Management

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ISSUES AND RESPONSE REPORT – FINAL SCOPING REPORTPROPOSED THYSPUNT TRANSMISSION LINES INTEGRATION PROJECT SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES/CONCERNS AND SUGGESTIONS RAISED BY INTERESTED AND/OR AFFECTED PARTIES JULY 2008 - JUNE 2009 |

Stakeholders who contributed issues ranging across all sectors of society are recorded in this Issues and Response Report (I&RR). Full record of every issue raised is available from the public participation office and is also included in Annexure 14 (Public Participation), Appendix D (Communications). Many stakeholders raised the same issue and these have been arranged into groups of similar issues. The name, affiliation and date of the commentator are also indicated. Where indicated, the affiliation of the person who raised the comment is indicated as it was at the time the comment was raised. The issues raised by technical specialists and Eskom, the project proponent, are not included in the list below.

INDEX TO ISSUES IN THIS TABLE

DRAFT SCOPING REPORT COMMENTS: RAISED BY INTERESTED AND/OR AFFECTED PARTIES 4

1. General Environmental Comments/Issues 4

2. EIA Process Comments/Issues 4

3. Avifauna Comments/Issues 5

4. Visual Comments/Issues 6

5. Tourism Impact Comments/Issues 8

6. Cultural and Heritage Comments/Issues 9

7. Fauna and Flora Comments/Issues 10

8. Biodiversity Comments/Issues 11

9. Agricultural Comments/Issues 12

10. Social and Socio-Economic Comments/Issues 13

11. Route Corridor Comments/Issues 18

12. Proposed new PE Substation Site Comments/Issues 21

13. Existing Infrastructure Comments/Issues (within study area) 21

14. Access Roads (Substation & Transmission Power Lines) 22

15. Electro Magnetic Fields (EMFs) Comments/Issues 22

16. Construction Related Comments/Issues 23

17. Tower Related Comments/Issues 23

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