Public urged to comment on proposed Cato Ridge landfill site
The upper Highway community have until 15 August to submit their comments.
THE draft EIA addendum report for the proposed Cato Ridge regional landfill site is now available for comment.
According to Bathabile Msomi, assistant consultant at WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, Environment and Energy, Africa, a company called WSP Environmental Pty Ltd was appointed to collate additional information required by the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DEDTEA) in support of the application for a waste management licence for the proposed landfill site.
The Durban Solid Waste (DSW) initiated a process to secure regional general waste landfill sites to cater for future waste disposal requirements within the north, south and west zones of the eThekwini municipal area in 1996.
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was undertaken and a final Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIR) was submitted in March 2010. In September 2014 the DAEARD, now known as the KZN Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA), issued a letter to DSW requesting that additional information be provided to assist them to consider and make a decision in respect of the proposed Cato Ridge regional landfill site. The addendum report has been prepared to facilitate the provision of the additional information requested.
The draft addendum report is available for comment for a period of 30 days, from 15 July to 15 August 2016 in accordance with the EIA Regulations, and is available at the Cato Ridge Library, Old Georgedale Road or online at https://www.wspgroup.com for scrutiny.
Comments can be submitted to Bathabile Msomi via post at WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, Environment and Energy, Africa, Block A, 1 Langford Road, Westville, 3629, faxed to 031 240 8861 or e-mailed to bathabile.msomi@wspgroup.co.za. All comments received will be incorporated into the final addendum report for submission to the department. To ensure that your comments are incorporated into the final addendum report, please ensure that they are received before 5pm on Monday, 15 August.
