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

108August 2010 8848impact will be LOW and of short-term. All the drivers of the construction vehicles will bewarned of such incidences, therefore chances of incurring such incidence is unlikely tohappen. The impact is rated as very low impact.CrimeGiven the fact that there has been failure to controlling access into the site, despite of all thecontrol measures implemented, chances of crime will remain HIGH. With goodimplementation of the mitigation measures, the impact on crime will become Moderate andare very likely.UncertaintyPrior to communication with stakeholders and the development of a working group with there-claimers, the impact on uncertainties of the surrounding dwellers and businesses will bereduced as they will have a better understanding of the way forward and therefore can planfor their future disposal and alternatively look for jobs elsewhere. An industrial forumconsisting of all the affected businesses will also help.The impact will therefore, prior to the implementation of the mitigation measures- for futurebusinesses, be of LOW significance, and the probability of uncertainty being felt couldhappen, even prior to mitigation measures. On the other hand, re-claimers will still beuncertain about the proposed project. The impact shall therefore be of MODERATEsignificance even after communication has been facilitated for their understanding.Table 33: Impact Rating Matrix for Social Environment during the construction phase(Alternative 1-3).Type ofImpactImpact Significance Spatial Temporal Probability RatingRe-claimerslivelihoods LOWIs occurringInitialAdditionalHealth andNuisanceTrafficCrimeVERY HIGHVERY HIGHVERY HIGHStudysiteStudysiteStudysiteStudysiteMediumTermMediumTermMediumTermMediumTermIs occurringIs occurringIs occurring2.33-Moderate –POSITIVE3.33 – High3.33 – High3.33 – HighVery Likely 2.7 –ModeratePositiveVery Likely 1.6 – LowPositiveRe-claimers livelihoodsAlternative 1and 2MODERATE Local MediumtermAlternative 3 LOW StudyareaShort-TermHealth and NuisanceAlternative 1 VERY HIGH Local Short-term Will happen 3.3- HighAlternative 2 MODERATE Local Short-term Will happen 2.6 –ModerateAlternative 3 VERY LOW Local Short-term Will happen 1.9 – LowDeteriorationof roadsMODERATE Local Short-term Very likely2.1ModerateZITHOLELE CONSULTING