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EIA-REP-325d-11 October 2012 texture. development because of a less diverse landform texture and vegetation. 9 View Distance If uninterrupted view distances to the site are > than 5 km. 10 Critical Views Views of the projects are to be seen by many people passing on main roads and from prominent areas i.e. communities and settlements. Table 35: Site evaluation 143 If uninterrupted view distance are < 5 km but > 1 km. Some views of the project from surrounding main roads and communities. CHARACTERISTICS VISUAL CRITERIA RATING VISUAL IMPACT Visibility Medium to High Moderate Genius Locci Medium to Low Moderate Visual Quality Medium to Low Low Social Medium to High Low Surrounding landscape compatibility Medium to Low Low Character Medium to Low Moderate Scale High Low VAC Low High View Distance High Low Critical Views High Low development because of a uniform texture, flat slope and limited vegetation cover. If uninterrupted view distances are >500m and < 1000m. Limited views to the project from main roads and communities. The result show that Vunene Colliery (Pty) Ltd has 1 high, 3 moderate and 6 low visual impact ratings. The Vunene Colliery (Pty) Ltd mine will exert a negative influence on the visual environment. This is largely due to: • High visibility of construction activity within a zone of uniform visual pattern; • The low visual absorption capacity of the setting which is attributable to: o Relatively flat topography; o The low vegetation height (less than one meter); o The lack of visual diversity; and o A general lack of rising landforms as a backdrop. • The size of the operations will expose it to many viewers; and • The need to cut across or expose the existing landforms to accommodate the surface infrastructure. Significance: The significance of the impact is assessed to be low to medium. Mitigation: • Effective planning of the location of the mine infrastructure and lighting to minimise visual impact and light pollution; • Screen the plant from the surrounding roads and properties using, for example trees;
• The illumination of Vunene Colliery (Pty) Ltd operations should be focused yet bear in mind safety and security issues. The design should make provision for accent lighting which should be downward to prevent light pills skywards; • Selective and sensitive location and design of the lighting requirements for the Vunene Colliery (Pty) Ltd operations is required. For instance reduce the height from which floodlights are fixed and identify zones of high and low lighting requirements with the focus of the lights being inward rather than outward; • The building textures and colours should not contrast vividly with the backdrop of colour and textures provided by the landscape. The natural setting and colours of buff, olive greens, dark brows should be respected and where possible, these should be incorporated into the materials used in the exteriors of the buildings and landscape; • Colours of new infrastructure should be matt, not glossy so as to reduce reflection and glare from the surfaces. This is important when considering the night scene and reflected lights; • The land forming and planting design of Vunene Colliery (Pty) Ltd should respect the surrounding indigenous vegetation. The interface between new planting and the existing should be gradually blended. Plant material around the main structures can be exotic, colourful and lush, however on the fringes of these areas the planting material should tend more towards local indigenous species of trees and grassland; • The building forms should be broken by roof overhangs and steps in the façade. This will create shadow lines which, in turn, assist in the mottling breaking up of the visible plant form; • The requirements for stabilisation of new landforms must be considered so that effective rehabilitation and re-vegetation can be timeously and effectively implemented. This will be determined by slope, access, material, climate etc. 13.6 Terrestrial impacts 13.6.1 Soil Erosion and increased surface runoff Table 36: The impact of vegetation clearance and topsoil stripping on soil erosion and surface water runoff Activity Soil erosion during the construction and operation phases Nature of the impact Vegetation clearing, topsoil stripping, site establishment, movement of people and vehicles on site Status - Receiving environment Soil structures and adjacent water resources Extent (footprint; site; regional; national; international) SITE Magnitude Intensity (low; medium; high) Duration (short; short-med; medium; long; permanent) HIGH SHORT - MEDIUM Probability (Improbable; possible; likely; highly likely; definite) POSSIBLE Weighting factor (WF) WF (low; low-medium; medium; medium-high; high) LOW TO MEDIUM Mitigation Efficiency (ME) ME (high; medium-high; medium; low-medium; low) MEDIUM HIGH Without (Extent + Intensity + Duration + Probability) x Weighting Factor mitigation (2 + 3+ 2+ 2) x 2 = 18 Significance (WOM) With Low WOM x ME = WM mitigation 18 x 0.4 =7.2 (WM) Low EIA-REP-325d-11 October 2012 144
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10.4.1.2 DURATION .................
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Table 33: Assessment of the possibl
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PHRA - Provincial Heritage Resource
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precautionary measures contemplated
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