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APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43 OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT,1998 AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ISSUED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION ON 15 MARCH 2019 FOR THE MOKOLO AND CROCODILE RIVER (WEST) AUGMENTATION PROJECT (PHASE 2A) (MCWAP-2A), WITHIN THE THABAZIMBI AND LEPHALALE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES IN THE WATERBERG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, LIMPOPO PROVINCE
This document is a formal appeal submitted by the Centre for Environmental Rights on behalf of Earthlife Africa and groundWork to the Minister of Environmental Affairs. The appeal seeks to set aside an Environmental Authorisation granted on 15 March 2019 to the Department of Water and Sanitation for Phase 2A of the Mokolo and Crocodile River (West) Augmentation Project (MCWAP-2A). The appellants argue that the project is unnecessary, environmentally damaging, and based on outdated energy demand assumptions.
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COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED MOKOLO AND CROCODILE RIVER (WEST) WATER AUGMENTATION PROJECT (PHASE 2)
The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), acting for Earthlife Africa NPC and groundWork, submitted comments on 11 April 2018 regarding the draft Scoping Report for the Mokolo and Crocodile River (West) Water Augmentation Project (Phase 2) (MCWAP-2). The CER argues that the project is based on outdated assumptions regarding South Africa's energy needs and fails to adequately assess climate change, water reserves, and indirect environmental and health impacts.
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