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

August 2010 18 88483 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESSThe EIA Process being followed for this project complies with the NEMA EIA Regulations GNNo. R.385 to R. 387 as amended and administered by the DEA, and promulgated in April2006 in terms of the Section 24 (5) of the NEMA. The technical and Public ParticipationProcess (PPP) undertaken for this EIA is summarised below and schematically represented inFigure 3 below.The EIA process can be divided into the following phases:• The Scoping Phase;• The Impact Assessment Phase; and• The Environmental Authorisation Phase.Each of these phases is explained in detail below.3.1 Scoping Phase3.1.1 Technical ProcessFor the Scoping Phase of this EIA, the following technical process was followed:Pre-Application ConsultationSubsequent to ZC being appointed, a project kick-off meeting was held on 17 January 2007.The client described the proposed project and its scope. The Boitshepi Waste Disposal wasvisited by Messrs Mzu Tshem and Ken Bromfield of ZC.During this project kick-off meeting the following was discussed:• Project scope and requirements;• Project schedule;• Identification of key stakeholders and role players; and• Preliminary buffer zone alternatives for the extension of the site.Consultation with the AuthoritiesA pre-application consultation with Mr Leon Bredenhann, Given Mashiane and Karen deVilliers of the DEA and Mrs Eunice Rammbasa of the GDARD was conducted on14 September 2007. During this meeting the proposed project was presented to theauthorising authority and the project-specific requirements for the EIA were discussed andfinalised.ZITHOLELE CONSULTING