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

August 2010 34 8848• Site preparation and vegetation clearance for contractor’s camp;• Erection of camp sites for the contractors;• Construction of surface drainage and storm water diversion drains;• Construction of the liner;• Construction of a leachate collection system;• Construction of a leakage detection system;• Construction of gas management systems (not applicable at this stage); and• Site preparation and commissioning.Site preparation and vegetation clearance is undertaken for contractor’s camp in order tofacilitate construction.An area will be cleared for the siting of a contractor’s camp to facilitate construction. Thisarea will be chosen to have the least environmental impacts which are easily mitigated andwill be rehabilitated as per the EMP requirements post construction.Erection of camp sites for the contractorsThe contractor’s camp will be located on the site within the palisade fencing and therefore noadditional fencing will be required. Site establishment shall take place in an orderly mannerand all amenities shall be installed at the camp site (if applicable) before the main workforcemoves onto site.Construction of surface drainage and storm water diversion drains.This includes the separation of unpolluted from polluted surface water and the containmentof polluted water on site in impoundments. Also where leachate is generated, it must becontained separately from water which is only slightly polluted through contact with thewaste.Construction of the linerThis is a layer of low permeability material placed beneath a waste disposal site anddesigned to direct leachate to a collection drain or sump, or to contain leachate. It maycomprise natural materials, synthetic materials, or a combination thereof (refer to Section5.3).ZITHOLELE CONSULTING