Aqua Farming (Pty) Ltd (hereafter referred to as the applicant) has appointed Environmental Impact Management Services (Pty) Ltd (EIMS) as the Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to assist with undertaking the required authorisation processes (including the statutory public participation), and to compile and submit the required documentation in support of application for:
- Environmental Authorisation (EA) in accordance with the National Environmental Management Act, NEMA (Act 107 of 1998- as amended), GNR984,2014 (Listing Notice 2) and GNR985, 2014 (Listing Notice 3).
- Water Use Licence (WUL) for various relevant water uses in accordance with the National Water Act – NWA (Act 36 of 1998).
Additional activities to be applied for may be raised and will be confirmed during the process.
The applicant wishes to develop pivot irrigation systems for the cultivation of seed potatoes, potatoes, onions, and various grass-feed crops. The development of these pivots will occur in phases/seasons over the course of 7 years. With each phase/season, approximately 175 Ha will be cleared for the pivots. Therefore, after approximately 7 years a total of 1050 Ha will have been cleared. The total area that will need to be assessed in support of the Environmental Authorisation application for the project is 1800 ha. The proposed project is located approximately 20 km North from Kimberley, on the Remainder of the Farm Bulpan 51, the Remainder of the Farm Witpan 52, Portion 2 of the Farm Eerste Aan Leg 50 and a section of Portion 16 of the Farm Droogfontein 62, in the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape Province. Additionally, Aqua Farming wishes to build a buffer dam as a reservoir for irrigation water with a capacity of approximately 50 000 m3 of water. This water will be sourced from the Vaal River. The current existing water use licence will need to be amended accordingly.
EIMS will be following the procedures defined in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (GRN982 of 2014, as amended) for undertaking a Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Water Use Licence Application (WULA) process. In accordance with Chapter 6 of the EIA Regulations, a public participation process will be undertaken. You are hereby invited to register and comment on the proposed project and application/s. In order to ensure that you are identified and registered as an I&AP and that your comments are captured, please submit your name, contact details, the reason for your interest in writing or telephonically, to EIMS. Please note that only registered I&APs will be informed of future project information and opportunities for participation.
Initial Notification Documentation:
Environmental Scoping Report for Public Review:
- Scoping Report (Click here)
- Appendix 1: Curriculum Vitae of Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Click here).
- Appendix 2: Site Maps and Layouts (Click here)
- Appendix 3: Public Participation (Click here)
- Appendix 4: DFFE Screening Tool Report (Click here).
- Appendix 5: Site Sensitivity Screening Tool (Click here).
- Appendix 6: Specialist Assessment Reports (Click here).
- Appendix 7: Preliminary Impact Assessment Matrix (Click here).
- Appendix 8: Application Form (Click here).
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