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

105August 2010 8848material. Not only material that may be lying around on the site, but also material that hasalready been used in the construction process.UncertaintyThis impact is already occurring. Projects often generate uncertainty or fear and sometimesthe impacts perceived in anticipation of the planned intervention can be greater than theimpacts ultimately resulting from the intervention. These impacts include uncertainty,annoyance (a feeling/experience due to disruption of life, but which is not necessarilydirected at the intervention itself), dissatisfaction due to a failure of the project to deliverpromised benefits, and an experience of moral outrage (such as when a project leads toviolation of deeply held moral or religious beliefs). This impact is magnified by the earlierattempts of the ELM to license the site that were never realised. Businesses are unsure howlong they will still be able to use the site, where the alternative site post closure will be, andat what stage they will need alternative solutions. All this has a direct impact on operatingcosts. Re-claimers are not sure how long they will still be able to make a living from the siteor how they will be able to make a living once the site has been decommissioned. Theseuncertainties place additional stress and psychological strain on them.Cumulative ImpactThe cumulative impact for re-claimer livelihoods, health and nuisance traffic and crime willremain as assessed in the additional and initial phase as the impacts are occurring in thesame area.Mitigation MeasuresRe-claimer livelihoods• The registered re-claimers should be given preferential recruitment and reclaiming needsto be formalised;• Local people should be given the opportunity to apply for the available jobs. Local peopleshould be defined as people living in the directly adjacent townships, most of which areunskilled. This process should be administered in conjunction with the ELM andcommunity leaders (not necessarily political leaders). Given the recent service-deliveryprotests, it may be necessary for an outside party like the site management to fulfil thistask.Health and Nuisance• Construction vehicles should travel outside of peak traffic times. For taxi commuterspeak times are earlier than for self driven cars.• Construction activities should be limited to day-times (no construction should take placebetween 16h00-8h00).ZITHOLELE CONSULTING