Abagold WEC BAR - Anchor Environmental

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13. ENERGY EFFICIENCYDescribe the design measures, if any, that have been taken to ensure that the activity is energy efficient:No specific design measures have incorporated to ensure the construction is energy efficient. However,the activity itself will provide an alternative source of energy to power the Abagold abalone farm andwill provide the means to test an alternative energy technology.Describe how alternative energy sources have been taken into account or been built into the design ofthe activity, if any:No alternative energy sources have been taken into account or built into the design of the activity.However, the activity itself will provide an alternative source of energy to power the Abagold farm andwill provide the means to test an alternative energy technology.37
SECTION B: SITE/AREA/PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONHas a specialist been consulted to assist with the completion of this section?Property description/physical address:YESNOThe proposed development site for all three alternatives is situated on the rocky headland at thenorthern end of Walker Bay, adjacent to the New Harbour, south west of the pier. The proposeddevelopment site comprises rocky shore habitat and a mixture of rocky and sandy subtidal habitat. Thesite is situated approximately 1 km southwest of the Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary.Part of the proposed development site (that falling above the high water mark) falls on land zoned as an“Authority Zone” to be used for government purposes. This land (Erf 248) is the Hermanus Harbour. TheErf has been subdivided into lots and leased for various purposes. The lots adjacent to the proposeddevelopment site are used for agricultural industrial purposes (abalone farms). The coastal area hasbeen zoned as an ecological corridor and a Critical Biodiversity Area (CBA). However, following fieldinvestigation, it was found that the intertidal habitat had been disturbed and modified and supported alow level of species diversity and a low abundance of biota. It has been acknowledged that site visits andspecialist input is required to supplement the CBA map and thereby aid in decision making (Holness2009).The majority of the proposed development falls below the high water mark within coastal publicproperty. Coastal public property is owned by the citizens of South Africa and the State acts a trustee onbehalf of the citizens. The State has the duty to ensure that coastal public property is used, managed,protected, conserved and enhanced in the interests of the whole community and not only a fewindividuals or groups. The applicant is applying for a lease from the Department of EnvironmentalAffairs: Oceans and Coasts in terms of the Sea Shore Act, 1935.The coastal area south west of the proposed site is a rocky coast which borders residentialdevelopments (Whale Rock Estate). This section is not recognised as an area of importance forrecreational purposes. The harbour, to the northwest of the study site is accessed by both fishing andtourist vessels and the harbour pier and rock outcrops are used by fishermen and for whale watching.The adjacent abalone farms (Aquafarm Development (Pty) Ltd and HIK Abalone Farm (Pty) Ltd), as wellas Abagold, extract seawater from the adjacent marine environment for use on the farms and dischargeused seawater into the marine environment. The farms have infrastructure such as pump houses, sumpsand pipelines within the coastal public property adjacent to their farms.Where a large number of properties are involved (e.g. linear activities), please attach a full list to thisapplication. In instances where there is more than one town or district involved, please attach a list oftowns or districts to this application.38
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