National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)Chapter 14 : Monitoring, Assessment and InformationPart 3 : Information on floodlines, floods and droughts145. Duty to make information available to public |
| (1) | A water management institution must, at its own expense, make information at its disposal available to the public in an appropriate manner, in respect of— |
| (a) | a flood which has occurred or which is likely to occur; |
| (b) | a drought which has occurred or which is likely to occur; |
| (c) | a waterwork which might fail or has failed, if the failure might endanger life or property; |
| (d) | any risk posed by any dam; |
| (e) | levels likely to be reached by floodwaters from time to time; |
| (f) | any risk posed by the quality of any water to life, health or property; and |
| (g) | any matter connected with water or water resources, which the public needs to know. |
| (2) | The Minister may, where reasonably practicable, establish an early warning system in relation to the events contemplated in subsection (1). |