| 5 | Expertise of the specialist |
| 7.1 | Wetland identification and mapping |
| 7.3 | Wetland functional assessment |
| 7.4 | Determining the ecological integrity of the wetlands |
| 7.5 | Determining the Present Ecological State of wetlands |
| 7.6 | Determining the Ecological Importance and Sensitivity of wetlands |
| 7.7 | Ecological classification and description |
| 8.2 | Wetland unit identification |
| 8.5 | Description of wetland type |
| 8.6 | General functional description of wetland types |
| 8.7 | Wetland ecological functional assessment |
| 8.8 | The ecological health assessment of the opencast mining area |
| 8.9 | The PES assessment of the remaining wetland areas |
| 8.10 | The EIS assessment of the remaining wetland areas |
| 9 | Impact assessment discussions |
| 10 | Conclusions and recommendations |
The reports listed below contain the standardised and accepted methods that must be used for determining the various aspects of assessments during the WUA process related to wetlands:
| (1) | Wetland and riparian habitat delineation document (DWS report on DWS website); |
| (2) | Wetland Buffer Guideline (SANBI WRC project and Report, on DWS website) |
| (3) | Wetland Offset (WRC report TT660/16; on DWS website) |
| (4) | High Risk Wetland Atlas (WRC Report TT659/16, on DWS website) |
| (5) | Wetland Rehabilitation in mining landscapes (WRC Report TT658/16, on DWS website) |
| (6) | Risk Assessment Protocol and associated Matrix (DWS document on DWS Website) |
