FEIR for Boitshepi Landfill Site .pdf - Zitholele.co.za

98August 2010 8848Additional ImpactThe erection of camp sites for the contractors, surface drainage and storm water diversiondrains, lining system, leachate collection system, gas management systems and the leakagedetection system are all part of the proposed construction activities for the proposedextension of the waste disposal site.The construction activities that are being proposed for the waste disposal site will have aLOW significance, occurring in the study area. The impact will definitely occur. The impactwill be during the construction phase.Cumulative ImpactThe cumulative impact during the construction phase remains as assessed above for allthree alternatives since the additional impact and the initial impact occur in the same area.MitigationThere are several methods of screening the visual impact of a development like a wastedisposal site and any of these can be utilised to reduce the visual impact:• Screening vegetation or fences can be erected along the roads (in this case a concretefence has already been erected around the site (see Figure 29 below); andResidual ImpactFigure 29: Existing screening around the siteIt would be difficult to mitigate the visual impacts associated with the construction phase forwaste disposal facilities. There is a concrete fence that currently surrounds the site, andreduces the visual impact. The residual impact is as per the initial impact.ZITHOLELE CONSULTING