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Land-use & Infrastructure Development CATEGORY Ecological Impact Severity Socio-Economic Impact Severity Legislation Management Responses Living Resources CATEGORY Verlorenvlei Estuary Management Plan Part 1: Situation Assessment (Auditing) ACTIVITY RELEVANT LEGISLATION RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT/ AUTHORITY Harvesting and burning of reeds and sedges CARA 1983 MLRA 1998 DAFF DEA: MCM Gill netting Introduction of alien fish species Agriculture: Livestock grazing in flood plain MLRA 1998 Provincial Conservation Ordinances MLRA 1998 Provincial Conservation Ordinances CARA 1983 MLRA 1998 DEA: MCM CapeNature DEA: MCM CapeNature DAFF DEA: MCM 1.3 Summary of Existing Reponses As part of the Situation Assessment (CSIR, 2009b), it was identified that many instances activities that pose a threat to the ecological and socio-economic ecosystem services provided by Verlorenvlei are governed by specific legislation. Also, there are a number of existing management actions or responses aimed at mitigating or minimising such threats. A summary of the estimated severity of the impacts, as well as the status of existing legislation and management initiatives pertaining to specific activities is provided in Table 1.4. Note that this is not an absolute rating but rather a qualitative evaluation to enable prioritization of management actions. Table 1.4: Summary of (negative) impacts on Verlorenvlei (depicted as H= high; M = medium; L = low) and the status of existing legislation and management initiatives (G = good; F = fair; P = poor) pertaining to identified activities “IMPACT” “RESPONSE” ACTIVITY Agriculture: Crop production H L F F Alien infestation M L F G Veld fires L L G F Road Infrastructure L L F F Riparian Infrastructure M L G F In-stream infrastructure L L F F Recreational activities L L F G Page 1-5
Living Resources Water Quantity & Quality CATEGORY Ecological Impact Severity Socio-Economic Impact Severity Legislation Management Responses Verlorenvlei Estuary Management Plan Part 1: Situation Assessment (Auditing) “IMPACT” “RESPONSE” ACTIVITY Mining (proposed) H H P F/P Artificial breaching H L F P Solid waste disposal L L G P Water abstraction H H G P Wastewater disposal (non-reticulated sewage & wash water from boats) M M F P Harvesting and burning of reeds and sedges M L F P Gill netting H M G F/P Introduction of alien fish species H M G P Agriculture: Livestock H L F P 1.4 Future Situation Assessments (Auditing) Once the EMP is being implemented, the Situation Assessment (this Auditing phase) will constitute the review process during which the outcomes of the EMP (and associated monitoring programmes) are used to prepare Annual Assessment Reports, or five-yearly State-of-the-Estuary Reports, to inform management on the consequences and effectiveness of the process. Page 1-6
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