Heritage Cases

The Strandfontein Pavilion, a recreational facility is the site of a proposed temporary (2 years duration) desalination plant. The CCT has identified approximately eight sites for the proposed facilities to augment the current drought within the CCT and the province. DEA&DP have issued a S30A letter to the CCT as a result of the CCT request for the competant authority (DEA&DP) to issue the Directive in terms of NEMA S30A(2) to address the current emergency situation related to the water supply crisis being experienced in the CCT. Section 30A (1) allows for verbal and written directives to be issued by a competent authority to the person responsible to undertake listed or specified activities without obtaining the prerequisite environmental authorisation in order to prevent or contain an emergency situation or to prevent, contain or mitigate the effects of an emergency situation. On 1 March 2017 the Mayor of the CCT declared the CCT a local disaster area under Section 55 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2001). On 24 May 2015, the Premier of the Western Cape declared the Western Cape a Provincial State of Disaster under section 41 (1) of the Disaster management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002). The Directive in terms of S30A issued by DEA&DP allows CCT to carry out listed activities in terms of NEMA Environmental Impact Assessment ('EIA') regulations, 2014 (as amended) related to the implementation of interventions to address the current water supply shortage emergency situation in the CCT. The Section 30A Directive shall remain in effect from date of issue (30 May 2017) for the duration that the CCT is declared a disaster area as defined under Section 1 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002) and until such time that the CCT can demonstrate the ability to provide adequate water supply to all the areas which fall within its jurisdiction. The listed activities in terms of NEMA EIA regulations, 2014 (as amended) relevant to the potential measures or interventions that may be implemented are contained in Annexure 2.