Phelamanga was appointed to undertake the Public Participation activities linked to an application by the Emcakweni Community Trust for the construction of a 200m long and 4m wide causeway across the White Umfolozi River in the Babanango Valley. This proposed causeway will provide quick, easy and safe access between the northern and southern banks of the White Umfolozi River. The causeway will replace an existing causeway further downstream, which is derelict and found to be unsafe by Engineering Consultants, and poses a significant hazard when crossing, as well as being a far more time-consuming crossing. On both the northern and southern banks of the proposed causeway there are existing dirt tracks which will be lengthened to connect to the proposed causeway itself. This project requires a Basic Assessment and a Water Use licence. The Emcakweni Community Trust have made these applications, and I&APs have an opportunity to see the Basic Assessment Report (BAR) and review the proposed project, the alternatives and the no-go options described in the report
Key Dates to note:
Basic Assessment Comments are due by Close of Business 19 September 2019
Water Use Licence Application Comments are due by Close of Business 22 October 2019
Please forward all comments to Rose Owen on rose@phelamanga.co.za
Documents related to this project are available at the following links (the size is indicated in brackets for each document) if you have any difficulties with any documents please contact us
Basic Assessment Report 1_Babanango_River_Crossing_V5.pdf (5 955KB)
Basic Assessment Report Annexure – A Regional Map (170KB)
Basic Assessment Report Annexure – A Locality Map (177KB)
Basic Assessment Report Annexure B Master Layout Babanango_R01i-New_Umfolozi.pdf (1 149KB)
Basic Assessment Report Annexure C Specialist_Report_measures_included_in_the_BAR_and_EMP.pdf (386 KB)
Appendix 1 White_Umfolozi_Causeway_Crossing_EMP_V2.pdf (1 564KB)
Appendix 3 Freshwater_and_Vegetation_14082019_002.pdf (3 007KB)
Appendix 4 Floodline Assessment Babanango_Flood_Assessment_NatureStamp_Final_Report.pdf (2 439KB)
Appendix 5 Aquatic (Instream) Babanango_Report_Rev_1.pdf (2575KB)
Appendix 6 Geotechnical Report 1_32687-C_-_Imfolozi_Causeway_Crossing.pdf (222KB)
Appendix 6 Geotechnical Report 2_CAD_32687-_C-01.pdf (684KB)
Appendix 6 Geotechnical Report 3_CAD_32687-_C-02.pdf (2 954KB)
Appendix 6 Geotechnical Report – Photos 4_Plates_C_1-7.pdf (526KB)
Appendix 7 Engineering Design 1_Drift_flow_letter.pdf (477KB)
Appendix 7 Engineering Design 2_TD_05-Detail_11-_NEW_UMFOLOZI_CROSSING_Causeway.pdf (406KB)
Appendix 7 Engineering Design 3_U05_DBN_TD08_Babanango_R01i-New_Umfolozi.pdf (1 149KB)
Appendix_List.pdf (93KB)