Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Departement van Omgewingsake en
Toerisme Lefapha la Tikoloho le Bohahlaudi Umnyango Wezemvelo Nezokuvakasha  Isebe
leMicimbi yokuSingqongileyo noKhenketho  Lefapha la tsa Tikologo le Boeti  Umnyango
Wetemvelo Netekuvakasha  Muhasho wa zwa Vhupo na Vhuendi  Ndzawulo ya ta Mbangu
na Vuendzi Lefapha la Tikologo le Bojanala Umnyango Wezebhoduluko Nezokuvakatjha
Adres/Address
Fedsure Forumgebou/Building
Pretoriusstraat 315 Pretorius Street
Pretoria
Posadres/Postal Address
Privaatsak X447 Private Bag
Pretoria
0001
Tel no / Tel no:
(012) 310- 3669
Faksno/Fax no.
(012) 310-3688
Application Form for Authorisation in terms of Section 22 of the Environment
Conservation Act, Act No.73 of 1989 in respect of an activity identified in terms of
Section 21 of the said Act.
For official use:
Application no.:
Date received:
Province/s:
Designated officer:
PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT:
Name of Applicant: Eskom Generation Division
Address:
Telephone Number: (011) 800-2465
P.O.Box 1091
Cell phone Number: 083-632-7663
Johannesburg
Fax Number: (011) 800-3917
2157
E-mail Address: john.geeringh@eskom.co.za
Name of Contact Person:
John Geeringh
Telephone Number: (011) 800-2465
Cell phone Number: 083-632-7663
Fax Number: (011) 800-3917
E-mail Address: john.geeringh@eskom.co.za
Title of Proposed Activity (Please include the relevant / applicable sections of the Regulations.)
The proposed activity is the installation of a water supply pipeline between the Driefontein dam and the
Duvha Power Station. This can be regarded as a listed activity in terms of Schedule 1 of Government
Notice R 1182 of 1997 under the following activities:
(i)
canals and channels, including structures causing disturbances to the flow of water in a river
bed, and water transfer schemes between water catchments and impoundments;
(m) schemes for the abstraction or utilisation of ground or surface water for bulk supply purposes.
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LOCATION OF PROPOSED ACTIVITY:
Province: Mpumalanga
Magisterial District: Middelburg
Title Deed Number(s):
T25818 / 1995 and T765577 / 1999
Co-ordinates of Property: (Decimal degrees)
Farm Name: Duvha 337 JS & Driefontein 338 JS
1:50 000 map name:
2529 CD Middelburg (Mpumalanga)
(E) 29.340946000º
(S) 25.959541000º
CONSULTANTS:
I propose to make use of the following consultant(s):
Company name: PD Naidoo & Associates in association with Strategic Environmental Focus
Contact person: Reuben Heydenrych
Postal Address:
Telephone Numbers: (012) 349-1307
P O Box 74785
Cell phone Number: 083-450-0628
Lynnwood Ridge
Fax Number: (012) 349-1229
0040
E-mail Address: reuben@sefsa.co.za
Description of Activity (Nature of activity, sector, type, size, timeframe,
receiving environment and society):
The activity entails the installation of a water pipeline from the Driefontein dam to the Duvha Power
Station. The water is to be used in the power station’s ashing system. The length of the pipeline will be
approximately 6km, depending on the final alignment. The pipeline will be approximately 35cm in
diameter, depending on the material chosen.
The natural vegetation of the area is grassland, but significant portions of the area have been disturbed
by invasion by alien woody species. It is highly unlikely that any faunal or floral populations of
conservation importance occur in the area.
The area is a predominantly rural area with no major concentrations of human population, with the
exception of a small staff village of the Middelburg South Mine (Lesedi), which is located adjacent to
the dam from which water will be abstracted. The nearest town is Middelburg, about 25km north of the
site. The predominant land use of the area surrounding the site is agriculture and coal mining.
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There are several existing servitudes for electricity transmission lines and a servitude for a conveyor belt
that transports coal from the mine to the power station. It is proposed that the majority of the pipeline
will fall within these existing servitudes.
The application is urgent due to the water shortage that the power station is currently experiencing. The
applicant expects to submit the scoping report to DEAT by the middle of November.
LIST OF APPENDICES:
Copy of 1:50 000 map of the relevant area (A4 size)
including name of map:
Declaration of Independence (from the Consultant):
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DECLARATION BY APPLICANT:
(To be signed by the applicant)
I hereby declare that I am fully aware of my responsibilities in terms of Government
Notice No. R 1183 of 5 September 1997 and that failure to comply with it fully may
constitute an offence in terms of the Environment Conservation Act, Act No. 73 of
1989.
Signatures
Applicant:
Date:
Place:
Witness:
Date:
Place:
Witness:
Date:
Place:
NOTE
You will be contacted within 21 days of receipt of this application in order
to inform you whether and how to advertise the application, as well as to
inform you whether you have to submit a plan of study for scoping in
terms of Sub-regulation 5 (1)(a) of Government Notice No. R1183 of 5
September 1997 or whether you may proceed to submit a scoping report in
terms of Sub-regulation 5 (1)(b) in terms of the same government notice.
Your application must be sent to the Director: Environmental Planning
and Impact Management at the Department of Environmental Affairs and
Tourism or be handed in at the address mentioned above. Any additional
information you might like to provide to assist your application may
accompany this application form.