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Proposed removal of the earth berm within the littoral active zone of the orange river estuary, alexander bay

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The applicant, Department of Environment and Nature Conservation (DE&NC) and Alexkor State Owned Company (SOC) Limited propose to restore historical environmental disturbances that occurred in the South African section of the Orange River Mouth (ORM)/Estuary, Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, namely the removal and rehabilitation of the flood attenuation berm constructed within the flood plain of the southern portion of the Orange River between 5km upstream of the ORM and the ORM.

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The applicant, Department of Environment and Nature Conservation (DE&NC) and Alexkor State Owned Company (SOC) Limited propose to restore historical environmental disturbances that occurred in the South African section of the Orange River Mouth (ORM)/Estuary, Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, namely the removal and rehabilitation of the flood attenuation berm constructed within the flood plain of the southern portion of the Orange River between 5km upstream of the ORM and the ORM. The rehabilitation will also include the rehabilitation of the agricultural fields located over original flood channels and their associated wetlands of the Orange River which were protected from flooding events by the berm. It is also intended to breach the sand berm of the flood channel to the south of the Orange River Mouth.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 09:25

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4581

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CaseReferenceDepartmentApplicationTypeDeadlineDateContactPerson
14/12/16/3/3/1/831
Department of Environmental Affairs
16/01/2014
Salome Mambane

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AdditionalDocuments
  1. PDF icon 1_Draft_BAR_Alexkor_12_ November_2013.pdf
  2. PDF icon Figure_1_Site_and_surrounding_Google_Image.pdf
  3. PDF icon Figure_2_possible_sequence_of_event.pdf
  4. PDF icon Figure_3_Alternative_Design_Image.pdf
  5. PDF icon Figure_4_Bornman suggested locations.pdf
  6. PDF icon Figure_5_Location A_Image.pdf
  7. PDF icon Figure_6_Location_B.pdf
  8. PDF icon Figure_7_Location_C.pdf
  9. PDF icon Figures.pdf
  10. PDF icon Tabel_A_with_Fig_5_Coordinates.pdf
  11. PDF icon Appendix_B_Photosheet.pdf
  12. PDF icon Appendix_F_Impact_Table.pdf
  13. PDF icon Appendix_G_EMP_Alexkor.pdf
  14. PDF icon 1284_letter_to_re-call_FBAR__Alexkor_Eng_June_2014.pdf
  15. PDF icon 1284_IAP_Letter_Afr_Alexkor_June 2014.pdf
  16. PDF icon 1284_FBAR_Cover_letter_Alexkor_Eng_June_2014.pdf
 
 

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