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ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED 40MW OPEN CYCLE GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT IN THE AMERSFOORT AREA, MPUMALANGA Table 9.5: Overview of expected economic change processes and potential impacts ECONOMIC CHANGE PROCESSES Expected Change Process Potential Impact Farms Potentially affected Decrease in agricultural production and dependent indirect production in other industries Increase in energy production and construction, and dependent indirect production in other industries Decrease in direct employment opportunities in agriculture Possible increase in direct employment opportunities in construction and energy Costs, inconvenience and job related implications of relocation Loss of property value due to presence of project activities Fixed investment in durable capital goods that may enable the economy Local and national government tax revenue Bohlweki-SSI Environmental Project Phase Status Loss in crop and livestock production All Pre-construction and construction Increases in construction and energy available for sale. Retrenchment of existing farm employees Hiring of new employees in the construction and power generation sectors Moving costs, costs related with finding new work and a residence Inability to sell surrounding properties at market rates Enable further economic growth and created economic dependencies Net increased funds for public service spending in the area Negative All Construction and operation Positive All Pre-construction construction and Negative All Construction and operation Positive All Pre- construction Negative All Pre-construction, construction and operation Negative All Operation Positive All Construction and operation Positive E02.JNB.000308 ESKOM HOLDINGS LIMITED 01 92 08/10/2009
ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED 40MW OPEN CYCLE GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT IN THE AMERSFOORT AREA, MPUMALANGA 9.5. Heritage Bohlweki-SSI Environmental A Heritage Impact Assessment is focused on two phases of a proposed development: the construction and operation phases. However, from a cultural heritage perspective, this distinction does not apply. Heritage sites are fixed features in the environment, occurring within specific spatial confines. Any impact upon them is permanent and non-reversible. Those resources that cannot be avoided and that are directly impacted by the proposed development can be excavated/recorded and a management plan can be developed for future action. Those sites that are not impacted can be written into the management plan, whence they can be avoided or cared for in the future. According to the NHR Act, Section 2(vi), the significance of heritage sites and artefacts is determined by it aesthetic, architectural, historical, scientific, social, spiritual, linguistic or technical value in relation to the uniqueness, condition of preservation and research potential. It must be kept in mind that the various aspects are not mutually exclusive, and that the evaluation of any site is done with reference to any number of these. Sites regarded as having low significance are viewed as been recorded in full after identification and would require no further mitigation. Impact from the development would therefore be judged to be low. Sites with a medium to high significance would require mitigation. Mitigation, in most cases involves the excavation of a site, which is in essence destructive and therefore the impact can be viewed as high and as permanent. Based on published sources, unpublished archival information, as well as prior experience in the region, no sites, features or objects of cultural significance are currently known from the study area. However, there is a high likelihood that some will be identified during an intensive Phase 1 heritage survey. These would mostly relate to historic times and can include old farmsteads and informal cemeteries. These are generally viewed to have a medium significance on a region level, to a high significance on a local level. 9.6. Noise 9.6.1. The Residual (Existing) Noise Climate In overview, the existing situation with respect to the existing noise climate in the study area was found to be as follows: i) The main sources of noise in the area are from: a) Traffic on National Road N11, Road P48/1, Road P97/1, Road D2514 and Road D284. b) The existing Majuba Power Station. The noise from the power station operations has a significant influence for up to about 4000 metres from the facility. ii) The existing noise climate alongside the main roads is degraded with regard to suburban residential living. In some areas residences are negatively E02.JNB.000308 ESKOM HOLDINGS LIMITED 01 93 08/10/2009
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