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1 | Page Company Profile 2016 Environmental and Water Resource Management Consultants Background Nepid Consultants CC is an independent environmental consultancy specialising in Environmental Project Management and Biodiversity Assessments. Founded in 2005, the company aims to provide accurate, practical and cost-effective environmental solutions that are scientifically and ethically sound. The company has a proven track record of providing services mainly to the mining and water resource sectors throughout Africa. Team Nepid has a core team of biodiversity specialists and a large network of associate consultants that work with the company on a regular basis. Project teams are selected to match the needs of individual projects to ensure that the best people are contracted for the work at hand. Services Nepid provides professional environmental management services, mostly related to biodiversity specialist inputs for development projects. Assignments undertaken have ranged from short-term (3 day), to longer- term (3 year) projects involving multidisciplinary teams of specialists. Nepid coordinates the inputs, budgets and logistics of team members, and liaises with stakeholders and regulatory authorities, as required. Areas of Expertise: Environmental Project Management Aquatic & Terrestrial Ecology Culverts and Causeways
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Company Profile
2016 Environmental and Water Resource Management Consultants
Background
Nepid Consultants CC is an independent environmental consultancy specialising in Environmental Project Management and Biodiversity Assessments. Founded in 2005, the company aims to provide accurate, practical and cost-effective environmental solutions that are scientifically and ethically sound. The company has a proven track record of providing services mainly to the mining and water resource sectors throughout Africa.
Team
Nepid has a core team of biodiversity specialists and a large network of associate consultants that work with the company on a regular basis. Project teams are selected to match the needs of individual projects to ensure that the best people are contracted for the work at hand.
Services
Nepid provides professional environmental management services, mostly related to biodiversity specialist inputs for development projects. Assignments undertaken have ranged from short-term (3 day), to longer-term (3 year) projects involving multidisciplinary teams of specialists. Nepid coordinates the inputs, budgets and logistics of team members, and liaises with stakeholders and regulatory authorities, as required.
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Project Management
Aquatic & Terrestrial Ecology
Culverts and Causeways
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Selected Projects
Dams & Hydropower
Specialist studies of aquatic ecosystems impacted by dams (baseline studies and impact assessments):
Environmental Flow Assessments
o Baynes Dam, Kunene River, Namibia/Angola.
o Lower Kafue Gorge Dam, Kafue River, Zambia.
o Massingir Dam, Elefantes River Ecological flow assessment, Moçambique.
o Mandaya Dam, impact assessment, Blue Nile, Ethiopia.
Impact Assessments
o de Hoop Dam, Steelpoort River, South Africa.
o Ethemba Dam, Mkondvho River, Usuthu River System, Swaziland.
o Neckartal Dam, impact assessment, Fish River, Namibia.
o Ulindi River, impact assessment, Congo River System, eastern DRC.
Water Resource Management
Specialist studies related to Water Resource Management:
o Komati River Ecological Water Requirement Implementation Policy and Strategy. South Africa and Swaziland.
o Inkomati and Maputo Rivers, Progressive Implementation of the Inco-Maputo Agreement (PRIMA), South Africa, Swaziland & Moçambique.
o Nkomazi River, Ecostatus Assessment, South Africa.
o Orange & Vaal Rivers, Ecological Water Requirement Assessments, South Africa and Namibia.
o Integrated Water Resources Masterplan, (Environmental Component), Swaziland.
Industry
Various specialist studies concerning impacts of industrial developments:
o Environmental Monitoring of a Toxic Waste Site, Kingstonvale, Nelspruit, South Africa.
o Integrated Water and Waste Management Plan (IWWMP) for the Sabie, Driekop and Jessievale Sawmills to support license applications for Water Use and Waste discharge. Sabie, South Africa. 2006-2010.
o Khusile Power Station. Baseline aquatic survey, impact assessment, mitigation and monitoring plan of a proposed coal power station near Witbank.
o Mafutha Power Station. Baseline aquatic survey, impact assessment, mitigation and monitoring plan of a proposed coal mine, township and Coal-to-Liquid (CTL) Facility near Lephalale.
o Tubatse Iron-Ore Smelter. Aquatic Biomonitoring of the Steelpoort River.
Biomonitoring & Training
SASS5 Biomonitoring Courses. Training course on a rapid method of water quality assessment, based on the SASS5 biomonitoring method. The course was held in Sabie in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 and in Kitwe in 2006.
Aquatic Pest Control
Blackfly Control, Orange River. Development of an integrated programme to control pest blackflies along the Orange River, including a cost-benefit analysis, flow manipulation and testing of alternative larvicides.
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Impacts of Mining
Coal
New Denmark Colliery (Anglo Coal), South Africa. Biodiversity Action Plan.
New Largo (Anglo), Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Baseline aquatic survey and soils/ land capability, impact assessment, mitigation and monitoring plan of a proposed coal mine near Witbank.
Middelburg Mine (BHP Billiton), Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Baseline aquatic survey.
Zambezi Project (Riversdale), Moçambique. Baseline aquatic survey, impact assessment, mitigation and monitoring plan of a proposed barging operation on the Zambezi River.
Zambezi Project (Vale - Moatize), Moçambique & Malawi. Baseline pedological survey, impact assessment, mitigation and monitoring plan of a proposed Moatize Mine, and 1,000km railway line to deep water port at Nacala-a-Velha (via Malawi).
Copper
Kinsevere Copper-Cobolt Project (AMCK s.p.r.l. Joint Venture), Katanga Province, DRC. Baseline flora and fauna assessments, impact assessment and mitigation plan.
Gold
Essakane (Goldfields), Burkino Faso. Pre-mining survey of aquatic ecosystems.
Asmara Gold Project (Sunridge Gold Corporation), Eritrea. Pre-mining survey of aquatic ecosystems at three proposed mining areas: Adi Nefas, Emba Derho and Debarwa.
Burnstone Gold Mine (Great Basin Gold), South Africa. Environmental Monitoring.
Kloof Gold Mine (Goldfields), South Africa. Environmental Monitoring.
Barberton Gold Mines, South Africa. Aquatic Biomonitoring (Sheba, Consort & Fairview Mines).
Limestone
Muanza Quarry, Gorongosa National Park Moçambique. Biodiversity Action Plan for Cimentos de Moçambique.
Niobium
Kanyika Niobium Project (Globe Africa Limited), Malawi. Baseline flora and fauna surveys, impact assessment and recommendations for mitigation and monitoring.
Iron-Ore
Marampa Iron-Ore Project (Marampa Iron Ore), Sierra Leone. Baseline aquatic survey, impact assessment and recommendations for mitigation and monitoring.
Platinum
Wonderkop (Xstrata), Northern Province, South Africa. Survey of aquatic ecosystems.
Everest South (Aquarius), Mpumalanga, South Africa. Baseline aquatic survey, impact assessment, mitigation and monitoring plan for a proposed platinum mine near Lydenberg.
Uranium
Kayelekera Uranium Project (Paladin Africa Limited), Malawi. Pre-mining survey of aquatic ecosystems, training and subsequent auditing.
Lumwana Uranium Treatment Study (Equinox Resources Limited), Zambia. Baseline flora and fauna assessments, impact assessment and mitigation plan.
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Director
Rob Palmer – Aquatic Ecologist: Rob is the founder director of Nepid Consultants CC. He has a BSc in Zoology from the University of Cape Town, and a PhD in Aquatic Ecology from Rhodes University, South Africa. He has over 20 years’ experience in aquatic systems and specialist knowledge of river regulation and river ecology. He is a registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner (No 0080/06), a member of the SA Council for Natural Scientific Professions (No 400108/95), and an accredited SASS5 biomonitoring practitioner.
Core Associates
Warren McCleland – Terrestrial Ecologist. Warren has a N.Dip. Nature Conservation and is engaged in a BSc degree in Environmental Management through UNISA. He has 14 years experience surveying flora and fauna throughout southern and south-central Africa, particularly for Environmental Impact Assessments relating to mines, water impoundments and large housing developments. He co-authored the "Field Guide to the Trees & Shrubs of Kruger National Park & Mpumalanga", published in 2002, and is currently working on a field guide to the Wildflowers of the Lowveld. Warren is a member of the Mpumalanga Plant Specialist Group, Bird Life South Africa and the Herpetological Association of Africa.
Insurance
Nepid carries Professional Indemnity Insurance of R 5,000,000, underwritten by Hollard Insurance Company. The policy covers contractual liability arising from our Professional Business Practise.
Shael Koekemoer – Diatom Specialist: Shael has an MSc in Ecological Remediation from the University of the North-West, Potchefstroom. Since 2005 she has been specialising in diatom based water quality assessments of aquatic systems. She is a member of Koekemoer Aquatic Sciences (KAS), which is a closed corporation specialising in aquatic sciences, primarily aquatic health and fisheries sciences biomonitoring of river systems.
Delana Louw Environmentalist
Gerhard Diedericks Aquatic Entomologist
Patsy Scherman Water Quality Specialist
Peter Hawkes Entomologist
Robin Clanahan Civil Engineer
Shaune Rogatschnig Environmentalist Environmentalist
Stephen Mallory Hydrologist
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Countries of Work Experience
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Lesotho
Malawi
Moçambique
Namibia
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Swaziland
Zambia
Nepid refers to the family
Nepidae, which are specialised aquatic bugs, comprising water
scorpions.
Figure 1: Map showing distribution of Nepid Projects in Africa.
