National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)NoticesTransformation of Mvoti Irrigation Board into Upper Mvoti Water User Association in terms of Section 98(6) of the ActNotice No. 4083 of 2023 |
Notice No. 4083
17 November 2023
GG 49720
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 Upper Mvoti Water User Association is established. |
| (b) | The Association's name is the Upper Mvoti Water User Association. |
| (c) | The Water User Association located in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, Pongola — Mtamvuna Water Management area and falling within the District Muncipality of Umzinyathi. The area of operation of the Association has been defined around the Mvoti River and it includes the major towns of Greytown, Sevenoaks and Kranskop. It forms the western boundary of the Water User Association and thus includes quaternary catchment boundaries U40A, U40B, U40F and U40D however only up to the boundary of the Bomvu Tribal Authority and encompassing the Upper Mvoti Irrigation Board. |
| (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, and |
| (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 Mvoti Water User Association has been approved. |
Mr Senzo Mchunu, MP
Minister of Water and Sanitation
Date: 31/10/2023