National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)

Notice No. 34

17 January 2020

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Department of Water and Sanitation

I, Mbulelo Tshangana, in my capacity as Acting Director-General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, based on available information believe that as a country we have a higher water demand compared to the available supply and that efficient water use is important to ensure sustainability of use. This instruction is issued in terms of Section 26(1) (b) Schedule 3, Item 4 of the as well as Section 22(2) of the National Water Act, Act No.36 of 1998.

The Department of Water and Sanitation instructs all water users who are not members of an Irrigation Board or Water Users Association, at the water user's expense to install water measuring devices for all the water taken for commercial irrigation purposes according to Government Gazette Notice No. 131 of 2017 within 30 working days of this notice. The selection, installation, operation and maintenance of water measuring devices should comply with the provisions of Government Gazette Notice No. 131 of 2017.

Water measurement records to be submitted on monthly bases and in accordance to the Regulations (Government Gazette Notice No.131 of 2017) to:—

The reporting format and guidelines on measurement of the volumes of water taken from the water resources for irrigation purposes for the water user are available on the following address: http://ws.dwa.gov.za/ncims/Documents.aspx.

M Tshangana

Acting Director-General

Date 27/10/2019