Myoli Beach Access MMP

The Knysna Municipality (KM) has compiled a Maintenance Management Plan (MMP), reviewed by Eco Route Environmental Consultancy and South African National Parks (SANParks) to ensure equitable access to coastal public property at Myoli Beach, Sedgefield. Historical management of the public access point has been undertaken to ensure vehicular access to the beach for people with disabilities, emergency vehicles and SANParks. The prevalent south-westerly winds experienced in the region, periodically result in the inundation of sand over municipal infrastructure and historically this has resulted in the need to periodically remove sand blown by these winds. Given the frequent interventions and maintenance activities that are required to maintain beach access, getting a MMP approved for each intervention on an ad hoc basis is not pragmatic. A more comprehensive MMP has been prepared in order to enable KM to conduct its beach access maintenance more efficiently whilst remaining compliant with the requirements of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA).