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

August 2010 19 8848Application Forms and Landowner consentThe EIA application form (Appendix A1) for the proposed project was submitted to theGDARD on 10 April 2008. (Refer to Appendix A6). Acknowledgement of receipt of theapplication form by the GDARD was received on 8 July 2008.Site VisitsMonthly site visits were conducted by Mrs Jacqui Hex from ZC and Mr Elias Barnard fromGAA from April 2007 to November 2009 in order to identify all environmental aspects to beassessed during the EIA phase.Draft Scoping Report and Plan of Study for EIAThe Draft Scoping Report (SR) was prepared based on the information gathered and issuesidentified during the Scoping Phase activities. The PoS for EIA including the Terms ofReference (ToR) for the envisaged specialist studies were also included in the Final ScopingReportFinal Scoping Report and Plan of Study for EIAThe Draft SR and PoS were updated based on comments obtained from I&APs and wereconsolidated into the Final Scoping Report and the PoS for the EIA. This report was submittedto the GDARD for acceptance and approval to proceed was received on the 9 April 2009(Appendix A7).3.1.2 Public Participation ProcessPublic participation is an essential and legislative requirement in an EIA processes. Theprinciples that demand communication with society at large are best embodied in theprinciples of the NEMA (Act 107 of 1998, Chapter 1), South Africa’s overarchingenvironmental law. In addition, Section 24 (5), Regulation 56 of GN R385 under the NEMA,guides the PPP that is required for an EIA. The NEM:WA, Part 2, Section 73 also makesprovision for public participation.The PPP for this project has been designed and undertaken to satisfy the requirements laiddown in the above legislation. Figure 3 below provides an overview of the EIA technical andPP processes, and shows how issues and concerns raised by the public are used to informthe technical investigations of the EIA at various milestones during the process. This sectionof the report highlights the key elements of the PPP to date.ZITHOLELE CONSULTING