Wesco - Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process for the proposed Wesco Waste Management Facility
11 February 2025 | Client: Wesco Waste Management Facility (Pty) Ltd
Wesco Waste Management Facility (Pty) Ltd (a subsidiary of Interwaste (Pty) Ltd) is proposing to construct and operate a new integrated waste management facility on Portion 1 of the Farm Brakkefontein No. 32. The property is located between the R27 and R304, approximately 35 km north of the Cape Town metropolitan area, 5 km south of Atlantis Industrial and 2 km north-east of Duynefontein.
SLR Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SLR) an independent firm of environmental consultants, has been appointed by Interwaste to undertake the Scoping and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process required in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA) and National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act 59 of 2008) (NEM:WA). SLR has also been appointed to undertake the Water Use License Application (WULA) process in terms of the National Water Act, 1998 (No. 36 of 1998) (NWA).
Status
You are hereby informed that an extension has been granted by both the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEA&DP) for the submission of the Final ESIA Report. The revised submission deadlines are as follows:
DFFE: 18 August 2025
DEA&DP: 31 October 2025
This extension will allow for the completion of additional work necessary to address feedback received and update the report accordingly. Registered Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) will be notified directly when the Revised Draft ESIA Report becomes available for review and comment. Individuals wishing to receive project updates can register their interest by emailing wescoWMF@slrconsulting.com
Draft ESIA Report Appendices
- Appendix A: EAP Declaration and Undertaking
- Appendix B: CV's of Project Team
- Appendix C: DFFE and DEA&DP Correspondence
- Appendix D: Public Participation Information
- Appendix E: Method of Impact Assesmemt
- Appendix F1: Air Quality and Climate Change
- Appendix F2 - Agricultural Agro-Ecosystem
- Appendix F3 - Aquatic Biodiversity
- Appendix F4 - Civil Aviation
- Appendix F5 - Community Health
- Appendix F6 - Economic Impact and Property Valuation
- Appendix F7 - Hydrogeology
- Appendix F8 - Hydrology
- Appendix F9 - Land Use and Planning
- Appendix F10 - Noise
- Appendix F11 - Social
- Appendix F12 - Terrestrial Biodiversity - Botanical
- Appendix F13 - Terrestrial Biodiversity - Fauna
- Appendix F14 - Traffic
- Appendix F15 - Visual
- Appendix G - Design Report
- Appendix H - Construction EMPr
- Appendix I - Operations EMPr
Online Public Meeting
Final Scoping Report
Final Scoping Report Appendices
- Appendix A: EAP Declaration and Undertaking
- Appendix B: CVs of Project Team
- Appendix C1: Background Information Document
- Appendix C2: Advertisements and Site Notices
- Appendix C3: IAP Correspondence
- Appendix C4: Notes of Public Meetings - Round 1 (Dec22)
- Appendix C5: Notes of Public Meetings - Round 2 (Jan-Feb23)
- Appendix C6: BID Comments and Responses Report
- Appendix C7: Acknowledgement of NOI from DEADP
- Appendix C8: Public Open Day Posters
- Appendix C9: Pre-Application Comments and Response Report
- Appendix C10: Application I&AP Correspondence
- Appendix C11: Application Comments and Response Report
- Appendix D: Screening Tool Report and Site Sensitivity Verification Report
- Appendix E1: Water Use License Initiation
- Appendix E2: Heritage Western Cape Correspondence and NID Submission
- Appendix F: Site Photographs