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3.2.1.6 Human impacts on water resources (excluding mining)
The following could be expected to have an impact on water resources:
• Minor non-point impact from sparse, subsistence agriculture located close to Kazungula and the veterinary
fence control points;
• Disposal of domestic and commercial solid waste at Kazangula;
• Minor non-point impact from subsistence agriculture and garbage disposal at the Mpandamatenga border
post; and
• Minor non-point impact from garbage along the Kazungula – Nata road.
3.2.2 Mining and mineral processing operations
One coal mining operation is located in this sub-catchment (Figure 3.4; Table 3.3). No information is available
regarding current prospecting in the area. There are no known minerals processing operations in the subcatchment.
Table 3.3: Mining operations in the Kazungula sub-catchment.
Code
Number
Name of Mine Commodity (ies)
Mined
xci
Status
Relative
Size
Probable
Impact
B-1 Pandamatenga Coal Operating Small Very low
3.2.3 Alluvial mining
None recorded and none anticipated.
3.2.4 Monitoring systems
None.
3.2.5 Water quality data
None.
3.2.6 Implications for water quality and quantity management