APPENDIX D PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS

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1 APPENDIX D PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS

2 APPENDIX D1 NEWSPAPER ADVERT

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4 APPENDIX D2 CORRESPONDENCE TO I&APs

5 18 February 2011 Dear Interested and Affected Party (I&AP), NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE WASTE RECOVERY, TREATMENT AND TEMPORARY STORAGE FACILITY AT THE BMW ROSSLYN PRODUCTION PLANT, ROSSLYN, CITY OF TSHWANE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY Ref No: 12/9/11/L435/3 Notice is hereby given in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (Act No 59 of 2008) that, BMW South Africa (Pty) Ltd has submitted an application for a waste management license to the Department of Environmental Affairs. BMW South Africa operates a Waste Management Centre, effluent treatment plant and a temporary paint sludge storage area as part of its production activities at their plant in Rosslyn, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province. According to the NEM: Waste Act, a person who wishes to commence, undertake or conduct an activity listed under Category B of Government Notice 718, must conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, as stipulated in the EIA Regulations (2010) made under section 24(5) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998). Consequently, BMW South Africa intends to undertake an Environmental Scoping Study and an Environmental Impact Assessment and submit a Scoping and EIA report respectively in support of the waste management license application. An application for exemption from assessing alternatives in terms of Chapter 5, Section 50 of Government Notice R.543 was lodged with the Department of Environmental Affairs on 16 September 2010 and the exemption was granted on 01 November NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW All Interested and Affected Parties are hereby notified that the draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be available for public comment from 22 February 2011 for a period of 60 days until 04 May The report will summarise key environmental issues identified to date and will be available for download on the SSI Environmental website ( Hard copies of the draft EIAR will also be available at the following places: BMW Rosslyn Plant (Gate 1, Main Reception, Frans du Toit Street) Pretoria North Municipal Library (288 Burger Street) Offices of SSI Environmental (78 Kalkoen Street, Monument Park, Pretoria) WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT?

6 SSI Environmental Consultants is the appointed independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP), undertaking the required environmental impact assessment and public participation process for the project. To register as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP) and to obtain more details about the project, please submit your name, contact information and interest in the project to: Phyllis Kalele SSI Environmental PO Box Monument Park 0105 Pretoria. TEL: FAX: Website:

7 APPENDIX D3 SITE NOTICES

8 N Google Earth (2010) Site Boundary Main Entrance Secondary Entrances 1, 2, 3 Site Notices Location

9 Site Notice 1 Gate 1, main entrance to BMW plant, Frans du Toit street Site Notice 2 North West entrance to plant

10 Site Notice 3 Gate 3, Martinus Rass street entrance Site Notice 4 Engen garage on corner of Frans du Toit street and Doreen avenue