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Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997)

Chapter III : Water Services Authorities

15. Adoption of development plan

 

(1) A water services authority must consider all comments received by it before adopting a development plan.

 

(2) A water services authority must, on request, report on the extent to which a specific comment has been taken into account or, if a comment was not taken into account, provide reasons therefor.

 

(3) A water services authority must supply a copy of every development plan to the Minister, the Minister for Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development, the relevant Province and all neighbouring water services authorities.

 

(4) A copy of the development plan—
(a) must be available for inspection at the offices of the water services authority; and
(b) must be obtainable against payment of a nominal fee.

 

(5) water services development plan must form part of any integrated development plan contemplated in the Local Government Transition Act, 1993 (Act No. 209 of 1993).