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

August 2010 428848Alternative 1In the case of alternative 1, where there will be no buffer zone, the surrounding land userswill be highly affected and there will be a significant impact as a result of the activities, asthere will be no distance between the community and the waste disposal site. The site willhave an additional 3,221,113 m³ of airspace available with an additional estimated lifespanof approximately 8 years.Alternative 2In the case of Alternative 2, where there will be 50 meter buffer zone, the site would gain anextra 2,576,113 m³ of airspace and have an additional lifespan of approximately 6-7 years.Although the GDARD has approved the SR and PoS based on alternative 3, after carefulconsideration, Zitholele Consulting and the appointed specialists for the project collectivelysee alternative 2 as the most feasible (socially, economically and environmentally) andpreferred option.Alternative 3If the extension of the waste disposal site footprint is the 100 metre buffer zone, thecommunity would be less impacted on compared to a 0 m buffer zone. An addition of710,475 m³ airspace would be available and the expected additional life of the waste wouldbe approximately 1-2 years. A letter of approval of the SR and the PoS has been receivedfrom the GDARD. The report has been approved based on this alternative as the preferredalternative. This alternative is no longer feasible as it would not accommodate the disposalneeds in the area until the commissioning of the new site.Refer to Appendix D4 for the airspace calculations for all the aforementioned alternatives.6.3 The No Go AlternativeIn the case that none of the three design alternatives is suitable for the proposed extensionof the Boitshepi Waste Disposal Site, the recommendation would be that a new wastedisposal site be constructed immediately as there will be no further airspace available for thedisposal of waste in the region. However, the site will still require a closure waste license interms of the NEM:WA, 2008. It is a Listed Activity 20 in GN. No. 718, and falls withinCategory “A” of the Schedule.As described in detail in the Scoping Report, the Boitshepi Disposal Site is currentlyoperating without a waste license. It is currently accepting urban and industrial waste. Thereis a huge demand for the Boitshepi Waste Disposal Site extension as that would mean moreairspace for disposing of the waste, and therefore more lifespan to continue disposing. The‘no-go’ alternative is likely to result in the needs for extension not being met, withconcomitant potentially significant impacts from an economic and social perspective for siteusers. The site cannot be closed until a new site has been authorised and licensed to meetthe waste disposal needs for the area. Consultants have been appointed to site, obtain EA,design, establish and license a new GLB+ waste disposal site in ELM. Once operational, thisnew site will replace the Boitshepi Waste Disposal Site.ZITHOLELE CONSULTING