Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

Mokolo and Crocodile River West Water Augmentation Project (MCWAP)

Environmental Impact Assessment Process

• CER submissions on behalf of Earthlife Africa on the Background Information Document for the proposed MCWAP-Phase 2 project (24 June 2016)
  • MCWAP Phase 2 BID Document
• CER comments on behalf of Earthlife Africa and groundWork on the Draft Scoping Report for the MCWAP-Phase 2 (11 April 2018)
  • Annexure A: ERC NERSA Presentation”An Assessment of New Coal Plants in South Africa’s Electricity Future” (27 March 2018)
  • Annexure B: B. Udall, “21st Century Climate Change Impacts on Mokolo and Crocodile (West) River Flows” (26 February 2018)
  • Annexure C: Thabametsi Climate Resilience Assessment Report (June 2017)

Water Use Licence Process

• CER Objections to MCWAP WUL (14 June 2022)
• Response Report to MCWAP WULA Objections (25 August 2022)
  • Annexure A – Nick-King-Report-Final
  • Annexure B – Medupi FGD Technology Study Report Rev 2 0 FINAL
  • Annexure C – MCWAP-2A EA Appeal
  • Annexure D – Aquatics assessment on rivers and wetlands
  • Annexure E – MCWAP2 WULA – Aquatics Review 2022 v1.0
  • Annexure F – Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of Water Resources in the Limpopo WMA
  • Annexure G – DWS Climate Change Policy 2017