Tiger Brands Tomato Paste Plant Water Use Licence (WUL)

Short Project Title

Tiger Brands Tomato Paste Plant WUL

Project Title

Water Use Licence Application (WULA) for the Tiger Brands Tomato Paste Plant, Lutzville, Western Cape

SRK Project Reference Number

592840

SRK Project Manager

Lauren Elston

Contact Person

Murad Esau

Contact Email

mesau@srk.co.za

Contact Number

021 659 3060

PROJECT SYNOPSIS

On 22 November 2013, Tiger Consumer Brands (Tiger Brands) was granted a WUL authorising the storage of raw water and discharge of treated effluent from their tomato paste plant (the Plant) in Lutzville, Western Cape. Discharge entails irrigation of a designated 6 hectare area adjacent to the Plant (WUL number 17E33HEG2166). The WUL was valid for a period of five years and lapsed on 22 November 2018. Tiger Brands is applying for a WUL for the same activities authorised in the previous WUL.

 

The Procedural Requirements for WULA and Appeals, 2017 (Regulation 267), promulgated in terms of the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA), as amended, prescribes inter alia, the procedures and requirements for WULAs as contemplated in section 41 of the NWA. Tiger Brands has commenced with the process of applying for their WUL on the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) Electronic Water Use Licence Application and Authorisation System (e-WULAAS).

 

The WULA process, as stipulated in section 17 of the WULA and Appeals Regulation, 2017, includes a 60-day public comment period and compilation of a Stakeholder Engagement Report detailing the stakeholder engagement process undertaken, and an Issues and Responses Summary documenting and responding to any comments raised during the comment period.

 

SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SRK) has been appointed by Tiger Brands to undertake the WULA process.


PROJECT LOCATION

Farm Olifantsrivier Settlement, Erf 1345, Lutzville, Western Cape.


STATUS OF PROJECT

A copy of the WULA Summary Report is available for public comment, and can be accessed at the document file link below.

A hardcopy of the application is also available at the Lutzville Library.

Stakeholders are invited to submit comments and/or register on the project database via the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/F6PviwgYc2. Alternatively, written comments can be submitted to the SRK contact person listed above.

Comments must be submitted by 20 March 2022. Note that only registered stakeholders will be notified of future progress on the project.

By registering as an Interested and Affected Party, you consent to your personal data (including contact details) being processed for the purposes of obtaining feedback for the WULA process and to provide you with relevant information about it. SRK undertakes to process data in accordance with our Protection of Personal Information Policy and with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA). Should you wish to deregister as a stakeholder, please contact SRK.