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SECTION D: IMPACT ASSESSMENTThe assessment of impacts must adhere to the minimum requirements in the EIA Regulations, 2010, andshould take applicable official guidelines into account. The issues raised by interested and affectedparties should also be addressed in the assessment of impacts.1. ISSUES RAISED BY INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIESList the main issues raised by interested and affected parties.A full record of issues raised by interested and affected parties is attached in Appendix E.Prior to the Draft BAR interested and affected parties requested that the following concerns beaddressed in the BAR: Potential impacts of new develops on existing abalone farming activities. Impacts of the proposed development on the marine ecology. Visual impacts on future planned developments at the site leased by Relmar.Following the Draft BAR and affected parties requested that the following concerns be addressed inthe final BAR: Notice must be provided to all neighbouring water farms prior to blasting and the pouring of anyconcrete into the sump area or marine environment. Construction must be limited to week days. Review the sections dealing with impacts to water quality and consider the impacts specificallyin terms of abalone farms. Impacts of concrete and sediment plumes from blasting need to beconsidered. Review the construction methods section and provide more detail in the report. Aquafarm’s water abstraction point must be indicated on site diagrams. Impacts to nearshore waves and currents must be considered in relation to Aquafarm’sinfrastructure. Consider repositioning the pilot WEC Acknowledge that there is a risk of build up of organic matter in the WEC dams and providemitigation measures.Response from the practitioner to the issues raised by the interested and affected parties.A full response to the issues raised by interested and affected parties is attached in Appendix E.Responses to interested and affected parties prior to the Draft BAR being made available forcomment:49
The potential impacts of new developments on existing abalone farming activities and the impacts ofthe proposed development on marine ecology were addressed in the draft BAR and marine specialistreport. I&APs were assured that these issues would be addressed in the report.With regard to the concern that the proposed development would negatively impact planneddevelopments at the site leased by Relmar: The proposed site is situated within a harbour / lightindustrial area. The rocky shore area is in a disturbed state and the adjacent coastal areas are developedand used for industrial purposes. The proposed development is not out of character with the surroundingland uses and should not detract from the overall aesthetics of the area.Responses to interested and affected parties after the Draft BAR being made available for comment:A total of three emails were received from stakeholders after the draft BAR was made available forcomment. These emails were sent by Aquafarm Developments (Pty) Ltd (neighbouring abalone farm,HIK Abalone (Pty) Ltd (neighbouring abalone farm) and Cape Nature. Both neighbouring abalone farmsexpressed concern regarding the level of consultation with neighbouring users during construction.Emails were sent in response to this concern. Aquafarm however highlighted a number of concernsregarding the detail provided in the draft BAR, the potential impacts to water quality and the adjacentfarms and impact resulting from changes in the nearshore wave and current regime. Given the numberof concerns raised it was felt that a meeting between Anchor, Abagold and Aquafarm would be the mosteffective means to arrive at acceptable solutions. As such a meeting was held in July. The minutes of themeeting can be found in Appendix E.The following amendments were proposed following the meeting:1. The activity details section would be revised such that greater and clearer detail regardingconstruction methods in provided in the BAR. Such detail would include the measures taken toensure that no casting of cement will be required in the marine environment.2. The site diagrams would be amended so to include the position of the Aquafarm pumphouseand intake sump.3. A second site visit would be conducted by Prof. Geoff Toms in consultation with Aquafarm toview the position of the infrastructure in the coastal zone relative to the proposed development.The assessment of the impacts of change wave energy and current patterns would be updatedtaking into consideration this infrastructure.4. Monthly construction plans to be made available to all neighbouring farms. Weekly blasting andcement casting plans to be made available in advance to all neighbouring farms. Dailynotification prior to any blasting or casting of cement (within plastic canvas sacks in the marineenvironment).5. ECO to conduct weekly inspections and be on site during all blasting and cement casting (withinplastic canvas sacks in the marine environment) activities.Emails indicating the amendments were sent to Aquafarm with the minutes of the meeting attached.(see Appendix E).50
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