Government Notice no. 3137 of 2023 to update water use information in terms of National Water Act no. 36 of 1998

This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 98 No. 48187 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10 MARch 2023 DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION NO. 3137 10 March 2023 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION No.XXXX DATE NOTICE TO UPDATE WATER USE INFORMATION IN TERMS OF NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 (ACT NO 36 OF 1998) In terms of Regulation 11 of the water use registration regulations published under Government Notice R1352 in Government Gazette 20606 of 12 November 1999, the registered water user must within one month of any change in the water use reflected in any registration certificate, report that change to the responsible authority. I, Senzo Mchunu, the Minister of Water and Sanitation hereby in my capacity as a responsible authority instruct the water user in writing to submit an application for an amendment or to submit a new application for registration for amendment within 90 days. 1. AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTRATION OF WATER USE For the purpose of this notice, an amendment to the registration Information as reflected on registration certificate refers to formal or official change made to information on the registration certificate. This includes the replacement of outdated contact details (postal and physical address, email address, telephone, cellphone number or fax numbers); provision of updated information on new property owners upon buying of property or change in customer name (water user name) including transformation of the Irrigation Boards or Government Water Scheme into Water User Association; renewal information of passport holders; updating or corrections on Value Added Tax (VAT) and business registration information. 2. WATER USE As set out in section 21 of the Act, the following water users should send an application for amendment of the registration of water use information as set out in 1 above. taking water from a water resource (Section 21(a) of National Water Act, 1998). storing water (Section 21(b) of National Water Act, 1998). engaging in a stream flow reduction activity contemplated in section 36 (Section 21(d) of National Water Act, 1998). This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 10 MAART 2023 No. 48187 99 2 3. ONLY OFFICIAL FORMS MAY BE USED 3.1 Only DW811 and/or DW812 official forms obtainable from the Department may be used in terms of this notice. The forms are obtainable from the website: https://www.dws.gov.za/Projects/WARMS/Registration/registration1.aspx or from the following offices: 3.2 Only official registration forms may be used for the registrations that are available on the http:// https://www.dws.gov.za/Projects/WARMS/Registration/registration1.aspx or from the following Regional Offices: Head Office 185 Francis Baard Street, Sedibeng Building, Pretoria, 0001 Private Bag X313, Pretoria, 0001 Call Centre Toll Free Line: 0800 200 200 Email address: WarmsEnquiries@dws.gov.za Free State Sanlam Plaza, 2ND Floor c/o Maitland and East Burger Streets PO Box 528, BLOEMFONTEIN 9300 Tel: 051 405 9000 Email address: WARMSFreeState@dws.gov.za Eastern Cape 2 Hargreave Avenue Private Bag X7485 KING WILLIAM'S TOWN 5600 Tel: 043-604 5400 Email address: WARMSECAPE@dws.gov.za Northern Cape Department of Public Works Building c/o Knight and Stead Streets Private Bag X61 01 KIMBERLY 8800 Tel: 053-830 8800 Fax: 053 -831 5682WARMS E-mail Address: warmslowervaal@dws.gov.za WARMSORANGE@dws.gov.za Gauteng Sanlam Plaza East 285 Schoeman Street Private Bag X995 PRETORIA 0001 Tel: 012-392 -1200 Fax: 012 -392 13041 WARMSGP@dws.gov.za North West Motswedi House, 1 ST Floor Dr. James Moroka Drive Private Bag X5 MMABATHO 2735 Tel: 018-384 3270/6 Email address: WarmsNW@dws.gov.za KwaZulu-Natal Southern Life Building, 9TH Floor 88 Field Street PO Box 1018 DURBAN 4000 Tel: 031-336 2700 email Address WARMS-Enquiries-KZN@dws.gov.za Western Cape De Goede Hoop Park 17 Strand Street Private Bag X16 Sanlamhof BELLVILLE 7532 Tel: 021-950 7100 Fax: 021 -946 3666 Email Address: WARMSWCAPE@dws.gov.za This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 100 No. 48187 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10 MARch 2023 3 Mpumalanga Prorom Building. 5th Floor c/o Paul Kruger and Brown Streets Private Bag X 11259 Nelspruit 1200 Tel: 013-759 7300 email address WARMSMPUMALANGA@dws.gov.za Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency Tel: (023) 346 8000 Fax: (023) 347 2012 Breede-Gouritz 51 Baring Street Worcester 6850 E-mail: WARMS Queries@breedegouritzcma.co.za Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency WARMS Enquiries: Fanie Cilliers Tel: +27 13 753 9000 Fax: +27 13 753 2786 8th floor, Maxsa Building 13 Streak Street Nelspruit 1200 email address Warmsenquiries@dws.gov.za Limpopo Azmo Place 49 Joubert Street Private Bag X9506 POLOKWANE 0700 Tel: 015-290 1200 eMail Address: WARMSLMP@dws.gov.za 4.2 Application forms can also be collected and submitted at the following Department of Water and Sanitation Dam or Area offices: Office Name Province Physical Address Usutu River Area Office Mpumalanga & Kwa Zulu Natal Jericho Dam Amsterdam 2375 Usutu-Vaal Area Office Mpumalanga & Kwa Zulu Natal Grootdraai Dam on R39 On road to Ermelo from Standerton Standerton 2430 Tugela-Vaal Area Office Kwa Zulu Natal and Free State 1 Kierpersol Avenue Jagersrust Bergville 3350 Orange-Vaal Free State, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, North West Cnr Charlotte Maxeke & East Burger Str. Bloem Plaza Bloemfontein 9300 Gariep Dam Scheme Office Free State, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape 1 Damwall Road Gariep Dam 9922 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 10 MAART 2023 No. 48187 101 4 Vanderkloof Dam Scheme Office Free State, Northern Cape 1420 Protea Street Vanderkloof 8771 Vaal Dam Area Office Free State, Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga Plot 1 Mackenzie Street Deneysville 1932 Potchefstroom Scheme Office North West 126 Chris Hani Drive, Potchefstroom 2520 Hartbeespoort Area Office North West Department of Water and Sanitation 1 karp Street Damdoryn Hartbeespoort Groblersdal Area Office Mpumalanga and Limpopo Department of Water and Sanitation R25 to Bronkhorstspruit Aquaville Groblersdal 0470 Tzaneen Area Office Mpumalanga and Limpopo Department of Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Management, Voortrekker Street, Tzaneen Dam, Tzaneen 0850 E-mail: WARMS- Enquiries -TZN@dws.gov.za 3.3 Completed application forms must be submitted to the relevant Offices at the address mentioned above or can be email to Register@dws.gov.za . 4. EXCLUSIONS The following water uses (water users) are exempted from registration: (a) A water user who falls under the area of operation of the water management institution water user association or irrigation boards or government water scheme. These water users should submit their application directly to their water management institution. (b) Schedule 1 water users 5. COST OF REGISTERING A WATER USE 5.1 No charge will be made for an application of amendment of water use, if the completed registration form is submitted within the period contemplated in this notice. 5.2 A late registration fee equivalent to the amount of water use charge outstanding at the date of registration will be charged on water users who will failed to comply with this notice or previous notices. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 102 No. 48187 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10 MARch 2023 5 6. PERIOD OF REGISTRATION 6.1 Submission of registration information shall commence once the notice is published and will be for 90 days. 7. FAILURE TO REGISTER A WATER USE Any person who fails to comply with this notice will be quilt of an offence Mr. Senzo Mchunu, MP Department: Minister of Water and Sanitation