National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)NoticesTransformation of Irrigation Boards into AssociationsTransformation and Amalgamation of Darling Bridge and Wagenbooms River Irrigation Boards into the Upper Breede River Water User Association in terms of Section 98(1) of the ActNotice No. 4971 of 2024 |
Notice No. 4971
14 June 2024
GG 50825
Department of Water and Sanitation
I, Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water and Sanitation, hereby declare in terms of section 98(1) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) that—
| (a) | The Upper Breede Water User Association is established. |
| (b) | The Association's name is the Upper Breede Water User Association. |
| (c) | The operating area of the Association is located in Breede-Olifants Water Management Area and drainage area H10E to H10G in the Winelands District Municipal within Western Cape Province. The operating area is for all water use in the area described as the geographical area which Northern boundary is the existing Southern boundary of the proclaimed existing Wolseley Water User Association; its Eastern and Western boundaries being the watersheds on the highest mountain ranges in the east and west in a southerly direction from there; and in the South the boundary being an imaginary line. |
| (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 6 in the National Water Resource Strategy 3 (NERS3) in the Province of the Western Cape. |
| (e) | Delegation of powers and functions of the Water User Association is per the delegations of 31 March 2023 w3hich will be provided to the Water User Association. |
| (f) | The constitution of the Upper Breede Water User Association has been approved. |
Mr Senzo Mchunu, MP
Minister of Water and Sanitation
Date: 04/06/24