National Water Act: Establishment of Olifants Catchment Management Agency (GN. R. 168 of 2015)

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OLIFANTS CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY IN TERMS OF SECTION 78(3) OF THE NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 36 OF 1998) a) I, Nomvula Mokonyane, Minister of Water and Sanitation, hereby, in terms of section 78(3) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998), declare that b) the Olifants catchment management agency is established; c) that the catchment management agency name is the Olifants; d) the area of operation of the Olifants water management area (WMA) is the result of the consolidation of the former Olifants WMA together with Letaba catchment from previous Luvhubu-Letaba WMA.The Olifants Water Management Area is located on the north eastern part of the Republic of South Africa and includes portions of the following provinces: the eastern part of Gauteng, the northern part of Mpumalanga Province and the south eastern part of the Limpopo Province and includes all properties in respect of which and person is entitled to use water by virtue of entitlements in terms of section 22(1) of the Act from (i) the Olifants Water Management Area is number 2 as described in the National Water Resource Strategy2 as published on the 16 August 2013 in Government gazette No 37675 Notice no 410 (ii) any other water resources situated outside the area described in paragraph (c)(i) above, which water resources and accompanying area, the Department of Water and Sanitation or the responsible authority may require the Olifants Catchment Management Agency to control, e) the business case of the Olifants Catchment Management Agency has been approved; f) all initial, inherit and delegated functions will be performed in the Olifants CMA. g) water resource management charge will be billed by the Olifants CMA in accordance with Section 57(2) of the National Water Act. h) Section 90(1) (c) of the National Water Act empowers the Minister of Water and Sanitation to make regulations determining the basis and extent of remuneration and payment of expenses of members of the governing Board of Catchment Management Agencies. A fixed annual fee not exceeding R 1 million must be reserved by the Catchment Management Agency to cover all effort expended by This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 27 FEBRUARIE 2015 No. 38492 39 DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION DEPARTEMENT VAN WATERWESE EN SANITASIE No. 168 27 February 2015 reserved by the Catchment Management Agency to cover all effort expended by the Governing Board members in executing their duties as board members, including participation in committee structures of the Governing Board until a remuneration policy is approved by the Minister. MRS N MOKONYANE MINISTER OF WATER AND SANITATION DATE: 'D `=K - kat . 4 , This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 40 No. 38492 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27 FEBRUARY 2015 DATE: 29-12-14