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Environmental authorisation process for the Setlabotsha project

BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT (Available in Afrikaans and Zulu)

Report Prepared for

Anglo American Coal South Africa

SRK Project Number 490716

December 2015

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BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION

Anglo American Coal South Africa (AAC) intends on developing the proposed Setlabotsha coal mine located

near Standerton in the Mpumalanga Province. The proposed Setlabotsha project will involve extraction of

coal resources by means of underground mining methods. The coal resource will be accessed by two new

shafts and coal will be transported via new overland conveyors to AAC’s existing New Denmark Colliery,

where the coal will be washed and processed.

Prior to the development of the proposed project, AAC requires a mining right and environmental

authorisation, both to be granted by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR). AAC appointed SRK

Consulting as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to manage and facilitate the

environmental authorisation process.

LOCATION OF PROPOSED PROJECT

AAC’s proposed Setlabotsha project is located close to the town of Standerton in the Mpumalanga Province

and falls within the Lekwa Local and Gert Sibande District municipalities. Setlabotsha is situated adjacent to

AAC’s existing New Denmark Colliery. Refer to Figure 1 for the locality map.

The following farms form part of the proposed mining right area:

Brakspruit 407 IS

Erdzak 9 HS

Garth 622 IR

Goedgevonden 5 HS

Jonkersdam 391 IS

Jonkerspruit 404 IS

Kafferskraalkopje 390 IS

Klipfontein 621 IR

Klipplaatdrift 402 IS

Klippoort 664 IR

Mispah 4 HS

Onverwags 411 IS

Pieter Francois 1Hs

Platkop 625 IR

Rietkuil 397 IS

Rietpoort 405 IS

Rondavel 403 IS

Rooikopjes 406 IS

Rooikoppen 389 IS

Rooikoppen 408 IS

Uitspanning 393 IS

Vaalbank 400 IS

Vaalriviersdrift 2 HS

Verblyden 387 IS

Vlakfontein 386 IS

Vlakfontein 388 IS

Vlaklaagte 396 IS

Welbedacht 382 IS

Welgevonden 663 IR

Weltevreden 394 IS

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

AAC proposes to develop two shaft complexes, namely East and West shafts for the Setlabotsha project.

Each shaft complex will consist of an incline shaft for material and coal extraction, as well as a vertical shaft

for personnel and small material access. An office complex will be situated between the East and West

shafts. Associated with each shaft complex, will be an overburden stockpile, pollution control dam, silo,

ablution facilities and associated sewage treatment plant, access roads and other surface infrastructure.

Only the No. 4 coal seam will be mined, which is on average approximately 189 m below surface with an

average thickness of 2 m (varying between 1.0 – 4.4 m). Coal will be extracted by means of bord and pillar

underground mining methods, however, longwall mining will be considered and investigated during the

feasibility phase. The proposed underground mining area is approximately 160 ha. The planned life of mine

will be approximately 40 years.

Coal will be transported from the shaft complexes via a 26 km overland conveyor belt to AAC’s existing New

Denmark Colliery, where the coal will be washed and processed.

Refer to Figure 1 for a general layout of the proposed Setlabotsha project.



Figure 1: Locality map of the Setlabotsha Project



LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS

AAC is submitting a mining right application in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development

Act (Act No. 28 of 2002) (MPRDA) to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) for the proposed

Setlabotsha project. The proposed mining right area is indicated in Figure 1. Before the mining right is

granted, AAC must undertake an environmental authorisation process in terms of the National Environmental

Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA).

This environmental authorisation process comprises three phases, namely:

1. Pre-application 2. Scoping phase 3. Impact assessment

The purpose of the pre-application phase is to introduce the project to stakeholders (including alternatives

considered) and provide stakeholders with an opportunity to raise comments early in the process, in order to

inform and influence the design of the project and inform the environmental authorisation process. During

scoping, issues for investigation during the impact assessment phase are identified by the EAP and through

engagement with stakeholders. This results in developing the scope of studies to be undertaken during the

impact assessment phase. This information is compiled into a Scoping Report, which will be available for

public comment. Once comments from the stakeholder engagement process are received, the Scoping

Report will be finalised and submitted to the competent authority (DMR) for decision-making with regards to

the remaining process for impact assessment phase.

During the impact assessment phase, potential environmental and social impacts are investigated assessed by specialists and the EAP. Measures to manage and/or mitigate negative impacts and positive impacts are proposed. An Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Programme (EIA/EMP) will be compiled and made available for public comment. Again, comments stakeholder engagement process will be incorporated into the updated EIA/EMP for submission to The DMR will, in consultation with other commenting authorities, make a decision about the project.

Figure 2 provides an overview of the environmental authorisation and associated stakeholder engagement

processes for each phase.

Pre-application

ScopingImpact

AssessmentDecision

Finalisation of project description

Submission of application form

Plan of study prepared

Specialists commence with studies

Prepare Scoping Report

Specialist studies finalised

Undertake impact assessment study

Prepare EIA/EMP

Authorities make decision

Pre-application stakeholder consultation

BIDs, letters

Capturing comments and responses

Announce project

Advertisements

Site notices

Scoping Report available for public review (30 days)

Capture comments and responses

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Letters

EIA/EMP available for public review (30 days)

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Figure 2: Environmental authorisation process

The overall timeframe for the environmental authorisation process from the submission of the environmental

authorisation application to receipt of the Record of Decision from DMR is approximately 300 days.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

The stakeholder engagement process, undertaken as part of the environmental authorisation process, is

conducted in terms of NEMA (as amended) which provides clear guidelines for stakeholder engagement

during an environmental authorisation process. Chapter 1 of the NEMA outlines the principles of

environmental management, several pertaining to stakeholder engagement. Chapter 6 (sections 39 - 44) of

the NEMA Regulation GN R982 (promulgated in December 2014) specifies the minimum requirements for

stakeholder engagement for an environmental authorisation process.

This process offers stakeholders the opportunity to be informed about the project, raise comments or queries

and make suggestions for enhanced project benefits. The technical specialists and project team will evaluate

relevant issues and suggestions during the EIA process. Figure 2 provides an overview of the stakeholder

engagement activities associated with this environmental authorisation process.

SPECIALIST STUDIES

The following specialist investigations will be performed as part of the environmental authorisation process.

Air quality

Biodiversity

Groundwater

Heritage

Noise

Soils

Surface water

Wetlands

Socio-economic

Rehabilitation and

Closure

HOW CAN YOU BE INVOLVED?

Pre-application

ScopingImpact

AssessmentDecision

Finalisation of project description

Submission of application form

Plan of study prepared

Specialists commence with studies

Prepare Scoping Report

Specialist studies finalised

Undertake impact assessment study

Prepare EIA/EMP


Pre-application stakeholder consultation

BIDs, letters

Capturing comments and responses

Announce project

Advertisements

Site notices

Scoping Report available for public review (30 days)


Advertisements

Letters

EIA/EMP available for public review (30 days)

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You are receiving this document as we have identified you as an interested and affected party (I&AP) for this

project. If you wish to remain an I&AP for this new authorisation process, you are invited to comment or raise

any issue of concern. Please also contact us should you require more information on the proposed

Setlabotsha project or the associated environmental authorisation process.

More documents will be made available during further phases of the environmental authorisation process as

highlighted in the above diagram. The next phase in this process will be the announcement of the project

and notification of availability for the Scoping Report for public comment for a period of 30 days. Copies of

the report will be made available at various public places. In addition, the report will also be available on

SRK’s website.

Your comments and suggestions on any aspect of the proposed project, including the technical and

stakeholder engagement processes, will help to focus the technical studies, and will ultimately assist the

authorities in their decision-making process.

For further information please contact

SRK Consulting

Lysette Rothmann-Guest

PO Box 55291, Northlands, 2116

Tel: (011) 441 1165

Fax

Email: [email protected]

Who is SRK Consulting?

SRK is an independent consultancy with over 40 offices worldwide

SRK will carry out the environmental authorization process in accordance with AAC’s standards and SA legal requirements.

SRK is committed to maintaining its independence and objectivity throughout the process.

Omgewingsmagtigingsproses vir die Setlabotsha-projek

AGTERGRONDINLIGTINGSDOKUMENT (Beskikbaar in Engels en Zulu)

Verslag voorberei vir

Anglo American Coal Suid-Afrika

SRK Projeknommer 490716

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AGTERGROND EN INLEIDING

Anglo American Coal Suid-Afrika (AAC) is voornemens om die beoogde Setlabotsha-steenkoolmyn naby

Standerton in die Mpumalanga Provinsie te ontwikkel. Die beoogde Setlabotsha-projek sal die ontginning

van steenkoolhulpbronne deur middel van ondergrondse mynboumetodes behels. Toegang tot die

steenkoolhulpbron sal deur twee nuwe skagte verkry word en steenkool sal met nuwe oorlandvervoerbande

na AAC se bestaande New Denmark-steenkoolmyn vervoer word, waar die steenkool gewas en verwerk sal

word.

Voordat die beoogde projek ontwikkel word, benodig AAC ’n mynreg en omgewingsmagtiging wat albei deur

die Departement van Minerale Hulpbronne (DMH) toegestaan moet word. AAC het SRK Consulting as die

onafhanklike Omgewingsbepalingspraktisyn (OBP) aangestel om die omgewingsmagtigingsproses te

bestuur en te fasiliteer.

LIGGING VAN BEOOGDE PROJEK

AAC se beoogde Setlabotsha-projek is naby die dorp Standerton in Mpumalanga geleë en val onder die

Lekwa Plaaslike Munisipaliteit en Gert Sibande Distriksmunisipaliteit. Setlabotsha is aanliggend aan AAC se

bestaande New Denmark-steenkoolmyn geleë. Verwys na Figuur 1 vir die liggingskaart.

Die volgende plase vorm deel van die beoogde mynreggebied:

Brakspruit 407 IS

Erdzak 9 HS

Garth 622 IR

Goedgevonden 5 HS

Jonkersdam 391 IS

Jonkerspruit 404 IS


Klipfontein 621 IR


Klippoort 664 IR

Mispah 4 HS

Onverwags 411 IS

Pieter Francois 1Hs

Platkop 625 IR

Rietkuil 397 IS

Rietpoort 405 IS

Rondavel 403 IS

Rooikopjes 406 IS

Rooikoppen 389 IS

Rooikoppen 408 IS

Uitspanning 393 IS

Vaalbank 400 IS


Verblyden 387 IS

Vlakfontein 386 IS

Vlakfontein 388 IS

Vlaklaagte 396 IS

Welbedacht 382 IS

Welgevonden 663 IR

Weltevreden 394 IS

BESKRYWING VAN DIE PROJEK

AAC is voornemens om twee skagkomplekse, naamlik ’n oostelike en westelike skag, vir die Setlabotsha-

projek te ontwikkel. Elke skagkompleks sal uit ’n hellingskag vir materiaal en die ontginning van steenkool

bestaan, asook ’n vertikale skag vir toegang van personeel en klein materiaal. ’n Kantoorkompleks sal

tussen die oostelike en westelike skagte geleë wees. ’n Bolaag opgegaarde voorraad, besoedelingsbeheer-

dam, silo, ablusiegeriewe en verwante rioolsuiweringsaanleg, toegangspaaie en ander oppervlak-

infrastruktuur sal met elke skagkompleks gepaard gaan.

Slegs die Nr. 4-steenkoollaag sal ontgin word, wat gemiddeld ongeveer 189 m onder die oppervlak is met ’n

gemiddelde dikte van 2 m (wisselend tussen 1.0 en 4.4 m). Steenkool sal deur middel van kamer-en-pilaar

ondergrondse mynboumetodes ontgin word, maar strookafbouing sal gedurende die haalbaarheidsfase

oorweeg en ondersoek word. Die beoogde ondergrondse myngebied is ongeveer 160 ha. Die beplande

lewensduur van die myn sal om en by 40 jaar wees.

Steenkool sal vanaf die skagkomplekse met ’n 26 km- oorlandse vervoerband na AAC se bestaande New

Denmark-steenkoolmyn vervoer word, waar die steenkool gewas en verwerk sal word.

Verwys na Figuur 1 vir ’n algemene uitleg van die beoogde Setlabotsha-projek.



Figuur 1: Liggingskaart van die Setlabotsha-projek



WETLIKE VEREISTES

AAC sal vir die beoogde Setlabotsha-projek ’n aansoek om mynreg by die Departement van Minerale

Hulpbronne (DMH) indien, soos bepaal deur die Wet op die Ontwikkeling van Minerale en Petroleum-

hulpbronne (Wet 28 van 2002) (MPRDA). Die beoogde mynreggebied word aangedui in Figuur 1. Voordat

die mynreg toegestaan word, moet AAC ’n omgewingsmagtigingsproses onderneem kragtens die Wet op

Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur (Wet 107 van 1998) (NEMA).

Hierdie omgewingsmagtigingsproses bestaan uit drie fases, naamlik:

1. Pre-aansoek 2. Omvangbepalingsfase 3. Impakbepaling

Die doel van die pre-aansoekfase is om die projek (insluitend alternatiewe wat oorweeg word) aan

belanghebbendes bekend te stel en hulle ’n geleentheid te gee om vroeg in die proses kommentaar te lewer.

Dit sal die ontwerp van die projek inlig en beïnvloed en sal die omgewingsmagtigingsproses inlig. Kwessies

wat gedurende die impakbepalingsfase ondersoek moet word, word tydens omvangsbepaling deur die OBP

en deur middel van skakeling met belanghebbendes geïdentifiseer. Dit lei tot die ontwikkeling van die

omvang van studies wat gedurende die impakbepalingsfase onderneem moet word. Hierdie inligting word

saamgevat in ’n Omvangbepalingsverslag wat vir openbare kommentaar beskikbaar gestel sal word. Sodra

die kommentaar van die belanghebbende-deelnameproses ontvang word, sal die Omvangbepalingsverslag

afgehandel en by die bevoegde owerheid (DMH) ingedien word vir besluitneming oor die oorblywende

proses vir die impakbepalingsfase.

Gedurende die impakbepalingsfase word potensiële omgewings- en maatskaplike impakte deur en die OBP ondersoek en geëvalueer. Maatreëls vir die bestuur en/of versagting van negatiewe

die bevordering van positiewe impakte word voorgestel. ’n Omgewingsimpakbepaling en bestuursprogram (OIB/OBP) sal saamgestel en vir openbare kommentaar beskikbaar gestel word. Kommentaar van die belanghebbende-deelnameproses sal weereens by die bygewerkte OIB/OBP

geïnkorporeer word vir indiening by die DMH. Die DMH sal, in oorleg met ander owerhede, ’n besluit oor die beoogde projek neem.

Figuur 2 bied ’n oorsig van die omgewingsmagtiging- en gepaardgaande belanghebbende-

deelnameprosesse vir elke fase.



Figuur 2: Omgewingsmagtigingsproses

Die algehele tydraamwerk vir die omgewingsmagtigingsproses, vanaf die indiening van die aansoek om

omgewingsmagtiging tot die ontvangs van die Rekord van Besluit van die DMH, is ongeveer 300 dae.

BELANGHEBBENDE-DEELNAME

Die belanghebbende-deelnameproses wat as deel van die omgewingsmagtigingsproses onderneem word,

vind plaas ingevolge NEMA (soos gewysig), wat duidelike riglyne stel vir die deelname van

belanghebbendes tydens ’n omgewingsmagtigingsproses. Hoofstuk 1 van die NEMA omskryf die beginsels

van omgewingsbestuur, waarvan heelwat met belanghebbende-deelname verband hou. Hoofstuk 6 (artikel

39 - 44) van die NEMA Regulasie GN R982 (gepromulgeer in Desember 2014) bepaal die minimumvereistes

vir belanghebbende-deelname in ’n omgewingsmagtigingsproses.

Hierdie proses bied aan belanghebbendes die geleentheid om ingelig te word oor die projek, kommentaar te

lewer of vrae te vra en om voorstelle te maak om die voordele van die projek te versterk. Die tegniese

deskundiges en projekspan sal tydens die OIB-proses die relevante kwessies en voorstelle evalueer. Figuur

2 bied ’n oorsig van die aktiwiteite rondom belanghebbende-deelname wat met hierdie

omgewingsmagtigingsproses verband hou.

DESKUNDIGE STUDIES

Die volgende deskundige ondersoeke sal as deel van die omgewingsmagtigingsproses uitgevoer word.

Luggehalte

Biodiversiteit

Grondwater

Erfenis

Geraas

Grond

Oppervlakwater

Vleilande

Sosio-ekonomie

Rehabilitasie en sluiting

HOE KAN U BETROKKE RAAK?



U ontvang hierdie dokument aangesien ons u as ’n belangstellende en geaffekteerde party (B&GP) vir

hierdie projek geïdentifiseer het. Indien u ’n B&GP vir hierdie nuwe magtigingsproses wil bly, word u genooi

om kommentaar te lewer of enige kommerwekkende kwessie aan te roer. Tree asseblief met ons in

verbinding as u verdere inligting oor die beoogde Setlabotsha-projek of die gepaardgaande

omgewingsmagtigingsproses verlang.

Bykomende dokumente sal tydens verdere fases in die omgewingsmagtigingsproses beskikbaar gestel

word, soos in bovermelde diagram uiteengesit. Die volgende fase in hierdie proses is die aankondiging van

die projek en kennisgewing van beskikbaarheid van die Omvangbepalingsverslag vir openbare kommentaar

vir ’n tydperk van 30 dae. Afskrifte van die verslag sal by verskeie openbare plekke beskikbaar gestel word.

Die verslag sal ook op die SRK se webwerf beskikbaar wees.

U kommentaar en voorstelle oor enige aspek van die beoogde projek, insluitend die tegniese proses en

belanghebbende-deelnameproses, sal help om die tegniese studies te fokus en sal die owerhede op die

lange duur in hulle besluitingnemingsproses ondersteun.

Vir verdere inligting, kontak asseblief

SRK Consulting

Lysette Rothmann-Guest

Posbus 55291, Northlands, 2116

Telefoon: (011) 441 1165

Faks

E-pos: [email protected]

Wie is SRK Consulting?

SRK is ’n onafhanklike konsultant met meer as 40 kantore wêreldwyd

SRK sal die omgewingsmagtigingsproses ingevolge AAC se standaarde en Suid-Afrikaanse wetlike vereistes uitvoer.

SRK is daartoe verbind om onafhanklikheid en objektiwiteit deur die loop van die proses te handhaaf.

Inqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo yomklamo waseSetlabotsha IBHUKWANA LOLWAZI OLUYISENDLALELO

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ISENDLALELO NESINGENISO

Abakwa-Anglo American Coal South Africa (AAC) bahlose ukuthuthukisa imayini yamalahle yaseSetlabotsha eseduze nase-Standerton esiFundazweni saseMpumalanga. Umklamo ohlongozwayo waseSetlabotsha uzobandakanya ukumbiwa kwezakhi zamalahle ngezindlela zokuvukuza ngaphansi komhlaba. Izakhi zamalahle zizobe zifinyeleleka ngemigodi emibili emisha bese amalahle ethuthwa ngama-conveyor angaphezu komhlaba ebheke emgodini i-New Denmark Colliery wakwa-AAC, lapho amalahle ezogezwa aphinde agaywe.

Ngaphambi kokuthuthukiswa komklamo ohlongozwayo, abakwa-AAC badinga ilungelo lokumba noma ukuvukuza kanye nokugunyazwa kwendawo, kokubili kufanele kunikezelwe nguMnyango Wezokumbiwa Phansi (DMR). Abakwa-AAC baqoke abakwa-SRK Consulting njenge-Practitioner ezimele Yokuhlolwa Kwendawo i-(EAP) ukuze bengamele baphinde badidiyele inqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo.

INDAWO YOMKLAMO OHLONGOZWAYO

Umklamo ohlongozwayo wakwa-AAC iSetlabotsha useduze kwedolobha lase-Standerton esiFundazweni saseMpumalanga futhi ungena ngaphansi kukaMasipala wendawo i-Lekwa noMasipala Wesifunda i-Gert Sibande. ISetlabotsha itholakala maqondana nemayini ekhona vele yakwa-AAC i-New Denmark Colliery. Buka Umfanekiso 1 uthole ibalazwe lendawo.

Amapulazi alandelayo ayingxenye yendawo enelungelo lokuvukuza okuhlongozwayo:

Brakspruit 407 IS

Erdzak 9 HS

Garth 622 IR

Goedgevonden 5 HS

Jonkersdam 391 IS

Jonkerspruit 404 IS


Klipfontein 621 IR


Klippoort 664 IR

Mispah 4 HS

Onverwags 411 IS

Pieter Francois 1Hs

Platkop 625 IR

Rietkuil 397 IS

Rietpoort 405 IS

Rondavel 403 IS

Rooikopjes 406 IS

Rooikoppen 389 IS

Rooikoppen 408 IS

Uitspanning 393 IS

Vaalbank 400 IS


Verblyden 387 IS

Vlakfontein 386 IS

Vlakfontein 388 IS

Vlaklaagte 396 IS

Welbedacht 382 IS

Welgevonden 663 IR

Weltevreden 394 IS

INCAZELO YOMKLAMO

Abakwa-AAC baphakamisa ukuba kuthuthukiswe imigodi emibili, oseMpumalanga noseNtshonalanga kwenzelwa umklamo waseSetlabotsha. UMgodi ngamunye uzoba nembobo ekhuphukayo yempahla neyokukhipha amalahle kanjalo nevundlile yabasebenzi kanye neyokungenisa impahla encane. Indawo yamahhovisi izotholakala phakathi kweMpumalanga neNtshonalanga yemigodi. Umgodi ngamunye, uzoba ne-overburden stockpile, idamu lokulawula ukungcola, izinqolobane ezibizwa ngama-silo, izindlu zangasese kanye nesikhungo esibhekene nokuhlanzwa kwendle, imigwaqo yokufinyelela indawo kanye nezinye izingqalasizinda zangaphezulu komhlaba.

Ngumphetho wamalahle ongunombolo 4 kuphela ozovukuzwa, lokhu kubalelwa kuma-189 m ngaphansi komhlaba nobugqinsi obulinganiselwa kuma-2 m (ukwahlukahlukana phakathi kuka- 1.0 – 4.4 m). Amalahle azombiwa kusetshenziswa indlela yokumba ngapahnsi komhlaba ebizwa nge-bord ne-pillar, i-longwall mining nayo izobukwa iphinde iphenywe ngesikhathi sokuhlola ukuthi kungaphumelela na. Indawo yokuvukuzwa yangaphansi komhlaba ehlongoziwe ilinganiselwa cishe kuma-160 ha. Isikhathi esilinganiselwe sokuvukuza sizoba cishe iminyaka engama-40.



Amalahle azothuthwa kusuka emgodini kusetshenziswa i-conveyor belt yangaphezu komhlaba engama-26 km ebheke emgodini okhona vele wakwa-AAC i-New Denmark Colliery, lapho amalahle ezogezwa aphinde agaywe.

Bheka Umfanekiso Figure 1 ukuze uthole isimo esiphelele somklamo ohlongozwayo iSetlabotsha.



Umfanekiso 1: Ibalazwe lendawo yomklamo waseSetlabotsha



IZIDINGO ZOMTHETHO

Abakwa-AAC baletha isicelo selungelo lokuvukuza ngokuhambisana noMthetho Wokuthuthukiswa Kwamaminerali Nezinsiza Zokumbiwa Phansi (UMthetho onguno. 28 wezi-2002) (MPRDA) esibhekiswe kuMnyango Wezimbiwa Phansi (DMR) salo mklamo waseSetlabotsha ohlongozwayo. Indawo yelungelo lokuvukuza ehlongozwayo iveziwe lapha Figure 1. Ngaphambi kokuba ilungelo lokuvukuza linikezwe, abakwa-AAC kufanele baqhube inqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo ngokuhambisana noMthetho Kazwelonke Wokunganyelwa Kwendawo (UMthethu onguno. 107 we-1998) (NEMA).

Le nqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo ihlukaniseke izigaba ezintathu, lapha sibala:

1. Isikhathi sangaphambi kwesicelo

2. Isigaba Sokuhlaziywa 3. Ukuhlolwa komthelela

Inhloso yesigaba sangaphambi kwesicelo ukwethula umklamo kubabambiqhaza (kubandakanya okunye okungakhethwa okucatshangwe ngakho) nokuhlinzeka ababambiqhaza ngethuba lokuletha imibono ekuqaleni kwenqubo, ukuze kwaziswe kuphinde kufakwe ithonya ekuklanyweni komklamo kanjalo nenqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo. Ngesikhathi sokuhlaziya, izihloko ezizophenywa ngesikhathi sesigaba sokuhlolwa komthelela zizoqagulwa yi-EAP, kanye nangokusebenzisana nokubonisana nababambiqhaza. Lokhu kuzoholela ekwenziweni kwesikophu sezingcwaningo ezizokwenziwa ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa komthelela. Lolu lwazi luqokelelwa lube Umbiko Wokuhlaziya, ozobe usutholakala ukuze umphakathi uphawule ngawo. Uma ukuphawula okuvela kunqubo yokubonisana nababambiqhaza isitholakele, Umbiko Wokuhlaziya uzophothulwa bese ulethwa kusiphathimandla esifanelekile (DMR) ukuze kwenziwe isinqumo malungana nezinqubo ezisasele esigabeni sokuhlola umthelela.

Ngesikhathi sesigaba sokuhlolwa komthelela, konke lokho okungaba nomthelela kumvelo nasemphakathini kuyaphenywa kuhlolwe ngongoti kanye nabe-EAP. Izinyathelo zokungamela kanye/noma ukunciphisa imithelela kuphinde kuvuselelwe imithelela emihle . Uhlelo Lokuhlolwa Komthelela Endaweni kanye Nohlelo Lokunganyelwa Kwendawo (EIA/EMP) luzohlanganiswa lwenziwe lutholakale ukuze umphakathi uphawule ngalo. Futhi, ukuphawula okuvela kunqubo yokubonisana nababambiqhaza kuzodidiyelwa kube yi-EIA/EMP evuselelwe ukuze kuhanjiswe ku-DMR. Abe-DMR bayobe, ngokubambisana nezinye iziphathimandla eziphawulayo, sebenza isinqumo mayelana nomklamo ohlongozwayo. Figure 2 uhlinzeka ngemininingwane edidiyelwe yezinqubo zokugunyazwa kwendawo nenqubo ehlobene nokubonisana nababambiqhaza isigaba ngasinye.



Umfanekiso 2: Inqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo

Isikhathi esilinganiselwe sesiphelele senqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo kusukela kulethwa isicelo sokugunyazwa kwendawo kuya ekutholakaleni Kwesinqumo esivela kwabe-DMR esikhathini cishe esiyizinsuku ezingama-300.

UKUXOXISANA NABABAMBIQHAZA

Inqubo yokubonisana nababambiqhaza, yenziwa njengengxenye yenqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo, yenziwa ngokuhambisana ne-NEMA (njengoba ichitshiyelwe) ehlinzeka imihlahlandlela esobala yokubonisana nababambiqhaza ngesikhathi senqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo. Isahluko 1 se-NEMA silandisa kahle ngemigomo yokunganyelwa kwendawo, eminingana imayelana nokubonisana nababambiqhaza. Isahluko 6 (izigaba 39 - 44) Sesimiso se-NEMA GC R982 (eyamiswa ngoZibandlela 2014) sicacisa ngezidingo ezinvunyelwe eziphansi zokubonisana kwababambiqhaza okubhekene nenqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo.

Le nqubo ihlinzeka ababambiqhaza ngethuba lokwazi ngomklamo, ukuphawula noma ukulethwa kwemibuzo kanye nemibono yokuba umklamo ulethe imihlomulo ephezulu. Ongoti bezobuchwepheshe kanye nethimba lomklamo bazohlaziya izihloko ezihlobene nalokhu kanye neziphakamiso ngesikhathi senqubo ye-EIA. Figure 2 uhlinzeka ngemininingwane edidiyelwe yezinqubo zokubonisana nababambiqhaza nenqubo ehlobene nenqubo yokkugunyazwa kwendawo.

IZINGCWANINGO ZONGOTI

Ukuphenya kongoti abalandelayo kuzokwenziwa njengengxenye yenqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo.

Ikhwalithi yokuhlanzeka komoya

Ukuphilisana kwemvelo

Amanzi angaphansi komhlaba

Amagugu Esizwe

Umsindo

Izihlabathi

Amanzi angaphezu komhlaba

Amaxhaphozi

Pre-application Scoping Impact

Assessment Decision

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UNGAZIBANDAKANYA KANJANI?

Uthola le dokhumenti ngoba sikuhlonze njengengxenye enetshisekelo nethintekayo (I&AP) kulo mklamo. Uma usafisa ukuhlala uyi-I&AP kule nqubo yokugunyazwa entsha, uyakumema ukuba uphawule noma uphakamise noma yiluphi udaba. Uyacelwa uthintane nathi uma kwenzeka udinga imininingwane ethe xaxa malungana nomklamo we-Setlabotsha ohlongozwayo noma inqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo ehlongozwayo.

Amanye amadokhumenti azotholakala uma kuqhubeka inqubo yokugunyazwa kwendawo njengoba kugqanyisiwe emfanekisweni ongenhla. Isigaba esilandelayo kule nqubo kuzoba ukumenyezelwa komklamo kanye nesaziso sokutholakala koMbiko Wokuhlaziya ukuze umphakathi uphawule ngawo esikhathini sezinsuku ezingama-30. Amakhophi ombiko azonikezwa ukuze atholakale ezindaweni zomphakathi eziningi. Phezu kwalokho, umbiko uzophinde utholakale kuwebhusayithi yakwa-SRK.

Ukuphawula kwakho nemibono nganoma yimaphi amaphuzu omklamo ohlongozwayo, kubandakanya izinqubo zezobuchwepheshe kanye nokuxoxisana nababambiqhaza, kuzosiza ukuba kugxilwe ezingcwaningweni zezobuchwepheshe, bese ekugcineni kusize iziphathimandla enqubweni yazo yokwenziwa kwezinqumo.

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