MORAMO waste management plan covers the construction and operation phases of the project.

However, this plan covers only production

phase since the construction phase was done by a contracted consultant. The waste management plan is addressing the waste discharges from
our facility to ensure they are environmentally disposed of. This will in turn assure our compliance to environmental regulations and standards.

PROGRESS REPORT

Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date

of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
Permits and Licenses Non Compliance - Prior to construction , applicant Monitoring Action:
with Lesotho has to ensure that there following Project Manager - Obtain copies of all Record of decision to be
renewed
Legislation permits and licenses are in place: permits; Record Keeping
 RoD Responsible Party:
 Water Use License - Developer
Frequency:
- Once Off
Negative impact of - Draw up and submit for approval Project Manager Monitoring Action: available
Site Layout Planning haphazard placement a Site Layout Master Plan. - Obtain copies of approved
of Infrastructure on - This plan must show the final site plans
the environment positions and extent of all Responsible Party:
permanent and temporary site - Project Manager
structures and infrastructure Frequency:
- Once Off
Construction Order and timing of - Draw up and sign off a project Project Manager Monitoring Action: Done
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
Programme /Schedule construction activities schedule with all contributing
and associated parties and service providers to - Audit Checklist; Risk
impacts commit to a timeline during Register and Monthly
which time construction Progress Meetings
milestones will be completed; Responsible Party:
- ECO
- Communicate any deviation from Frequency:
this schedule with all parties, so - Monthly
as to provide parties with
sufficient opportunity for
alternative arrangements to be
made;

- Establish a risk register to identify

and monitor potential factors
which may result in setbacks/
delays on tasks within the project
schedule;

- Hold management meetings with

representatives of the project
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
manager, contractor, engineer and
other contributing parties to
monitor and anticipate changes;

- Should circumstances/ incidents

arise which may pose a risk to the
project schedule, the construction
contractor, engineer and ECO are
to keep records of this and the
latter communicate this in the
ECO Bi-Weekly Audit Checklist.
-
Communication with Disturbance of - Landowners are to be aware and Project Manager Monitoring Action: Land has been transferred
land-owners existing land use in agreement of site access - Meeting with landowners to Morama
arrangements Responsible Party:
- Community Liason Officer - Project Manager
should be appointed to represent Frequency:
the community throughout the Once Off
project life cycle
Construction and Destruction of habitat - No natural surfaces are to be Contractor Monitoring Action: Construction works done
Operational marked other than using droppers, - Audit Checklist; and
beacons or other artificial object; Photographs;
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
Responsible Party:
- Ensure the upkeep of demarcation - ECO
boundaries throughout the period Frequency:
of construction until rehabilitation - Monthly
has been completed;
- The contractor may only clear
vegetation within the construction
area.
- No vegetative matter may be used
for firewood;
- Restrict construction activities to
the boundaries of the
development;

- Restrict movement of vehicles

and personnel to the footprint of
the construction site;
Deterioration of - In the absence of a Project Manager Monitoring Action:
topsoil leading to soil distinguishable topsoil layer, strip - Audit Checklist; and
erosion the uppermost 300 mm of soil; Photographs;
- Stockpile topsoil separately from Responsible Party:
subsoil, in heaps no higher than - ECO
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
2m; Frequency:
- Topsoil stockpiles are to be kept - Monthly
free of weeds;
- Limit unnecessarily prolonged
exposure of stripped areas and
stockpiles;
- Topsoil stockpiles to be placed on
a levelled area and measures to be
implemented to safeguard the
piles from being washed away in
the event of heavy rains/ storm
water;
-
- Topsoil need to be stored on
designated areas only. This need
to be planned and indicated on the
site-layout plan;

- Retain vegetation and soil in

position for as long as possible,
removing it immediately ahead of
construction/ earthworks in that
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
area;

- Strip and stockpile herbaceous

vegetation, overlying grass and
other fine organic matter along
with the topsoil;

- Do not strip topsoil when it is

wet.

Noise impact on - Activities should be avoided in Monitoring Action:

surrounding areas abnormal working hours (after - Incident Register
working hours, Sundays etc.). Responsible Party:
- All equipment and machinery - ECO
should be well maintained and Frequency:
serviced. - Daily
- Workers exposed to excessive
noise (above 80 Db) should wear
ear protection equipment.

- Any noise complaints should be

Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)

addressed by the contractor.

- Noise levels on the boundary of

the property may not exceed 70
decibels during the day and not
exceed 60 decibels during the
evening.

Dust and gaseous - The contractor shall use Contractor and Monitoring Action:
emissions generated water to suppress any dust SHE officer - Incident Register
by excavators, that may arise during Responsible Party:
vehicles and drill rug infrastructure improvement. - Compliance Officer (ECO)
Frequency:
- In cases where-by workers
- Daily
are to work in dusty
conditions, standard dust
masks should be worn.
- All machinery in the camp
should be inspected and
serviced accordingly.
- Green technology should be
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
used as much as possible.

- Vehicles are to abide to speed

limit restrictions on access
roads and limit number of
trips off site to minimize dust
and disturbance to
surrounding land users

- Machine should not be

serviced on site except in
emergencies
Pollution to soil and Project Manager Monitoring Action:
- Install adequate pollution
water by hazardous - Audit Checklist; and
prevention infrastructure
substances Photographs;
(storm water management
Responsible Party:
plan) where necessary to
- ECO
control pollutants entering
Frequency:
storm water and soil.
Monthly

- Trenches should be dug to

channel water in such a way
that contaminated water does
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)

further erode the gully.

-
- Store all hazardous
substances in a secondary
containments system capable
of storing at least 110% of
the liquid capacity.

- Contaminated water must be

pumped out and removed
from site to an appropriate
hazardous waste landfill site.

- Spillages of all hazardous

substances must be cleaned
as soon as spillage is
detected.

Potential littering and - Ensure sufficient waste bins Project Manager Monitoring Action:
polluting of the on site and within office - Audit Checklist; and
surrounding buildings Photographs;
environment. - Ensure the sufficient removal
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
of waste from site on a Responsible Party:
regular basis to a registered - ECO
landfill site. Frequency:
- Provide environmental Monthly
awareness training to all
personnel.
- Where applicable, waste
should be reused, and
recycled.
- Sell scrap metal to steel
manufacturing companies.

Uncontrollable fire -The potential risk of veld fires is Project Manager Monitoring Action:
heightened by windy conditions in the - Audit Checklist; and
area, specifically during the dry, Photographs; incident
windy winter months; register
Responsible Party:
- Assume acceptable precautions to - ECO
guarantee that fires are not started as a Frequency:
result of Works on site as specified Monthly
below: the Contractor will be held
responsible for any damage to
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
structures or property on or
neighbouring the Site as a result of
any fire caused by personnel;

- Contractor should ensure that

construction related activities that
pose a potential fire risk, such as
welding etc., are properly managed
and confined to areas where the risk of
fires has been reduced. Measures to
reduce the risk of fires include
clearing working areas and avoiding
working in high wind conditions when
the risk of fires is greater. In this
regard special care should be taken
during the high

- Fire breaks are to be established and

maintained around the Work Sites as
and when specified by the ECO;
- Equip vehicles and site structures
with fire extinguishers. Rubber beaters
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
should also be stored on site;

- No open fires are allowed anywhere

on site;

The activities may - Stockpile should be done in Project Manager Monitoring Action:
change the visual accordance with global - Audit Checklist; and
quality of the area geotechnical engineering Photographs;
including landscaping standards and DoE legislation - Complaint register
Responsible Party:
- Project Manager
Frequency
Impact on health and - New or the upkeep of fences Contractor Monitoring Action:
safety of personnel should align to ensure safety - Audit Checklist; and
and surrounding of animals and maintain a Photographs;
workers, reliable boundary area; Responsible Party:
communities and - - ECO
animals. - Should construction activity Frequency:
require the removal of fences Monthly
or gates to execute tasks, this
must be replaced as soon as
possible following
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
completion;
- Ensure that material safety
data sheets are provided for
all substances used in the
process.
- Refer to the material safety
data sheet for the storage,
handling and transportation
of all substances used in the
operating process.
- Standard operating
procedures must be followed
during the operation phase.
- Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) must be
used were applicable and
must be provided by the
owner.
- Ensure that all personnel on
site are aware of the content
of this EMP.
Activities Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Action Progress to date
of Mitigation (Frequency and Responsible
(Responsible Party)
Party)
- Implement an Emergency
preparedness and response
plan.

Social Activities Potential spread of - HIV awareness campaigns. Project Manager Monitoring Action:
HIV & AIDS - Both male and female and SHE officer - Audit Checklist; and
condoms should be available Photographs;
on site. Responsible Party:
- ECO
Frequency:
Monthly
Potential generation - Labour work should be Project Manager Monitoring Action:
of temporary prioritised for locals. and SHE officer - Audit Checklist; and
employment Photographs;
Responsible Party:
- ECO
Frequency:
Monthly
1.1 Emergency response plan
The objective of this section is to provide a brief summary of options available to the project
manager. The details of the design will reside with the designers, but cognizance should be
taken of the design philosophy and key aspects given in the guidelines to problem solving given
below.

The following table is provided to assist the inspector and project manager with problem solving:

Observation or Event Action by Inspector or Observer Action by Project Manager

Spillage of diesel or Report to Project Manager and Action will be required as soon as
hydrocarbons on soil continue observations. possible by following the next steps:

Also check:  Dig down into the soil to see how far
down the pollution penetrated,
 That the source causing the
spillage is decommissioned,  If less than 300mm penetration:
and that the affected area is
a. Turn the soil over to expose it to
isolated to prevent spreading of
the air,
the hazardous substance.
b. Apply Mono Ammonium
Phosphate (MAP) at a rate of
58gr/m² to the dug up soil

c. Water enough to keep the soil

moist.

 If penetration is greater than 300mm:

a. Remove the affected soil and

spread in a layer not more than
300mm thick,

b. Apply MAP at a rate of

50gr/m²

c. Water enough to keep the soil

moist.

 Repeat the above steps every 6 weeks

Observation or Event Action by Inspector or Observer Action by Project Manager

or until the soil is clean.

Erosion of access road Report to Project Manager and Action will be required ASAP:
continue observations.
 Implement erosion protection works
Also check: at identified problem areas,

That all vehicular movement is  Implement remedial works to be

restricted to existing access routes done at affected areas in order to
to prevent crisscrossing of tracks restore the area to its previous or
through undisturbed areas. better status.

2 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The contents of this report have sought to identify and assess key issues relating to the proposed
Cannabis production at Ha Bua Sono in Berea. In consolidation no environmental fatal flaws
were identified to be associated with the proposed activity. The majority of impacts identified
were of a medium to low significance and can be suitably mitigated to acceptable levels,
provided that specifications are stipulated in the EMP-r are followed and adhered to.

It is thus the opinion of the Environmental Practitioner that the EMP be approved. The
Environmental Practitioner further recommends that:

 Enforcement of EMP compliance by the Client/Contractor

 Environmental monitoring at development construction site is an essential and an integral
part of EMP and it is recommended that the Client/Contractor should adhere to it for
ensuring development is in harmony with the existing environment
 The construction should be subjected to regular daily monitoring and weekly/Bi Weekly
or Monthly by a Client/Contractor’s appointed Environmental Control Officer (ECO) for
compliance with EMP specifications
 Establishment of the stakeholders’ liaison committee composed of the Client/Contractor,
Environmental Control Officer, local chiefs and community council for ensuring good
Contractor – stakeholder relationship on social and environmental issues.
  It is further recommended that the Client should hire the Health and Safety Officer for
ensuring safety at site.

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Appendix A: Locality Map