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

August 2010 26 8848Public participation during the impact assessment phase of the EIA mainly involves a reviewof the findings of the EIA, presented in a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR), theDraft Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and the specialist studies.Public review of the Draft Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Management PlanA period of four weeks was made available for public review of the Draft EIR and Draft EMPfrom 10 May 2010 to 10 June 2010.The opportunity for public review of the Draft EIR and Draft EMP was announced as follows:• In advertisements published (see Table 5 below) to advertise the public review period ofthe Draft EIR and Draft EMP.Table 5: Advertisements placed to announce the public review of the draft EIR and draftEMP.PublicationVaal WeekbladVaal WeeklyVereeniging SterVision Sebokeng & EvatonVanderbijlpark SterVaal WeekbladPublication Date12 May12 May12 May13 May12 May12 May• In a letter distributed on 4 May 2010 and addressed personally to all individuals andorganisations on the stakeholder database.The Draft EIR and Draft EMP, including the IRR Version 2, were distributed for comment asfollows:• Left in public venues within the vicinity of the project area (these are listed in Table 4above – the same venues were used as during the scoping phase);• Mailed to key stakeholders; and• Mailed to I&APs who requested the report.I&APs could comment on the report in various ways, such as completing the comment sheetthat accompanied the report and submitting individual comments in writing or by email.A meeting was held on 15 July 2010 at Emfuleni Municipality to discuss timeframes withregards to the proposed extension and closure of Boitshepi and that of the proposedconstruction of the new regional landfill site. The meeting was attended by the Department ofWater Affairs (DWA) (Thya Pather), Gauteng Department of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (GDARD) (TJ Malivha, L Sibiya and R Kutama), Emfuleni Municipality (ThinusRedelinghuys and Bernice Somo) and the consultants responsible for the two separate EIAsZITHOLELE CONSULTING