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Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RF) Proprietary Limited (RDM) Somerset West Coastal Waters Discharge Permit

Short Project Title

RDM Somerset West Coastal Waters Discharge Permit

Project Title

Public participation process for the RDM Somerset West Coastal Waters Discharge Permit renewal

SRK Project Reference Number

590178

Official Reference Number

2011/003/WC/Rheinmetall Denel Munition

SRK Project Manager

Sharon Jones

Contact Person

Murad Esau

Contact Email

MEsau@srk.co.za

Contact Number

021 659 3060

PROJECT SYNOPSIS

Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RF) Proprietary Limited (RDM) operates an explosives manufacturing facility in Somerset West. Industrial effluent generated from the manufacturing process is discharged into the Helderberg Marine Protected Area (MPA) subject to conditions of a Coastal Waters Discharge Permit (CWDP) (Reference number 2011/003/WC/Rheinmetall Denel Munition) issued in terms of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008 (NEM:ICMA). RDM is in the process of renewing their CWDP, which expired on 28 August 2022.

PROJECT LOCATION

Erf 635, Erf 637 and Remainder of Farm 789, Firgrove, Somerset West.

STATUS OF PROJECT

An application for the renewal of the CWDP in terms of the CWDP Regulations, 2019, was submitted to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment: Oceans and Coast (DFFE:O&C) on 22 August 2022. In terms of the Protection of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000, the DFFE:O&C instructed RDM to undertake a public participation process, inviting the public to review and comment on the CWDP renewal application. 


SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SRK) has been appointed by RDM to undertake the required public participation process related to the CWDP renewal application.


The CWDP renewal application is available for a 30 day public comment period and can be found below. Stakeholders are invited to submit comments and/or register on the project database via the following link https://forms.office.com/r/C2vviE8FGa ;  alternatively, comments can be submitted to Murad Esau of SRK at Tel: 021 659 3060 or email: MEsau@srk.co.za.
Comments and/or requests for registration must be submitted by 17 April 2024.