The Director-General of the Department of Water and Sanitation has, in terms of item 6 of schedule 3 read with section 72(1) of NWA, limited the use of water from the dams and rivers within the Western Cape Water Supply System. The limitation is based on the measured water demand for the domestic sector (restricted to at least 20%), the industrial sector (restricted to at least 20%) and the agricultural sector (restricted to at least 30%).
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Environmental and Mining / Legal Updates
NATIONAL WATER ACT (36/1998): BREEDE-GOURITZ AND BERG-OLIFANTS WATER MANAGEMENT AREAS LIMITING THE USE OF THE WATER IN TERMS OF ITEM 6 OF SCHEDULE 3 OF THE ACT, FOR URBAN, IRRIGATION AND INDUSTRIAL (INCLUDING MINING) PURPOSES ABSTRACTING WATER FROM DAMS AND RIVER SYSTEMS SERVED BY THE WESTERN CAPE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Posted 12 June 2017
