2013_14 IDP Review.pdf - KZN Development Planning

Element Opportunities Challengesagricultural conditions• Erosivity • High potential for erosionput demand on landmanagement practices• Moistureavailability• Geology• Slope• Rivers• Soils• Very favourable for growinga large range of adaptedcrops Generally good foundationconditions in urban areas Availability of constructionmaterials Shale and mudstone mightbe a good sources forbrickmaking materials Relatively flat terrain in thenorth Some opportunities forirrigation Good surface waterresources Favourable physicalproperties in some cases High natural fertility in someareas Low ground water yields• Development severelyimpaired and restricted byvery steep slopes Slope restricts movementand accessibility Slope increases cost ofservice deliver in terms ofconstruction andmaintenance Flash flooding All rivers are in anecologically vulnerable;condition Umvoti River classified asendangered High erodibility in general Restricted soil depth Problems with drainage insome areas• Water • The majority of themunicipal area has veryElement Opportunities Challengesholding capacitylimited water holdingcapacity which may createproblems in drought periods• Soils withspecialrequirements• Susceptibilityto wind erosion• Potential toregenerate wheneroded• Soils with atextural contrast• Soil drainage• Swellingclays• Saline andsodic soils• Structurallyfavourable soils• The bulk of the area issusceptible to higherodibility• Some areas in Nqutu andEndumeni might besusceptible to wind erosionunder bad land managementpractices• Low potential for selfregeneration of damagedareas Abrupt transitions are notpresent in the bigger part ofthe municipal area Most of the soils are welldrained with only somewhatimpeded drainage in soils inthe north western sector Swelling clays will have aminimal impact on urbanrelated development Not an issue to be considered•• Moderate swelling claysassociated with Biggarsbergand area east of the R33 inMsinga•• Any the southern parts havesoils with structure favouringarable land Very limited or absent in thewhole municipal area northof Greytown• Tree density • Lower tree densities inNqutu points to overDraft 2013/14 IDP Review Page 202Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municipality22 March 2013