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

121August 2010 8848TrafficDuring the operational phase, there will be a decrease in the presence of heavy vehicles asthose are only used during the construction phase. The only vehicles that will be coming onsite will be those that will be bringing waste into the waste site for disposal. Deterioration ofroads around the site will be reduced however still persist. The roads around the site arecurrently in a very poor condition and therefore, less heavy traffic will lower the problem,however the initial impact will persist The lesser the heavy construction vehicles, the lesserthe safety risk to pedestrians as well. The impact will therefore remain as assessed in theconstruction phase.Cumulative ImpactThe cumulative impacts during the operational phase for all three alternatives remain asassessed above since the additional impact and the initial impact occur in the same area.Mitigation MeasuresRe-claimer livelihoods and health and nuisanceThe re-claimers earning a living is a positive impact and therefore no mitigation measuresare proposed. However, the manner in which the work can be addressed by:• Formalising the manner in which re-claiming is performed;• Using PPE to all those present on site;• Ensuring access control; and• Ensure that re-claiming is in line with the Minimum Requirements.TrafficFor this aspect, there is no mitigation required as these vehicles have to take waste to thewaste disposal site.For all other social aspects, the mitigation measures remain as assessed in Section 11.1.10for all three alternatives.Residual ImpactFor traffic and employment aspects of the social environment, they will remain the same asbeing assessed for the cumulative impact above.Table 43: Impact Rating Matrix for Social Environment during the operational phase.Type ofImpactInitialImpact Significance Spatial Temporal Probability RatingRe-claimerslivelihoodsLOWStudysiteMediumTermIs occurring2.33-Moderate –ZITHOLELE CONSULTING