Specialist Declaration

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GIBELA UMKHUMBI OLWA NOBUBHA

DETAILS OF SPECIALIST AND DECLARATION OF INTEREST

(For official use only)

File Reference Number: DC/

NEAS Reference Number:

Date Received:

Application for an environmental authorisation in terms of section 24(2) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) or for a waste management licence in terms of section 20(b) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008).,

PROJECT TITLE

The Proposed New Petroleum Filling Station Development in Harding, KwaZulu-Natal (DC21/0003/2012)

Specialist: Geohydrologist

Contact person: Rob Schapers

Postal address: PO Box 2762 Westway Office Park

Postal code: 3635 Cell: N/A

Telephone: 031 275 5500 Fax: 031 265 8255

E-mail: schapersr@terratest.co.za

Professional affiliation(s) (if any)

Pr.Sci.Nat. (400041/12)

Project Consultant: Terratest

Contact person: Warren Hale

Postal address: PO Box 794

Postal code: 3245 Cell: 084 831 8225

Telephone: 033 343 6789 Fax: 033 343 6788

E-mail: halew@terratest.co.za

Specialist Declaration

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GIBELA UMKHUMBI OLWA NOBUBHA

4.2 The specialist appointed in terms of the Regulations_

I, , declare that -- General declaration:

I act as the independent specialist in this application;

do not have and will not have any vested interest (either business, financial, personal or other) in the undertaking of the proposed activity, other than remuneration for work performed in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010;

I will perform the work relating to the application in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the applicant;

I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work;

I have expertise in conducting the specialist report relevant to this application, including knowledge of the Act, regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity;

I will comply with the Act, regulations and all other applicable legislation;

I have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity;

I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing - any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and - the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority;

all the particulars furnished by me in this form are true and correct; and

I realise that a false declaration is an offence in terms of Regulation 71 and is punishable in terms of section 24F of the Act.

Signature of the specialist: Terratest (Pty) Ltd

Name of company (if applicable):

Date: 8 May 2012 _______________________________

Robert Schapers

Specialist Declaration

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GIBELA UMKHUMBI OLWA NOBUBHA

DETAILS OF SPECIALIST AND DECLARATION OF INTEREST

(For official use only)

File Reference Number: DC/

NEAS Reference Number:

Date Received:

Application for an environmental authorisation in terms of section 24(2) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) or for a waste management licence in terms of section 20(b) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008).,

PROJECT TITLE

The Proposed New Petroleum Filling Station Development in Harding, KwaZulu-Natal (DC21/0003/2012)

Specialist: Socio Economic Impact Assessment Specialist

Contact person: Graham Muller

Postal address: PO Box 4022, Durban

Postal code: 4000 Cell: 083 457 1150

Telephone: 031 206 1249 Fax: 031 206 2368

E-mail: graham@grahammuller.co.za

Professional affiliation(s) (if any)

Project Consultant: Terratest

Contact person: Warren Hale

Postal address: PO Box 794

Postal code: 3245 Cell: 084 831 8225

Telephone: 033 343 6789 Fax: 033 343 6788

E-mail: halew@terratest.co.za

Specialist Declaration

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GIBELA UMKHUMBI OLWA NOBUBHA

4.2 The specialist appointed in terms of the Regulations_

I, , declare that -- General declaration:

I act as the independent specialist in this application;

do not have and will not have any vested interest (either business, financial, personal or other) in the undertaking of the proposed activity, other than remuneration for work performed in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010;

I will perform the work relating to the application in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the applicant;

I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work;

I have expertise in conducting the specialist report relevant to this application, including knowledge of the Act, regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity;

I will comply with the Act, regulations and all other applicable legislation;

I have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity;

I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing - any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and - the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority;

all the particulars furnished by me in this form are true and correct; and

I realise that a false declaration is an offence in terms of Regulation 71 and is punishable in terms of section 24F of the Act.

Signature of the specialist: Graham Muller Associates CC

Name of company (if applicable): 16th November 2012

Date:

Graham Arthur Muller

Specialist Declaration

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GIBELA UMKHUMBI OLWA NOBUBHA

DETAILS OF SPECIALIST AND DECLARATION OF INTEREST

(For official use only)

File Reference Number: DC/ NEAS Reference Number: Date Received: Application for an environmental authorisation in terms of section 24(2) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) or for a waste management licence in terms of section 20(b) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008).,

PROJECT TITLE

The Proposed New Petroleum Filling Station Development in Harding, KwaZulu-Natal (DC21/0003/2012)

Specialist: Town Planner Contact person: Thys Blom Postal address: P O Box 10477 PORT SHEPSTONE Postal code: 4240 Cell: 0832726626 Telephone: 0396824505 Fax: 0396824762 E-mail: thysblom@mweb.co.za Professional affiliation(s) (if any)

SA COUNCIL FOR PLANNERS (SACPLAN)

Project Consultant: Terratest Contact person: Warren Hale Postal address: PO Box 794 Postal code: 3245 Cell: 084 831 8225 Telephone: 033 343 6789 Fax: 033 343 6788 E-mail: halew@terratest.co.za

Specialist Declaration

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GIBELA UMKHUMBI OLWA NOBUBHA

4.2 The specialist appointed in terms of the Regulations_

I, , declare that -- General declaration:

I act as the independent specialist in this application;

do not have and will not have any vested interest (either business, financial, personal or other) in the undertaking of the proposed activity, other than remuneration for work performed in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2010;

I will perform the work relating to the application in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the applicant;

I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work;

I have expertise in conducting the specialist report relevant to this application, including knowledge of the Act, regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity;

I will comply with the Act, regulations and all other applicable legislation;

I have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity;

I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing - any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and - the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority;

all the particulars furnished by me in this form are true and correct; and

I realise that a false declaration is an offence in terms of Regulation 71 and is punishable in terms of section 24F of the Act.

Signature of the specialist: PLANKONSULT KWAZULU-NATAL

Name of company (if applicable): 15 NOVEMBER 2012

Date: _______________________________

MATTHYS JOHANNES BLOM

WARREN HALE

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CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME OF FIRM : TERRATEST (PTY) LTD

NAME OF PERSON : WARREN DAVID HALE

NATIONALITY : SOUTH AFRICAN

DATE OF BIRTH : 1985/01/08

PROFESSION : ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

POSITION IN FIRM : ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

QUALIFICATION : BSc Honours (Environmental Science)

BSc (Biological Science)

SPECIALISATION IN FIRM : ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, SCOPING

REPORTS, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PROGRAMMES, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS,

WATER LICENSING

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE : 6

YEARS WITH FIRM : 2

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Warren Hale has six years experience in the field of Environmental Management. He has gained

extensive experience in Environmental Assessment having coordinated Basic and Full

Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and managed teams of specialists. He has been

incorporated into teams for diverse projects within the broader ‘Environmental and Earth Sciences’

Field, where he has contributed in the technical and public participation processes.

In the field, Warren has successfully planned and orchestrated public meetings and open days. He

has also undertaken numerous wetland delineations within the Province of KwaZulu-Natal. Work

has taken him beyond the borders of South Africa into other developing nations, including

Botswana and Swaziland.

In terms of report writing, Warren has compiled high-level Screening Reports, Scoping Reports,

Basic Assessment Reports, Environmental Impact Reports and Environmental Management

Programmes. He also has specialist report writing experience (Wetland Delineation, Traffic Impact

Assessment and Waste Impact Assessment).

He has been involved in projects in the Climate Change and the Water Licensing fields, and, as a

result, has been exposed to various modeling and data management techniques. Warren has

acquired significant knowledge in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Warren joined Terratest (Pty) Ltd in 2010 as an Environmental Scientist.

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EDUCATION

2012 LLM (Masters) (Environmental Law) [Ongoing] – University of KwaZulu-Natal

(Pietermaritzburg Campus)

2006 BSc (Hons) (Environmental Science) – University of KwaZulu-Natal

(Howard College Campus)

2005 BSc (Biological Science) – University of KwaZulu-Natal

(Howard College Campus)

2002 Matric – St Henry’s, Marist Brothers College, Durban

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Registered Member of the South African Chapter of the International Association for Impact

Assessment (IAIAsa – Membership ID: 2194)

Registered Member of the Environmental Law Association

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Basic Assessment for the Stabilization of the South Coast Rail Line Embankment, Metrorail

Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, South Africa

[Ongoing Project] Metrorail was proposing to undertake embankment stabilization activities along a

500 meter segment of the South Coast Rail Line. Previous flood events had eroded the embankment

posing a risk to the rail transport infrastructure and the safety of the passengers commuting by rail.

EIA for the Construction of a Secondary Steel Foundry, DAS Steel (Pty) Ltd.

Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

A secondary steel foundry was proposed in Eddie Hagan Drive, Cato Ridge. Phase 1 would involve

the construction of a melt furnace. Phase 2 would involve the construction of another melt furnace

and a hot rolling mill.

Environmental Authorization Amendment for the Proposed Bulk Water Supply and

Reticulation to the Kwahlokohloko Sub-supply area 1, uThungulu District Municipality

Near Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal

An application was submitted to amend an aspect of the environmental authorization that was

granted for the abovementioned development. The client sought to change the location of a pump

station.

Basic Assessment for the Proposed Petroleum Filling Station Development, Private Client

Harding, Southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

[Ongoing Project] Client proposed a new ‘Total’ petroleum filling station with ancillary infrastructure in

the Town of Harding.

GIS Mapping for Mining Permit Applications at Various Sites, Private Client

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Client required the appropriate GIS maps to accompany various mining permit applications.

Basic Assessment for the Proposed Compulsory Truck Stop and Road Widening to

accommodate a Truck Crawler Lane on National Route 2, SANRAL,

Kokstad, Southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

[Ongoing Project] SANRAL has identified a segment of the N2 between Kokstad and Harding as a

‘hot spot’ in terms of road incidents. A compulsory truck stop and road widening to accommodate a

truck crawler lane was proposed.

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Basic Assessment for Zaaifontein-Mathondwane 88kV Wolf Line Establishment, Eskom

Ladysmith / Emnambithi KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Eskom sought to augment the power supply to the region to the north of Ladysmith. Various routing

options were considered for the 88kV Wolf Line between the existing Zaaifontein Substation and the

recently constructed Mathondwane Substation.

Landfill Site Selection and Solid Waste Management Plan, Umzimkhulu Local Municipality

South western KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

[Ongoing Project] Umzimkhulu Local Municipality has an unpermitted waste disposal site. The most

feasible site for a permitted landfill site will be selected and a solid waste management plan will be

prepared.

EIA for Harrison Flats Power Supply Upgrade, Eskom

Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Cato Ridge is a node earmarked for industrial, residential and commercial development. The

augmentation of power supply to the area is required that it may realise its developmental potential.

Compulsory Water Licensing in the Mhlathuze Catchment, Department of Water Affairs,

Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Mhlathuze Catchment is water-stressed and is considered to be a catchment requiring water

allocation reform. As such, the Department of Water Affairs called all water users within the

catchment, undertaking water uses in terms of Section 21 a, b and d of the National Water Act (Act

36 of 1998), to compulsory licensing. Water allocation schedules for existing and new users were

prepared. Specialized hydrological modelling informed the production of the schedules.

Basic Assessment for the Ebony Drive Rezoning Application, Private Client

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The proponent sought to rezone a recently acquired parcel of land from Public Open Space to

Special Residential. This triggered a Listed Activity under the EIA Regulations (R. 543 and R. 544 of

June 2010), requiring a Basic Environmental Assessment.

EIA for the proposed Mpofana Bulk Water Supply Scheme, Umgeni Water

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa

Umgeni Water intended to construct pipeline infrastructure to distribute water in bulk from the water

treatment works below the proposed Spring Grove Dam to reservoirs at key nodes throughout the

region. Public Participation was a major focus in the EIA.

EMP for the proposed Rega Place Access Road, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) was prepared to control the construction of the proposed

access road from an environmental perspective.

Basic Assessment for the proposed Mandeni Cemetery, Mandeni Local Municipality

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Mandeni Local Municipality sought to meet the critical need for additional burial sites within its

municipal boundaries thereby preventing the proliferation of unauthorized burial sites and fulfilling its

constitutional mandate to provide basic services.

EIA for proposed New Multi-Product Pipeline (NMPP) Project, Transnet Pipelines

KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, South Africa

In response to the anticipated national fuel shortage, Transnet Pipelines proposed to build a fuel

pipeline (approximately 520 km in length) to transport various fuel products to the interior of the

country (Durban to Heidelburg).

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EIA for proposed Ilmenite Smelter at Beluluane Industrial Park, Corridor Sands Ltd

Maputo, Mozambique

Corridor Sands Limited proposed to develop an ilmenite smelter in Matola west of Maputo.

EIAs for Upgrade of Bayhead Road and Construction of a Link Road

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

With the intent to lower the traffic volumes on the Port of Durban’s roads and to ensure the effective

functioning of the port road and transport system, Transnet Limited proposed to upgrade Bayhead

Road as a phased development. The traffic was only likely to become more congested as the needs

of the port users and the economy increased. To solve this growing problem, Transnet Limited

undertook to upgrade and expand key roads providing access to and from the port.

EIA for Vopak Terminals Durban Efficiency Project

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Vopak desired to restructure the infrastructure at its four sites within the Cutler Complex, Island View,

to align the operations with changing market demands, to increase storage capacity for commodities

and to operate more efficiently.

Urban Integrated Assessment Framework for Climate Change, eThekwini Municipality

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

As part of the broader climate change project, the future distribution of the vegetation types within the

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality was modelled under various climate scenarios. This provided

useful information from a climate change planning and a biodiversity planning perspective.

Environmental Monitoring at Jwaneng Diamond Mine, De Beers Group

Kweneng Province, Botswana

Passive monitoring of hydrogen fluoride emission levels was undertaken at various distances from

the processing facility in Jwaneng Diamond Mine. This long-term study included Vegetation

Assessments.

LANGUAGES

English : Excellent

Afrikaans : Good

Zulu : Basic Communication