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

Notices

Revision of General Authorisation for the taking and storing of water

2. Application of the notice
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2.1. When the authorisation comes into effect

This authorisation will come into effect on <date 6 months after the date of publication >.

 

2.2.        Duration of the authorisation

This authorisation will remain in effect for a period of twenty years from the date that it comes into effect or until it is withdrawn in total or withdrawn for specified areas or water resources by notice in the Government Gazette.

 

2.3. Geographical area and water resources to which the authorisation applies

Except where stated differently in the notice this authorisation applies to all land and all water resources in South Africa, subject to the following exclusions:

1. No water that is taken in terms of this authorisation may be taken within a 500 metre radius from the boundary (delineated edge) of a wetland, pan or estuary.
2. No groundwater that is taken in terms of this authorisation may be taken within a 500 metre radius from the boundary of a wetland or estuary, within a 100 metre radius from the delineated riparian edge of a water course or a state dam, within a 500 metre radius of a state dam wall or within 500 metres from the high -water mark of the ocean.

 

2.4. Compliance with the National Water Act

This authorisation does not replace any water use entitlement recognised under the Act.

A person who takes or stores water in terms of this authorisation is exempt from the requirements of section 22(2)(e) of the Act.

 

2.5. Relation to other entitlements to take or store water

This general authorisation does not affect any other water use entitlement that a person may have, including an entitlement in terms of Schedule 1 of the Act.

A person who is otherwise entitled to take water from a surface water resource on a property or piece of communal land may not take more water from a surface water resource on the property or piece of land than the total volume that the person is otherwise entitled to take from surface water resources on the property or piece of land or the volume authorised in this notice, whichever is the largest.

A person who is otherwise entitled to take water from a groundwater resource on a property or piece of communal land may not take more water from a groundwater resource on the property or piece of land than the total volume that the person is otherwise entitled to take from groundwater resources on the property or piece of land or the volume authorised in this notice, whichever is the largest.

A person who is otherwise entitled to store water on a property or piece of communal land may not store more water on the property or piece of land than the total volume that the person is otherwise entitled to store on the property or piece of land or the volume authorised in this notice, whichever is the largest.