Section 3 (Northern Alternative): The Ceres Karoo. The flatlands immediately east of the Mountain Region
Nature of impact
Legal requirements
Impact on palaeontological remains
South African Heritage Resources Act (No. 25 of 1999). Recommendations to
be approved by South African Heritage Resources Agency
Construction and Decommissioning
Operation
Local
Local
Short term
Short term
High
Low
Probable
Improbable
Negative
Positive
Negative (low)
Negative (low)
Potentially high
Low
To be determined
None required
Low
Low
Stage
Extent of impact
Duration of impact
Intensity
Probability of occurrence
Status of the impact
Accumulative impact
Level of significance
Mitigation measures
Level of significance after mitigation
EMP requirements:
Tower placement sites and access roads to be searched for palaeontological remains.
Excavations/cuttings to be searched for palaeontological remains.
Dr Roger Smith of the Department of Karoo Palaeontology at the South African Museum, to be consulted with regard to the
impact on fossil remains.
Discussion
Section 3 falls in the Whitehill Group of deposits. These are rich fish and plant fossil-bearing deposits.