Notice 160/2017 Public Participation Meeting about draft Seekoei Estuary Situation Assessment Report

Ref No:160/2017

Status:

Start Date:22 Sep 2017

Closing Date:11 Oct 2017

KOUGA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (EC108)

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER

NOTICE: 160/2017

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION MEETING ABOUT THE DRAFT SITUATION ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED ESTUARINE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SEEKOEI ESTUARY

The Institute for Coastal and Marine Resources (CMR), Nelson Mandela University, on behalf of the Kouga Municipality, would like to take this opportunity to inform the public that in accordance with the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), the Draft Situation Assessment (DSA) Report for the proposed Estuarine Management Plan for the Seekoei Estuary in the Kouga Municipality within the Eastern Cape Province has been drafted.

In order to take into consideration the issues/concerns of stakeholders, the first public participation meeting for interested and affected parties is being called.

The DSA Report will be presented and discussed at a public meeting on 9 October 2017 at the NG Kerk Hall, Paradise Beach at 18:30.

The report will be made available for download by the end of September 2017 from the CMR website: http://cmr.mandela.ac.za/Consulting and click on the Seekoei Estuary link to download or via request.

Should you wish to make comments on the report, please submit these, in writing, directly to Dr Denise Schael at email Denise.Schael@mandela.ac.za , tel: 041 504 4790 / 082 841 1397, fax: 041 583 2317 or post Dr DM Schael, Botany Department, Nelson Mandela University, PO Box 77000, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, 6031

 

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MUNICIPAL MANAGER                                                                               JEFFREYS BAY

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