The location of all temporary w

aste storage areas must aim

to minim

ise the potential for im

pact on the surrounding environm

ent, including prevention of

contaminated

runoff, seepage, and verm

in control.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Waste storage shall be in accord

ance with all Regulations and

best-practice guid

elines and und

er no circumstances m

ay waste be burnt on site.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Vegetation rem

oved from

the site must be chipped

, removed

from the site

and d

isposed of at an appropriate w

aste disposal facility or used

as mulch on

site.N

/AN

o vegetation has required

chipping and d

isposal.C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Waste

Managem

ent W

aste M

anagement

Plan, pg. 4W

aste M

anagement

Plan, pg. 4W

aste M

anagement

Plan, pg. 4W

aste M

anagement

Plan, pg. 4

WA

STE MA

NA

GEM

ENT PLA

N - C

HECKLIST FO

R EXCELSIO

R WIN

D FAC

ILITY AN

D POW

ERLINE, W

ESTERN C

APE

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Waste

Managem

ent

Com

ment


Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Waste

Managem

ent

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Location Environm


ompliance

Timefram

eResponsibility

WA

STE MA

NA

GEM

ENT PLA

N

PERIOD: July 2019


CO



O)

Score

YesN

oC

omm


taken/requiredLocation


Com

plianceTim

eframe

ResponsibilityScore

A d

edicated

waste m

anagement team

must be appointed

by the principal contractor’s EO

, whom

will be responsible for ensuring the continuous sorting

of waste and

maintenance of the area. The w

aste managem

ent team m

ust be trained

in all areas of waste m

anagement and

monitored

by the EO.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

All w

aste removed

from site m

ust be done so by a registered

/ licensed

subcontractor, whom

must supply inform

ation regarding how

waste recycling/

disposal w

ill be achieved. The registered

subcontractor must provid

e waste

manifests for all rem

ovals at least once a month.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The position of all waste storage areas m

ust be located aw

ay from w

ater courses and

ensure minim

al degrad

ation to the environment. The m

ain waste

storage area must have a suitable storm

water system

separating clean and

dirty storm

water.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Waste storage areas m

ust be under roof or the w

aste storage containers must

be covered w

ith tarpaulins (or similar m

aterial) to prevent the ingress of water.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Collection bins placed

around site and

at subcontractors’ camps m

ust be m

aintained and

emptied

on a regular basis by the principal contractor.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Waste m

ust be stored in d

esignated containers and

not on the ground.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Inspections and m

aintenance of bunds m

ust be undertaken d

aily. Bunds m

ust be inspected

for leaks or cracks in the foundation and

walls.

O1

Dam

aged d

rip trays as well as d

rip trays w

ithout caps are currently being used

under som

e of the plant on site.

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

It is assumed

that any rainwater collected

inside the bund

is contaminated

and

must be rem

oved and

stored as hazard

ous waste, and

not released into

the environment. If any leaks occur in the bund

, these must be rem

oved

imm

ediately.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Waste generated

on site must be rem

oved on a regular basis, as d

etermined

by the EO

. This frequency may change d

uring construction depend

ing on w

aste volumes generated

at different stages of the construction process.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Waste m

ust be removed

by a suitably qualified contractor and

disposed

at an appropriately licensed

landfill site. Proof of appropriate d

isposal must be

provided

by the contractor.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Docum

entation (waste m

anifest, certificate of issue or safe disposal) m

ust be kept d

etailing the quantity, nature, and fate of any regulated

waste for aud

it purposes.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Waste m

anagement m

ust form part of the m

onthly reporting requirements in

terms of volum

es generated, types, storage and

final disposal.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Training and aw

areness regarding w

aste managem

ent shall be provided

to all em

ployees and contractors as part of the toolbox talks or on-site aw

areness sessions.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

23TO

TAL SC

ORE

67A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

97,1






compliance)


Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

YesN

oBefore beginning w

ork on site, topsoil (0-25 cm) should

be stripped from

all a

reas tha

t w

ill be disturbed

by construction activities. A

ppropriate equipm

ent must be used

and

a

ppropriate w

ork practices m

ust be implem

ented for soil stripping a

s misha

ndling soil

can ha

ve an a

dverse effect on its properties.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Topsoil should be stripped

in the driest cond

ition possible.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Topsoil must be reta

ined on site in ord

er to be used in site reha

bilitation. The correct

hand

ling of the topsoil layer is in m

ost cases the key to reha

bilitation success.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Topsoil and

subsoil layers m

ust never be mixed

. The mixture of topsoil w

ith the deeper

sterile soil hinders the germ

ination of seed

s which a

re buried too d

eep in the soil layer.

Mixture of soil la

yers also lea

ds to the d

ilution of nutrient levels which a

re at highest

concentration w

ithin the topsoil, resulting in lower levels of nutrients a

vaila

ble for new

seedlings.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

To enable soil to be reused

on site at a

later sta

ge, it needs to be stored

in tempora

ry stockpiles to m

inimise a

ny da

ma

ge or loss of function. Stockpiles should not be higher

than 2m

. Alterna

tively topsoil berms ca

n be created

on the site bounda

ries. There a

re a num

ber of importa

nt considera

tions when crea

ting stockpiles - including soil

erosion, pollution to wa

tercourses and

the risk of flooding. These w

ill be affected

by the size, height a

nd m

ethod of form

ing stockpiles, and

how they a

re protected a

nd

ma

intained

.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Topsoil must be stored

separa

tely from other soil in hea

ps until construction in an a

rea

is complete.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

The dura

tion of topsoil storage should

be minim

ised a

s far a

s possible. Storing topsoil for long period

s lead

s to seed ba

nk depletion follow

ing germina

tion during stora

ge, a

nd a

noxic conditions d

evelop inside la

rge stockpile heaps.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

SOIL M

AN

AG

EMEN

T PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE

SOIL M

AN

AG

EMEN

T PLAN

PERIOD: July 2019


CO



O)


Timefram

eEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm


taken/required

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3


5 2019/07/30

YesN

oResponsibility

Location Tim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment


On m

any sites subsoil w

ill not need to be stripped

but merely protected

from d

am

age.

How

ever, on other sites it might need

to be tempora

rily removed

. Where subsoil is

required to be stripped

, this should be und

ertaken before com

mencem

ent of construction from

all a

reas tha

t are to be d

isturbed by construction a

ctivities or driven

over by vehicles.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Subsoil stripping depths d

epend on the correct id

entification of the sub-soil types on

an a

d-hoc ba

sis, where no form

al survey d

ata

exists.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

To enable soil to be reused

on site at a

later sta

ge, it needs to be stored

in tempora

ry stockpiles to m

inimise a

ny da

ma

ge or loss of function. There are a

number of

importa

nt considera

tions when crea

ting stockpiles - including soil erosion, pollution to

wa

tercourses and

the risk of flooding. These w

ill be affected

by the size, height and

m

ethod of form

ing stockpiles, and

how they a

re protected a

nd m

ainta

ined.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

All stockpiles m

ust be positioned a

wa

y from d

raina

ge lines.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Sedim

ent fencing should be erected

dow

nslope of all stockpiles to intercept a

ny sed

iment a

nd upslope runoff should

be diverted

aw

ay from

stockpiles.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

12TO

TAL SC

ORE

36A

S AV

ERAG

E36,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

100,0

3 - best practice/full com

pliance

2 - satisfa

ctory (viz >50% com

pliance)

1 - unsatisfa

ctory (viz <50% com

pliance)

0 - nothing in place

n/a - not a

pplicable

Each elem


ing basis:

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3


6 2019/07/30

YesN

oA

prevention strategy should be consid

ered and

established, includ

ing regular surveys and

monitoring for invasive alien plants, effective rehabilitation of d

isturbed areas and

prevention of unnecessary d

isturbance of natural areas. P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Monitoring plans should

be developed

which are d

esigned to id

entify Invasive Alien

Plant Species shortly after they arrive in the project area. Keeping up to date on w

hich w

eeds are an im

med

iate threat to the site is important, but efforts should

be planned to

update this inform

ation on a regular basis.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

When new

Invasive Alien Plant Species are record

ed on site, an im

med

iate response of locating the site for future m

onitoring and either hand

‐pulling the weed

s or an application of a suitable herbicid

e should be planned

. P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

If any alien invasive plants are found to becom

e established on site, action plans for their

control should be d

eveloped, d

epending on the size of the infestations, bud

gets, m

anpower consid

erations and tim

e. Separate plans of control actions should be

developed

for each location and/or each species.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Appropriate registered

chemicals and

other possible control agents should be

considered

in the action plans for each site/species. P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Alien control program

s are long-term m

anagement projects and

should includ

e a clearing plan w

hich includes follow

up actions for rehabilitation of the cleared area.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Different species require d

ifferent clearing method

s such as manual, chem

ical or biological m

ethods or a com

bination of both. Care should

however be taken that the

clearing method

s used d

o not encourage further invasion. As such, regard

less of the m

ethods used

, disturbance to the soil should

be kept to a minim

um.

N/A

Note

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Me

cha

nica

l Co

ntrol. This entails d

amaging or rem

oving the plant by physical action. D

ifferent techniques could be used

, e.g. uprooting, felling, slashing, mow

ing, ringbarking or bark stripping. This control option is only really feasible in sparse infestations or on sm

all scale, and

for controlling species that do not coppice after cutting. Species that tend

to coppice, need

to have the cut stumps or coppice grow

th treated w

ith herbicides

following the m

echanical treatment. M

echanical control is labour intensive and

therefore expensive, and could

cause severe soil disturbance and

erosion.

N/A

No rem

oval of alien and invasive

species has occurred on site.

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Che

mic

al C

ontro

l. Although it is usually preferable to use m

anual clearing method

s w

here possible, such method

s may create ad

ditional d

isturbance which stim

ulates alien invasion and

may also be ineffective for m

any wood

y species which resprout. W

here herbicid

es are to be used, the im

pact of the operation on the natural environment

should be m

inimised

by observing the following:

N/A

The Contractor d

oes not store any herbicid

esC

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

* Area contam

ination must be m

inimised

by careful, accurate application with a

minim

um am

ount of herbicide to achieve good

control.N

/AThe C

ontractor does not store any

herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor* A

ll care must be taken to prevent contam

ination of any water bod

ies. This includes d

ue care in storage, application, cleaning equipm

ent and d

isposal of containers, product

and spray m

ixtures.N

/AThe C


herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Com

ment


Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

ALIEN

PLAN

T MA

NA

GEM

ENT PLA

N - C

HECKLIST FO

R EXCELSIO

R WIN

D FAC

ILITY AN

D POW

ERLINE, W

ESTERN C

APE

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent A

lien Plant and O

pen Space M

anagement

Plan, pg. 3

ALIEN

PLAN

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PERIOD: July 2019


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Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

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Location Environm


ompliance

ScoreTim

eframe

Responsibility

YesN

oC

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Com

plianceScore

Timefram

eResponsibility

* Equipment should

be washed

where there is no d

anger of contaminating w

ater sources and

washings carefully d

isposed of in a suitable site.

N/A

The Contractor d


esC

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

* To avoid d

amage to ind

igenous or other desirable vegetation, prod

ucts should be

selected that w

ill have the least effect on non-target vegetation.N

/AThe C


herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

* Coarse d

roplet nozzles should be fitted

to avoid d

rift onto neighbouring vegetation.N

/AThe C


herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor* The appropriate health and

safety procedures should

also be followed

regarding the

storage, handling and

disposal of herbicid

es.N

/AThe C


herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorC

ontractors using herbicides need

to have a valid Pest C

ontrol Operators License

(limited

weed

s controller) according to the Fertilizer, Farm

Feeds, A

gricultural Remed

ies and

Stock Remed

ies Act (A

ct No. 36 of 1947). This is regulated

by the Departm

ent of A

griculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

N/A

The Contractor d


es on site. But if required a

PCO

with a license w

ill be requested

.

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Biologicalweed

controlconsistsin

theuse

ofnaturalenem

iesto

reduce

thevigour

orreprod

uctivepotential

ofan

invasivealien

plant.Biological

controlagents

include

insects,m

ites,and

micro‐organism

ssuch

asfungi

orbacteria.

Theyusually

attackspecific

partsofthe

plant,eitherthereprod

uctiveorgans

directly

(flowerbud

s,flowers

orfruit)

ortheseed

safterthey

haved

ropped.

Thestress

causedby

thebiologicalcontrol

agentmay

killaplantoutrightoritm

ightimpacton

theplantsreprod

uctivecapacity.

Incertain

instances,the

reproductive

capacityis

reduced

tozero

andthe

populationis

effectively sterilised. A

ll of these outcomes w

ill help to reduce the spread

of the species.

N/A

Note

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Establish an ongoing monitoring program

me for construction phase to d

etect and

quantify any alien species that may becom

e established and

identify the problem

species.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Alien vegetation regrow

th on areas disturbed

by construction must be im

med

iately controlled

once recorded

throughout the entire site during construction and

operation.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Care m

ust be taken to avoid the introd

uction of alien invasive plant species to the site. Particular attention m

ust be paid to im

ported m

aterial such as building sand

or dirty

earth‐moving equipm

ent. Stockpiles should be checked

regularly and any w

eeds

emerging from

material stockpiles should

be removed

.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Cleared

areas that have become invad

ed by alien species can be sprayed

with

appropriate herbicides provid

ed that these are such that break d

own on contact w

ith the soil. Resid

ual herbicides should

not be used.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The effectiveness of vegetation control varies seasonally and this is also likely to im

pact alien species. C

ontrol early in the wet season w

ill allow species to re-grow

and follow

-up control is likely to be required

. It is tempting to leave control until late in the w

et season to avoid

follow-up control. How

ever, this may allow

alien species to set seed before

control and hence w

ill not contribute toward

s reducing alien species abund

ance. Therefore, vegetation control should

be aimed

at the mid

dle of the w

et season, with a

follow-up event tow

ards the end

of the wet season. There are no exact d

ates that can be specified

here as each season is unique and m

anagement m

ust therefore respond

according to the state and

progression of the vegetation.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

YesN

oC

omm




Com

plianceScore

Timefram

eResponsibility

Alien m

anagement is an iterative process and

it may require repeated

control efforts to significantly red

uce the abundance of a species. This is often d

ue to the presence of large and

persistent seed banks. How

ever, repeated control usually results in rapid

d

ecline once seed banks becom

e depleted

.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Regular vegetation control to reduce plant biom

ass within the site should

be cond

ucted. This should

be timed

so as to coincide w

ith the critical growth phases of the

most im

portant alien species on site. This will significantly red

uce the cost of alien m

anagement as this should

contribute toward

s the control of the dom

inant alien species and

add

itional targeted control w

ill be required only for a lim

ited num

ber of species.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

No alien species should

be cultivated on-site. If vegetation is required

for aesthetic purposes, then non-invasive, w

ater-wise locally-occurring species should

be used.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

During operation, surveys for alien species should

be conducted

regularly. It is recom

mend

ed that this be und

ertaken every 6 months for the first tw

o years after construction and

annually thereafter. All aliens id

entified should

be cleared using

appropriate means.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Photographic records m

ust be kept of areas to be cleared prior to w

ork starting and at

regular intervals during initial clearing activities. Sim

ilarly, photographic records should

be kept of the area from

imm

ediately before and

after follow‐up clearing activities.

Rehabilitation processes must also be record

ed.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Simple record

s must be kept of d

aily operations, e.g. area/location cleared, labour units

and, if ever used

, the amount of herbicid

e used.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorIt is im

portant that, if monitoring results in d

etection of invasive alien plants, that this leads

to imm

ediate action.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor18

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Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 7

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent A

lien Plant and O

pen Space M

anagement

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 7

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 7

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

YesN

oA

ll equipment refuelling, servicing and

maintenance activities should

only be und

ertaken within appropriately sealed

designated

areas.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

All m

aintenance materials, oils, grease, lubricants, etc. should

be stored in a

designated

area in an appropriate storage container.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

No refuelling, storage, servicing, or m

aintenance of equipment should

take place w

ithin 50m of d

rainage lines or sensitive environmental resources in ord

er to red

uce the risk of contamination by spills.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

No refuelling or servicing should

be undertaken w

ithout absorbent material or

drip pans properly placed

to contain spilled fuel.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Any fluid

s drained

from the m

achinery during servicing should

be collected in

leak-proof containers and taken to an appropriate d

isposal or recycling facility.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Chem

ical toilets used d

uring construction must not be placed

within 50m

of d

rainage lines or sensitive environmental resources in ord

er to reduce the risk of

contamination by spills. These facilities m

ust be regularly cleaned. C

hemicals

used in toilets are also hazard

ous to the environment and

must be controlled

. Portable chem

ical toilets could overflow

if not pumped

regularly or they could

spill if dropped

or overturned d

uring moving. C

are and d

ue diligence should

be taken at all tim

es.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Contact d

etails of emergency services and

HazMat Response C

ontractors are to be clearly d

isplayed on the site. A

ll staff are to be mad

e aware of these

details and

must be fam

iliar with the proced

ures for notification in the event of an em

ergency.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

On m

any sites subsoil will not need

to be stripped but m

erely protected from

d

amage. How

ever, on other sites it might need

to be temporarily rem

oved.

Where subsoil is required

to be stripped, this should

be undertaken before

comm

encement of construction from

all areas that are to be disturbed

by construction activities or d

riven over by vehicles.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

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Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 4

Timefram

eResponsibility

Photo record ref N

o/Doc No

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 2

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 2

Com

ment


Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Location Environm


ompliance

Score

EMERG

ENC

Y RESPON

SE PLAN

PERIOD: July 2019


CO



O)

EMERG

ENC

Y RESPON

SE PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE

YesN

oIm

med

iately a

fter repla

cing topsoil in d

isturbed

area

s, the soil surface must b

e revegeta

ted w

ith a suita

ble p

lant cover.

N/A

The Project is currently not in the Reha

bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctorIt is exp

ected tha

t soil seed b

anks of ind

igenous vegetation w

ill be p

resent to initia

te initial vegeta

tion cover. How

ever, simp

ly ap

plying this top

soil to a w

ell p

repa

red reha

bilita

tion site does not result in the sa

me sp

ecies richness and

d

iversity as the surround

ing area

s. In some a

reas the na

tural regenera

tion of the vegeta

tion ma

y be p

oor and

the ap

plica

tion of seed to enha

nce vegetation

recovery ma

y be req

uired.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Where p

ossible, seed

should b

e collected from

pla

nts present a

t the site during

pla

nt rescue opera

tions. Indigenous seed

s ma

y also b

e harvested

for purp

oses of re-vegeta

tion in area

s that a

re free of alien or inva

sive vegetation, either a

t the site p

rior to cleara

nce or from suita

ble neighb

ouring sites.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Seed collection should

be und

ertaken b

y a suita

bly q

ualified

specia

list who is

fam

iliar w

ith the various seed

types a

ssociated

with the p

lant sp

ecies and

reha

bilita

tion in the area

.N

/AThe Project is currently not in the Reha

bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Seed collection m

ay b

e done throughout the yea

r as seed

ripens, b

ut can a

lso be

restricted to sum

mer, w

hen a la

rge am

ount of the perennia

l seed should

have

ripened

. The collection of unripe seed

s will red

uce the percenta

ge germina

tion thereb

y reducing the effectiveness of the reha

bilita

tion efforts. Seeds should

be

stored in p

ap

er or canva

s ba

gs dusted

with insecticid

e, and

sown a

t the onset of the ra

iny season.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Seed ca

n be sow

n onto the soil, but should

prefera

bly b

e ap

plied

in conjunction w

ith mea

sures to imp

rove seedling surviva

l such as sca

rification of the soil surface

or simulta

neous ap

plica

tion of mulch. A

dd

itional orga

nic ma

terial m

ay b

e ad

ded

to the soil m

ix, if required

, to assist w

ith wa

ter retention during the ea

rly stages of

seedling esta

blishm

ent.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n,

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 3

Com

ment


REVEGETA

TION

AN

D REHABILITA

TION

PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 3

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 3

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 3

REVEGETA

TION

AN

D REHABILITA

TION

PLAN

PERIOD: July 2019


CO



O)

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 3

Location Environm


ompliance

ScoreTim

eframe

Responsibility

YesN

oC

omm




Com

plianceScore

Timefram

eResponsibility

It should b

e ensured tha

t the seed m

ix is as d

iverse as p

ossible in the first sea

son. A

fter the first season, w

hen pioneer p

lant com

munities ha

ve successfully esta

blished

, attem

pts should

be m

ad

e to re-sow a

nd rep

lant the a

rea w

ith more

perennia

l and

wood

y species. It is a

process tha

t will req

uire several follow

-ups.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Planting is d

epend

ent on species involved

. Planting of sp

ecies recomm

ended

for reha

bilita

tion should b

e carried

out as fa

r as is p

ractica

ble to coincid

e with the

onset of the first significant ra

ins. In general how

ever, pla

nting should com

mence

as soon a

s possib

le after construction is com

pleted

in order to m

inimise the

potentia

l for erosion.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

The final vegeta

tion cover should resem

ble the origina

l (non-encroached

and

ind

igenous) vegetation com

position a

nd structure a

s far a

s pra

cticab

ly possib

le.N


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Progressive rehab

ilitation is a

n imp

ortant elem

ent of the rehab

ilitation stra

tegy and

should

be im

plem

ented w

here feasib

le. Re-vegetation of d

isturbed

surfaces must

occur imm

edia

tely after construction a

ctivities are com

pleted

.N


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Once revegeta

ted, a

reas should

be p

rotected to p

revent tram

pling a

nd erosion.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctorN

o construction equip

ment, vehicles or una

uthorised p

ersonnel should b

e a

llowed

onto area

s that ha

ve been vegeta

ted.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctorW

here rehab

ilitation sites a

re located

within a

ctively grazed

area

s, they should b

e fenced

.N


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Fencing should b

e removed

once a sound

vegetative cover ha

s been a

chieved.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctorA

ny runnels, erosion channels or w

ash a

lwa

ys develop

ing after revegeta

tion should

be b

ackfilled

and

consolida

ted a

nd the a

reas restored

to a p

roper sta

ble

condition.

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Re-vegetated

area

s should b

e monitored

every 4 months for the first 12 m

onths follow

ing construction.N


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Re-vegetated

area

sshow

ingina

deq

uate

surface

coverage

(lesstha

n20%

within

12 months a

fter re-vegetation) should

be p

repa

red a

nd re-vegeta

ted;

N/A


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Any a

reas show

ing erosion, should b

e re-contoured a

nd seed

ed w

ith indigenous

grasses or other loca

lly occurring species w

hich grow q

uickly.N


bilita

tion pha

se.C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

0TO

TAL SC

ORE

N/A

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 3

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 5

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 5

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 5

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 4

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, Revegeta

tion and

Reha

bilita

tion Plan,

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, Revegeta

tion and

Reha

bilita

tion Plan,

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 5

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 4

Revegetation a

nd

Rehab

ilitation Pla

n, p

g. 3

YesN

oSpecies ca

n be removed from

their original habitat with m

inimal dam

age to the pla

nt, especially the roots.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

All pla

nts removed a

re safely stored and

treated a

ccording to their specific requirem

ents prior to being transplanted aga

in.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

They are relocated into a suitable habitat and

protected from further

dam

age and all disturbances to aid their re-establishm

ent.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Timing of pla

nting activities is planned w

ith the onset of the growing season.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Steps are taken w

here necessary to a

id the initial establishment of

vegetation, including occasiona

l wa

tering.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

A perm

it is required to translocate or destroy any listed and

protected species even if they do not lea

ve the property. This permit should be obtained prior

to any sea

rch and

rescue operations being undertaken.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Where suita

ble species are identified, a sea

rch and

rescue operation of these species should be undertaken w

ithin the development footprint prior to the

comm

encement of construction.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

As fa

r as possible, tim

ing of search and rescue a

ctivities should be planned w

ith the onset of the growing season.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n,

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Com

ment


PLAN

T SEARC

H AN

D PROTEC

TION

PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

PLAN

T SEARC

H AN

D PROTEC

TION

PLAN

PERIOD: July 2019


CO



O)

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Location Environm


ompliance

ScoreTim

eframe

Responsibility

YesN

oC

omm

entIf no, corrective action taken/required

Location Environm


ompliance

ScoreTim

eframe

Responsibility

Affected individua

ls should be translocated to a sim

ilar habita

t outside of the

development footprint and

ma

rked for monitoring purposes. For ea

ch individua

l plant tha

t is rescued, the plant must be photogra

phed before rem

oval, tagged w

ith a unique num

ber or code and a latitude longitude

position recorded using a hand

‐held GPS device.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

The rescued plants must be pla

nted into a conta

iner to be housed within a

temporary nursery on site or im

media

tely planted into the target ha

bitat. P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Rescued plants, if re‐pla

nted back in the w

ild, should be placed a

s close as possible to w

here they were origina

lly removed. Re

‐planting into the wild

must ca

use as little disturba

nce as possible to existing natural ecosystem

s. The position of the rescued individual/s m

ust be recorded to aid in future m

onitoring of that pla

nt.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

During construction, the EC

O m

ust monitor vegetation clearing a

t the site. A

ny deviations from the pla

ns that may be required should first be checked

for listed species by the ECO

or Environmenta

l Officer and

any listed species

present which a

re able to survive transloca

tion should be translocated to a

safe site.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Any listed species suita

ble for translocation observed within the developm

ent footprint that w

ere not previously observed be translocated to a safe site.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The collecting of plants or their parts should be strictly forbidden. Staff should

be informed of the legal a

nd conservation a

spects of harvesting plants from

the w

ild as pa

rt of the environmenta

l induction training.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Sensitive habita

ts and area

outside project developm

ent should be clearly dem

arcated as no go areas during the construction and

operational phase

to avoid a

ccidental im

pacts.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

15TO

TAL SC

ORE

45A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

100,0

Each element of the checklist is scored on the follow

ing basis:

3 - best practice/full com

pliance

2 - satisfactory (viz >50%

compliance)

1 - unsatisfactory (viz <50%

compliance)

0 - nothing in placen/a

- not applica

ble

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 3

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 3

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Alien Pla

nt and O

pen Space M

ana

gement Pla

n, pg. 2

Com

pliance with:

As %

Com

ments

Erosion Ma

nagem

ent94

Wa

ste Ma

nagem

ent97

Soil Ma

nagem

ent100

Alien Pla

nt Ma

nagem

ent100

Emergency Response

100Reha

bilita

tionn/a

Search a

nd Protection

100TO

TAL

99

SUMM

ARY O

F RESULTS

MA

NA

GEM

ENT PLA

N C

HECKLIST FO

R EXCELSIO

R WIN

D FAC

ILITY AN

D POW

ERLINE, W

ESTERN C

APE

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