Affairs and Development Planning, Pierre Uys Minister invite input on proposed
Cape Town landfill site
23 January 2009
The Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and
Development Planning, Pierre Uys, has written letters to all interested and
affected parties with regard to the development of a new regional landfill site
and infrastructure for the City of Cape Town.
Minister Uys must decide the appeals against the environmental authorisation
issued on 16 July 2007 by the Director of Integrated Environmental
Management.
In the planning process prior to the authorisation, some 75 possible sites
were considered.
Two sites put forward by the applicant, the City of Cape Town, were
comparatively assessed during the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) phase,
as well as the option not to implement the activity.
The two sites are at Atlantis and Kalbaskraal.
The Atlantis site is on the farm Donkergat (portion of Brakkefontein) 6,5
kilometres south of Atlantis and surrounded by Duynefontein, Witsand informal
settlement and the N7.
The Kalbaskraal site on the farm Bottelfontein between Kalbaskraal and
Klipheuwel is 20 kilometres south of Malmesbury.
The director authorised the Atlantis site.
"I invited all interested and affected parties to register should they like
to make oral representations at a possible appeal hearing. Once I concluded
reviewing all the information and registrations, I will decide if it is
realistic or necessary to hold such an appeal hearing," says Minister Uys.
Enquiries:
Cobus Grobler
Cell: 073 133 7299
Minister P Uys
Cell: 082 455 5144
Issued by: Department of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and
Development Planning, Western Cape Provincial Government
23 January 2009
