Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Call for a review of Legacy EIA...

REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) REPORT SUBMITTED BY LEGACY HOLDINGS ZAMBIA LIMITED FOR THE PROPOSED MOSI-OA-TUNYA HOTEL AND COUNTRY CLUB HOTEL IN MOSI-OA-TUNYA NATIONAL PARK - LIVINGSTONE

Legacy Holdings Zambia Limited is proposing to set up a Hotel and Country Club Estate on Lot 14734/M along the Zambezi River and across Maramba Stream in Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park, Livingstone. The total area of the proposed site is 220 hectares and the proposed project will comprise the following:

A five (5) Star Hotel with 280 rooms, an International Conference Room sitting 500 delegates, 100–seater restaurant, a car park, two tennis courts, an outside sitting area with about 250 seats and other associated facilities.

Another five (5) Star Hotel with 200 rooms and associated facilities.

An eighteen (18) - hole international signature standard golf course with 450 luxury villas, a country club, floodlit tennis courts, squash courts, water points and other associated facilities.

A conference center sitting about 1000 delegates.

An arts and crafts center.

A marina.

A clinic and a doctor's room.


The operation phase will involve water supply & sewerage systems management, Pesticides & Toxic Substances management and solid & hazardous waste management by the Developer.


This notice therefore, serves to inform members of the general public, interested and affected parties that an Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the proposed Mosi-Oa-Tunya Hotel and Country Club Hotel Project has been received by the ECZ for review, in line with the provisions of the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act Number 12 of 1990 as read with the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations; SI. No. 28, of 1997 and is available for scrutiny at the following places:

ECZ Information Documentation Centre in Lusaka
ECZ Offices in Ndola
ECZ Office in Livingstone
Livingstone City Council – At the Civic Centre
Chief Mukuni's Palace – in Livingstone

Download Softcopy here

The report will be available for inspection during office hours from 09:00 hours to 16:00 hours. Interested and affected parties may send their written submissions to the undersigned by 20th November, 2006

The Manager Inspectorate
Environmental Council of Zambia
P. O. Box 35131, Lusaka
E-mail: pzulu@necz.org.zm
Tel: 01 254094/254130
Fax: 01 254164

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