The Proposed Enlargement Of A Dam And The Proposed Expansion Of Agricultural Areas On Bernheim Farm (Farms Re/899 And 2/899), WorcesterTHE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT OF A DAM AND THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF AGRICULTURAL AREAS ON BERNHEIM FARM (FARMS RE/899 AND 2/899), WORCESTER, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE: NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT AND WATER USE LICENCE APPLICATION FOR COMMENT
BASIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTING PROCESS:
DEA&DP Ref No.: 16/3/3/6/7/1/B2/32/1376/22
Heritage Western Cape Ref No.: 20021206AS0213E
Deorista 113 (Pty) Ltd (hereafter referred to as “the Applicant”) proposes to enlarge an existing dam of 12 100 m3 to a maximum storage capacity of 155 000 m³ as well as to increase the agricultural area by 19.79 ha on Farm 2/899 Bernheim. The proposed dam enlargement would require the construction of a pipeline across Farm RE/899 from the Breede River water supply scheme. The total proposed project footprint (i.e the proposed dam enlargement and associated infrastructure, as well as the proposed agricultural expansion areas) would entail a maximum of 17.3 ha of clearance of indigenous vegetation. The farms are located approximately 10 km east of Worcester in the Over-Hex area, within the Breede Valley Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province.
Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants (Pty) Ltd has been appointed by the Applicant to undertake the requisite Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for the proposed project (in this case, a Basic Assessment Reporting (BAR) process) in accordance with the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) (No. 107 of 1998) EIA Regulations (2014), as amended. DJ Hagen & Associates (Pty) Ltd. is the consulting engineer for the proposed project. HDL Consulting has been appointed to undertake the WULA.
The draft Basic Assessment Report 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 14 December 2023 to register as I&APs and raise any initial 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 CRR(2) and included in the final Basic Assessment Report, which will be submitted to DEADP for decision making.
Should you have any comments, issues or concerns regarding the proposed project or the findings of the Basic Assessment Report, please provide your comments in writing to Melanie Van Niekerk of Holland & Associates Environmental Consultants, by email or post (Email: Bernheim.ppp@gmail.com or post: PostNet Suite X108, Private Bag X12, Tokai, 7966), on or before 14 December 2023.
