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

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Transformation of Pholela Irrigation Board into Pholela Water User Association in terms of Section 98(6) of the Act

Notice No. 4084 of 2023

 

Notice No. 4084

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 Pholela Water User Association is established.

 

(b) The Association's name is the Pholela Water User Association.

 

(c) The area of operation is in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, Pongola-Mtamvuna Water Management Area, in the Harry Gwala District Municipality and within the boundaries of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality. The Pholela Water User Association is demarcated by two quarternary catchments, namely T51D and T51E. Dissolving the boundary that separates both quarternary catchments result in the formation of the Pholela WUA boundary which incorporates the Pholela Irrigation Board.

 

The western boundary of the WUA extends to the Lesotho border and is defined by the boundary of quaternary catchment T51D. The northern boundary of the WUA travels along the boundaries of quaternary catchments T51D and T51E, the southern boundary of the WUA extends along the boundaries of quaternary catchments T51D, T51E and also includes the southern boundary of Pholela Irrigation Board. The eastern boundary of the WUA extends into the upper part of the Amakhuze Traditional Authority to the boundary of the quarternary catchment T51E.

 

(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 Pholela Water User Association has been approved.

 

 

Mr Senzo Mchunu, MP

Minister of Water and Sanitation

Date: 31/10/2023