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

Notices

Revision of General Authorisation for the taking and storing of water

7. Registration of water use

 

1. A person who takes more than 50 cubic metres of water from a surface water resource per day on average over a year on a property or piece of land in terms of this authorisation must register the water use with the responsible authority.

 

2. A person who takes more than 10 cubic metres of water from a groundwater resource per day on average over a year on a property or piece of land in terms of this authorisation must register the water use with the responsible authority.

 

3. A person who stores more than 10 000 cubic metres of water on a property or piece of land in terms of this authorisation must register the water use with the responsible authority.

 

4. The taking or storing of water in terms of this authorisation that must be registered may only be exercised if the water use has been registered.

 

5. The water uses will be considered to be registered when the responsible authority has issued a document that proves that the application for registration has been received.

 

6. The responsible authority must acknowledge receipt of an application for registration within 30 days.