Notice No. 711

17 August 2010

Department of Water Affairs

By virtue of the powers vested in me in Section 63, read together with Section 72, of the National Water Act (Act No. 36 of 1998), I, Nobubele Ngele, in my capacity as Acting Director General of the Department of Water Affairs –

Direct, in terms of Section 6(1)(i) of Schedule 3 of the National Water Act, 1998, that as for the period from 16 July 2010 until any further Notice is published in this regard, that:-

The taking of raw water for agricultural purposes from natural resources within the following quaternary drainage areas in the Western Cape be reduced by 60%, to supply 40% of the unrestricted use of the existing lawful water use as registered under the Water Authorisation, Registration and Management System of the Department of Water Affairs:

K20A, including the full catchment of the Great Brak River, all tributaries thereto, the main stem river upstream of and riparian users to the Wolwedans Dam;

K10E and K10F, including the full catchment of the Moordkuil River (secondary tributary to the Small Brak River), all tributaries thereto, the main stem river upstream of the pump stations to the Klipheuvel Dam;

K10B, including the full catchment, all tributaries thereto, the main stem river upstream of the Hartebeeskuil Dam and downstream releases made from the said storage works situated within a tributary to the Hartenbos River.

This Notice overrides any other previous authorization on water restrictions issued by the Department relating to this area.

Acting Director General: Department of Water Affairs

Date:15/7/10