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

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Transformation of Irrigation Boards into Associations

Transformation and Amalgamation of Sunday's River and Dwars Nkuzi Irrigation Board into Biggarsberg Water User Association in terms of Section 98(6) of the Act

Notice No. 5552 of 2024

 

Notice No. 5552

15 November 2024

GG 51556

 

Department of Water and Sanitation

 

I, Pemmy C.P Majodina, 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 Biggarsberg Water User Association is established.

 

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

 

(c) the area of operation includes the entire V60 A and V60 B quaternaries. This area has been expanded to include the communities in the areas of Enkuzi, Wesselnek and Mari Ratschitz, the expansion also includes properties geographically located in V12B and V60C, but whose water use is  registered to V60B, as per GIS metadata for quaternaries prior to 2018.
I. Reminder of Portion 11 of 2 of the farm Waterfall No. 1161
ii. Portion 23 of the farm Waterfall No. 1161
iii. Portion 25 of the farm Waterfall,  No. 1161
iv. Portion 1 of the farm Platberg No. 1241
v. Portion 2 of the farm Platberg No. 1241
vi. Portion 3 of the farm Platberg No. 1241
vii. Portion 6 of the farm Kleinfonteion No. 1262
viii. Portion 19 of the farm Kleinfonteion No. 1262
ix. Portion 20 of the farm Kleinfonteion No. 1262
x. Reminder of Portion 12 of the farm Braakfontein No. 17851

 

(d) which is situated in under the jurisdiction of the uThukela District Municipality in the Alfred Duma Local Municipal area in the Province of the KwaZulu Natal.

 

(e) 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.

 

(f) Delegation of powers and functions of the Biggarsberg Water User Association is per the delegations of 31 March 2023 which will be provided to the Water User Association.

 

(g) The constitution of the Biggarsberg Water User Association has been approved.

 

 

Miss Pemmy C.P. Majodina, MP

Minister of Water and Sanitation

Date: 30/10/2024