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Stakeholder Meeting Stakeholder Meeting Public review of the Draft Scoping Public review of the Draft Scoping Report Report

EIA for the Proposed 765/400 kV EIA for the Proposed 765/400 kV Kappa Substation in the Western Kappa Substation in the Western Cape Cape

June 2008 June 2008

Content Content

• Technical Process:

– What is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) – Technical Process – Deliverables – Progress to date – Impacts identified during scoping

• Public Participation Process:

– What is Public Participation (PP) – PP Process – Deliverables – Progress to date

• Way Forward

EIA Technical Process EIA Technical Process

• What is an EIA?

– EIA Regulations under the NEMA (Act 107 of 1998) - promulgated April 2006 – A EIA where activity likely to have significant impacts due nature or extent, activities associated with high levels of environmental degradation, or activities for which the impacts cannot be easily predicted.

EIA Technical Process (Scoping Phase)

Consultation with DEAT Application and Plan of Study Gather and Evaluate Information Scoping Report and Plan for EIA Phase Authorisation to proceed to EIA Phase

EIA Technical Process (EIA Phase)

Conduct Specialist Studies Collate and Evaluate Findings Draft EI Report (Public Review) Final EI Report to DEAT Environmental Authorisation

• EIA Deliverables for your input:

– Notification to DEAT (and other authorities) – Scoping Report (Draft and Final) – Specialist Reports (During EIA Phase) – Environmental Impact Report – Environmental Management Plan (EMP) – Environmental Authorisation

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Progress to date

WE ARE HERE

Consultation with DEAT Application and Plan of Study Gather and Evaluate Information Draft Scoping Report and Plan for EIA Phase Final Scoping Report for Authorisation

Alternatives Investigated Alternatives Investigated

• Kolkiesriver 234
• Jurgensfontein 263
• Platfontein 240

R 46 KOLKIESRIVER

Kolkiesriver Kolkiesriver Jurgensfontein Jurgensfontein

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Platfontein Platfontein Impacts Identified Impacts Identified

• Stormwater runoff
• Ecology (Fauna, flora and avi-fauna)
• Erosion
• Air Quality
• Visual
• Historical and Archaeological
• Land capability, loss of land
• Noise
• Security and Access Control

Specialist Investigations Specialist Investigations

• Visual
• Ecology (fauna and flora)
• Geology and Land capability
• Heritage (Historical and Archaeological)

Public Participation Process Public Participation Process

• What is Public Participation?

A process leading to a joint effort by

• stakeholders
• technical specialists
• the authorities
• the proponent

Who work together to produce better decisions than if they had acted independently

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How public participation fits into the EIA How public participation fits into the EIA

Application Scoping Environmental I mpact Assessment Decision Making

Raise I ssues and concerns Verify issues and concerns Comment on findings

PP Process (Scoping Phase)

Adverts, Site Notices, BIDs and comment sheets Collate response to announcement, stakeholder consultation Announcement Review of Draft Scoping Report Register of I&APs Issues and Response Report Letters, fax and e-mail, adverts, public places and meetings

Examples of advert and site notices Examples of advert and site notices

PP Process (EI Phase)

Feedback to I&APs Submit Final EI Report Public Review of Draft EI Report Issues and Response Report (2) Letters and RoD notification Letter Collate response to draft report, stakeholder consultation Letter to announce, public places and copies to those who request and meetings

Issues received thus far Issues received thus far

• Activities on the farms/area:

– Gypsum mining license on Kolkiesriver – Game farming in the area – Visual impacts (unspoilt nature) – Concern about tourism impact – Be aware of red data species – Birds colliding with power lines – Property values

• Construction-related concerns:

– Influx of workers correlates with increase in crime levels – Construct the sub station on government land – Construct sub station away from the main road to limit its visibility

Issues received thus far (2) Issues received thus far (2)

• Construction related activities:

– Consider screening the sub station with trees – Note Sanral’s statutory building line of 60m – What measures will be taken to protect the land and minimise disruption before, during and after construction? – What will the infrastructure of the sub station look like?

• Scheduling:

– When will the neighbouring farms receive electricity? – When will Eskom begin negotiations with farm owners? – When will construction commence?

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Issues received thus far (3) Issues received thus far (3)

• Other:

– Will anyone stay on site? – What is the relation between the proposed Kappa sub station and the proposed 765 Kv line from Gamma and Omega sub stations. – How many more power lines will be connected to the proposed Kappa sub station? – Are seismic activities in the area being investigated? – The proposed sub station might also have

• pportunities

Way Forward Way Forward

• Final Scoping Report
• Plan of Study for EIA Phase (DEAT

approval)

• Specialist studies
• Draft Environmental Impact Report
• Draft Environmental Management Plan

THANK YOU!