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WfWetlands Rehab Prog KZN

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Working for Wetlands Rehabilitation Programme, KwaZulu-Natal: Draft Basic Assessment. DEA REF.: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1133

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Working for Wetlands (WfWetlands) is a government programme managed by SANBI, and is a joint initiative of the DEA, Water Affairs (DWA) and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). The programme is mandated to rehabilitate damaged wetlands and to protect pristine wetlands throughout South Africa. Emphasis is placed on complying with the principles of the Expanded Public Works Programme which seeks to draw significant numbers of unemployed people into the productive sector of the economy, gaining skills while they work and increasing their ability to earn an income. Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Aurecon) has been appointed to undertake the project activities and associated reporting required by the WfWetlands Programme. The Aurecon team comprises Design Engineers and Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAPs) who undertake the planning, design and authorisation components of the project. The Aurecon Team is assisted by an external team of Wetland Ecologists who provide scientific insight into the operation of wetlands and bring expert and often local knowledge of the wetlands. The project team is also complimented by the SANBI Provincial Coordinators (PCs) who are each responsible for provincial planning and implementation. In terms of the National Environmental Management Act (No. 107 of 1998) (as amended) (NEMA), the proposed development triggers listed activities, which require authorisation from the competent environmental authority, namely the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), before they can be undertaken. Aurecon has been appointed by SANBI to undertake the requisite environmental process, and separate Basic Assessment applications for each province have been submitted to DEA. The Basic Assessment Reports (BARs) provide the findings of the associated investigations, and draft versions of these have been prepared and are available for public comment. The Draft BARs also include a description of all of the Wetland Projects that are proposed in each province, together with baseline information regarding the quaternary catchments and the wetland units that have been prioritised for the next planning cycle (2014/15). An EA is sought for each province, and if EA’s are granted then they will permit the commencement of Listed Activities in the proposed Wetland Project areas. A condition of the EA’s will be that annual Rehabilitation Plans be submitted to DEA for approval after sufficient annual field work has been undertaken for each of the authorised Wetland Projects. These Rehabilitation Plans will include specialist reports prepared by the Wetland Ecologists (which provide a site description, detailed baseline information, and the wetland context within the greater catchment). The Rehabilitation Plans will also include the proposed interventions, their design details and specifications, and proposed locations. Opportunity will be provided at a later stage for registered I&APs (including landowners and State Departments) to comment on the annual Rehabilitation Plans. Exemptions SANBI has applied for two exemptions from the mandatory requirements of Basic Assessment. Firstly an exemption from NEMA GN R.543 16(1) ‘Appointment of an EAP to manage applications’ has been sought in order to address the involvement of both the Aurecon Design Engineers and the Aurecon EAPs in different phases of the same project as it may be deemed to be “circumstances that may compromise the objectivity of the EAP” (Definition of Independence: GN R.543). Since Exemption from “Independence” is not permitted, SANBI has requested an Exemption from appointing an EAP. Secondly exemption has been sought from NEMA GN R.543 10 (2)(d) ‘Publish a notice of the Department’s decision’. Given the rural nature of the locations, it is anticipated that the general interest in the project will be limited to immediate and adjacent landowners / businesses, stakeholders, environmental watchdogs and authorities, all of whom will be notified directly of the Department’s decision. Please note that an integrated Public Participation Process (PPP) to simultaneously notify Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) of the Basic Assessment and the exemption applications will be undertaken.

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Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 14:03

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5553

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