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PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
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APPENDIX E
Public Participation 1 Press adverts Advert in Talk of the Town ndash Local Port Alfred newspaper ndash 9112011
Regional Press advert ndash Dispatch 2392011
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Notice of second public meeting ndash Talk of the Town December 2012
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2 Noticeboards
Template for notice boards
Signage place at both entrances to the town of Port Alfred
Signage place at both entrances to the town of Bathurst
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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs
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4 Background information document (BID)
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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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8 IampAP database
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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Notice of second public meeting ndash Talk of the Town December 2012
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2 Noticeboards
Template for notice boards
Signage place at both entrances to the town of Port Alfred
Signage place at both entrances to the town of Bathurst
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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs
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4 Background information document (BID)
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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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8 IampAP database
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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2 Noticeboards
Template for notice boards
Signage place at both entrances to the town of Port Alfred
Signage place at both entrances to the town of Bathurst
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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs
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4 Background information document (BID)
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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
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1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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8 IampAP database
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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2 Noticeboards
Template for notice boards
Signage place at both entrances to the town of Port Alfred
Signage place at both entrances to the town of Bathurst
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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs
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4 Background information document (BID)
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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs
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4 Background information document (BID)
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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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8 IampAP database
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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4 Background information document (BID)
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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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8 IampAP database
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
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1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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8 IampAP database
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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6 Minutes of public meetings
Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
TEXT ACTION
Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea
Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea
Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River
Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River
Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life
Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology
Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases
Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes
Alan All underground
Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m
Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes
Alan Witpoort and Sandstone
Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added
Alan I donrsquot think so
Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought
Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope
Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international
Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam
Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started
Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project
Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water
Alan Donrsquot know
Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased
Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable
Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water
Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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8 IampAP database
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape
BL If the 1st
stage is acceptable and the 2nd
stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1
st
stage
Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly
Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water
Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable
BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach
Alan No all pipes are below ground
BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications
Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information
GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates
Alan Not sure
BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services
Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur
GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st
stage of the project provide
Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings
Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand
Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible
BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank
Willie Yes there is
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
QUESTION RESPONSEACTION
AC gave a presentation
C Tapson
Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected
CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW
D Schultz
Drilling more boreholes
CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring
Anne White
Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online
Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels
Monitoring boreholes in ground
How is data collected
CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management
EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry
Tapson
Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis
Anne White
Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how
Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment
Chris Johnson
If water tables are depleted
Danny
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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Experiencing serious drought previously
Now really good rain
Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it
Tapson
Have you monitored other schemes
EG - 6 for a year
Dennis
Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out
EG - Very unlikely
Chris Johnson
Who will manage data
Can farmers access and get early warning
Anne White
Very important and want official undertaking
- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times
A White
What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers
Will all be written into legal document
D Schultz
Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc
Wetlands have impact on saleability of land
MEETING CLOSED
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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IampAP Comment Response
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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8 IampAP database
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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Coastal amp Environmental Services
East London
2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza
Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza
MEETING MINUTES
CLIENT Amatola Water
DATE 18122012
VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers
TIME OF MEETING 1700
MINUTES BY Nikita Steele
CIRCULATION DATE
MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING
ATTENDED BY
NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS
Alan Carter - AC CES
Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES
Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water
Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater
See Attendance Register
APOLOGIES
None
Person Question Response
Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area
NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area
Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water
NM It is also brackish water
Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there
The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam
Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River
Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents
CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 167
082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment
Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region
CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well
Did not get a name
What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown
NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred
Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer
Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River
Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations
Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River
Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project
Noted Thank you
Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources
That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study
Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme
No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 168
----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
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8 IampAP database
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 166
along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 167
082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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IampAP Comment Response
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 168
----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 166
along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 167
082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 168
----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 163
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 164
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 166
along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 167
082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 168
----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 164
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 165
From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 166
along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 167
082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 168
----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM
To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene
Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points
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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 168
----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 166
along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Cherie
Thank you very much for clarifying the process
We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons
Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in
Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)
Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months
Best Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 167
082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 168
----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 167
082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Hi Dennis
Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland
specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions
with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your
concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments
As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and
assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the
area for the next few weeks
Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and
along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected
parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings
Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our
reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the
life of the project)
Kind regards
Cherie
From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]
Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack
Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Cherie-Lynn
Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly
In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed
We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one
Kind Regards
Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 168
----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Dear Interested andor Affected Party
Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated
last year
As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are
Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port
Alfred including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)
Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea
Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)
If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us
In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I
ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to
correspond in similar fashion
Kind Regards
Cherie-Lynn Mack
Senior Environmental Consultant
Coastal amp Environmental Services
1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London
Tel 043 742 3302
Fax 043 742 3306
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 169
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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]
Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM
To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE
Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID
I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from
Cannon Rocks area where I reside)
I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs
groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long
term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall
particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested
Is the assumption correct
Thats it
Best wishes
E S Grosman
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
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Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 170
7 Issues and Response Trail
IampAP Comment Response
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 171
Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 172
Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 173
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 174
8 IampAP database
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 175
Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other
STAKEHOLDERS
Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza
Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza
Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza
Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza
Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza
M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza
B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza
Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza
Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza
Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716
Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza
04664813040832627826 466482118
Ward Councillors
C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436
A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952
N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444
T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445
S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483
R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425
C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza
R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza
IampAPs
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 176
Port Alfred
Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza
04662484830836751520
Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza
0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170
Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet
0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166
Mr Mark White
oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166
S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197
H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170
Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170
Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170
Dennis Schultz
supercatcluesnetcoza
04662418670827986283
Mauritz van der Merwe
mauritzvdm1gmailcom
Serena Cox
robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166
Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza
David Tapson
dtapsoniafricacom
046 625 07780398226447
P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166
Other
Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom
Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass
des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619
PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166
Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961
Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom
0832280046
Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza
PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT
Coastal amp Environmental Services 177
Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza
Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza
Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841
Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association
spudshornegmailcom
PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259
Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza