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

August 2010 iii 8848consultation with all relevant stakeholders, as well as ongoing communication andnetworking with I&APs throughout the duration of the project. Issues and concerns raisedduring the process were compiled in an Issues and Response Report (IRR), and includedwithin the Scoping Report, and this Final EIR.Alternatives ConsideredThree different design alternatives were considered in the Scoping phase of the project(2008). The three alternatives were as follows:• Alternative 1: Extension of the waste disposal site footprint with a 0 metre buffer zone(no distance between waste disposal site and surrounding land users). The site will havean additional 3,651,113 m³ of airspace available with an additional estimated lifespan ofapproximately 9 years;• Alternative 2: Extension of the waste disposal site footprint with a 50 metre buffer zone.The site would gain an extra 3,006,113 m³ of airspace and have an additional lifespan ofapproximately 7-8 years; and• Alternative 3: Extension of the waste disposal site footprint with a 100 metre buffer zone.An addition of 1,140,475 m³ airspace would be available and the expected additional lifeof the waste would be approximately 3 years.The EIA for the proposed Boitshepi Waste Disposal Site was initiated in January 2007. Theproject has been on-going for almost three years and throughout this period waste has beenand continues to be disposed of at Boitshepi. As a result some of the information that hasbeen provided in earlier phases of this project is outdated and no longer applicable,therefore certain capacity and lifespan calculations are no longer correct and out byapproximately two years and required re-evaluation.The approval letter received from the GDARD from the Scoping Phase stated thatAlternative 3 (100 metre buffer) was the preferred alternative, and at that stage alternative 3would allow for an additional 3 years airspace. This is no longer the situation and the threealternatives have been re-evaluated as follows:• Alternative 1: Extension of the waste disposal site footprint with a 0 metre buffer zone(no distance between waste disposal site and surrounding land users), the site will havean additional 3,221,113 m³ of airspace available with an additional estimated lifespan ofapproximately 8 years;• Alternative 2: Extension of the waste disposal site footprint with a 50 metre buffer zoneThe site would gain an extra 2,576,113 m³ of airspace and have an additional lifespan ofapproximately 6-7 years; and• Alternative 3: Extension of the waste disposal site footprint with a 100 metre buffer zone.An addition of 710,475 m³ airspace would be available and the expected additional life ofthe waste would be approximately 1-2 years.ZITHOLELE CONSULTING