240924004709 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and development of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the development of a borehole in Stampriet, Hardap Region

The Stampriet Village Council, the Proponent, has appointed Samson Mulonga to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and subsequent Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the drilling of a borehole at Stampriet, Hardap Region, Namibia. Under the Environmental Management Act (No. 7 of 2007) and its regulations of 2012, an EIA together with its accompanying EMP are required for the issuance of an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for listed activities, in this case: (a) Activity 8.1. – the abstraction of ground or surface water for industrial or commercial purposes; (b) Activity 8.2. – the abstraction of groundwater at a volume exceeding the threshold authorized in terms of a law relating to water resources.