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

65August 2010 8848steel industry, ISCOR. ISCOR was built mainly as part of job creation and povertyeradication for the white working class. The Boipatong falls under Ward 3 and Ward 8 withinthe ELM. The Tshepiso Township falls under Ward 11 and 22 of the ELM.SensitivitiesFigure 22: The location of the site in relation to the closest townsThere are currently over 500 salvagers on the Boitshepi Waste Disposal Site. Thesesalvagers depend on the site for their livelihood. Closing the waste disposal site will havesocio-economic effects on these people. As mentioned above, a detailed socio-economicImpact Assessment has been undertaken.7.3.1 InfrastructureInfrastructure was identified using the 1:50 000 topocadastral maps of the area, informationprovided by the ELM and the specialists regarding existing services. A site visit to the areawas undertaken to verify this information.Regional DescriptionIn the ELM, 40% of households have water supply within their yards. 7% of the populationare relying on community taps that are ± 200m away from their buildings. There is a marginof people who are still relying on spring, dams/pool/stagnant water, river/stream and watervendor.Electricity is widely used within the municipality with 81% of the total population using it. 13%are using paraffin for one reason or the other; meanwhile 2% are using coal. Meanwhile81%are using electricity for cooking, 89% are using electricity for lighting. This implies thatZITHOLELE CONSULTING