Maintenance And Management Plan For Watercourse/wetland-related Maintenance Activities On Portion 1 Of Farm No. 197 Berg Hoek Near Bredasdorp In The Western Cape

MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR WATERCOURSE/WETLAND-RELATED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON PORTION 1 OF FARM NO. 197 BERG HOEK NEAR BREDASDORP IN THE WESTERN CAPE: NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF THE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR COMMENT

PUBLIC PARTICPATION PROCESS:
DEA&DP Ref No.: TBC

Hermanus Heuwel BK is applying for the adoption of a Maintenance Management Plan (MMP) for specific river and dam maintenance activities associated with the Grashoek river on Portion 1 of Farm Berghoek 197. The property is located approximately 6 km to the west of Bredasdorp, outside of the urban edge, within the Western Cape.

Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants has been appointed by the Applicant to undertake the requisite public participation process for the proposed Maintenance Management Plan in accordance with the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) (No. 107 of 1998) EIA Regulations (2014), as amended.

The Maintenance Management Plan and an Aquatic Impact Assessment (AIA) has been made available to the public for review for a 30-day comment period and is downloadable via the link below. Potential Interested & Affected Parties (I&APs) have 30 days, i.e. until 6 March 2026 to register as I&APs and raise any issues or concerns related to the proposed project and the aforementioned documents. Any comments received from I&APs will be incorporated into a Comments and Response Report 1 (CRR1) and will be included in the MMP to be submitted to the Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning (DEA&DP) for adoption.

Should you have any comments, issues or concerns regarding the proposed project or the findings of the Maintenance Management Plan, please provide your comments in writing to Ms Shannon Hyslop of Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants, by email or post (Email: grashoek.ppp@hollandandassociates.net or post: PostNet Suite X108, Private Bag X12, Tokai, 7966), on or before 6 March 2026.

An electronic copy of the Maintenance Management Plan as well as the Aquatic Assessment can be downloaded via the OneDrive link below: