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Transnet LimitedProposed RO Plant: Port of SaldanhaFinal Basic Assessment Report1.2 Purpose and Structure of the Basic Assessment ReportThe NEMA EIA Regulations were promulgated to give effect to the environmentalmanagement principles espoused in the Act. The Basic Assessment (BA) Reportprovides the competent authority (in this case DEAT) with all relevant informationabout the proposed activity, as well as an assessment of the potential impacts in orderto inform the decision as to whether the activity should be authorised and, if so, underwhat conditions.This report comprises five sections, two of which – Sections 2 and 3 - are mandatoryin terms of the legislative requirements for a BA. Remaining sections are intended toprovide additional contextual information which would help the Interested andAffected Parties (I&APs) better understand the proposed development and anticipatedimpacts, and help the competent authority make an informed decision. Note,therefore, that the report is a collation of sections and not a sequential compilation ofreport chapters. The report contains the following sections:Section 1: Project Description and Legislative and AdministrativeRequirementsSection 1 provides an introduction to the project, the approach to the BasicAssessment process, an overview of the legislation which governs the proposedactivity, as well as the administrative requirements of the Basic Assessment processunder the NEMA EIA regulations. In addition, this section provides a description ofthe proposed activity and the concept alternatives considered, its context, the publicconsultation process undertaken during the process, the key findings andrecommendations and the way forward.Section 2: Completed Basic Assessment Application FormSection 2 contains the completed Basic Assessment Application form, as prescribedby DEAT, which is submitted in application for environmental authorisation underthe NEMA EIA Regulations 1 .Section 3: Completed Final Basic Assessment Report FormSection 3 contains the completed Final Basic Assessment Report form, as prescribedby DEAT, submitted in support of the application for the environmental authorisationof the activity under the NEMA EIA regulations.1Note that although this application is submitted to DEAT for a decision after consultation with a DEAT representative it wasdecided that the Western Cape provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEA&DP) formswere to be used as the proposed activity is located in the Western Cape and these forms request additional, more relevantinformation to the area in concern.3Prepared by the PDNA/SRK Joint Venture
Transnet LimitedProposed RO Plant: Port of SaldanhaFinal Basic Assessment ReportSection 4: ReferencesSection 4 lists the relevant literature and studies consulted during the completion ofthis BA.Section 5: AppendicesSection 5 contains supplementary information in support of the report, such as siteplans, specialist studies undertaken and specific details of the public participationprocess during the Basic Assessment process.4Prepared by the PDNA/SRK Joint Venture
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