Section 1 (Southern Alternative): The Swartland Region (including the Omega site through to Gouda)
Nature of impact
Legal requirements
Impact on palaeontological sites
South African Heritage Resources Act (No. 25 of 1999). Recommendations to be approved by
the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)
Stage
Construction and Decommissioning
Operation
Extent of impact
Local
Local
Duration of impact
Short term
Short term
Intensity
Low
Low
Probability of occurrence
Improbable
Improbable
Status of the impact
Negative
Negative
Accumulative impact
Negative (low)
Negative (low)
Level of significance
Low
Low
Mitigation measures
None required
None required
Level of significance after mitigation Low
Low
EMP requirements:
None required
Discussion
According to Dr Dave Roberts of the Council for Geoscience in Cape Town, the geological setting of Section 1 is highly
unfavourable for body or plant fossils. No fossils of any sort have yet been found in the Malmesbury Group.