Interim CommentThe desktop AIA and the recommendations provided therein are noted, however SAHRA request that a field-based Heritage Impact Assessment inclusive of a desktop Palaeontological Impact Assessment (PIA) must be conducted as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment process as the development footprint is located in an area of moderate sensitivity for palaeontological resources as per the SAHRIS PalaeoSensitivity Map.
The archaeological component of the HIA should follow the SAHRA 2007 Minimum Standards: Archaeological Component of Impact Assessment Report.
The desktop PIA must be undertaken by a qualified palaeontologist (See www.palaeosa.org/heritage-practitioners.html for a list of qualified palaeontologists). The report must comply with the 2012 Minimum Standards: Palaeontological Components of Heritage Impact Assessments.
Further comments will be issued upon submission of the HIA. The applicant is advised to extend the EA process in terms of section 19(1)b of the NEMA EIA regulations.
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