Heritage Cases

The project proponent, Mr. Estian de Swart has appointed SM Services and Consulting Pty Ltd as the Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to undertake an application for a Basic Assessment and a water use license. The required environmental impact assessment (Basic Assessment Report) (BAR) was conducted in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, promulgated in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), as amended, for the proposed construction of an abattoir on the Farm Paula. Concurrent to the BAR, an application for a water use license (WULA) in terms of Section 21 and associated activities has been be launched to meet the requirements of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998)(NWA). As no solid waste is expected to be disposed of, as all products from the abattoir is anticipated to be used – no application will be made in terms of a waste permit. The Farm Paula is an existing agricultural producer on the outskirts of the town Brandfort, in the Free State. The property is situated upslope of a seasonal tributary to the Modder River within the C52G quaternary catchment. There are existing chicken/poultry houses on-site and Mr. de Swardt has been breeding and selling live chickens the last few years. He now wishes to extent the operation to include the processing of the chickens further. This application is for the construction of a Poultry Abattoir for the processing of chickens (± 800 per day) on the Farm Paula.