National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)NoticesTransformation of Ngwagwane Irrigation Board into Ngwagwane Water User Association in terms of Section 98(6) of the ActNotice No. 3982 of 2023 |
Notice No. 3982
20 October 2023
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Department of Water and Sanitation
I, Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water and Sanitation, hereby declare in terms of section 98(6) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) that—
| (a) | The Ngwagwane Water User Association is ideally defined by one quaternary catchment, T51F which incorporates the Ngwagwane irrigation board. |
| (b) | The Association's name is the Ngwagwane Water User Association. |
| (c) | The area of operation includes the Ngwagwane River and tributaries and extends from Bushmansnek to the confluence of the Ngwagwane and Ndawane rivers The Proposed area of operation includes several privately owned dams. |
| (d) | Any other water resource(s) and/or waterworks situated outside the area described in paragraph (c) above, the Department of Water and Sanitation or the responsible authority may request the Water User Association to control, which is situated under Water Management Area number 3 in the National Water Resource Strategy 3 (NWRS3) in the Province of the KwaZulu-Natal. |
| (e) | Delegation of powers and functions of the Water User Association is per the delegations of 31 March 2023 which will be provided to the Water User Association. |
| (f) | The constitution of the Ngwagwane Water User Association has been approved. |
Mr Senzo Mchunu, MP
Minister of Water and Sanitation
Date: 03/10/2023