Public Meeting: Wednesday, 19 September 2012 , 18h00 Eastside - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Proposed construction of five mini cellular sites in Ludwigsdorf

Public Meeting: Wednesday, 19 September 2012 , 18h00 Eastside Baptist Church c/o Hebenstreit and Dr Kwame Nkrumah

Agenda

 Introduction and welcoming  The EIA Process  Description of the proposed project (MTC)  Issues Identification  Electromagnetic Radiation specialist findings (EMSS)  Discussion  Concluding Remarks

Project Team

Name Organization Role

Harold Cloete MTC GM Network Hannes Van der Merwe MTC Manager Radio Hans Schmidt-Dumont MTC Project Coordinator Norman Van Zyl Enviro Dynamics Senior Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) Eloise Carstens Enviro Dynamics Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) Gerhard Mohrman SATCOM Radiation Assessment Study Frans Meyer EMSS Group Radiation Assessment Study

Introduction

 MTC wishes to construct five new mini-towers in the

Ludwigsdorf area to improve coverage.

 Environmental Management Act, 2007 (7 of 2007)

 The Regulations now promulgated - use as framework

for this project

 Listed activity – EIA process needs to be followed

 Enviro Dynamics appointed to assess the potential

impact of the proposed project on the surrounding environment.

The EIA Process

 What exactly is an EIA?

 Legal process  Independent person appointed  Give best available estimate of the possible impacts and

effects that could result from the proposed project

 Give consideration to the social and ecological

environment – information from public

 We don’t make the decisions – we provide information

to the decision makers to make the decisions

The EIA Process

 So where are we in the EIA process?

Obtaining and sharing of information

Report writing Submission of report to Directorate of Environmental Affairs for clearance

Public Input Specialist Input Public Input Local Authorities Input

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Expectations for this meeting

 Share information

 on the project  it’s radiation contribution potential

 Allow public understanding and input

 Forum for the public concerns to be defined and noted  Forum to assess the need and desirability

 Boundaries

 Not a forum for debate  Not a forum for justification

Project Description

Presented by MTC

Issues Identification

 Potential issues we’ve identified so far in Phase 1:

 Potential health and safety impact – particularly with

regard to radiation

 Potential increased incidences of lightning strikes  Potential nuisances during construction  ………..?

 Purpose of public participation process is to determine

what other issues we need to consider.

Electromagnetic Radiation specialist findings

Presented by EMSS

Discussion

Concluding Remarks

 Public input very important during the EIA process

 Ensures that public is informed of the proposed project and

provides you with an opportunity to comment and raise your concerns

 Next steps

 Public Comments Period closes on the 26th of September 2012  THEN: we’ll analyze information gathered, assess the

potential impacts

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the project and make

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recommendations

 Draft report will be circulated again for public review (for 2

weeks) before submitting it to the DEA.

Contact Details

Have you signed the attendance register, with a correct e-mail address?

Contact: Eloise Carstens Tel: 061-223 336 Fax: 061-307 437 Email: eloise@envirod.com