DRAKENSTEIN EMF – DATA SOURCE LIST: JANUARY 2015
No.
1.
Category
Agriculture
Environmental attribute
Dryland Agricultural land
EMZ designation Data source
Develop with Care: Dept. of Agriculture, 2008
Resource Criteria
Irrigated Land
Keep Assets
Intact
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Keep Assets
Intact
Agricultural Landuses
Land cover
2.
Hydrology
FEPA rivers
Phase 2 FEPA River
Wetland or Estuary FEPA
Keep Assets
Intact
River FEPA & associated subquaternary catchment
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Keep Assets
Intact
Keep Assets
Intact
Important Natural Wetland areas
Important Wetland Area (30m buffer)
Wetland Setback Zone (100m)
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Important Artificial Wetlands
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Wetlands (non FEPA)
Groundwater Discharge Regions
Major Rivers
Other Rivers and Streams
Fauna
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Keep Assets
Intact
FEPA Wetcluster
Phase 2 River FEPA & associated
sub-quaternary catchment
3.
1
Important Mammal Area
Dept. of Agriculture, 2008
Dept. of Agriculture, 2014.
Based on latest flyover data.
Dept. of Agriculture, 2009
National Freshwater
Ecosystem Priority Area
project, 2011
National Freshwater
Ecosystem Priority Area
project, 2011
National Freshwater
Ecosystem Priority Area
project, 2011
National Freshwater
Ecosystem Priority Area
project, 2011
National Freshwater
Ecosystem Priority Area
project, 2011
National Freshwater
Ecosystem Priority Area
project, 2011
The Freshwater Consulting
Group
Suggested 30m ecological
buffer area around each
natural and artificial wetland as
identified by the Freshwater
Consulting Group, 2009.
Suggested 30m ecological
buffer area around each
natural and artificial wetland as
identified by the Freshwater
Consulting Group, 2009.
The Freshwater Consulting
Group
NFEPA, 2011. Remaining
wetlands displayed – those
with no FEPA status.
Water Research Commission
as displayed in the Western
Cape PSDF, 2014
National Freshwater
Ecosystem Priority Area
project, 2011.
Department of Water Affairs
Derived from SANBI data.
Important Lower Vertebrate areas
Important Bird Areas
FEPA Fish Sanctuary
4.
Biodiversity
Important Ecological Corridors
Critical Biodiversity areas
Critical Ecological Support Areas
Ecological Support Areas
Mountain Catchment Areas
5.
Environmental
Risk Areas
Other Natural Areas with a Natural
habitat condition
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
High Risk Floodzone below 1:50
years
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
High Risk Floodzone below 1:100
years
Voelvlei Flood zone
C.A.P.E Fire Occurrence
6.
Geology and
Topography
Geology types
Steep slope classes 20% and Higher
7.
Heritage
Resources
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Keep Assets
Intact
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Keep Assets
Intact
Preliminary Heritage Resources
Overlay Zones (Cultural
Landscapes)
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Preliminary Heritage Resources
Overlay Zones (Scenic Routes)
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Preliminary Heritage Resources of
National Significance
Keep Assets
Intact
Preliminary Heritage Resources of
Provincial and Local Significance
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Derived from SANBI data.
Derived from SANBI data.
National Freshwater
Ecosystem Priority Area
project, 2011
EMF team in consultation with
freshwater ecologist and Cape
Nature.
Western Cape Biodiversity
Framework, 2010
Western Cape Biodiversity
Framework, 2010
Western Cape Biodiversity
Framework, 2010
Derived from the Western
Cape Biodiversity Framework,
2010
Derived from the Western
Cape Biodiversity Framework,
2010. Only showing natural
areas with a natural habitat
condition.
Based on floodline studies as
provided by Drakenstein
Municipality
Based on floodline studies as
provided by Drakenstein
Municipality
Towards Disaster
Management Plans for the
Cape Winelands District
Municipality, 2005.
Cape Nature, obtained from
SANBI, 2014
Derived from SANBI data.
Derived through grid slope
analysis.
Preliminary data based on
studies done by Drakenstein
Municipality (2011 and
ongoing)
Preliminary data based on
studies done by Drakenstein
Municipality (2011 and
ongoing)
Preliminary data based on
studies done by Drakenstein
Municipality (2011 and
ongoing)
Preliminary data based on
studies done by Drakenstein
Municipality (2011 and
ongoing)
DRAKENSTEIN EMF – DATA SOURCE LIST: JANUARY 2015
8.
Protected and
Conservation
Areas
Terrestrial Formal Protection Areas
Keep Assets
Intact
Informal Conservation Areas
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Focus Areas for Protected Area
Expansion
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Keep Assets
Intact
9.
Mining
Resources
Mining Resources
10.
Vegetation
Threatened Ecosystems (Critically
Endangered)
11.
Tourism
Threatened Ecosystems
(Vulnerable)
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Special Forest Habitat Areas
Keep Assets
Intact
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Resource
Criteria
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Important Tourism Routes
Tourist Attractions
Golf courses
Municipal resorts
Areas with good hiking resources
12.
Renewable
Energy
Renewable Energy EIA applications,
second quarter of 2014.
13.
Land Reform
State Owned land
Informal Settlements
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EMF team derived a layer with
information from the Formal
Protected Areas as per the
National Biodiversity
Assessment (2011) as well as
the Contract Nature Reserves
as per the latest Stewardship
data from Cape Nature (2011).
EMF team derived a layer with
information from the Informal
Conservation Areas as per the
National Protection Area
Expansion Strategy (2009) as
well as the Biodiversity
Agreements and Voluntary
Conservation Areas as per the
latest Stewardship data from
Cape Nature (2011).
National Protection Area
Expansion Strategy, 2009
Council of Geoscience (data
between 10 and 15 years old)
National Biodiversity
Assessment, 2011 and the
Listed Threatened Ecosystems
as gazetted in December
2011.
National Biodiversity
Assessment, 2011 and the
Listed Threatened Ecosystems
as gazetted in December
2011.
Derived from SANBI data
2008/2009.
Western Cape Provincial
Spatial Development
Framework (PSDF), 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Environment GIS portal
(EGIS), National Department
of Environmental Affairs, 2014
Department of Environmental
Affairs, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Land Reform Projects
Land Claims
14.
Climate
Annual mean rainfall
Annual mean temperature
15.
Infrastructure
Roads
Landfills, Waste and Transfer Sites
Waste Water Treatment Works
Airfields
Electrical substations
Eskom powerlines (High Voltage)
Eskom powerlines
Telecommunication Masts
FM Towers
Cemeteries
Voelvlei Dam
Major Towns
National Roads
16.
Cadastral
Golf courses and Urban Areas
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes
Develop with
Care: Restrictive
Criteria
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Department of Agriculture
(PAWC) as displayed in
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Department of Agriculture
(PAWC) as displayed in
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Drakenstein Municipality
DEADP
DEADP, 2009 (currently being
updated)
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Western Cape PSDF, 2014
Drakenstein Municipality
Drakenstein Municipality
Drakenstein Municipality
DEADP, 2013
DRAKENSTEIN EMF – DATA SOURCE LIST: JANUARY 2015
Erf and Farm cadastral boundaries
Local Municipalities
Drakenstein Municipal Boundary
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
Not assigned to
an EMZ, for
information
purposes.
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DEADP, 2014
Surveyor General, 2012
Drakenstein Municipality