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Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline Western Cape Province EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478 Environmental Monitoring Report No. 8 August 2019

Environmental Monitoring Report. No.8 for the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline August 2019

Prepared by:

Prepared for:

Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited Building 1, Leslie Avenue East,

Design Quarter District, Fourways

2021


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PROJECT DETAILS Title : Environmental Monitoring Report No.8 for the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV

Powerline. EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478

Authors : Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd Mr Lungani Zwane

Client : Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited Mr Ludwig Van Aarde

Report Revision : Revision 1

Date : August 2019

When used as a reference this report should be cited as: Savannah Environmental (2019) Environmental Monitoring Report No.8 for the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline being developed in, Swellendam, Western Cape Province.

COPYRIGHT RESERVED

This technical report has been produced for Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited The intellectual property contained in this report remains vested in Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd. No part of the report may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd or Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROJECT DETAILS ......................................................................................................................................................... ii TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................... iii DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................................................. vi Chapter 1 : summary .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 2 : INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 3 : OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS TO DATE ............................................................................ 2 Chapter 4 : MONITORING AND REVIEWING .............................................................................................................. 6

Description of observations, incidents and non-conformities identified during this monitoring and reporting period .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

Description of measures implemented to reduce impact on the environment ........................................ 6 Chapter 5 : PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 6 : DUST MONITORING ................................................................................................................................. 7 Chapter 7 : PROTECTED VEGETATION ........................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 8 : Protection of avifauna ............................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 9 HERITAGE ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 10 : EROSION ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Chapter 11 : REHABILITATION ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 12 : WASTE MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 8

Solid waste .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Liquid waste .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Hazardous waste .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Recycled waste ............................................................................................................................................ 9

Chapter 13 : ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................ 9 Environmental Management Programme - Results .................................................................................. 9 Environmental Authorisation - Results ...................................................................................................... 12 Management Plan – Results ...................................................................................................................... 14

Chapter 14 : OTHER NOTABLE EVENTS ..................................................................................................................... 14 Stormwater system investigation .............................................................................................................. 16

Chapter 15 : CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................ 16


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LIST OF TABLES, PHOTOS & FIGURES:

Photograph 1: Installation of rebar at Monopole 10 ................................................................................................ 2

Photograph 2: Concrete pour of plinths at Vryheid Substation... ........................................................................... 3

Photograph 3: Mobile toilet at Monopole 34..... ....................................................................................................... 3

Photograph 4: Foundation excavation at Monopole 68 ......................................................................................... 4

Photograph 5: Foundation excavation at Monopole 69.. ....................................................................................... 4

Photograph 6: Dressing at Monopole 21 ................................................................................................................... 5

Table 1: Summary of waste removed from Excelsior WEF for August 2019. .......................................................... 9

Table 2: Percentage compliance score with the EMPrs for August 2019 ............................................................ 10

Table 3: Percentage compliance score with the EAs for August 2019 ................................................................ 12

Table 4: Percentage compliance score with the Management Plans for August 2019 ................................... 14

Figure 1: Percentage compliance score with the EMPrs for August 2019 ........................................................... 11

Figure 2: Percentage compliance score with the EAs for August 2019 ............................................................... 13

Figure 3: Percentage compliance score with the Management Plans for August 2019 .................................. 15

APPENDICES

Appendix A : Environmental Authorisation Checklist Appendix B : Environmental Management Programme Checklist Appendix C : Complaints Register Appendix D : Permit to Pluck Protected and Unprotected Flora Checklist Appendix E : Management Plans Checklist


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LIST OF ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS CAPA Corrective Actions and Preventative Actions CLO Community Liaison Officer DEA Department of Environmental Affairs DAFF Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries DWS Department of Water and Sanitation EA Environmental Authorisation ECO Environmental Control Officer EMPr Environmental Management Programme EMS Environmental Management System EO Environmental Officer EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction INCIDENT An incident is an event that may cause harm or potential harm to the environment. These

incidents must be reported to the ECO immediately and formally though means of a flash report. For the purpose of this report, Reportable Environmental Incidents will refer to incident that requires reporting in terms of National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) section 30 (1) and / or National Water Act (NWA) section 20 (1). NEMA Section 30 defines an Incident as ‘an unexpected sudden occurrence. Including a major emission, fire or explosion leading to serious danger to the public or potentially serious pollution of or detriment to the environment, whether immediate or delayed’. The responsible ECO together with license holder HSE manager will determine whether the incident is reportable in terms of NEMA or NWA. Chemical spills not more than 50 litres that do not occur in environmental sensitive areas will be recoded on site spill/incident register.

MSDS Material and Safety Data Sheet NCR Non-Compliance Report NON-COMPLIANCE

Non-compliance is defined as any deviation from the approved Environmental Authorisation (EA), Environmental Management Programme (EMPr), Licenses, Permits or Method Statements. This also include deviations from regulations that could directly or indirectly lead to damage to the environment. For the purpose of this report, a non-compliance is an issue or event identified on site which is recorded in a checklist that is used to determine the percentage compliance in a monitoring report.

NON-CONFORMANCE

A non-conformance is a report issued to the EPC by the ECO where incidents have not received attention or where the same incidents have been recorded repetitively. NC’s may also be issued immediately where deviation from EA, EMPr, Licenses, Permits and / or Method Statements and all applicable legislations has or may have resulted in negative impact to the environment, illness, injury, fatality or property damage. It is a formal process that is recorded in a register and is used on site to address issues and non-compliances.

NEMA National Environmental Management Act NEM: AQA National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act MSDS Material and Safety Data Sheet OHSACT Occupational Health and Safety Act PROJECT COMPANY

Amstilinx (RF) Proprietary Limited

PTD Project To Date SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Agency SDC Safe Disposal Certificate WEF Wind Energy Facility


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DECLARATION

I, Lungani Zwane, in my capacity as ECO, hereby declare that I –

» Act as an independent consultant; » Do not have any financial interest in the undertaking of the activity, other than remuneration for

the work performed; » Have and will not have vested interest in the activity; » Have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity; » Undertake to disclose any material information that has or may have the potential to influence the

decision of the competent authority or the objectivity of any report, plan or document; » Will provide the competent authority with access to all information at my disposal regarding the

report, whether such information is favourable to the Client or not; » Based on information provided to me by the Client and in addition to information obtained during

the course of this study, have presented the results and conclusion within the associated document to the best of my professional ability;

» Reserve the right to modify aspects pertaining to the present investigation should additional information become available through on-going research and/or further work in this field; and

» Undertake to have my work peer reviewed on a regular basis by a competent specialist.


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CHAPTER 1 : SUMMARY Zero (0) incidents and Zero (0) non-conformances were opened during this reporting period. In total, there are zero (0) incidents and zero (0) NCRs that have been opened to date. An overall compliance score of 100% was achieved for specifications from the EMPr currently active on site. Compliance with the Powerline EA is 100%. Waste Management, Alien Plant Management and Search and Protection Management Plans were scored at 100%; while Rehabilitation was not audited due to the electrical subcontractor having not commenced with the activity on site.

CHAPTER 2 : INTRODUCTION

This is the 8th monthly report submitted to the client for the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline located in the Western Cape Province (with EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478).

» Power Line – Construction of a 132kV Overhead Transmission Line from the authorised Excelsior WEF to the existing Vryheid Substation. The power line received Environmental Authorisation (EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478) on 1 March 2016, with one amendment (EA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478/AM3, Amendment to the road layout as contained within the approved final layout).

» A permit to pluck protected and unprotected flora was issued by the Western Cape CapeNature - Permit number: CN37-28-9855.

A full-time on-site Environmental Control Officer (ECO), Lungani Zwane, was appointed by the Project Company (through Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd) to monitor the implementation of mitigation measures and compliance with conditions of the Environmental Authorisations (EA). Monitoring is undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the EMPr as stipulated under Condition 21 of the powerline EA. Details of the ECO were submitted to the Director: Compliance Monitoring of the Department of Environmental Affairs before commencement of construction activities on 08 August 2018. This report serves to outline the progress of authorised construction activities for the month of August 2019 and the level of compliance achieved by the Project Company and the EPC contractor as recorded by the on-site ECO.


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CHAPTER 3 : OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS TO DATE List of Contractors and Subcontractors

» Goldwind 4 Renewable Energy (EPC Contractor) » Optipower (Subcontractor)

The following activities have taken place during this reporting period (i.e. August 2019): 132kV Overhead Line

» Excavations » Rebar » Concrete » Backfilling » Assembly » Erection » Dressing » Stringing » Regulating

Vryheid Substation

» Testing Panels » Prep for Outage » Outage

Photograph 1: Installation of rebar at Monopole 10.


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Photograph 2: Concrete pour of plinths at Vryheid Substation.

Photograph 3: Mobile toilet at Monopole 34.


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Photograph 4: Foundation excavation at Monopole 68.

Photograph 5: Foundation excavation at Monopole 69.


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Photograph 5: Dressing at Monopole 21.

The following new activity is expected to take place from September 2019: Vryheid Substation

» Testing Panels » Prep for Outage » Outage » Cabling

132kV Overhead Line

» Concrete » Backfilling » Assembly » Erecting » Dressing » Stringing » Regulating


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CHAPTER 4 : MONITORING AND REVIEWING Daily compliance monitoring is undertaken by the on-site ECO, Lungani Zwane. Incidents, non-conformances, observation findings noted during daily site compliance monitoring are reported to the EPC contractor during the HSE meetings and by means of a construction Incident and CAPA register which contains further details regarding incidents recorded (refer to Appendix A) and daily diary to the client.

Description of observations, incidents and non-conformities identified during this monitoring and reporting period

This section provides a description of all observations that have been opened during this reporting month. The incident register is attached to this monthly report (refer to Appendix D). No incidents and zero (0) non-conformances were opened during this reporting period. In total, zero (0) incidents and zero (0) non-conformances opened to date.

Description of measures implemented to reduce impact on the environment During this reporting period, the following measures have been implemented to reduce the potential for on-going impacts on the environment: » The EPC contractor provides an integrated health, safety and environmental induction and awareness

training to new on-site employees and visitors. Attendance records are kept by the EPC contractor.

The daily monitoring events are focused on best environmental practices, rather than regulatory compliance. During construction, findings of the daily site inspections are reported in meetings between the ECO and the EPC contractor environmental officer. These meetings involve discussions of open incidents and measures to be taken by the EPC contractor to ensure compliance to the conditions of the EA, EMPr and all relevant environmental legislation.

CHAPTER 5 : PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT In this reporting period no environmental grievances were received by the project, ten (10) social grievances were received by the project to date. All grievances have been resolved. The EPC contractor has placed the contact details of the onsite environmental officer and the CLO at the site office and the security gate, where grievances can be lodged. Attached to this monitoring report is the complaints register (Appendix C).


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CHAPTER 6 : DUST MONITORING No close by residences or communities have been affected by the dust to date and the contractor is also somewhat limited to the extent that dust can be controlled due to the fine texture of the soils.

CHAPTER 7 : PROTECTED VEGETATION In addition to the four permitted species to be rescued, eleven new additional threatened and protected species were noted by the botanical specialist. Amended Cape Nature Permit to Pluck Protected and Unprotected Flora was issued for the search and rescue of the protected vegetation within the affected development footprint of the project-Permit number: CN37-28-4821. The EPC contractor appointed Dr Gareth Coombs; botanical specialist to conduct the relocation of identified protected species. During the rescue activity it was agreed by all affected parties that no construction activities shall commence in areas which have Renosterveld in them without the go ahead from the botanical specialist; ECO and approved method statement for the construction in such areas. Approval for commencement was given for the activity and the ECO is monitoring the activities in the area.

CHAPTER 8 : PROTECTION OF AVIFAUNA The Project Company enlisted the assistance of Chris van Rooyen Consulting to conduct an assessment of the Excelsior Wind Energy Facility and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline in 2012. The need for this assessment was identified through a due diligence review of the Avifaunal Impact Assessment Study (2011) and pre-construction monitoring report (2012) compiled by Chris van Rooyen Consulting.

In addition to the above mentioned studies the construction phase monitoring is being implemented in order to comply with the commitments made by the Project Company to the Overberg Lowlands Conservation Trust in August 2015 in terms of specific actions that will be put into practise during the construction phase of the project in order to minimize the impact on birds. The construction phase monitoring includes the following activities and processes:

» A total of 5 environmental monitors have been employed and trained as carcass searchers as well as to conduct carcass experiments in order to investigate the feeding patterns of Cape Vultures and to perform various other environmental duties;

» The construction period experiments data from September 2018 up until the testing of the first turbines is to be used to assist with the formulation of a mitigation strategy to prevent Cape Vultures mortality due to collision with the turbines;

» A number of priority species nests and roosts is being monitored during the construction phase in order to assess the potential impact of the construction activities on the breeding birds, and to devise mitigation measures (if need be) to minimise the risk of displacement due to disturbance.


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CHAPTER 9 HERITAGE Section 10.5.1 of the EIA report states that there were 28 archaeological materials documented on site; mostly dating to the Later Stone Age period. The archaeological finds are spread very thinly, randomly and unevenly over the surrounding landscape. There is no spatial patterning in the distribution of the finds. As recommended by the specialist these areas are to be avoided by the development. There were no archaeological structures identified during site inspections by the ECO on the site. No heritage findings or incidents were recorded during this reporting period.

CHAPTER 10 : EROSION In this reporting period no erosion issues occurred. All mitigation measures as detailed in the relevant management plans should be implemented by the EPC contractor.

CHAPTER 11 : REHABILITATION Rehabilitation shall commence in areas where construction work has been completed. Construction work has commenced in some of the sites and no rehabilitation has been done.

CHAPTER 12 : WASTE MANAGEMENT Table 1 shows a summary of waste removed from Excelsior WEF and Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline project to date. For the purposes of reporting, the total waste figures of all the EPC contractor and subcontractors involved in the Excelsior WEF and Excelsior – Vryheid 132kV Powerline are combined and divided into the following categories:

Solid waste Solid waste is contained in waste bins provided at the respective work areas on site, and disposed of in the waste skips at the end of the day. Eighteen (18) cubic metres of solid waste was disposed of by the WEF and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline in this reporting period. The waste was disposed of at the Vissershok Landfill and the SDC’s were provided to the ECO.

Liquid waste Liquid waste is currently only limited to sewage effluent. Chemical ablution facilities are available at the offices and respective work areas. This liquid waste stream is collected and disposed of at the Hermanus Wastewater Treatment Works via a service provider. One thousand two hundred litres (1200L) has been disposed of by the WEF and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline in this reporting period, the SDCs for the disposed sewage effluent are currently outstanding.

Hazardous waste No hazardous waste has been disposed of by the WEF and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline in this reporting period.


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Recycled waste

A waste contractor was appointed to collect waste that is suitable for recycling. The collective quantities of all the recycled waste streams (wood, plastic, paper etc.) are included in this report. Three hundred (300) kilograms of untreated wood was recycled in this reporting period. Table 1: Summary of waste removed from Excelsior WEF and the Excelsior-Vryheid Powerline (August 2019).

Month Solid Waste (m3) Liquid Waste (L)

Hazardous Waste Recycled Waste (kg)

Medical waste (kg)

Concrete Waste (m3) Solid (kg) Liquid (L)

Nov -18 0 450 0 0 0 0 0

Dec -18 0 300 0 0 0 0 0

Jan -19 0 350 0 0 0 0 0

Feb -19 10 550 0 0 0 0 0

Mar -19 0 750 0 0 0 0 0

Apr -19 10 900 780 0 20 0 0

May - 19 0 1200 0 0 0 0 0

Jun - 19 0 1200 0 0 20 0 0

Jul - 19 20 1500 560 0 20 0 0

Aug-19 18 1200 300

PTD 58m3 8400 1340 0 360 0 0

CHAPTER 13 : ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

Environmental Management Programme - Results A checklist was derived from the specifications of the Excelsior-Vryheid 132 kV Powerline EMPr currently active for the project (refer to Appendix B). Some of the elements were not audited as a result of the electrical subcontractor not having commenced with activities. A rating for individual relevant elements of the checklist derived from the specifications of the approved EMPr has been scored on the following basis:

» A rating of 3: best practice/full conformance, » A rating of 2: satisfactory (>50% conformance), » A rating of 1: unsatisfactory (<50% conformance), » A rating of 0: nothing in place and a rating of N/A: not at this time.

The following percentage compliance scores have been calculated at the end of this reporting period. These percentage scores have been calculated without weighing any issues (i.e. all environmental specifications have the same weighing). The Project Company has set its percentage compliance target


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as 90% which is represented by the black line in the graphs below. The target will be reviewed as the project progresses. Table 2: Percentage compliance scores with the EMPr for August 2019

Summary of Results

Compliance with: As % PRE-CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN PHASE 98 SITE ESTABLISHMENT 100 SITE & WORKER MANAGEMENT 100 SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT 100 MINIMISATION OF FOOTPRINT 100 SOIL DEGRADATION & EROSION 88 MINIMISE IMPACTS ON FAUNA 100 HERITAGE RESOURCES 100 VISUAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION 100 APPROPRIATE HANDLING AND MANAGEMENT OF WASTE 100 HANDLING & STORAGE OF CHEMICALS & HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 100 TOTAL SCORE 99

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An overall compliance score of 99% was achieved for this reporting period. Specifications that require feedback from the EPC Contractor should be attended to and have been highlighted in red in the checklist (refer to Appendix B). Continuous monitoring is however required and it is recommended that the contractor do a full internal audit on all the relevant specifications of the EMPr and EA. Soil degradation and erosion scored low as a result of not having a stormwater management plan in place.

Environmental Authorisation - Results A checklist was derived from the conditions of the EA currently active for the project (please refer to Appendix A). The following percentage compliance scores have been calculated at the end of this reporting period.

Table 3: Percentage compliance scores with the EAs for August 2019

Summary of Results

Compliance with EA: As %

Powerline 100

AVERAGE 100

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Management Plan – Results A checklist was derived from the specifications of the topsoil management plan (please refer to Appendix D). An overall compliance score of 98% was achieved for specifications from the topsoil management plan. The holder of the EA and the EPC contractor need to improve on its compliance to the Erosion Management and Waste Management Plan, as they are crucial aspects in Environmental Compliance.

Table 4: Percentage compliance score with the Management Plans for August 2019 Summary of Results

Compliance with As% Comments

Erosion Management 94 Waste Management 96 Soil Management 100 Alien Plant Management 100 Emergency Response 100 Search and Protection 100 Average 98

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CHAPTER 14 : OTHER NOTABLE EVENTS

Stormwater system investigation The EMPr states the following regarding stormwater: All stormwater mitigation measures must be implemented according to the Stormwater Management Plan (refer to Appendix E). It is recommended that the completion of the final plan of the powerline be expedited to ensure compliance with this specification.

CHAPTER 15 : CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS The holder of the Environmental Authorisation is committed to compliance with the Environmental Authorisations and Environmental Management Programme. There is always a good level of communication amongst the ECO, EPC Contractor, and the Project Company. This is considered to be advantageous to the compliance of the project. The EPC contractor makes use of the advice and recommendations they received from the ECO. The recommendations from this report are summarised below: » It is recommended that the stormwater plan be investigated to ensure compliance with this

specification. » Environmental toolbox talks need to be conducted.

This report was prepared by: Name : Lungani Zwane

Signature : Designation : Environmental Control Officer – Excelsior Wind Energy Facility Contact no. : 081 044 1177 Email : [email protected]

APPENDIX A ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION CHECKLISTS

Com

pliantP

Not C

ompliant

O

Insufficient EvidenceN

/A = N

ot Applicable

YesN

o

1

The preferred route A

lternative 1, for the proposed construction of a 132kV

power line

form the authorised

Excelsior Wind

Energy Facility to the Vryheid

Substation within the

Swellend

am Local M

unicipality of Overberg D

istrict in the Western C

ape Province, with the

above coordinates is approved

.

N/A

N/A

P3

2The construction w

ill take place within the preferred

Alternative 1 (300m

wid

e corridor) (of

the three assessed alternatives) for the proposed

power line and

associated infrastructure

as is deem

ed m

ost suitable by all specialists.N

/AN

/AP

3

3A

uthorisation of the activity is subject to the conditions contained

in this environmental

authorisation, which form

part of the environmental authorisation and

are binding on the

holder of the authorisation.

N/A

N/A

P3

4

The holder of the authorisation is responsible for ensuring com

pliance with the cond

itions contained

in the this authorisation. The includes any person acting on the hold

er's behalf, includ

ing but not limited

to , an agent, servant, contractor, sub-contractor, employee,

consultant or person rendering a service to the hold

er of the authorisation.

P3

5The activities authorised

may only be carried

out at the property as described

above.N

/AN

/AP

3

6

Any changes to, or d

eviations from, the project d

escription set out in this environmental

authorisation must be approved

, in writing, by the D

epartment before such changes or

deviations m

ay be effected. In assessing w

hether to grant such approval or not, the D

epartment m

ay request such information as it d

eems necessary to evaluate the

significance and im

pacts of such changes or deviations and

it may be necessary for the

holder of the authorisation to apply for further environm

ental authorisation in terms of the

regulations.

N/A

N/A

P3

7The hold

er of an environmental authorisation m

ust apply for an amend

ment of the

environmental authorisation w

ith the competent authority for any alienation, transfer or

change of ownership rights in the property on w

hich the activity is to take placeN

/AN

/AP

3

8

This activity must com

mence w

ithin a period (5) years fro the d

ate of issue of this environm

ental authorisation. If comm

encement of the activity d

oes not occur within that

period, the authorisation lapses and

a new application for environm

ental authorisation m

ust be mad

e in order for the activity to be und

ertaken.

P3

9C

omm

encement w

ith one activity listed in term

s of this environmental authorisation

constitutes comm

encement of all authorised

activities.P

3

Action/Info

Score

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L AUTHO

RISATIO

N C

HECKLIST FO

R THE POW

ERLINE A

SSOC

IATED W

ITH EXCELSIO

R WIN

D ENERG

Y FAC

ILITY: WESTERN

CA

PE

Project: Excelsior Wind Energy Project

Holder of EA: A

mstilinx (RF) Proprietary Lim

ited

#EA

Condition

Permit Type

Legislation Ref

Am

endment 1:

Am

endment 2:

Am

endment 3:

Com

pliance

EA PO

WER LIN

E REF NR: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478

SCO

PE OF A

UTHORISA

TION

Authorisation Register N

umber: 14/12/16/3/3/1/1478

Date Issued: 01/03/2016

Last update to this document: 26/08/2019 by Lungani Zw

ane (ECO

Savannah Environmental)

Appendix A - EA checklist2019/09/03

1

YesN

oA

ction/InfoScore

#EA

Condition

Permit Type

Legislation RefC

ompliance

10The hold

er of the authorisation must notify every registered

interested and

affected party,

in writing and

within 14 (fourteen) calend

ar days of the d

ate of this environmental

authorisation, of the decision to authorise the activity.

N/A

NEM

A EIA

RegulationsP

3

11

The notification referred to m

ust:

11.1 - Specify the date on w

hich the authorisation was issued

;

11.2 - Inform the interested

and affected

party of the appeal procedure provid

ed for in

the National A

ppeals Regulations, 2014;

11.3 - Ad

vise the interested and

affected party that a copy of the authorisation w

ill be furnished

on request; and

11.4 - Give the reasons of the com

petent authority for the decision.

N/A

NEM

A EIA

RegulationsP

3

12

The holder of the A

uthorisation must publish a notice:

12.1 - Informing I&

APs of the d

ecision

12.2 - Informing I&

APs w

here the decision can be accessed

: and

12.3 - Draw

ing the attention of the I&A

Ps to the fact that an appeal may be lod

ged

against this

N/A

NEM

A EIA

RegulationsP

3

12

The holder of the A

uthorisation must publish a notice:

12.1 - Informing I&

APs of the d

ecision

12.2 - Informing I&

APs w

here the decision can be accessed

: and

12.3 - Draw

ing the attention of the I&A

Ps to the fact that an appeal may be lod

ged

against this decision in term

s of the National A

ppeal Regulations, 2014.

N/A

NEM

A EIA

RegulationsP

3

15The Environm

ental Managem

ent Programm

e (EMPr) d

ated D

ecember 2015, subm

itted as

part of the Application for EA

is hereby approved. This EM

Pr must be im

plemented

and

adhered

to.D

EA approval

N/A

P3

21

The holder of the authorisation m

ust appoint a suitably experienced ind

ependent

Environmental C

ontrol Officer (EC

O) for the construction phase of the d

evelopment that

will have the responsibility to ensure that the m

itigation/rehabilitation measures and

recom

mend

ations referred to in this authorisation are im

plemented

and to ensure

compliance w

ith the provisions of the EMPr.

21.1 - The ECO

shall be appointed before com

mencem

ent of any authorised activities.

P3

21.2 - Once appointed

, the name and

contact details of the EC

O m

ust be submitted

to the D

irector: Com

pliance Monitoring of the D

epartment.

P3

21.3 - The ECO

shall keep record of all activities on site, problem

s identified

, and

transgressions noted and

a task schedule of tasks und

ertaken by the ECO

. P

3

21.4 - The ECO

shall remain em

ployed until all rehabilitation m

easures, as Required for

implem

entation due to construction d

amage, are com

pleted and

the site is ready for

operation.P

3

MO

NITO

RING

MA

NA

GEM

ENT O

F AC

TIVITY

NO

TIFICA

TION

OF A

UTHORISA

TION

& RIGHT TO

APPEA

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2

YesN

oA

ction/InfoScore

#EA

Condition

Permit Type

Legislation RefC

ompliance

22A

ll docum

entation e.g. audit/m

onitoring/compliance reports and

notifications, required

to be submitted

to the Departm

ent in terms of this authorisation, m

ust be submitted

to the D

irector: Com

pliance Monitoring at the D

epartment.

P3

23


ust, for the period d

uring which the authorisation and

EM

Pr remain valid

, ensure that project compliance w

ith the conditions of the

environmental authorisation and

the EMPr are aud

ited, and

that the audit reports are

submitted

to the Dire

cto

r: Co

mp

lianc

e M

onito

ring of the D

epartment.

P3

24The frequency of aud

iting and of subm

ission of the environmental aud

it reports must be as

per the frequency indicating in the EM

Pr, taking into account the processes for such aud

iting as prescribed in Regulation 34 of G

N R.982.

P3

25


ust, in add

ition, submit an environm

ental audit report to

the Departm

ent within 30 d

ays of completion of the construction phase (i.e. w

ithin 30 days

of site handover) and

a final environmental aud

it report within 30 d

ays of completion of

rehabilitation activities.

P3

26

The environmental aud

it reports must be com

piled in accord

ance with append

ix 7 of the EIA

Regulations, 2014 and m

ust indicate the d

ate of the audit, the nam

e of the auditor

and the outcom

e of the audit in term

s of compliance w

ith the environmental

authorisation conditions as w

ell as the requirements of the approved

EMPr.

P3

27Record

s relating to monitoring and

auditing m

ust be kept on site and m

ade available for

inspection to any relevant and com

petent authority in respect of this developm

ent.P

3

13The authorised

activity shall not comm

ence within tw

enty (20) days of the d

ate of signature of the authorisation.

P3

14

In terms of section 43(7), an appeal und

er section 43 of the National Environm

ental M

anagement A

ct, 1998 will suspend

the environmental authorisation or any provision or

condition attached

thereto. In the instance where an appeal is lod

ged you m

ay not com

mence w

ith the activity/ies until such time that the appeal is finalised

.

P3

28

A w

ritten notification of comm

encement m

ust be given to the Departm

ent no later than fourteen (14) d

ays prior to the comm

encement of the activity. C

omm

encement for the

purposes of this condition includ

es site preparation. The notice must includ

e a date on

which it is anticipated

that the activity will not com

mence, as w

ell as a reference number.

P3

29A

written notification of operation m

ust be given t the Departm

ent no later than fourteen (14) d

ays prior to the comm

encement of the activity operational phase.

P3

30

Should the activity ever cease or becom

e redund

ant, the holder of the authorisation m

ust und

ertake the required actions as prescribed

by the legislation at the time and

comply

with all relevant legal requirem

ents adm

inistered by any relevant and

competent

authority at that time.

N/A

RECO

RDING

AN

D REPORTIN

G TO

THE DEPARTM

ENT

SITE CLO

SURE AN

D DECO

MM

ISSION

ING

CO

MM

ENC

EMEN

T OF A

CTIVITY

NO

TIFICA

TION

TO A

UTHORITIES

OPERA

TION

OF THE A

CTIVITY


3

YesN

oA

ction/InfoScore

#EA

Condition

Permit Type

Legislation RefC

ompliance

31

A pre-construction check of the final pylon positions m

ust be conducted

by the ecological and

the avifaunal specialists to ascertain if any Red D

ata species nests are present and

the no pylons will be located

within d

rainage lines and w

ithin the intact vegetation ad

jacent to the drainage lines that w

ill result habitat loss. The findings of the

walkthrough m

ust inform the EM

Pr amend

ment and

be submitted

to the Departm

ent for approval.

This has been conducted

by an ecological specialist and

a final report has been submitted

to BTE.P

3

32A

ccess and m

aintenance roads m

ust avoid intact fragm

ents and no perm

anent roads

must be established

within intact fragm

ents. The contractor is currently using existing access road

sP

3

33The construction cam

p area must be d

emarcated

outside of sensitive areas.

P3

34Ind

igenous vegetation clearing beneath the power line servitud

e must not be d

one prior to a relevant perm

it being granted by the D

epartment of A

griculture Forestry and

Fisheries.

The Project has a CapeN

ature flora removal perm

it and

add

itional species have been add

ed to it.

P3

35

The power line m

ust be marked

with Bird

Flight Diverters (BFD

s) for 4km from

Excelsior Wind

Energy Facility up to w

here the line joins up with the R319, on the earth w

ire of the line, 5 m

etres apart, alternating black and w

hite to eliminate potential collision risk to Blue

Cranes and

Denham

's Bustards.

The stringing activities have not comm

encedN

/A

36Bird

perching brackets must be fitted

to the top of the pole to eliminate electrocution.

The erection activities have not been completed

yetN

/A

37The visual im

pact of the new pow

er line must be red

uced by aligning vertical structures

adjacent to existing pow

er line structures and keeping alignm

ent of power line as close to

the existing line as possible.P

3

38A

ll necessary roads m

ust have runoff control features which red

irect water flow

to prevent the risk of erosion.

P3

39

If any human rem

ains (or any other concentrations of heritage material) are exposed

d

uring construction, all work to cease and

it must be reported

imm

ediately to SA

HRA, so

that a systematic and

professional investigation can be undertaken. Sufficient tim

e should

be allowed

to investigate and to rem

ove/collect such material. Recom

mend

ations will

follow from

the investigation.

No hum

an or historical remains have been uncovered

P3

40A

ll excavations must be clearly d

emarcated

and site activities m

ust be kept minim

al in ord

er to restrict the impact on flora and

fauna.P

3

41A

reas that have been stripped off m

ust be dam

pened period

ically to avoid excessive

dust.

P3

42Regular erosion and

alien monitoring m

ust be done annually for at least tw

o years construction to ensure that no problem

s have developed

as a result of the disturbance.

Construction of the pow

erline has not been com

pleted, m

onitoring of this condition w

ill com

mence w

ith construction of it.N

/A

43

An integrated

waste m

anagement approach m

ust be implem

ented that is based

on w

aste minim

isation and m

ust incorporate reduction, recycling, re-use and

disposal w

here appropriate. A

ny solid w

aste must be d

isposed of at a land

fill licensed in term

s of section 20(b) of the N

ational Environment M

anagement W

aste Act, 2008 (A

ct No. 59 of 2008).

The Project has a waste m

anagement plan in place

and it is being im

plemented

P3

SPECIFIC

CO

NDITIO

NS


4

YesN

oA

ction/InfoScore

#EA

Condition

Permit Type

Legislation RefC

ompliance

44

A copy of this authorisation, the aud

it and com

pliance monitoring reports, and

the approval EM

Pr, must be m

ust be mad

e available for inspection and copying -

44.1 - At the site of the authorised

activity;44.2 - To anyone on request; and44.3 - W

here the holder of the environm

ental authorisation has a website, on such publicly

accessible website.

P3

45

National governm

ent, provincial government, local authorities or com

mittees appointed

in term

s of the conditions of this authorisation or any other public authority shall not be

held responsible for any d

amages or losses suffered

by the applicant or his suffered by the

holder of the authorisation or his/her successor in the title in any instance w

here construction or operation subsequent to construction be tem

porarily or permanently

stopped for reasons of non-com

pliance by the holder of the authorisation w

ith the cond

itions of this authorisation as set out in this docum

ent or any other subsequent d

ocument em

anating from these cond

itions of authorisation.

P3

46

National governm

ent, provincial government, local authorities or com

mittees appointed

in term

s of the conditions of this authorisation or any other public authority shall not be

held responsible for any d

amages or losses suffered

by the applicant or his successor in title in any instance w

here construction or operation subsequent to construction be tem

porarily or permanently stopped

for reasons of non-compliance by the applicant w

ith the cond

itions of the authorisation as set out in this docum

ent or any other subsequent d

ocument em

anating from these cond

itions of authorisation.

P341

TOTA

L SCO

RE123

AS A

VERA

GE

3,0A

S PERCEN

TAG

E100,0

3 - best practice/full compliance

2 - satisfactory (viz >50% com

pliance)1 - unsatisfactory (viz <50%

compliance)

0 - nothing in placen/a - not applicable

Each element of the checklist is scored

on the following basis:

GEN

ERAL


5

APPENDIX B ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME CHECKLIST

OBJEC

TIVESITEM

SO

PERATIO

N PHA

SEA

s %C

omm

ents

1EN

SURE THE FAC

ILITY DESIG

N RESPO

ND

S TO ID

ENTIFIED

ENV

IRON

MEN

TAL

CO

NSTRA

INTS A

ND

OPPO

RTUNITIES

98

Total 98

C1

SITE ESTABLISHM

ENT

100C

2SITE &

WO

RKER MA

NA

GEM

ENT

100C

3SO

CIA

L ENG

AG

EMEN

T100

C6

MIN

IMISA

TION

OF FO

OTPRIN

T100

C8

SOIL D

EGRA

DA

TION

& ERO

SION

88C

10M

INIM

ISE IMPA

CTS O

N FA

UNA

100

C13

HERITAG

E RESOURC

ES100

C14

VISUA

L IMPA

CT A

SSOC

IATED

WITH C

ON

STRUCTIO

N100

C14

APPRO

PRIATE HA

ND

LING

AN

D M

AN

AG

EMEN

T OF W

ASTE

100C

16HA

ND

LING

& STO

RAG

E OF C

HEMIC

ALS &

HAZA

RDO

US SUBSTAN

CES

100Total

99

R1O

BJECTIV

E 1 : REHABILITA

TION

OF D

ISTURBED A

REAS

Rehabilitation has not comm

enced

O2

MIN

IMISE LO

SS OF V

EGETA

TION

Pow

erline is not operationalO

3A

LIEN IN

VA

SIVE C

ON

TROL

Powerline is not operational

O4

VISUA

L IMPA

CT


O5

MIN

IMISE SO

IL DEG

RAD

ATIO

NPow


6M

AN

AG

EMEN

T OF D

UST AN

D A

IR EMISSIO

NPow


7FIRE M

AN

AG

EMEN

T PLAN


O8

LOC

AL BUSIN

ESS & EM

PLOYM

ENT


O8

MA

NA

GEM

ENT O

F HAZO

RDO

US WA

STEPow

erline is not operationalTO

TAL

99

Summ

ary of Results

PRE-CO

NSTRUC

TION

& DESIGN

PHASE

CO

NSTRUC

TION

REHABILITA

TION

OPERA

TION

Savannah E

nvironmental

12019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erlinePla

n and

conduct p

re-construction activities in a

n environm

entally a

ccepta

ble m

anner

P3

Pre-constructionD

eveloper/O

wn

erEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erlineD

evelop a

comp

rehensive construction rehab

ilitation

pla

n for the site.P

3Pre-construction

Develop

er/Ow

ner

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erlineThe term

s of this EMPr a

nd the Environm

ental

Authorisa

tion must b

e included

in all tend

er d

ocumenta

tion and

Contra

ctors contracts.

P3

Tender p

rocess

Develop

er/Ow

ner

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erlineIm

plem

ent a storm

wa

ter ma

nagem

ent pla

n for ha

rd/com

pa

cted surfa

ces (e.g. substa

tion footprints) a

s p

art of the fina

l design of the p

roject.O

0The site d

esign is currently not comp

lete, the stormw

ater

pla

n will only b

e develop

ed once this is com

pleted

.D

esign pha

se/ Pre-construction

Proponent

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erlineO

bta

in any a

dd

itional environm

ental p

ermits req

uired

(biod

iversity perm

its, etc.) ba

sed on fina

l positioning of

infrastructure.

P3

Proponent

Planning

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erlineUnd

ertake negotia

tions with a

ffected la

ndow

ners and

a

gree on land

owner-sp

ecific conditions for construction

and

ma

intenance

P3

Planning

Proponent

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erlineBird

-friendly (Eskom

ap

proved

or simila

r) pow

er line tower

and

conductor d

esigns must b

e used.

P3

Design

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erline

Plan to insta

ll best a

vaila

ble (a

t the time of construction)

Eskom a

pp

roved or sim

ilar, a

nti-bird

collision line ma

rking d

evices on the earth w

ire of the pow

er line. This should

prefera

bly b

e a d

ynam

ic device, i.e. one tha

t moves, a

s it is b

elieved tha

t these are m

ore effective in reducing

collisions. It is recomm

ended

that a

dura

ble d

evice be

used.

P3

Design

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erline

Any new

access roa

ds a

re required

to be ca

refully p

lanned

and

constructed to m

inimise the im

pa

cted

area

and

prevent unnecessa

ry excava

tion, pla

cement,

and

comp

action of soil. C

onstruction vehicles also need

to consid

er the load

carrying ca

pa

city of road

surfaces

and

ad

here to all other p

rescriptive regula

tions rega

rding the use of p

ublic roa

ds b

y construction vehicles.

P3

Planning/

Design Pha

seEngineer/

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 34Pow

erline

Tender d

ocumenta

tion should conta

in guidelines for the

involvement of la

bour, entrep

reneurs, businesses, a

nd

Sma

ll, Med

ium a

nd M

icro Enterprises (SM

MEs) from

the loca

l sector.

P3

Planning/

Preconstruction

ProjectC

omp

any/

Contra

ctor and

subcontra

ctors

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR-VRYHEID 132 kV PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

OBJEC

TIVE 1: PRE-CO

NSTRUC

TION

& DESIGN

PHASE REQ

UIREMEN

TS

Applicable EM

PrLocation

Timefram

eEnvironm

ental SpecificationC

ompliance

Score

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019

If no, corrective action taken/required

CO

MPLETED BY: Lungani Zw

ane - Savannah Environmental (EC

O)

Com

ment

SITE: Excelsior Wind Energy Facility

Responsibility

Savannah Environmental

2 2019/09/03

YesN

o

OBJEC

TIVE 1: PRE-CO

NSTRUC

TION

& DESIGN

PHASE REQ

UIREMEN

TS

Applicable EM

PrLocation

Timefram

eEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreIf no, corrective action taken/required

Com

ment

Responsibility

EMPr, p

g. 35Pow

erlineC

onfine activities to the d

ema

rcated

construction site.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 35Pow

erline

Com

pile a

Project Specific G

rievance M

echanism

Proced

ure for the pub

lic to be im

plem

ented d

uring both

the construction and

opera

tional p

hases of the fa

cility. This p

rocedure should

include d

etails of the conta

ct p

erson who w

ill be receiving issues ra

ised b

y interested

and

affected

pa

rties, and

the process tha

t will b

e follow

ed to a

dd

ress issues.

P3

Pre-construction (construction p

rocedure)

Pre-opera

tion (op

eration

proced

ure)

Proponent

EMPr, p

g. 35Pow

erline

Develop

and

imp

lement a

grievance m

echanism

for the construction, op

erationa

l and

closure pha

ses of the p

roject for all em

ployees, contra

ctors, subcontra

ctors a

nd site p

ersonnel. This proced

ure should b

e in line with

the South Africa

n Lab

our Law

.

P3

Pre-construction (construction p

rocedure)

Pre-opera

tion (op

eration

proced

ure)

Proponent

EMPr, p

g. 36Pow

erline

Ensure that the contents of this d

ocument a

re com

munica

ted to the C

ontractor site sta

ff and

that the

Site Ma

nager a

nd C

ontractor a

re constantly m

ad

e a

wa

re of the contents through discussion.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 36Pow

erline

Ensure that the com

plia

nce of the EMPr, EA

and

the legisla

tion is monitored

through regular a

nd

comp

rehensive inspection of the site a

nd surround

ing a

reas.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 36Pow

erlineM

onitoring and

verification m

ust be im

plem

ented to

ensure that environm

ental im

pa

cts are kep

t to a

minim

um, a

s far a

s possib

le.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 36Pow

erlineEnsure tha

t the Site Ma

nager ha

s input into the review

a

nd a

ccepta

nce of construction method

s and

method

sta

tements.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erlineEnsure a

ll specifica

tions and

legal constra

ints specifica

lly w

ith regard

s to the environment a

re highlighted to the

Contra

ctor(s) so that they a

re aw

are of these.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

Construction

Ma

nager, EPC

C

ontractor a

nd

sub-contra

ctor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erlineEnsure tha

t Am

stilinx (RF) and

its Contra

ctor(s) are m

ad

e a

wa

re of all stip

ulations w

ithin the EMPr.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

Construction

Ma

nager, EPC

C

ontractor a

nd

sub-contra

ctor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erline

Ensure that the EM

Pr is correctly imp

lemented

throughout the p

roject by m

eans of site insp

ections and

m

eetings. This will b

e docum

ented a

s pa

rt of the site m

eeting minutes through inp

ut from the ind

epend

ent EC

O.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

Construction

Ma

nager, EPC

C

ontractor a

nd

sub-contra

ctor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erlineBe fully conversa

nt with the EIA

for the project, the EM

Pr, the cond

itions of the Environmenta

l Authorisa

tion, and

a

ll relevant environm

ental legisla

tion.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

Construction

Ma

nager, EPC

C

ontractor a

nd

sub-contra

ctor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erlineBe fully know

ledgea

ble w

ith the contents of the EIA a

nd

risk ma

nagem

ent.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

OBJEC

TIVE 4: To ensure effective comm

unication mechanism


3 2019/09/03

YesN

o

OBJEC

TIVE 1: PRE-CO

NSTRUC

TION

& DESIGN

PHASE REQ

UIREMEN

TS

Applicable EM

PrLocation

Timefram

eEnvironm


ompliance


Com

ment

Responsibility

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erlineBe fully know

ledgea

ble w

ith the contents and

conditions

of the Environmenta

l Authorisa

tion. P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erlineBe fully know

ledgea

ble w

ith the contents of the EMPr.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erlineBe fully know

ledgea

ble w

ith the contents of all releva

nt environm

ental legisla

tion, and

ensure comp

liance w

ith these.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erlineC

onduct a

udits to ensure com

plia

nce to the EMPr.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erline

Ensure there is comm

unication w

ith the Technical

Director, the EC

O, the Interna

l Environmenta

l Officer a

nd

relevant d

iscipline engineers on m

atters concerning the

environment.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 38Pow

erlineEnsure tha

t no actions a

re taken w

hich will ha

rm or m

ay

indirectly ca

use harm

to the environment, a

nd ta

ke steps

to prevent p

ollution on the site.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

ECO

, EPC

Contra

ctor and

sub

-contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 39Pow

erline

Subm

it indep

endent rep

orts to the DEA

and

other regula

ting authorities rega

rding com

plia

nce with the

requirem

ents of the EMPr, EA

and

other environmenta

l p

ermits.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

ECO

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineM

ust be fully know

ledgea

ble on a

ll environmenta

l fea

tures of the construction site and

the surrounding

environment.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineEnsure a

copy of the Environm

ental A

uthorisation a

nd

EMPr m

ust be ea

sily accessib

le to all on-site sta

ff m

emb

ers.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erline

Ensure contractor em

ployees a

re fam

iliar w

ith the req

uirements of this EM

Pr and

the environmenta

l sp

ecifications a

s they ap

ply to the construction of the

prop

osed fa

cility.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erline

Ensure that p

rior to comm

encing any site w

orks, all

contractor em

ployees a

nd sub

contractors m

ust have

attend

ed a

n environmenta

l aw

areness includ

ed in the

induction tra

ining which m

ust provid

e staff w

ith an

ap

precia

tion of the project's environm

ental

requirem

ents, and

how they a

re to be im

plem

ented.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineEnsure tha

t any com

pla

ints received from

the pub

lic are

duly record

ed a

nd forw

ard

ed to the Site M

ana

ger and

C

ontractor.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineM

ana

ge the da

y-to-da

y on-site imp

lementa

tion of this EM

Pr, and

for the comp

ilation of regula

r (usually w

eekly) M

onitoring Reports.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineKeep

record of a

ll activities on site, p

roblem

s identified

, tra

nsgressions noted a

nd a

task sched

ule of tasks

underta

ken, including those of the Ind

epend

ent ECO

.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineSta

ff will b

e informed

of environmenta

l issues as d

eemed

necessa

ry by the Ind

epend

ent ECO

.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineEnsuring a

dherence to the environm

ental m

ana

gement

specifica

tions.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s


4 2019/09/03

YesN

o

OBJEC

TIVE 1: PRE-CO

NSTRUC

TION

& DESIGN

PHASE REQ

UIREMEN

TS

Applicable EM

PrLocation

Timefram

eEnvironm


ompliance


Com

ment

Responsibility

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineEnsuring tha

t Method

Statem

ents are sub

mitted

to the Site M

ana

ger (and

ECO

) for ap

prova

l before a

ny work is

underta

ken.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineEnsuring tha

t any instructions issued

by the Site M

ana

ger on the a

dvice of the EC

O a

re ad

hered to.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineEnsuring tha

t a rep

ort is tab

led a

t each site m

eeting, w

hich will d

ocument a

ll incidents tha

t have occurred

d

uring the period

before the site m

eeting.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineEnsuring tha

t a register is kep

t in the site office, which lists

all tra

nsgressions issued b

y the ECO

.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineEnsuring tha

t a register of a

ll pub

lic comp

laints is

ma

intained

.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 41Pow

erline

Ensuring that a

ll emp

loyees, including those of sub

-contra

ctors receive training b

efore the comm

encement

of construction in order tha

t they can constructively

contribute tow

ard

s the successful imp

lementa

tion of the EM

Pr (i.e. ensure their staff a

re ap

prop

riately tra

ined a

s to the environm

ental ob

ligations).

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

44TO

TAL SC

ORE

129A

S AV

ERAG

E2,9

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

97,7

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa

tisfactory (viz >50%

comp

liance)

1 - unsatisfa

ctory (viz <50% com

plia

nce)0 - nothing in p

lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

Each elem

ent of the checklist is scored on the follow

ing ba

sis:


5 2019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 42

Powerline

Secure site, working a

reas and excavations in an appropriate m

anner.

P3

Site establishm

ent, and duration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 42

Powerline

Fence and secure contractor’s equipment ca

mp.

P3

Site establishm

entEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 42

Powerline

Where the public could be exposed to danger by any of

the works or site activities, the contractor m

ust, as appropriate, provide suita

ble flagmen, barriers and/or

warning signs in English, A

frikaans and any other relevant local language/s, all to the approval of the Site M

anager.

P3

Site establishm

ent and duration of

contract

ECO

, EPC

Contractor and

sub-contractor/s

EMPr, pg. 42

Powerline

All unattended open excavations m

ust be adequately dem

arcated and/or fenced. Adequate protective

measures m

ust be implem

ented to prevent unauthorised access to the w

orking area and the internal access/haul routes.

P3

Site establishm

ent and duration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 42

Powerline

Establish SABS 089: 1999 Pa

rt 1 approved bunded areas for storage of hazardous m

aterials and hazardous waste

(i.e. fuel/chemicals to be required during construction).

P3

Site establishm

entEPC

Contractor

EMPr, pg. 42

Powerline

Establish the necessary ablution facilities with chem

ical toilets and provide adequa

te sanitation facilities and

ablutions for construction workers (1 toilet per every 15

workers) at appropriate locations on site.

P3

Site establishm

ent and duration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 42

Powerline

Ablution or sanitation facilities should not be located

within 50 m

of water courses and w

etlands.P

3

Site establishm

ent and duration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

Location

CO



O)


PERIOD: A

ugust 2019

OBJEC

TIVE 1: Minim

ise impacts related to inappropriate site establishm

ent

If no, corrective actionTim

eframe

ResponsibilityA

pplicable EMPr

ScoreC

ompliance

Com

ment

Environmental Specification


62019/09/03

YesN

oLocation

OBJEC

TIVE 1: Minim

ise impacts related to inappropriate site establishm

ent


eframe

ResponsibilityA

pplicable EMPr

ScoreC

ompliance

Com

ment


EMPr, pg. 43

Powerline

Supply adequate weather and verm

in proof waste

collection bins and skips (covered at minim

um w

ith secured netting or shade cloth) at site w

here construction is being undertaken. Separate bins should be provided for general and hazardous w

aste. As far as

possible, provision should be made for separation of

waste for recycling.

P3

Site establishm

ent and duration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 43

Powerline

Supply adequate (closable, tamper proof) w

aste collection bins at site w

here construction is being undertaken

P3

Site establishm

ent and duration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 43

Powerline

Separate bins should be provided for general and hazardous w

asteP

3

Site establishm

ent and duration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 43

Powerline

As far as possible, provision should be m

ade for separation of w

aste for recyclingP

3

Site establishm

ent and duration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

11TO

TAL SC

ORE

33A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

100,0



pliance)1 - unsa

tisfactory (viz <50% com

pliance)0 - nothing in placen/a - not applicable

Each element of the checklist is scored on the follow

ing basis:


72019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineA

ll litter must b

e dep

osited in a

clearly m

arked

, closed,

anim

al-p

roof disp

osal b

in in the construction area

. Pa

rticular a

ttention needs to b

e pa

id to food

wa

ste.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 40Pow

erlineN

o one ma

y disturb

flora or fauna

outside of the

dem

arca

ted construction a

rea/s.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 44Pow

erlineInform

ation d

istributed

as p

art of the existing H

IV/A

ids

aw

areness ca

mp

aigns should

aga

in be focused

on and

com

munica

ted to the loca

l workforce.

P3

Informa

tion is shared

in the HSE ind

uction and

HSE

Aw

areness

Construction

Ow

nerEPC

Contra

ctor a

nd sub

-contra

ctor/s

EMPr, p

g. 44Pow

erlineM

inimise clea

ring of natura

l vegetation a

nd levelling for

equip

ment stora

ge area

(s)/ layd

own a

rea(s)

P3

Site esta

blishm

ent, a

nd d

uring construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 44Pow

erline

The siting of the construction equip

ment ca

mp

/s must

take cognisa

nce of any sensitive a

reas id

entified b

y the EIA

studies a

nd reflected

on the site layout p

lan includ

ed

within this EM

Pr. No tem

pora

ry site cam

ps w

ill be a

llowed

outsid

e the footprint of the d

evelopm

ent area

.

P3

Pre-constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 44Pow

erline

Ensure that a

ll personnel ha

ve the ap

prop

riate level of

environmenta

l aw

areness a

nd com

petence to ensure

continued environm

ental d

ue diligence a

nd on-going

minim

isation of environm

ental ha

rm. This ca

n be

achieved

through the provision of a

pp

ropria

te environm

ental a

wa

reness training to a

ll personnel.

Records of a

ll training und

ertaken m

ust be kep

t.

Topics m

ust include:

» Wha

t is mea

nt by “Environm

ent”» W

hy the environment need

s to be p

rotected a

nd

conserved» H

ow construction a

ctivities can im

pa

ct on the environm

ent» A

wa

reness of emergency a

nd sp

ills response p

rovisions» Socia

l responsib

ility during construction of the p

ower line

e.g. being consid

erate to loca

l residents

P3

Dura

tion of C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

OBJEC

TIVE 2: Appropriate m

anagement of the construction site and construction w

orkers


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

Timefram

e

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


CO



O)

If no, corrective actionA

pplicable EMPr

Location Responsibility

Savannah E

nvironmental

8 2019/09/03

YesN

o

OBJEC

TIVE 2: Appropriate m

anagement of the construction site and construction w

orkers


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

Timefram

eIf no, corrective action

Applicable EM

PrLocation

Responsibility

EMPr, p

g. 45Pow

erline

Emp

loyees must use chem

ical toilets/a

blution fa

cilities situa

ted a

t designa

ted a

reas of the site; no a

blution

activities w

ill be p

ermitted

outside the d

esignated

area

s. A

minim

um of one toilet sha

ll be p

rovided

per 15 p

ersons or less a

t each w

orking area

such as the C

ontractor’s

cam

p.

P3

Dura

tion ofC

ontract

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 45Pow

erline

Ensure ab

lution facilities are a

pp

ropria

tely ma

intained

. A

blutions m

ust be clea

ned regula

rly and

associa

ted

wa

ste disp

osed of a

t a registered

/perm

itted w

aste

disp

osal site. Porta

ble a

blutions m

ust be rem

oved from

site w

hen construction is comp

leted.

P3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration of

construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 45Pow

erline

Cooking/m

eals m

ust take p

lace in a

designa

ted a

rea.

No firew

ood or kind

ling ma

y be ga

thered from

the site or surround

s. Designa

te smoking a

reas a

s well a

s area

s for cooking, w

here the fire haza

rd could

be rega

rded

as

insignificant.

N/A

No cooking is d

one on siteD

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 45Pow

erlineFire-fighting eq

uipm

ent and

training m

ust be p

rovided

b

efore the construction pha

se comm

ences.P

3D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 45Pow

erline

Sub-contra

ctors ap

pointed

by the C

ontractor m

ust ensure tha

t all w

orkers are inform

ed a

t the outset of the construction p

hase of the cond

itions contained

on the C

ode of C

onduct, sp

ecifically conseq

uences of stock theft a

nd tresp

assing on a

djacent farm

s.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

EMPr, p

g. 45Pow

erlineO

n comp

letion of the construction pha

se all construction

workers m

ust return to their pla

ce of origin within tw

o da

ys of their contra

ct ending.

N/A

The EPC contra

ctor's electrical contra

ctor has not

comp

leted w

orks on site.D

uration of

Contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

and

sub-

contractor/s

10TO

TAL SC

ORE

30A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa

tisfactory (viz >50% com

plia

nce)1 - unsa

tisfactory (viz <50%

comp

liance)

0 - nothing in pla

cen/a

- not ap

plica

ble

Each elem


ing ba

sis:

Savannah E

nvironmental

9 2019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 47

Powerline

Employm

ent of local comm

unity mem

bers (i.e. source labour from

within the m

unicipal area focused on the com

munities in closest proxim

ity to the site) should be undertaken w

here possible.

P3

Duration of

construction

EPC C

ontractorO

wner

133,0100,0




compliance)


CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 3: Maxim

ise local employm

ent and business opportunities associated with the construction phase

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

AS PERCEN

TAGE


ing basis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTAL SC

ORE

AS AVERAGE

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 53Pow

erlineA

reas to b

e cleared

must b

e clearly m

arked

on-site to elim

inate the p

otential for unnecessa

ry clearing.

P3

Dura

tion of construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Pow

erlineThe extent of clea

ring and

disturb

ance to the na

tive vegeta

tion must b

e kept to a

minim

um so tha

t imp

act on

flora a

nd fauna

and

their hab

itats a

re restrictedP

3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Pow

erlineN

o activities m

ust take p

lace out of the d

ema

rcated

construction site

P3

Site esta

blishm

ent a

nd d

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 53Pow

erline

Any fill m

ateria

l required

must b

e sourced from

a

comm

ercial off-site suita

ble/p

ermitted

source, qua

rry or b

orrow p

it. Where p

ossible, m

ateria

l from found

ation

excava

tions must b

e used a

s fill on-site

N/A

No fill m

ateria

l has yet b

een sourced for construction

activities

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

393,0100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa


plia

nce)1 - unsa


plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 6: Minim

isation of development footprint

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

112019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Identify disturbance a

reas and

restrict construction a

ctivity to these area

s.P

3

Before and

during

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Rehabilitate disturba

nce area

s as soon as practicable

when construction in an area

is complete.

P3

During a

nd a

fterconstruction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Access roads to be ca

refully planned and constructed to

minim

ise the impacted area and

prevent unnecessary excavation, pla

cement, a

nd com

paction of soil.

P3

Desig

n and

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Minim

ise remova

l of vegetation w

hich adds stability to

soil.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Erosion control mea

sures: Run-off attenuation on slopes

(sand ba

gs, logs), silt fences, storm w

ater catchpits, sha

de

nets, gabions or tem

porary m

ulching over denuded area

as required.

N/A

No construction activity has required this action

Erection: Before construction

Ma

intenance:

Duration of contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Excavated topsoil must be stockpiled in desig

nated areas

separate from

base m

aterial a

t a m

aximum

height of 2m

and

covered (during windy conditions) or vegeta

ted until replaced during rehabilita

tion

P3

Site establishm

ent &

duration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Topsoil must not be stripped or stockpiled w

hen it is raining or w

hen the soil is wet as com

paction will occur.

P3

Site esta

blishment

Maintena

nce: for dura

tion of contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Implem

ent appropriate erosion control m

easures (i.e. run-

off attenua

tion on slopes (sand

bags, logs), silt fences, storm

wa

ter catch-pits, shade nets, or tem

porary m

ulching over denuded area as required)

N/A

No construction activity has required this action

Erection: Before construction

Ma

intenance:

Duration of contra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Control depth of exca

vations and

stability of cut

faces/sidew

alls using appropria

te methods

P3

Dura

tion ofcontra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, pg. 56

Powerline

Implem

ent an appropriate storm

water m

anagem

ent plan

O0

The site design is currently not com

plete, the stormw

ater

plan w

ill only be developed once this is completed.

Duration of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

8212,687,5

3 - best practice/full com

pliance

2 - satisfa

ctory (viz >50% com

pliance)1 - unsa


pliance)

0 - nothing in place

n/a - not applicable

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem

ent of the checklist is scored on the following basis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 8: Minim

ise soil degradation and erosion

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

122019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 54

Powerline

Areas to be cleared m

ust be clearly m

arked in the field to elim

inate unnecessary clea

ring. In this regard, staff/em

ployees must be educated to keep construction

activities within the dem

arcated areas

P3

Preconstruction C

ontractor in consultation w

ith Specia

list

EMPr, pg. 54

Powerline

The extent of clearing and

disturbance to the na

tive vegetation m

ust be kept to a m

inimum

so that the im

pact on flora is restricted

P3

Site establishm

ent &

duration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 54

Powerline

A site rehabilitation progra

mm

e must be im

plemented

P3

Rehabilitation will com

mence at the end of the activity

Dura

tion of contra

ct

Contractor in

consultation with

Specialist

EMPr, pg. 54

Powerline

Protected plants identified w

ithin the development

footprint must not be disturbed or rem

oved prior to a

relevant permit being granted

P3

Preconstruction EPC

Construction

EMPr, pg. 54

Powerline

Employees m

ust be prohibited from ha

rvesting wild

plants for any purposeP

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 55

Powerline

A speed lim

it of 60 km/h needs to be im

plemented on

the access roads to the site and

a 40 km

/h speed limit on

the construction sites and

for the cranes.

P3

Dura

tion of construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 55

Powerline

Restrict construction activities to post-da

wn a

nd predusk

Contractor C

onstructionP

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, pg. 55

Powerline

EO m

ust inspect the site and im

mediate area

for evidence of sna

res.P

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor / EO

8243,0100,0


2 - satisfactory (viz >50%

compliance)

1 - unsatisfactory (viz <50%

compliance)


n/a - not applica

ble

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem

ent of the checklist is scored on the following ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 10 Minim

ise the impacts on fauna

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

132019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 59

Powerline

Area

s required to be cleared during construction must be

clearly m

arked in the field to avoid unnecessa

ry disturbance of adjacent a

reas (w

hich will not be

surveyed in detail by a heritage specia

list).

P3

Pre-constructionEPC

Contra

ctor in

consultation with

Specialist

EMPr, pg. 59

Powerline

Project employees a

nd a

ny contract sta

ff will m

aintain, at all tim

es, a high level of awa

reness of the possibility of discovering herita

ge sites. Familiarise a

ll staff and

contractors w

ith procedures for dealing with herita

ge objects/sites

P3

Duration ofcontra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, pg. 59

Powerline

If a heritage object is found, work in tha

t area

must be

stopped imm

ediately, and

appropriate specialists brought in to a

ssess to site, notify the adm

inistering authority of the

item/site, and

undertake due/required processes.

P3

Duration ofcontra

ct

EPC C

ontractor

in consultation

with Specia

list

393,0100,0

3 - best practice/full complia

nce2 - satisfactory (viz >50%

complia

nce)1 - unsatisfactory (viz <50%

complia

nce)0 - nothing in pla

cen/a

- not applica

ble

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem

ent of the checklist is scored on the following ba

sis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 13: Protection of heritage resources

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

142019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, pg. 60

Powerline

Restrict the activities and movem

ent of construction w

orkers and vehicles to the imm

ediate construction site and existing access roads.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 60

Powerline

Ensure that rubble, litter, and disused construction materials

are appropriately stored (if not removed daily) and then

disposed regularly at licensed waste facilities

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 60

Powerline

Reduce and control construction dust using approved dust suppression techniques as and w

hen required (i.e. w

henever dust becomes apparent)

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 60

Powerline

As far as possible, restrict construction activities todaylight hours in order to negate or reduce the visualim

pacts associated with lighting. The construction

tender documentation should specify that lighting at

the construction site office should be restricted tosecurity lighting and that such lighting should berestricted to the site area and im

mediate surrounds

and should be down lighting and not up-lighting.

Similarly, if night w

ork is required in work areas, lighting is to

be down lighting and not up-lighting and directed aw

ay from

neighbouring farmsteads and the R319 w

here possible, particularly in close proxim

ity to such areas.

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 60

Powerline

Rehabilitate all disturbed areas, construction areas, roads, and servitudes to acceptable visual standards after com

pletion of construction works.

N/A

The EPC contractor's electrical contractor has not

completed its activities.

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 60

Powerline

Ensure that vegetation is not unnecessarily removed during

the construction periodP

3Planning

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 60

Powerline

Reduce the construction period as far as possible through careful logistical planning and productive im

plementation

of resourcesP

3Planning

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, pg. 60

Powerline

Plan the placement of laydow

n areas and temporary

construction equipment cam

ps in order to minim

ise vegetation clearing (i.e. in already disturbed areas) w

herever possible

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

7213,0

100,0




compliance)


AS AVERAGE

AS PERCEN

TAGE


ing basis:


eframe

Responsibility

TOTAL SC

ORE

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 14: Minim

isation of visual impacts associated w

ith construction

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

152019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erlineC

onstruction contractors m

ust provid

e specific d

etailed

wa

ste ma

nagem

ent pla

ns to dea

l with a

ll wa

stestrea

ms.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erline

Specific a

reas m

ust be d

esignated

on-site for thetem

pora

ry ma

nagem

ent of various w

aste strea

ms, i.e.

general refuse, construction w

aste (w

ood a

nd m

etal

scrap

), and

contam

inated

wa

ste as req

uired. Loca

tionof such a

reas m

ust seek to minim

ise the potentia

l forim

pa

ct on the surrounding environm

ent, including

prevention of conta

mina

ted runoff, seep

age, a

ndverm

in control.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erline

Where p

ractica

lly possib

le, construction and

general

wa

stes on-site must b

e reused or recycled

. Bins and

skips m

ust be a

vaila

ble on-site for collection,

sepa

ration, a

nd stora

ge of wa

ste stream

s (such as

wood

, meta

ls, general refuse etc.).

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erlineD

isposa

l of wa

ste must b

e in accord

ance w

ith relevant

legislative req

uirements, includ

ing the use of licensedcontra

ctors.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erlineH

ydroca

rbon w

aste m

ust be conta

ined a

nd stored

in sea

led conta

iners within a

n ap

prop

riately b

unded

area

a

nd clea

rly lab

elled.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erlineW

aste a

nd surp

lus da

ngerous goods m

ust be kep

t to a

minim

um a

nd m

ust be tra

nsported

by a

pp

roved w

aste

contractors to sites d

esignated

for their disp

osal

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erline

The storage of fla

mm

ab

le and

comb

ustible liq

uids such a

s oils m

ust be in d

esignated

area

s which a

re ap

prop

riately

bund

ed, a

nd stored

in comp

liance w

ith Ma

terial Sa

fety D

ata

Sheets (MSD

S) files.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erline

Any sp

ills will receive the necessa

ry clean-up

action.

Bioremed

iation kits a

re to be kep

t on-site and

used to

remed

iate a

ny spills tha

t ma

y occur. Ap

prop

riate

arra

ngements to b

e ma

de for a

pp

ropria

te collection and

d

isposa

l of all clea

ning ma

terials, a

bsorb

ents and

conta

mina

ted soils (in a

ccorda

nce with a

wa

ste m

ana

gement p

lan)

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erlineA

ny storage a

nd d

isposa

l perm

its/ap

prova

ls which m

ay b

e req

uired m

ust be ob

tained

, and

the conditions a

ttached

to such p

ermits a

nd a

pp

rovals w

ill be com

plied

with

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erline

Routine servicing and

ma

intenance of vehicles is not to

take p

lace on-site (excep

t for emergency situa

tions or la

rge cranes w

hich cannot b

e moved

off-site). If repa

irs of vehicles m

ust take p

lace on site, a

n ap

prop

riate d

rip tra

y m

ust be used

to contain a

ny fuel or oils

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor


eframe

ResponsibilityLocation

Applicable Em

pireEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

ent

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 15: Appropriate handling and m

anagement of w

aste

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

162019/09/03

YesN

oIf no, corrective action

Timefram

eResponsibility

Location A

pplicable Em

pireEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

ent

OBJEC

TIVE 15: Appropriate handling and m

anagement of w

aste

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erlineTra

nsport of a

ll haza

rdous sub

stances m

ust be in

accord

ance w

ith the relevant legisla

tion and

regulations

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erlineD

ocumenta

tion (wa

ste ma

nifest) must b

e ma

intained

d

etailing the q

uantity, na

ture and

fate of any ha

zard

ous w

aste

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erlineA

n incident/com

pla

ints register must b

e estab

lished a

nd

ma

intained

on-siteP

3D

uration of

contract

EPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 62Pow

erline

Ha

zard

ous and

non-haza

rdous w

aste m

ust be sep

ara

ted

at source. Sep

ara

te wa

ste collection bins m

ust be

provid

ed for this p

urpose. These b

ins must b

e clearly

ma

rked a

nd a

pp

ropria

tely covered

P3

Erection: d

uring site esta

blishm

entM

aintena

nce: for d

uration of

Contra

ct within

a p

articula

r a

rea

EPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 64Pow

erlineUnd

er no circumsta

nces ma

y solid w

aste b

e burnt or

buried

on siteP

3

Erection: d

uring site esta

blishm

entM

aintena

nce: for d

uration of

Contra

ct within

a p

articula

r a

rea

EPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 64Pow

erlineSup

ply w

aste collection b

ins at construction eq

uipm

ent a

nd construction crew

cam

ps

P3

Erection: d

uring site esta

blishm

entM

aintena

nce: for d

uration of

Contra

ct within

a p

articula

r a

rea

EPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 64Pow

erlineC

onstruction equip

ment m

ust be refuelled

within

designa

ted refuelling loca

tions, or where rem

ote refuelling is req

uired, a

pp

ropria

te drip

trays m

ust be utilised

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 64Pow

erlineFuel stora

ge area

s must b

e inspected

regularly to ensure

bund

stab

ility, integrity and

functionP

3D

uration of

contract

EPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 64Pow

erlineC

onstruction ma

chinery must b

e stored w

ithin a b

unded

a

rea a

nd on a

sealed

surfaceP

3D

uration of

contract

EPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 64Pow

erlineSp

illed cem

ent and

concrete must b

e cleaned

up a

s soon a

s possib

le and

disp

osed of a

t a suita

bly licensed

wa

ste d

isposa

l siteP

3D

uration of

contract

EPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 64Pow

erline

Corrective a

ction must b

e underta

ken imm

edia

tely if a

comp

laint is m

ad

e, or potentia

l/actua

l leak or sp

ill of p

olluting substa

nce identified

. This includes stop

ping the

contam

inant from

further escap

ing, cleaning up

the a

ffected environm

ent as m

uch as p

ractica

lly possib

le and

im

plem

enting preventive m

easures

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 64Pow

erlineA

ny contam

inated

/polluted

soil removed

from the site

must b

e disp

osed of a

t a licensed

haza

rdous w

aste

disp

osal facility

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 64Pow

erlineUp

on the comp

letion of construction, the area

will b

eclea

red of p

otentially p

olluting ma

terials

P3

Com

pletion of

constructionEPC

C

ontractor

23693,0

100,0A

S AV

ERAG

EA

S PERCEN

TAG

E

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Savannah E

nvironmental

172019/09/03

YesN

o

EMPr, p

g. 65Pow

erlineA

pp

ropria

te spill kits m

ust be m

ad

e ava

ilab

le on-site for the clea

n-up of sp

ills and

leaks of conta

mina

ntsP

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 65Pow

erlineThe sed

iment control a

nd w

ater q

uality structures used

on-site m

ust be m

onitored a

nd m

ainta

ined in a

n op

erationa

l state a

t all tim

esP

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erline

Any conta

mina

ted/p

olluted soil ca

n be stored

onsite toa

ma

ximum

of 90 da

ys before rem

oved from

the sitea

nd m

ust be d

isposed

of at a

licensed ha

zard

ous wa

sted

isposa

l facility

N/A

No incid

ents have occurred

C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erline

Corrective a

ction must b

e underta

ken imm

edia

tely if a

comp

laint is m

ad

e, or potentia

l/actua

l leak or sp

ill of p

olluting substa

nce identified

. This includes stop

ping the

contam

inant from

further escap

ing, cleaning up

the a

ffected environm

ent as m

uch as p

ractica

lly possib

le a

nd im

plem

enting preventive m

easures. Refer to

Emergency Resp

onse proced

ure included

in the a

pp

endices.

N/A

No incid

ents have occurred

D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erlineIn the event of a

ma

jor spill or lea

k of contam

inants, the

relevant a

dm

inistering authority m

ust be im

med

iately

notified a

s per the notifica

tion of emergencies/incid

ents.N

/AN

o incidents ha

ve occurred

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erlineSp

illed cem

ent must b

e cleaned

up a

s soon as p

ossible,

stored a

s haza

rdous w

aste a

nd d

isposed

of at a

suitab

lylicensed

wa

ste disp

osal site.

N/A

No incid

ents have occurred

D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erline

Routine servicing and

ma

intenance of vehicles m

ust not ta

ke pla

ce on-site (except for em

ergencies). If repa

irs of vehicles m

ust take p

lace, a

n ap

prop

riate d

rip tra

y must

be used

to contain a

ny fuel or oils.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor


eframe


Applicable EM

PrEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

ent

CO



O)

OBJEC

TIVE 16: Appropriate handling and storage of chem

icals, hazardous substances

ENVIRO

NM

ENTA

L MA

NA

GEM

ENT PRO

GRA

MM

E CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC


WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE:

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


Savannah E

nvironmental

182019/09/03

YesN

oIf no, corrective action

Timefram

eResponsibility

Location A

pplicable EMPr


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

OBJEC

TIVE 16: Appropriate handling and storage of chem

icals, hazardous substances

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erlineFuel stora

ge area

s must b

e inspected

regularly to ensure

bund

stab

ility, integrity, and

function.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erline

The storage of fla

mm

ab

le and

comb

ustible liq

uids such

as oils w

ill be in d

esignated

area

s which a

re a

pp

ropria

tely bund

ed, a

nd stored

in comp

liance w

ith M

ateria

l Safety D

ata

Sheets (MSD

S) files and

ap

plica

ble

regulations a

nd sa

fety instructions.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erline

Any stora

ge and

disp

osal p

ermits/a

pp

rovals w

hich ma

y b

e required

must b

e obta

ined, a

nd the cond

itions a

ttached

to such perm

its and

ap

prova

ls will b

e com

plied

with.

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erlineTra

nsport of a

ll haza

rdous sub

stances m

ust be in

accord

ance w

ith the relevant legisla

tion and

regula

tions.P

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erlineD

rip tra

ys must b

e pla

ced und

er stationery m

achineries

in sensitive area

sP

3D

uration of

contract

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erlineA

ll sma

ll chemica

l substa

nces used onsite m

ust be

accom

pa

nied b

y a p

ortab

le drip

tray to store them

P3

Construction

EPC C

ontractor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erlineSm

all construction m

achineries (i.e. stum

pers,

generators etc.) m

ust be stored

in an a

pp

ropria

telysea

led a

reaP

3C

onstructionEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erlineC

onstruction vehicles must b

e wa

shed w

ithin designa

ted

area

, agreed

with the EO

and

the site ma

nager

P3

Dura

tion of contra

ctEPC

Contra

ctor

EMPr, p

g. 66Pow

erlineUp

on the comp

letion of construction, the area

must b

e clea

red of p

otentially p

olluting ma

terials

N/A

The EPC contra

ctor's electrical contra

ctors activities a

re not com

plete.

Com

pletion of

constructionEPC

Contra

ctor

11333,0

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa


plia

nce)1 - unsa


plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

Each elem


ing ba

sis:

TOTA

L SCO

RE

Savannah E

nvironmental

192019/09/03

APPENDIX C COMPLIANTS REGISTER

Goldw

ind EPC C

ontractorD

oc. No.:

RE_OW

_046_007-CO

N-G

WI-30RG

-001-0A

Excelsior Wind Farm

Com

munity G

rievance RegisterInitia

ted D

ate

04-Ap

r-19

Revision: 0

Latest Revised

Da

te

Prepared by:N

atasha PlaatjiesSigniture & Date:

Approved by:

Angelina M

ohanpersadhSigniture: & Date

Date G

rievance logged

Confirm

ation of A

cknowledgem

ent of G

rievance to Affected

Party (Yes or No)

Grievance Trigger

Person addressing C

omplaint

Deccription of Grievance

IssueProposed C

orrective Action Preventative

Action

PriorityResponsible O

rganisationResponsible Person

Target DateA

ction StatusDate C

ompleted

Corrective A

ction Taken/Closure

Com

ment/Progress/HyperLink to the C

losure Evidence

2019-02-12Yes

Recruitment D

riveJa

son BooysenZola

ni Com

munities in the a

rea ha

d is

the issue of the crimina

l checks for genera

l workers

Pre-emp

loyment

criteria

Com

munica

tion of recruitment d

rive wa

s com

munica

ted to com

pla

intant M

r Simo

Mketsu

Med

ium Risk- 5

working d

ays

GW

4REN

ata

sha Pla

atjies

26-Feb-19

Com

plete

5-Ma

r-19

Na

tasha

facilia

ted interview

s for sub

contractors. Row

dy com

munities, d

runk crea

ted p

roblem

s. Simo M

ketsu Com

munity

Lead

er contacted

Na

tasha

ab

out the em

ployem

ent criteria conerns. N

ata

sha

highlighted G

oldw

ind's p

olicy for recrutiment.

No further com

munity issues

transp

ired.C

hallenges w

ith this comm

unity is tha

t 21 were interview

ed for job

opp

ortunity, only 5 p

assed

crimina

l checks. Gold

wind

is a

pp

lying policy a

nd ca

nnot accom

oda

te the com

munity issue in this rega

rd.

2019-02-12Yes

Pre-Emp

loyment Screening

Jason Johnson

Com

munity lea

ders w

ho were p

resent in the p

re-screening of job seekers,

ad

dressed

concerns on the 5 year

residence p

re-emp

loyment criteria

. The tow

ns who ha

d the concern w

ere 1.Sw

ellenda

m

2. Ca

pe A

gulhas

3. Bonnivale

4. Zolani

5. Ashton

Pre-emp

loyment

criteria

Upon investiga

tion Gold

wind

CLO

confirms

Swellend

am

wa

s the only town tha

t has

ad

dressed

the 5 year resid

ence emp

loyment

criteria.C

omm

unication of 5 yea

r criteria ha

s b

een comm

unicated

in all p

ublic

engagem

ents and

have b

een com

munica

ted to the sp

eakers office of

swellend

am

in writing.

Med

ium Risk- 5

working d

ays

GW

4REN

ata

sha Pla

atjies

26-Feb-19

Com

plete

30-Ap

r-19

Gold

wind

ma

intains the 5 yea

r pre-

emp

loyment crtieria

through and

have

comm

unicated

the pre-em

ploym

ent req

uriements a

t all loca

l lab

our interviews,

enquiries, a

nd p

ublic enga

gements.

2018-11-27Yes

Municip

ality M

eetingBonga

ni Ntsele

Meeting held

27 Novem

ber 2018 @

Rob

ertson: Introduced

the CLO

of G

oldw

ind a

nd C

PO of Biotherm

to the m

eeting however Sta

keholders not

fam

iliar w

ith their faces

Stakehold

er Enga

gements

Posters will b

e given to councillors to be p

ut up

in their various com

munities.

Low Risk - 3

working d

ays

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h 15-D

ec-18C

omp

lete27 N

ov - 07 Dec 2018

Posters were ha

nded

to wa

rd councillors a

nd

muncip

alities. N

ata

sha the next d

ays p

ut up

posters. A

ngelina em

ailed

CLO

ap

pointm

ent a

nnoucnement to a

ll the muncip

alities a

nd

business forum

s regard

ing Gold

wind

CLO

a

pp

ointment.

2018-11-28Yes

Municip

ality M

eetingA

ngelina

Moha

npersa

dh

Meeting held

27 Novem

ber 2018 @

Rob

ertson:the low volum

e businesses

that registered

on the da

tab

ase.

Stakehold

er Enga

gement a

nd H

SE C

omm

unication

Posters must b

e ema

iled to M

rs Ma

thhys to b

e put on the M

unicipa

l newsletter

Asked

perm

ission to get contact d

etails from

the loca

l municip

alities to m

ake conta

ct with

local b

usinesses in order to get b

usinesses to register on the d

ata

ba

se.

Low Risk - 3

working d

ays

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h 15-D

ec-18C

omp

lete28 N

ov - 07 Dec 2018

Posters were given to M

rs Ma

tthys. How

ever M

rs Ma

tthys will not d

isclose their da

tab

ase

informa

tion to us due to C

onfidentia

lity act.

Date of Report: 22/07/2019

2019-03-15Yes

Com

munity m

eetingA

ndre Bekker

Farm

ers Com

munity M

eeting. Gold

wind

received

enquiry from

the farm

ers ab

out the security on the w

indfa

rm, a

nd the

process of loca

l recruitment

Wind

farm

safety a

nd

security

Asssura

nce provid

ed to Fa

rmers a

round

Recruitment p

rocesses, policies a

nd Security

processes a

nd services

Med

ium Risk- 5

working d

ays

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h20-M

ar-19

Com

plete

22-Ma

r-19

Forma

l letter presented

to Farm

ers "V

ereeniging" group. G

W4RE letter confirm

s the p

rocesses ap

plied

for recruitment a

nd the

security services in pla

ce.

2018-09-17Yes

Forma

l Com

pla

int A

ngelina

Moha

npersa

dh

Derick M

underoi req

uested H

SE C

onsulting role to BTE. BTE assum

ed it

wa

s procurem

ent and

presented

to G

oldw

ind in June. 17 Sep

t Mund

eroi com

pla

ined a

bout loca

l comm

unities not getting first p

reference to job

opp

ortunities as in his ca

se for HSE

consulting role.

Local ED

expecta

tions

GW

confirmed

position w

as a

lread

y fulfilled

at EPC

Contra

ctor level. Mr M

underoi w

as

not hap

py a

nd w

rote a com

pla

int to the D

OE in this rega

rd. G

oldw

ind hosted

enga

gements in A

shton, Zolani a

nd

Monta

gue and

arra

nged to m

eet with

Mund

eroi to ad

dress m

atter. M

r Mund

eroi w

as not a

vaila

ble a

t any of the d

ates to

meet.

14-21 Da

ys to rectify

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h Sep

-18C

omp

lete27 N

ov - 07 Dec 2018

Gold

wind

arra

nged to m

eet De M

unck, he w

as a

vaila

ble. W

e requested

Na

tasha

to meet

with him

. He confirm

ed his issues w

ere a

dd

ressed w

hen we a

dd

ressed loca

l econom

ic develop

ment of the 3 tow

ns i.e. A

shton, Zolani a

nd M

ontague

2019-03-22Yes

Forma

l Com

pla

int A

ngelina

Moha

npersa

dh

Swellend

am

Spea

kers Office - Bonga

ni Sonq

wenq

we a

dd

ressed the com

munity

comp

laints a

bout the recruitm

ent p

rocesses of Gold

wind

, as som

e of ca

ndid

ates w

ere interviewed

but never

received a

ny feedb

ack.A

s well a

s other ones w

ere told to w

ait for m

edica

l check up

and

crimina

l cleara

nce up until this

far nob

ody com

munica

ted b

ack to

them a

nd they sa

id yet p

eople tha

t were

interviewed

after them

are a

lread

y w

orking Some of them

directly

contacted

the CLO

and

she told them

to w

ait. This w

as the com

pla

int by the

spea

kers office

Job Interview

s

ED m

ana

ger investigated

with C

oncor. The a

ccusations m

ad

e were incorrect. O

nly 2 on the list w

ere contacted

for interviewing a

nd

unforunatley neither of the ca

ndid

ates

cam

e to the interview. Feed

ba

ck wa

s p

resented to the Sp

eakers office in this

regard

on 25 Ma

r 2019

Low Risk - 3

working d

ays

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h 25-M

ar-19

Com

plete

25-Ma

r-19

Gold

wiind

presented

feedb

ack of the

interviews. A

ll the reports m

ad

e by the

comp

laina

nts were fa

lse accord

ing to the ca

ndid

ates interview

ed none of the

comp

laina

ints were interview

ed b

y Concor.

2019-03-20Yes

Wa

rd C

ouncillor Meetings

Angelina

M

ohanp

ersad

h

Na

tasha

and

Jason a

ttended

wa

rd

meeting. C

ouncillor for Bufeljagsrivier

and

Suurbra

ak a

dvised

there are no job

seekers on the d

ata

ba

se from these 2

towns.

Stakehold

er Enga

gements

ED m

ana

ger confirned to BTE tha

t Buffesja

gsriiver is not included

in the com

munity enga

gements. Suurb

raa

k is includ

ed b

ut no job seekers a

re registered

on the da

tab

ase.

14-21 Da

ys to rectify

GW

4REA

ngelina M

ohanp

ersad

h14-17 A

pr 2019

Com

plete

14-17 Ap

r 2019G

oldw

ind w

ill be com

pleting enga

gements a

t Suurb

raa

k to create a

wa

reness job crea

ion a

nd p

rocurmeent.

2019-03-28Yes

Forma

l Com

pla

int N

ata

sha Pla

atjies

Phineas Ba

artm

an w

as rejected

in va

rioius interviews for skilled

role by

Concor, ED

S on the ba

sis of Cirm

inal

records. M

r Baa

rtma

n requests G

oldw

ind

to wa

iver pre-em

ploym

ent criteriaJob

Interviews

GW

4RE is investigated

the ma

tter. Phineas

request not consid

ered d

ue to crimina

l offence of Theft.

14-21 Da

ys to rectify

GW

4REN

othand

o Jali

27-Ma

r-19C

omp

lete09/04/2019

Gold

wind

HR resp

onded

toPhineas highlighting

EPC contra

ct clause 2.1.8.2. tha

t relates to p

re-em

ploym

ent ba

ck ground checks. Phinea

s has

an cha

rge of theft judgem

ent on 15 Ap

ril 2016. G

oldw

ind sees the ca

ndid

ate a

risk to the Excelsior p

roject be it in the ca

pa

city of office or la

bour w

ork.

2019-05-08Yes

RFP vettingN

ata

sha Pla

atjies

EPC C

ontractor RFP for security services

grievance - M

r Rhode is the ow

ner of a

Security Services Com

pa

ny called

Bare

Response, the b

usiness opera

tions is w

ithin 50km of the p

roject rad

ius. Mr

Rhode req

uested a

meeting w

ith G

oldw

ind to a

dd

ress forma

l grievance

regard

ing local com

munity security

comp

anies not b

eing considered

for EPC

contract scop

e of work.

Local ED

expecta

tionsG

W4RE is investiga

ting. Meeting w

as held

w

ith Mr Rhod

e on 2019-05-14.14-21 D

ays to

rectify G

W4RE

Na

tasha

Plaa

tjies2019/05/17

Com

plete

17-Ma

y-19

Na

tasha

and

And

re Bekker (Construction

Ma

nager) m

et with M

r Rhoode. A

ndre

expla

ined to M

r Rhoode the eva

luation criteria

tha

t wa

s required

in order to q

ualify for security

scope of w

ork, and

unfortunately M

r Rhode's

prop

osal d

id not m

eet the criteria. M

r Rhoode

acknow

ledged

the feedb

ack.

APPENDIX D PERMIT TO PLUCK PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED FLORA CHECKLIST

PageC

onditionN

umber

YesN

o

3Standard

1

The holder of this permit shall return it together w

ith a return of the species flora and the num

ber of each species which he/she

plucked thereunder, to the Chief Executive O

fficer, Western C

ape N

ature Conservation Board, Private bag X29, G

atesville, 7766, within

fourteen days from the expiry thereof.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

3Standard

2THIS PERM

IT IS SUBJECT TO

SPECIA

L CO

ND

ITION

SN

/AN

oteO

wner &

EPC

contractor

4Special

1

THE MA

NA

GER O

F THE RELEVA

NT C

ON

SERVA

TION

AREA

(S) (IF AN

Y) M

UST BE INFO

RMED

TIMEO

USLY BEFORE A

NY C

ON

SERVA

TION

AREA

IS EN

TERED FO

R CO

LLECTIN

G O

R RESEARC

H PURPOSES A

ND

THE M

AN

AG

ER'S WRITTEN

PERMISSIO

N TO

ENTER SUC

H RESERVE M

UST BE A

QUIRED

BEFOREHA

ND

. THIS PERMIT D

OES N

OT G

RAN

T THE PERMIT

HOLD

ER AUTO

MA

TIC A

CC

ESS TO A

NY N

ATURE RESERV

E, C

ON

SERVA

TION

AREA

, WILD

ERNESS A

REA A

ND

/ OR STA

TE FOREST.

AN

Y OTHER / FUTHER C

ON

DITIO

NS O

R RESTICTIO

NS THA

T THE M

AN

AG

ER MA

Y STIPULATE A

T HIS/HER DISC

RETION

MUST A

LSO BE

AD

HERED TO

. THE PERMIT M

UST BE AV

ALA

BLE TO BE SHO

WN

ON

D

EMA

ND

.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

2

The owner of any other land concerned (be it privately or publicly

owned land) m

ust give WRITTEN

consent allowing the perm

it holder to enter said property to collect flora / fauna. This w

ritten permission

must reflect the full nam

e and address of the property owner (or of

the person authorised to grant such permission), the full nam

e and address of the person to w

hom the perm

ission is granted and the num

ber and species of the flora / fauna, the date or dates on which

such flora / fauna may be picked / collected and the land in

respect of which perm

ission is granted. Copies of this w

ritten perm

ission must be m

ade available to the Western cape N

ature C

onservation Board upon request.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

3

Type-specimens

ofany

newly

described/

discoveredspecies

orother

taxoncollected

must

belodged

with

arecognised

SouthA

fricanscientific

institution/

museum

/herbarium

(preferablyw

ithinthe

Provinceof

Western

Cape)

where

suchm

aterialw

illbe

availableto

otherresearchers.

Forevery

floraspecim

encollected

ona

Western

Cape

Nature

Conservation

BoardHerbarium

atJonkershoek

(c/oM

JSim

pson,Private

BagX5014,

Stellenbosch7599).

P3

Nine new

species were discovered and

the department w

as made aw

are of this. The departm

ent has amended the current

permit and added the new

ly found species to the perm

it.

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

4

A list of all collected specim

ens / material including the; species

name, the num

ber collected, the collection data and the precise locality of the collection m

ust be submitted w

ithin 14 days from the

date of expiry of your permit to The C

hief Executive Officer:

CapeN

ature, Private Bag X29, Gatesville, 7766.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

5

The maxim

um num

ber of specimens per species specified in the

permit (if t all) m

ay not be exceeded without the prior perm

ission of The C

hief Executive Officer: W

estern Cape N

ature Conservation

Board.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Timefram

eEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm

entIf no, corrective action taken/required

Location

Permit To Pluck Protected and Unprotected Flora - C

N37-28-4821

PERMIT TO

PLUCK PRO

TECTED A

ND UN

PROTEC

TED FLORA

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND EN

ERGY FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


CO



O)

Responsibility


1 2019/09/01

PageC

onditionN

umber

YesN

oTim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment

If no, corrective action taken/requiredLocation

Permit To Pluck Protected and Unprotected Flora - C

N37-28-4821

Responsibility

4Special

6For projects of m

ore than one year's duration a progress report must

be submitted to The C

hief Executive Officer: W

estern Cape N

ature C

onservation Board before 31 Decem

ber of each year.P

3O

wner &

EPC

contractor

4Special

7

One copy of all com

pleted reports, publications, or articles (including books, videos, C

Ds, D

VD

s etc.) resulting from the project /

collection must be subm

itted to The Chief Executive O

ffice: Western

Cape N

ature Conservation Board free of charge.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

8Should a report, publication, article or thesis arise from

this project / collection, an acknow

ledgement to W

estern Cape N

ature C

onservation Board must be included.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

9The Forest A

ct of 1984 (Act 122 of 1984) and regulations, the N

ature C

onservation Ordinance, 1974 (O

rdinance 19 of 1974) and all regulations in term

s of the Ordinance m

ust be adhered to.P

3O

wner &

EPC

contractor

4Special

10

Should it be envisaged to export any material / specim

ens across the boundaries of the W

estern Cape province, an export perm

it will

be required in respect of certain species and a further application form

will have to be com

pleted. The permit holder m

ust confirm w

ith the W

estern cape Nature C

onservation Board whether an export

permit is require BEFO

RE exporting any material / specim

ens from

the Western C

ape Province.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

11

No species that appear on the Red D

ata List or species listed as endangered in term

s of the Nature C

onservation Ordinance, 1974

(Ordinance 19 of 1974) m

ay be collected, except for those m

entioned on the permit.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

12

Unless otherwise specifically indicated in w

riting, no material or

specimens collected w

ith this permit or m

aterial or specimens bred

or propagated, from m

aterial or specimens collected w

ith this perm

it, may be donated, sold or used for any com

mercial purpose

by any party.

P3

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

4Special

13IF A

PPLICA

BLE, ETHICS C

LEARA

NC

E MUST BE A

CQ

UIRED FRO

M YO

UR RESEA

RCH IN

STITUTE PRIOR C

OLLEC

TION

.P

3O

wner &

EPC

contractor

14TO

TAL SC

ORE

42A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

100,0




compliance)



ing basis:


2 2019/09/01

APPENDIX E MANAGEMENT PLANS CHECKLIST

YesN

oSoil loss w

ill be greater d

uring wet period

s than d

ry periods. Intense ra

infall

events outside of the w

et season, such a

s occasiona

l summ

er thunder

storms ca

n also ca

use significant soil loss. Therefore preca

utions to prevent erosion should

be present throughout the year.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Soils loss will be grea

ter on steeper slopes. Ensure that steep slopes a

re not d

evegetated

and

subsequently become hyd

rophobic (i.e. have increa

sed

runoff and

a d

ecreased

infiltration ra

te) increasing the erosion potentia

l.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Soil loss is related

to the length of time tha

t soils are exposed

prior to reha

bilitation or sta

bilisation. Therefore the ga

p between construction

activities a

nd reha

bilitation should

be minim

ised. Pha

sed construction a

nd

progressive rehabilita

tion are therefore im

portant elem

ents of the erosion control stra

tegy.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

The extent of disturba

nce will influence the risk a

nd consequences of

erosion. Therefore site clearing should

be restricted to a

reas required

for construction purposes only. A

s far a

s possible, large a

reas should

not be clea

red a

t a one tim

e, especially in a

reas w

here the risk of erosion is higher.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Road

s should be pla

nned a

nd constructed

in a m

anner w

hich minim

ises their erosion potentia

l. Road

s should therefore follow

the contour as fa

r as

possible. Road

s para

llel to the slope direction should

be avoid

ed a

s far a

s possible.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Where necessa

ry, new roa

ds constructed

should includ

e wa

ter diversion

structures present with energy d

issipation fea

tures present to slow a

nd

disperse the w

ater into the receiving a

rea.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Road

s and

other disturbed

area

s should be regula

rly monitored

for erosion. A

ny erosion problems record

ed should

be rectified a

s soon as possible a

nd

monitored

thereafter to ensure tha

t they do not re-occur.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Com

pacted

area

s should ha

ve ad

equate d

raina

ge systems to a

void

pooling and

surface flow

. Hea

vy ma

chinery should not com

pact those

area

s which a

re not intended

to be compa

cted a

s this will result in

compa

cted hyd

rophobic, wa

ter repellent soils which increa

se the erosion potentia

l of the area

. Where com

paction d

oes occur, the area

s should be

ripped.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 2

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 2

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 2

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 2

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 2

EROSIO

N M

AN

AG

EMEN

T PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 2

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 2

Location Environm


ompliance

Timefram

eResponsibility

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 2

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


CO



O)

EROSIO

N M

AN

AG

EMEN

T PLAN

Com

ment


Score

YesN

oLocation


Com

plianceTim

eframe

ResponsibilityC

omm

entIf no, corrective action

taken/requiredScore

All ba

re area

s should be revegeta

ted w

ith appropria

te locally occurring

species, to bind the soil a

nd lim

it erosion potential.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctorSilt fences should

be used w

here there is a d

anger of topsoil or m

ateria

l stockpiles erod

ing and

entering stream

s and

other sensitive area

s.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Ga

bions and

other stabilisa

tion features should

be used on steep slopes a

nd

other area

s vulnerable to erosion to m

inimise erosion risk a

s far a

s possible.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Activity a

t the site after la

rge rainfa

ll events when the soils a

re wet a

nd

erosion risk is increased

should be red

uced.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctorTopsoil should

be removed

and

stored sepa

rately d

uring construction a

ctivities, and

should be rea

pplied w

here appropria

te as soon a

s possible in ord

er to encourage a

nd fa

cilitate ra

pid regenera

tion of the natura

l vegeta

tion on cleared

area

s (where a

pplicable – not a

pplicable to

farm

land

/ agricultura

l area

s).

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Regular m

onitoring of the site for erosion problems d

uring construction (ongoing) a

nd opera

tion (at lea

st twice a

nnually) is recom

mend

ed,

particula

rly after la

rge summ

er thunderstorm

s have been experienced

.P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Erosion control mea

sures to be implem

ented before a

nd d

uring the construction period

, including the fina

l stormw

ater control m

easures (post

construction).P

3C

onstruction pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The location, a

rea/extent (m

²/ha) a

nd specifica

tions of all tem

porary a

nd

perma

nent wa

ter ma

nagem

ent structures or stabilisa

tion method

s must be

indica

ted w

ithin the Stormw

ater M

ana

gement Pla

n.O

0The EPC

has a

dra

ft docum

ent in pla

ce while a

wa

iting final d

esign a

pproval

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

An onsite Engineer or Environm

ental O

fficer to be responsible for ensuring im

plementa

tion of the erosion control mea

sures on site during the

construction period.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

The Developer hold

s ultima

te responsibility for remed

ial a

ction in the event tha

t the approved

stormw

ater pla

n is not correctly or appropria

tely im

plemented

and

da

ma

ge to the environment is ca

used.

P3

Construction

phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

18TO

TAL SC

ORE

51A

S AV

ERAG

E2,8

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

94,4

Each elem


ing basis:

3 - best practice/full com

pliance

2 - satisfa

ctory (viz >50% com

pliance)

1 - unsatisfa

ctory (viz <50% com

pliance)


n/a - not a

pplicable

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 4

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 4

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 4

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 4

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement

Plan, pg. 3

Erosion M

ana

gement

YesN

oThe Environm

ental Officer m

ust develop, implem

ent and maintain a w

aste inventory reflecting all w

aste generated during construction for both general and hazardous w

aste streams.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Construction m

ethod and materials should be carefully considered in view

of w

aste reduction, re-use, and recycling opportunities.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Once a w

aste inventory has been established, targets for recovery of waste

(minim

isation, re-use, recycling) should be set.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Each subcontractor must im

plement their ow

n waste recycling system

, i.e. separate bins for food w

aste, plastics, paper, wood, glass, cardboard, m

etals, etc.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Portable toilets must be m

onitored and maintained daily.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorBelow

ground storage of septic tanks, if installed, must w

ithstand the external forces of the surrounding environm

ent. The area above the tank must be

demarcated to prevent any vehicles or heavy m

achinery from driving around

the area.

N/A

The Contractor w

ill be using an above-ground conversancy tank

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Waste collection bins and hazardous w

aste containers must be provided by

the principal contractor and placed at various areas around site for the storage of organic, recyclable and hazardous w

aste. P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

A dedicated w

aste area must be established on site for the storage of all

waste stream

s, before removal from

site.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Hazardous waste m

ust be stored within a bunded area constructed

according to SABS requirem

ents. The volume of w

aste stored in the bunds m

ust not exceed 110% of the bund capacity.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The location of all temporary w

aste storage areas must aim

to minim

ise the potential for im

pact on the surrounding environment, including prevention of

contaminated runoff, seepage, and verm

in control.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Waste storage shall be in accordance w

ith all Regulations and best-practice guidelines and under no circum

stances may w

aste be burnt on site.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Vegetation rem

oved from the site m

ust be chipped, removed from

the site and disposed of at an appropriate w

aste disposal facility or used as mulch on

site.N

/AN

o vegetation has required chipping and disposal.

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Waste

Managem

ent W

aste M

anagement

Plan, pg. 4W

aste M

anagement

Plan, pg. 4W

aste M

anagement

Plan, pg. 4W

aste M

anagement

Plan, pg. 4

WA

STE MA

NA

GEM

ENT PLA

N - C

HECKLIST FO

R EXCELSIO

R WIN

D FAC

ILITY AN

D POW

ERLINE, W

ESTERN C

APE

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Waste

Managem

ent

Com

ment


Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Waste

Managem

ent

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Location Environm


ompliance

Timefram

eResponsibility

WA

STE MA

NA

GEM

ENT PLA

N

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


CO



O)

Score

YesN

oC

omm


taken/requiredLocation


Com

plianceTim

eframe

ResponsibilityScore

A dedicated w

aste managem

ent team m

ust be appointed by the principal contractor’s EO

, whom

will be responsible for ensuring the continuous sorting

of waste and m

aintenance of the area. The waste m

anagement team

must

be trained in all areas of waste m

anagement and m

onitored by the EO.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

All w

aste removed from

site must be done so by a registered/ licensed

subcontractor, whom

must supply inform

ation regarding how w

aste recycling/ disposal w

ill be achieved. The registered subcontractor must

provide waste m

anifests for all removals at least once a m

onth.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The position of all waste storage areas m

ust be located away from

water

courses and ensure minim

al degradation to the environment. The m

ain waste

storage area must have a suitable storm

water system

separating clean and dirty storm

water.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Waste storage areas m

ust be under roof or the waste storage containers m

ust be covered w

ith tarpaulins (or similar m

aterial) to prevent the ingress of water.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Collection bins placed around site and at subcontractors’ cam

ps must be

maintained and em

ptied on a regular basis by the principal contractor.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Waste m

ust be stored in designated containers and not on the ground.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Inspections and maintenance of bunds m

ust be undertaken daily. Bunds m

ust be inspected for leaks or cracks in the foundation and walls.

O0

Dam

aged drip trays as well as drip

trays without caps are currently

being used under some of the plant

on site.

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

It is assumed that any rainw

ater collected inside the bund is contaminated

and must be rem

oved and stored as hazardous waste, and not released into

the environment. If any leaks occur in the bund, these m

ust be removed

imm

ediately.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Waste generated on site m

ust be removed on a regular basis, as determ

ined by the EO

. This frequency may change during construction depending on

waste volum

es generated at different stages of the construction process.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Waste m

ust be removed by a suitably qualified contractor and disposed at

an appropriately licensed landfill site. Proof of appropriate disposal must be

provided by the contractor.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Docum

entation (waste m

anifest, certificate of issue or safe disposal) must be

kept detailing the quantity, nature, and fate of any regulated waste for audit

purposes.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Waste m

anagement m

ust form part of the m

onthly reporting requirements in

terms of volum

es generated, types, storage and final disposal.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Training and aw

areness regarding waste m

anagement shall be provided to

all employees and contractors as part of the toolbox talks or on-site

awareness sessions.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

23TO

TAL SC

ORE

66A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

95,7


ing basis:3 - best practice/full com

pliance2 - satisfactory (viz >50%

compliance)

1 - unsatisfactory (viz <50% com

pliance)0 - nothing in placen/a - not applicable

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

Waste

Managem

ent

Waste

Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

YesN

oBefore b

eginning work on site, top

soil (0-25 cm) should

be strip

ped

from a

ll area

s that

will b

e disturb

ed b

y construction activities. A

pp

ropria

te equip

ment m

ust be used

and

a

pp

ropria

te work p

ractices m

ust be im

plem

ented for soil strip

ping a

s misha

ndling soil

can ha

ve an a

dverse effect on its p

roperties.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Topsoil should

be strip

ped

in the driest cond

ition possib

le.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Topsoil m

ust be reta

ined on site in ord

er to be used

in site rehab

ilitation. The correct

hand

ling of the topsoil la

yer is in most ca

ses the key to rehab

ilitation success.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Topsoil a

nd sub

soil layers m

ust never be m

ixed. The m

ixture of topsoil w

ith the deep

er sterile soil hind

ers the germina

tion of seeds w

hich are b

uried too d

eep in the soil la

yer. M

ixture of soil layers a

lso lead

s to the dilution of nutrient levels w

hich are a

t highest concentra

tion within the top

soil, resulting in lower levels of nutrients a

vaila

ble for new

seed

lings.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

To enab

le soil to be reused

on site at a

later sta

ge, it needs to b

e stored in tem

pora

ry stockp

iles to minim

ise any d

am

age or loss of function. Stockp

iles should not b

e higher tha

n 2m. A

lternatively top

soil berm

s can b

e created

on the site bound

aries. There a

re a

numb

er of imp

ortant consid

erations w

hen creating stockp

iles - including soil erosion,

pollution to w

atercourses a

nd the risk of flood

ing. These will b

e affected

by the size,

height and

method

of forming stockp

iles, and

how they a

re protected

and

m

ainta

ined.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Topsoil m

ust be stored

sepa

rately from

other soil in heap

s until construction in an a

rea is

comp

lete.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

The dura

tion of topsoil stora

ge should b

e minim

ised a

s far a

s possib

le. Storing topsoil for

long period

s lead

s to seed b

ank d

epletion follow

ing germina

tion during stora

ge, and

a

noxic conditions d

evelop insid

e large stockp

ile heap

s.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

SOIL M

AN

AG

EMEN

T PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE

SOIL M

AN

AG

EMEN

T PLAN

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


CO



O)


Timefram

eEnvironm


ompliance

ScoreC

omm


taken/required

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 2

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3


5 2019/09/01

YesN

oResponsibility

Location Tim

eframe


Com

plianceScore

Com

ment


On m

any sites sub

soil will not need

to be strip

ped

but m

erely protected

from d

am

age.

How

ever, on other sites it might need

to be tem

pora

rily removed

. Where sub

soil is req

uired to b

e stripp

ed, this should

be und

ertaken b

efore comm

encement of

construction from a

ll area

s that a

re to be d

isturbed

by construction a

ctivities or driven

over by vehicles.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Subsoil strip

ping d

epths d

epend

on the correct identifica

tion of the sub-soil typ

es on an

ad

-hoc ba

sis, where no form

al survey d

ata

exists.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

To enab

le soil to be reused

on site at a

later sta

ge, it needs to b

e stored in tem

pora

ry stockp

iles to minim

ise any d

am

age or loss of function. There a

re a num

ber of

imp

ortant consid

erations w

hen creating stockp

iles - including soil erosion, p

ollution to w

atercourses a

nd the risk of flood

ing. These will b

e affected

by the size, height a

nd

method

of forming stockp

iles, and

how they a

re protected

and

ma

intained

.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

All stockp

iles must b

e positioned

aw

ay from

dra

inage lines.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Sedim

ent fencing should b

e erected d

ownslop

e of all stockp

iles to intercept a

ny sed

iment a

nd up

slope runoff should

be d

iverted a

wa

y from stockp

iles.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

12TO

TAL SC

ORE

36A

S AV

ERAG

E36,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

100,0

3 - best p

ractice/full com

plia

nce2 - sa

tisfactory (viz >50%

comp

liance)

1 - unsatisfa

ctory (viz <50% com

plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

Each elem


ing ba

sis:

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3

Soil Ma

nagem

ent Pla

n, pg. 3


6 2019/09/01

YesN

oA

prevention strategy should be consid

ered and

established, includ

ing regular surveys and

monitoring for invasive alien plants, effective rehabilitation of d

isturbed areas and

prevention of unnecessary d

isturbance of natural areas. P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Monitoring plans should

be developed

which are d

esigned to id

entify Invasive Alien Plant

Species shortly after they arrive in the project area. Keeping up to date on w

hich weed

s are an im

med

iate threat to the site is important, but efforts should

be planned to upd

ate this inform

ation on a regular basis.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

When new

Invasive Alien Plant Species are record

ed on site, an im

med

iate response of locating the site for future m

onitoring and either hand

‐pulling the weed

s or an application of a suitable herbicid

e should be planned

. P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

If any alien invasive plants are found to becom

e established on site, action plans for their

control should be d

eveloped, d

epending on the size of the infestations, bud

gets, m

anpower consid

erations and tim

e. Separate plans of control actions should be

developed

for each location and/or each species.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Appropriate registered

chemicals and

other possible control agents should be

considered

in the action plans for each site/species. P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Alien control program

s are long-term m

anagement projects and

should includ

e a clearing plan w

hich includes follow

up actions for rehabilitation of the cleared area.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Different species require d

ifferent clearing method

s such as manual, chem

ical or biological m

ethods or a com

bination of both. Care should

however be taken that the

clearing method

s used d

o not encourage further invasion. As such, regard

less of the m

ethods used

, disturbance to the soil should

be kept to a minim

um.

N/A

Note

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Me

cha

nica

l Co

ntrol. This entails d

amaging or rem

oving the plant by physical action. D

ifferent techniques could be used

, e.g. uprooting, felling, slashing, mow

ing, ringbarking or bark stripping. This control option is only really feasible in sparse infestations or on sm

all scale, and

for controlling species that do not coppice after cutting. Species that tend

to coppice, need

to have the cut stumps or coppice grow

th treated w

ith herbicides

following the m

echanical treatment. M

echanical control is labour intensive and

therefore expensive, and could

cause severe soil disturbance and

erosion.

N/A

No rem

oval of alien and invasive

species has occurred on site.

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Che

mic

al C

ontro

l. Although it is usually preferable to use m

anual clearing method

s w

here possible, such method

s may create ad

ditional d

isturbance which stim

ulates alien invasion and

may also be ineffective for m

any wood

y species which resprout. W

here herbicid

es are to be used, the im

pact of the operation on the natural environment

should be m

inimised

by observing the following:

N/A

The Contractor d

oes not store any herbicid

esC

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

* Area contam

ination must be m

inimised

by careful, accurate application with a

minim

um am

ount of herbicide to achieve good

control.N

/AThe C

ontractor does not store any

herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor* A

ll care must be taken to prevent contam

ination of any water bod

ies. This includes d

ue care in storage, application, cleaning equipm

ent and d

isposal of containers, product

and spray m

ixtures.N

/AThe C


herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Com

ment


Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 4

ALIEN

PLAN

T MA

NA

GEM

ENT PLA

N - C

HECKLIST FO

R EXCELSIO

R WIN

D FAC

ILITY AN

D POW

ERLINE, W

ESTERN C

APE

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent A

lien Plant and O

pen Space M

anagement

Plan, pg. 3

ALIEN

PLAN

T MA

NA

GEM

ENT PLA

N

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


CO



O)

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 3

Location Environm


ompliance

ScoreTim

eframe

Responsibility

YesN

oC

omm




Com

plianceScore

Timefram

eResponsibility

* Equipment should

be washed

where there is no d

anger of contaminating w

ater sources and

washings carefully d

isposed of in a suitable site.

N/A

The Contractor d


esC

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

* To avoid d

amage to ind

igenous or other desirable vegetation, prod

ucts should be

selected that w

ill have the least effect on non-target vegetation.N

/AThe C


herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

* Coarse d

roplet nozzles should be fitted

to avoid d

rift onto neighbouring vegetation.N

/AThe C


herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor* The appropriate health and

safety procedures should

also be followed

regarding the

storage, handling and

disposal of herbicid

es.N

/AThe C


herbicides

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorC

ontractors using herbicides need

to have a valid Pest C

ontrol Operators License (lim

ited

weed

s controller) according to the Fertilizer, Farm

Feeds, A

gricultural Remed

ies and

Stock Remed

ies Act (A

ct No. 36 of 1947). This is regulated

by the Departm

ent of A

griculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

N/A

The Contractor d


es on site. But if required a

PCO

with a license w

ill be requested

.

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Biologicalweed

controlconsistsin

theuse

ofnaturalenem

iesto

reduce

thevigour

orreprod

uctivepotential

ofan

invasivealien

plant.Biological

controlagents

include

insects,mites,and

micro‐organism

ssuch

asfungiorbacteria.They

usuallyattack

specificparts

oftheplant,eitherthe

reproductive

organsd

irectly(flow

erbuds,flow

ersorfruit)or

theseed

safter

theyhave

dropped

.The

stresscaused

bythe

biologicalcontrolagentm

aykill

aplant

outrightor

itm

ightim

pacton

theplants

reproductive

capacity.In

certaininstances,

thereprod

uctivecapacity

isred

ucedto

zeroand

thepopulation

iseffectively sterilised

. All of these outcom

es will help to red

uce the spread of the species.

N/A

Note

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Establish an ongoing monitoring program

me for construction phase to d

etect and

quantify any alien species that may becom

e established and

identify the problem

species.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Alien vegetation regrow

th on areas disturbed

by construction must be im

med

iately controlled

once recorded

throughout the entire site during construction and

operation.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Care m

ust be taken to avoid the introd

uction of alien invasive plant species to the site. Particular attention m

ust be paid to im

ported m

aterial such as building sand

or dirty

earth‐moving equipm

ent. Stockpiles should be checked

regularly and any w

eeds

emerging from

material stockpiles should

be removed

.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Cleared

areas that have become invad

ed by alien species can be sprayed

with

appropriate herbicides provid

ed that these are such that break d

own on contact w

ith the soil. Resid

ual herbicides should

not be used.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The effectiveness of vegetation control varies seasonally and this is also likely to im

pact alien species. C

ontrol early in the wet season w

ill allow species to re-grow

and follow

-up control is likely to be required

. It is tempting to leave control until late in the w

et season to avoid

follow-up control. How

ever, this may allow

alien species to set seed before

control and hence w

ill not contribute toward

s reducing alien species abund

ance. Therefore, vegetation control should

be aimed

at the mid

dle of the w

et season, with a

follow-up event tow

ards the end

of the wet season. There are no exact d

ates that can be specified

here as each season is unique and m

anagement m

ust therefore respond

according to the state and

progression of the vegetation.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 5

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

YesN

oC

omm




Com

plianceScore

Timefram

eResponsibility

Alien m

anagement is an iterative process and

it may require repeated

control efforts to significantly red

uce the abundance of a species. This is often d

ue to the presence of large and

persistent seed banks. How

ever, repeated control usually results in rapid

d

ecline once seed banks becom

e depleted

.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Regular vegetation control to reduce plant biom

ass within the site should

be conducted

. This should

be timed

so as to coincide w

ith the critical growth phases of the m

ost im

portant alien species on site. This will significantly red

uce the cost of alien m

anagement as this should

contribute toward

s the control of the dom

inant alien species and

add

itional targeted control w

ill be required only for a lim

ited num

ber of species.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

No alien species should

be cultivated on-site. If vegetation is required

for aesthetic purposes, then non-invasive, w

ater-wise locally-occurring species should

be used.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

During operation, surveys for alien species should

be conducted

regularly. It is recom

mend

ed that this be und

ertaken every 6 months for the first tw

o years after construction and

annually thereafter. All aliens id

entified should

be cleared using

appropriate means.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Photographic records m

ust be kept of areas to be cleared prior to w

ork starting and at

regular intervals during initial clearing activities. Sim

ilarly, photographic records should

be kept of the area from

imm

ediately before and

after follow‐up clearing activities.

Rehabilitation processes must also be record

ed.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Simple record

s must be kept of d

aily operations, e.g. area/location cleared, labour units

and, if ever used

, the amount of herbicid

e used.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorIt is im

portant that, if monitoring results in d

etection of invasive alien plants, that this leads

to imm

ediate action.

P3

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor18

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L SCO

RE54

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GE

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S PERCEN

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compliance)


Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 7

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent A

lien Plant and O

pen Space M

anagement

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 7

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 7

Alien Plant and

Open

Space Managem

ent Plan, pg. 6

YesN

oA

ll equipment refuelling, servicing and

maintenance activities should

only be und

ertaken within appropriately sealed

designated

areas.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

All m

aintenance materials, oils, grease, lubricants, etc. should

be stored in a

designated

area in an appropriate storage container.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

No refuelling, storage, servicing, or m

aintenance of equipment should

take place w

ithin 50m of d

rainage lines or sensitive environmental resources in ord

er to red

uce the risk of contamination by spills.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

No refuelling or servicing should

be undertaken w

ithout absorbent material or

drip pans properly placed

to contain spilled fuel.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Any fluid

s drained

from the m

achinery during servicing should

be collected in

leak-proof containers and taken to an appropriate d

isposal or recycling facility.P

3C

onstruction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Chem

ical toilets used d

uring construction must not be placed

within 50m

of d

rainage lines or sensitive environmental resources in ord

er to reduce the risk of

contamination by spills. These facilities m

ust be regularly cleaned. C

hemicals

used in toilets are also hazard

ous to the environment and

must be controlled

. Portable chem

ical toilets could overflow

if not pumped

regularly or they could

spill if dropped

or overturned d

uring moving. C

are and d

ue diligence should

be taken at all tim

es.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

Contact d

etails of emergency services and

HazMat Response C

ontractors are to be clearly d

isplayed on the site. A

ll staff are to be mad

e aware of these

details and

must be fam

iliar with the proced

ures for notification in the event of an em

ergency.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

On m

any sites subsoil will not need

to be stripped but m

erely protected from

d

amage. How

ever, on other sites it might need

to be temporarily rem

oved.

Where subsoil is required

to be stripped, this should

be undertaken before

comm

encement of construction from

all areas that are to be disturbed

by construction activities or d

riven over by vehicles.

P3

Construction phase

Ow

ner & EPC

contractor

8TO

TAL SC

ORE

24A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

100,0




compliance)




Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 4

Timefram

eResponsibility

Photo record ref N

o/Doc No

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 2

Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 2

Com

ment


Emergency Response

Plan, pg. 3

Location Environm


ompliance

Score

EMERG

ENC

Y RESPON

SE PLAN

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


CO



O)

EMERG

ENC

Y RESPON

SE PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE

YesN

oIm

mediately after replacing topsoil in disturbed areas, the soil surface m

ust be revegetated w

ith a suitable plant cover. N

/AThe Project is currently not in the Rehabilitation phase.

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorIt is expected that soil seed banks of indigenous vegetation w

ill be present to initiate initial vegetation cover. How

ever, simply applying this topsoil to a w

ell prepared rehabilitation site does not result in the sam

e species richness and diversity as the surrounding areas. In som

e areas the natural regeneration of the vegetation m

ay be poor and the application of seed to enhance vegetation recovery m

ay be required.

N/A

The Project is currently not in the Rehabilitation phase.

Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Where possible, seed should be collected from

plants present at the site during plant rescue operations. Indigenous seeds m

ay also be harvested for purposes of re-vegetation in areas that are free of alien or invasive vegetation, either at the site prior to clearance or from

suitable neighbouring sites.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Seed collection should be undertaken by a suitably qualified specialist who is

familiar w

ith the various seed types associated with the plant species and

rehabilitation in the area.N


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Seed collection may be done throughout the year as seed ripens, but can also

be restricted to summ

er, when a large am

ount of the perennial seed should have ripened. The collection of unripe seeds w

ill reduce the percentage germ

ination thereby reducing the effectiveness of the rehabilitation efforts. Seeds should be stored in paper or canvas bags dusted w

ith insecticide, and sow

n at the onset of the rainy season.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Seed can be sown onto the soil, but should preferably be applied in

conjunction with m

easures to improve seedling survival such as scarification of

the soil surface or simultaneous application of m

ulch. Additional organic

material m

ay be added to the soil mix, if required, to assist w

ith water retention

during the early stages of seedling establishment.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Revegetation and Rehabilitation


Plan, pg. 3

Com

ment


REVEGETA

TION

AN

D REHABILITA

TION

PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY A

ND PO

WERLIN

E, WESTERN

CA

PE


Plan, pg. 3


Plan, pg. 3


Plan, pg. 3

REVEGETA

TION

AN

D REHABILITA

TION

PLAN

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


CO



O)


Plan, pg. 3

Location Environm


ompliance

ScoreTim

eframe

Responsibility

YesN

oC

omm




Com

plianceScore

Timefram

eResponsibility

It should be ensured that the seed mix is as diverse as possible in the first season.

After the first season, w

hen pioneer plant comm

unities have successfully established, attem

pts should be made to re-sow

and replant the area with

more perennial and w

oody species. It is a process that will require several

follow-ups.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Planting is dependent on species involved. Planting of species recomm

ended for rehabilitation should be carried out as far as is practicable to coincide w

ith the onset of the first significant rains. In general how

ever, planting should com

mence as soon as possible after construction is com

pleted in order to m

inimise the potential for erosion.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The final vegetation cover should resemble the original (non-encroached and

indigenous) vegetation composition and structure as far as practicably possible.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Progressive rehabilitation is an important elem

ent of the rehabilitation strategy and should be im

plemented w

here feasible. Re-vegetation of disturbed surfaces m

ust occur imm

ediately after construction activities are completed.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Once revegetated, areas should be protected to prevent tram

pling and erosion.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorN

o construction equipment, vehicles or unauthorised personnel should be

allowed onto areas that have been vegetated.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorW

here rehabilitation sites are located within actively grazed areas, they should

be fenced.N


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorFencing should be rem

oved once a sound vegetative cover has been achieved.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractorA

ny runnels, erosion channels or wash alw

ays developing after revegetation should be backfilled and consolidated and the areas restored to a proper stable condition.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Re-vegetated areas should be monitored every 4 m

onths for the first 12 months

following construction.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Re-vegetatedareas

showing

inadequatesurface

coverage(less

than20%

within 12 m

onths after re-vegetation) should be prepared and re-vegetated;N


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Any areas show

ing erosion, should be re-contoured and seeded with indigenous

grasses or other locally occurring species w

hich grow quickly.

N/A


Construction

phaseO

wner &

EPC

contractor

0TO

TAL SC

ORE

N/A

AS A

VERA

GE

AS PERC

ENTA

GE


Plan, pg. 3


Plan, pg. 5


Plan, pg. 5


Plan, pg. 5


Plan, pg. 4






Plan, pg. 5


Plan, pg. 4


Plan, pg. 3

YesN

oSp

ecies can b

e removed

from their origina

l hab

itat w

ith minim

al d

am

age to

the pla

nt, especia

lly the roots.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

All p

lants rem

oved a

re safely stored

and

treated

accord

ing to their specific

requirem

ents prior to b

eing transp

lanted

aga

in.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

They are reloca

ted into a

suitab

le hab

itat a

nd p

rotected from

further d

am

age a

nd a

ll disturb

ances to a

id their re-esta

blishm

ent.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Timing of p

lanting a

ctivities is pla

nned w

ith the onset of the growing sea

son.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Steps a

re taken w

here necessary to a

id the initia

l estab

lishment of

vegetation, includ

ing occasional w

atering.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

A p

ermit is req

uired to tra

nslocate or d

estroy any listed

and

protected

sp

ecies even if they do not lea

ve the prop

erty. This perm

it should b

e ob

tained

prior to a

ny search a

nd rescue op

erations b

eing underta

ken.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

Where suita

ble sp

ecies are id

entified, a

search a

nd rescue op

eration of

these species should

be und

ertaken w

ithin the develop

ment footp

rint prior to

the comm

encement of construction.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

As fa

r as p

ossible, tim

ing of search a

nd rescue a

ctivities should b

e pla

nned

with the onset of the grow

ing season.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n,

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Com

ment


PLAN

T SEARC

H AN

D PROTEC

TION

PLAN

- CHEC

KLIST FOR EXC

ELSIOR W

IND FA

CILITY, W

ESTERN C

APE

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

PLAN

T SEARC

H AN

D PROTEC

TION

PLAN

PERIOD: A

ugust 2019


CO



O)

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Location Environm


ompliance

ScoreTim

eframe

Responsibility

YesN

oC

omm

entIf no, corrective action taken/required

Location Environm


ompliance

ScoreTim

eframe

Responsibility

Affected

individ

uals should

be tra

nslocated

to a sim

ilar ha

bita

t outside of the

develop

ment footp

rint and

ma

rked for m

onitoring purp

oses. For each

individ

ual p

lant tha

t is rescued, the p

lant m

ust be p

hotograp

hed b

efore rem

oval, ta

gged w

ith a uniq

ue numb

er or code a

nd a

latitud

e longitude

position record

ed using a

hand

‐held G

PS device.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

The rescued p

lants m

ust be p

lanted

into a conta

iner to be housed

within a

tem

pora

ry nursery on site or imm

edia

tely pla

nted into the ta

rget hab

itat.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Rescued p

lants, if re‐p

lanted

ba

ck in the wild

, should b

e pla

ced a

s close as

possib

le to where they w

ere originally rem

oved. Re‐p

lanting into the w

ild

must ca

use as little d

isturba

nce as p

ossible to existing na

tural ecosystem

s. The p

osition of the rescued ind

ividua

l/s must b

e recorded

to aid

in future m

onitoring of that p

lant.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

During construction, the EC

O m

ust monitor vegeta

tion clearing a

t the site. A

ny devia

tions from the p

lans tha

t ma

y be req

uired should

first be checked

for listed

species b

y the ECO

or Environmenta

l Officer a

nd a

ny listed sp

ecies p

resent which a

re ab

le to survive transloca

tion should b

e transloca

ted to a

sa

fe site.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Any listed

species suita

ble for tra

nslocation ob

served w

ithin the develop

ment

footprint tha

t were not p

reviously observed

be tra

nslocated

to a sa

fe site.P

3C

onstruction p

hase

Ow

ner & EPC

contra

ctor

The collecting of pla

nts or their pa

rts should b

e strictly forbid

den. Sta

ff should

be inform

ed of the lega

l and

conservation a

spects of ha

rvesting pla

nts from

the wild

as p

art of the environm

ental ind

uction training.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

Sensitive hab

itats a

nd a

rea outsid

e project d

evelopm

ent should b

e clearly

dem

arca

ted a

s no go area

s during the construction a

nd op

erationa

l pha

se to a

void a

ccidenta

l imp

acts.

P3

Construction

pha

seO

wner &

EPC

contractor

15TO

TAL SC

ORE

45A

S AV

ERAG

E3,0

AS PERC

ENTA

GE

100,0

Each elem


ing ba

sis:3 - b

est pra

ctice/full comp

liance

2 - satisfa

ctory (viz >50% com

plia

nce)1 - unsa


plia


lace

n/a - not a

pp

licab

le

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 3

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 3

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Alien Pla

nt and

Op

en Sp

ace M

ana

gement Pla

n, p

g. 2

Com

pliance with:

As %

Com

ments

Erosion Ma

nagem

ent94

Wa

ste Ma

nagem

ent96

Soil Ma

nagem

ent100

Alien Pla

nt Ma

nagem

ent100

Emergency Response

100Reha

bilita

tionn/a

Search a

nd Protection

100TO

TAL

98

SUMM

ARY O

F RESULTS

MA

NA

GEM

ENT PLA

N C

HECKLIST FO

R EXCELSIO

R WIN

D FAC

ILITY AN

D POW

ERLINE, W

ESTERN C

APE

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