Heritage Cases

The proposed development entails the expansion of River Lodge and WWTW Upgrades within Kapama Private Game Reserve. The extensions to River Lodge will consist of the construction of a new dining room and approximately 20 tourism accommodation suites. The proposed new dining room will be located just north of the existing dining room complex over a dry river bed. The new dining room will be elevated on stilts and a raised wooden walkway will join the existing dining complex with the new dining complex. The proposed new spa suites at River Lodge will be located to the east of the existing spa suites and will join to the existing building by a raised wooden walkway. Power will be supplied to these two new additions via solar panels. Additionally, new wastewater treat works will be constructed at the four lodges (River Lodge, Buffalo Camp, Karula and Southern Camp) and staff village within Kapama Private Game Reserve. The WWTW proposed is the Moving bio-bed Reactor. This system consists of two reactor tanks with the bacteria required for the process, fixed on carrier media, and a clarifier and is fully automated. All efforts will be made to locate the new WWTW within the existing footprints of the current works, however, if this is not possible then the existing footprint will be extended slightly to accommodate the package plant. At some of the lodges, existing infrastructure (such as pump houses and sand filters) will be utilized for the new WWTW and thereby reducing the footprint. All oxidation ponds/ evaporation dams will be decommissioned, capped and the areas rehabilitated.