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PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Coastal & Environmental Services 144 APPENDIX E Public Participation 1. Press adverts Advert in Talk of the Town Local Port Alfred newspaper 9/11/2011 Regional Press advert Dispatch 23/9/2011

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APPENDIX E

Public Participation 1 Press adverts Advert in Talk of the Town ndash Local Port Alfred newspaper ndash 9112011

Regional Press advert ndash Dispatch 2392011

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Notice of second public meeting ndash Talk of the Town December 2012

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2 Noticeboards

Template for notice boards

Signage place at both entrances to the town of Port Alfred

Signage place at both entrances to the town of Bathurst

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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs

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4 Background information document (BID)

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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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Notice of second public meeting ndash Talk of the Town December 2012

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2 Noticeboards

Template for notice boards

Signage place at both entrances to the town of Port Alfred

Signage place at both entrances to the town of Bathurst

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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs

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4 Background information document (BID)

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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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2 Noticeboards

Template for notice boards

Signage place at both entrances to the town of Port Alfred

Signage place at both entrances to the town of Bathurst

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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs

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4 Background information document (BID)

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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

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1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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2 Noticeboards

Template for notice boards

Signage place at both entrances to the town of Port Alfred

Signage place at both entrances to the town of Bathurst

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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs

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4 Background information document (BID)

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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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3 Notification letters Initial Notification Letter and Background Information Document sent to all Stakeholders and IAampPs

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4 Background information document (BID)

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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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4 Background information document (BID)

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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

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1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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5 Proof of submission of notification letters E-mail

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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6 Minutes of public meetings

Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

TEXT ACTION

Mauritz What are the sources of water How close is the borehole to the sea

Alan the Fish River and boreholes The boreholes are approximately 5km from the sea

Mauritz Is there no option of abstraction from the Kowie River

Alan No surplus water available from the Kowie River

Mauritz Is the coastal discharge part of the EIA What effect will brine have on marine life

Alan Yes We are conducting a specialist study to assess the risks of brine affecting the marine ecology

Mauritz Will the dam be increased in size Alan Potentially only if abstraction increases

Mauritz Are all the pipes underground or are the above ground pipes

Alan All underground

Sandy What depth will the drilling occur Alan 250m

Mauritz What is the formation of the bedrock under the boreholes

Alan Witpoort and Sandstone

Mauritz As far as treatment is concerned will fluoride be added

Alan I donrsquot think so

Mauritz What yield will the boreholes give Will they be affected if therersquos a drought

Alan 25Mlday Willie The aquifer is deep so the boreholes wonrsquot be affected by drought There is enough resource to cope

Sandy Is SRK local Alan East London and international

Sandy Where is the treatment plant Alan Near the airstrip at an existing dam

Sandy Will the Port Alfred project still go on while the Fish River project still has not started

Alan Yes Port Alfred is a short term project

Mauritz What is the quarryrsquos height above sea level Want to know if they will be pumping sea water

Alan Donrsquot know

Sandy Is the soil structure stable Will the drilling be encased

Alan Yes the drilling will be encased and the soil is stable

Mauritz How is the brine discharged different to sea water

Alan Brine has a lower salinity that sea water but the general characteristics are the same There are no harmful chemicals and the brine is dispersed quickly

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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BL Are other coastal towns using brine discharge Alan Perth Mossel Bay Western Cape The main point here is that the volume to be released in Port Alfred is small compared to the Western Cape

BL If the 1st

stage is acceptable and the 2nd

stage doesnrsquot happen can they upgraderevamp the 1

st

stage

Alan It is possible but very resource dependant and costly

Mauritz What is the possibility of harvesting minerals out of the brackish water

Alan The quantities are too small to be feasible or viable

BL Will there be any pipes or infrastructure above ground on the beach

Alan No all pipes are below ground

BL Will we be able to comment on the finances and who is looking at the financial implications

Alan CES will provide answers to the public considering the social and economic information

GM The total of the project sums to R846 million will this influence the water and electricity rates

Alan Not sure

BL Port Alfred water services are going to waste What is the point of adding more water to waste it eventually with inadequate services

Alan This all forms part of the revamp by Ndlambe Willie DWA is a government body appointed to provide services to Albany There are improvements since Amatola Water took over DWA will pay part of the project to benefit the poor so all costs will be covered by the company Monitoring for pipe leakages must occur

GL Currently Port Alfred uses 6Mld what will the 1st

stage of the project provide

Alan 16Mld from the existing water meter readings

Maurtiz Did they look into harvesting rain water as an alternative because it is cheaper could save water demand

Willie It is not cheaper to harvest rain water probably the most expensive option because of the tanks and it becomes unfeasible

BL Is there a requirement that all new houses require a tank

Willie Yes there is

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING EASTERN BORDER Farms Association

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Eunice Goosens - EG SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

QUESTION RESPONSEACTION

AC gave a presentation

C Tapson

Vandalism issues re power-lines etc How is this protected

CB - pipe buried for most of the route Constant monitoring by AW

D Schultz

Drilling more boreholes

CB ndash yes In total 4 prod 2 monitoring

Anne White

Lots of water in Fish River why use boreholes after FR online

Evidence of dodgy monitoring of groundwater levels

Monitoring boreholes in ground

How is data collected

CB ndash donrsquot keep all eggs in one basket - Case of risk management

EG - Monitoring ndash yes Manual download or telemetry

Tapson

Will data be monitored Big problem with analysis

Anne White

Boreholes not fed by rainfall then how

Very slow infiltration in much larger catchment

Chris Johnson

If water tables are depleted

Danny

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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Experiencing serious drought previously

Now really good rain

Deep percolation is vv slow could take up to a year before good rain is noted into it

Tapson

Have you monitored other schemes

EG - 6 for a year

Dennis

Wetland dried out ˂100m away from borehole borehole is pouring out

EG - Very unlikely

Chris Johnson

Who will manage data

Can farmers access and get early warning

Anne White

Very important and want official undertaking

- EG - Schemes can be managed at all times

A White

What if the boreholes are drying at PA still needs water Will political influence sacrifice the farmers

Will all be written into legal document

D Schultz

Can we have legal binding doc placing onus of any rehab etc

Wetlands have impact on saleability of land

MEETING CLOSED

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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Coastal amp Environmental Services

East London

2 Marine Terrace Hampton Court East London 5201 Tel +27 (43) 742 3302 Fax +27 (43) 742 3306 Email ceselcesnetcoza

Also in Grahamstown wwwcesnetcoza

MEETING MINUTES

CLIENT Amatola Water

DATE 18122012

VENUE Ndlambe Municipality Council Chambers

TIME OF MEETING 1700

MINUTES BY Nikita Steele

CIRCULATION DATE

MEETING PORT ALFRED PUBLIC MEETING

ATTENDED BY

NAME ASSOCIATION EMAIL ADDRESS

Alan Carter - AC CES

Cherie-Lynn Mack - CM CES

Casper Brink - CB Amatola Water

Nikite Muller - NM SRK Groundwater

See Attendance Register

APOLOGIES

None

Person Question Response

Mr Knowles Where did the area originally get water from There must have been a freshwater supply to encourage people to settle in the area

NM Historicallygeologically the area would have been part of the sea floor This is further proved by the existing geology of the area ndash large shale deposits The water would always have been brackish due to slats leaching from the geological structures in the area

Mrs Birch What is the quality of the Fish River water

NM It is also brackish water

Mr Knowles Where is the abstraction site What infrastructure will be built there

The abstraction site is approximately 25 km upstream of the Fish River mouth and approximately 7 km upstream of the estuary in the ldquofreshwaterrdquo environment Infrastructure at the abstraction site would include a weir across the river settling channels for the sediments pump stations etc to convey the water to Dabi Dam

Mr White Where is Dabi Dam CB This dam is in the Ngqushwa LM on the western bank of the Fish River

Mr Marais Will the Thornhill development be assessed in terms of the socio-economicemployment opportunities for the residents

CES The Thornhill development does not fall within the scope of the Amatola Water project aside from acting as a driver to speed up

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

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----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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service delivery The impacts relating the Thornhill should have been assessed within the bounds of its own Environmental Impact Assessment

Mr Purdon Who will be the competent authority for the EIA application Will it need to go through DEDEA in the Cacadu Region

CES No the competent authority for the EIAs will be the national Department of Environmental Affairs The provincial department will act as a commenting authority and Cacadu region will be given the opportunity to comment on the applications as well

Did not get a name

What happened to the scheme that was meant to supply water to PA from Glen Melville Dam in Grahamstown

NM There is no allocation available from Glen Melville to supply Port Alfred

Is there still water available from the Orange-Fish River Tunnel transfer

Yes This will be what is abstracted from the Fish River

Is this water left over from the irrigation allocations

Yes but also consists of a lot of return flows from irrigation and towns water supplytreatment systems These return flows are very important in allowing us to abstract from the Fish River

Mr Purdon Expressed excitement and support for the project

Noted Thank you

Did not get name So will the Fish River be the main source with others as minor additional sources

That is still to be finalized and will be the major outcome of the feasibility study

Will the existing supply be interrupted or decreased during the construction phase of this new scheme

No The aim of this scheme is to augment the existing supply Impacts on existing infrastructure will be avoided as far as possible

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

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7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

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Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 167

082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 162

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 163

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 166

along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 167

082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 166

along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 167

082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

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Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 163

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 164

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 165

From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 166

along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 167

082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 164

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 165

From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 166

along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 167

082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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and is believed to be clean

From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

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Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

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From Jann Webb [mailtojannthreesistershorsetrailscoza] Sent 18 January 2012 0639 AM

To cmackcesnetcoza Subject Ndlambe bulk water schene

Dear SirMadam As the landowners on the east bank of the Riet river from the ocean up to the St Francis health center my family and I would like to register as interested and affected parties in the Ndlambe bulk water scheme I have lived my whole life on this farm as did my father grandfather and great granfather My father and I are well aquainted with this riverine ecosystem including the vast variety of fauna and flaura it sustains Are you aware that this river does not have a large catchment area and that during the frequent dry spells the riverine ecosystem is sustained by the springs that trickle in at various points

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along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

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082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 166

along its course Pumping out grounwater from the two boreholes that have been sunk at the present location during these times of drought will have an extremely detrimental effect on this riverine ecosystem as they will be drawing directly from the grounwater that sustains it This river ecosystem is still in good condition as most farmers in the catchment area are ecologically aware There is not much cultivation within the catchment area either therefore we dont have problems with fertiliser leaching erosion and silting etcIt would be a great pity to tamper with this ecosystem in such a drastic manner especially as it is in such healthy condition The preservation of this river has not just happened by accident it has taken a combined effort by many people mostly the landowners over many generations After one walk thru the Yellowood and Sneezewood forests it is easy to see why the stewards of this river are so passionate about it We therefore strongly recommend that the boreholes be moved out off the Riet river into the Kowie river system which is already impacted Lets not degrade and risk a functioning ecosystem which is in good condition to support another This groundwater abstraction effort is a quick short term fix with detrimental ecological impacts on a functioning indiginous riverine ecosystem when a little further down the road all the water one would need is flowing out to sea daily whether we are experiencing drought or not Lets focus efforts on that aspect of this water scheme as its ecological impacts will not be threatening an ecosystem complete with ecologically sensitive stewards in place with a track record to prove it Tom and Chris Webb of Tharfield Farm Email christhreesistershorsetrailscoza

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 14 February 2012 0245 PM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Cherie

Thank you very much for clarifying the process

We have a bit of a concern at the moment - We do not currently live on the property which is being assessed and as such we have given our staff strict instructions not to allow anyone onto the property for any reason without our instruction for security and accidental game loss reasons

Would it be possible to ask whoever might be doing information gathering to please contact us with a bit of forward notice or an appointment or something to the effect so we can be sure of who will be on the property and ensure that they have access rather than get stuck at a gate or for myself or our staff to have to come running to allow people in

Anyone wanting access to the property can call me on 082 798 6283 or my son Neil on 076 833 6000 (if they cannot reach me)

Wed appreciate it if this could be done as the slaughtering of our cattle and poaching loss of our game has been a problem for us in recent months

Best Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 167

082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

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Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 167

082 798 6283 ----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To Supercat Marine Sent Tuesday February 14 2012 1108 AM Subject RE Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Hi Dennis

Your concerns raised in the letter you reference have been forwarded to the wetland

specialists as well as to the specialist looking into the surface water-groundwater interactions

with regard to the Riet River and the wetlands in the area nearby We will ensure that your

concerns are addressed through this set of specialist assessments

As to ldquowhat happens whenrdquo we are currently conducting our information gathering and

assessment process ndash this would explain why so many people will be marching through the

area for the next few weeks

Once all of their reports are collated CES will finalise their Basic Assessment Report and

along with all of the specialist assessments these will be circulated to all interestedaffected

parties for their comment During this period we will hold more public meetings

Only once the commenting period for the reports has come to an end will we submit our

reports to the Department (along with all of the comments we have received throughout the

life of the project)

Kind regards

Cherie

From Supercat Marine [mailtosupercatcluesnetcoza]

Sent 13 February 2012 0219 PM To Cherie-Lynn Mack

Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Cherie-Lynn

Thank you very much for your mail We will study it shortly

In the meantime we are a bit unsure of the sequence of processes and procedures surrounding the project (in basic terms what happens when) as one of our earlier mails had a letter attached (dated 14 December 2011) which served to raise some of our concerns and posed some questions and are we are wondering at what point will these be addressed or discussed

We would appreciate a bit of clarity around this one

Kind Regards

Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 168

----- Original Message ----- From Cherie-Lynn Mack To tvcfuturenetcoza debiquenetimaginetcoza rufanestelkomsanet oliveburngmailcom tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza hennietheannouncercoza knowlesravusacoza rosspurdonharcourtscoza supercatcluesnetcoza robgimaginetcoza Cc rodnightingalegmailcom mosesjawulagmailcom des43airschoolcom deslinrelationcoza owentzellukhozicoza warrenpotegmailcom ljforster1gmailcom emoutonwsmleshikacoza pmoutonwsmleshikacoza nkohlyruacza shorne1telkomsanet jaydeespgaorgza fletchseafieldcoza roybordercoza limestonehillpgaorgza allanhammettgmailcom officesearestvodamailcoza fairviewmtnloadedcoza Sent Monday February 13 2012 1146 AM Subject Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Dear Interested andor Affected Party

Please find attached an updated version of the Background Information Document circulated

last year

As you will see the number of projects has been narrowed down from 8 to 3 These are

Abstraction of 30 Mlday from the Fish River to supply Ndlambe East (up to Port

Alfred including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Port Alfred (including Bathurst)

Abstraction of groundwater to supply Ndlambe West (Kenton-on-Sea

Boesmansriviermond Boknes Cannon Rocks and Alexandria)

If you have any queries regarding the document please feel free to contact us

In the interests of making sure that every comment we receive is documented please could I

ask that you email fax or post comments to us for our records We would then be happy to

correspond in similar fashion

Kind Regards

Cherie-Lynn Mack

Senior Environmental Consultant

Coastal amp Environmental Services

1 Hampton Court 2 Marine Terrace Quigney East London

Tel 043 742 3302

Fax 043 742 3306

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 169

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From David Grossman [mailtodawgmwebcoza]

Sent 21 February 2012 1155 AM

To Cherie-Lynn Mack Subject Re Ndlambe Bulk Water Supply Scheme UPDATE

Good day and thanks for a comprehensive and clear BID

I have one query relating to the sustainability of ground water extraction (particularly from

Cannon Rocks area where I reside)

I am sure that there have been or will be calculations on proposed extraction rates vs

groundwater reserve and recharge rates One would then assume that these are based on long

term data and not recent tests as the area experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall

particularly during the winter months of 2011 when some boreholes seem to have been tested

Is the assumption correct

Thats it

Best wishes

E S Grosman

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 170

7 Issues and Response Trail

IampAP Comment Response

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 171

Email correspondence with Mr Dennis Schultz

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 172

Email correspondence with Dr David Tapson

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 173

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 174

8 IampAP database

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 175

Name Organisation e-mail Telephone Postal Address Fax Other

STAKEHOLDERS

Reggy Nkosi DEA Case Officer rnkosienvironmentgovza

Siyabonga Gqalangile DEDEA EC siyabongagqalangiledeaetecapegovza

Andries Struwig DEDEA Cacadu andriesstruwigdeaetecapegovza

Lizna Fourie DWA Licencing fouriel4dwagovza

Mariagrazia Galimberti SAHRA mgalimbertisahraorgza

M Zote EC SAHRA mlzoteecphraorgza

B Makedama Cacadu District Municipality Infrastructure amp Planning bmakedamacacaducoza

Xolani Masiza Ndlambe Local Municipality Manager Technical Services xmasizandlambegovza

Tembisa Futuse Assistant to Mr Masiza tfutusendlambegovza

Fani Fouche Ndlambe LM Environ Concervation ffouchendlambegovza 0827531716

Richard Pote De Dir Infrastructure Dev (Ndlambe) rpotendlambegovza

04664813040832627826 466482118

Ward Councillors

C Metelerkamp Ndlambe Councillor Ward 2 cmetelerkampwebmailcoza 076 505 4436

A Marasi Ndlambe Councillor Ward 5 (Bathurst) 073 428 2952

N Xhasa Ndlambe Councillor Ward 7 (Port Alfred) 083 314 6444

T Mazana Ndlambe Councillor Ward 8 (Port Alfred) thembanimazangmailcom 078 082 3445

S Venene Ndlambe Councillor Ward 9 (Port Alfred) sveneneyahoocom 079 135 2483

R Purdon Ndlambe Councillor Ward 10 (Port Alfred) rosspurdonharcourtscoza 082 552 5425

C Batchelor TWP Cbatchelortwpcoza

R Matabese rmatabesewebmailcoza

IampAPs

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 176

Port Alfred

Tim Cockbain Port Alfred Ratepayers Ass Ndlambe Ratepayers Forum tvcfuturenetcoza

04662484830836751520

Debi Quenet Port Alfred debiquenetimaginetcoza

0466244890 P O Box 2852 Port Alfred 6170

Dave Legg Rufanes River Farm rufanestelkomsanet

0466241469 PO Box 51 Port Alfred 6170 866165166

Mr Mark White

oliveburngmailcom 0823581276 PO Box 190 Bathurst 6166

S Birch Tourism tourismsunshinecoasttourismcoza 0822956197

H Marais The Announcer henniethe announcercoza 0724216444 PO Box 546 Port Alfred 6170

Rob Knowles Talk of the Town knowlesravusacoza 0783914701 PO Box 235 Port Alfred 6170

Ross Purdon Councillor Ward 10 rosspurdonharcourtscoza 0825525425 PO Box 88 Port Alfred 6170

Dennis Schultz

supercatcluesnetcoza

04662418670827986283

Mauritz van der Merwe

mauritzvdm1gmailcom

Serena Cox

robgimaginetcoza 0826342149 Po Box 40 Bathurst 6166

Tammy Pearson Port-of-Call tammyport-of-callcoza

David Tapson

dtapsoniafricacom

046 625 07780398226447

P O Box 186 Bathurst 6166

Other

Rod Nightingale rodnightingalegmailcom 0721430169 Moses Jawula Argomode Trading mosesjawulagmailcom

Des Lynch Bathurst Ratepayers and Residents Ass

des43airschoolcomdeslinrelationcoza 0466043619

PO Box 296 Bathurst 6166

Owen Wentzel Lukhozi Consulting Engineers owentzellukhozicoza Warren Pote Huntshoek Safaris warrenpotegmailcom 0824857961

Laura Forster IWR Water Resources ljforster1gmailcom

0832280046

Etienne Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd emoutonwsmleshikacoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza

PORT ALFRED BULK WATER SCHEME BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

Coastal amp Environmental Services 177

Pierre Mouton WSM Leshika (Pty) Ltd pmoutonwsmleshikacoza

Nikki Kohly Kowie Catchment Campaign nkohlyruacza

Brian Pachonick Fish River Cottage Association bpachonickgmailcom 466481841

Mr K Horne Riet River Residents Association

spudshornegmailcom

PO Box 129 Kwelera 5259

Ndaba Metroplan ndabamplancoza