Talk on wetlands at society meeting
An entrance fee of R30 is charged to help cover expenses
THE contentious issue of the Halfway House Granite Dome (HHGD) is the subject of the next evening talk of Modderfontein Conservation Society in the town hall on Thursday, November 19.
Johan van der Waals, owner of Terra Science, will talk on his pet subject: wetland delineation challenges on the HHGD. These are numerous and have implications which are significant in terms of land degradation, soil erosion, wetland destruction and sediment generation.
“The area covered by the HHGD is at the centre of residential and commercial developments mainly due to its location in the Gauteng Province from the northern sections of the City of Johannesburg with a small distribution on the southern edge of the City of Tshwane and on the eastern edge of Mogale City,” said Van der Waals.
Among the issues surrounding the HHGD are the legal context of wetland delineation and conservation, practical wetland delineation challenges, impacts of different types of development on wetlands, the impact of poor storm water planning and measures to address the above challenges.
Visitors are welcome. An entrance fee of R30 is charged to help cover expenses. Call Sally Hogan on 011-608-3089 or 082-291-8084.
