Notice on the request to register a water use (GN. 536 of 2000)

EnviroLeg cc NATIONAL WATER Reg p 1 GN. 536 GG21221 2 June 2000 REQUEST TO REGISTER A WATER USE In terms of regulation 3(b) of Regulation 1352 dated 12 November 1999 a person who uses water as contemplated in section 21 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) must, when called upon by the responsible authority to do so, register the water use. I, Johannes Malherbe van Aswegen in my capacity as Regional Director: Mpumalanga duly delegated by the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry hereby, request that all persons who use water as set out below must register their water use. The following water use as set out in section 21 of the National Water Act, 1998 must be registered: 1. WATER USE The following water use as set out in section 21 of the National Water Act, 1998 must be registered: (a) taking water from a water resource (b) storing water (c) impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse (d) engaging in a stream flow reduction activity (e) engaging in a controlled activity: irrigating with waste or water containing waste generated through any industrial activity or by a waterwork (f) discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource through a pipe, canal, sewer, or other conduit (g) disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource (h) disposing in any manner of water which contains waste from, or which has been heated in, any industrial or power generation process (i) altering the bed, banks, course or characteristics of a watercourse (j) removing, discharging or disposing of water found underground if it is necessary for the efficient continuation of an activity or for safety of people (k) using water for recreational purposes 2. THE EXTENT OF THE WATER USE TO BE REGISTERED IS (Any volumes or abstraction rates are the aggregate of all volumes or rates on a separately registered property or parcel of land) (a) The taking of more than 20 cubic metres from surface water or 10 cubic metres from groundwater on any given day. (b) The taking of groundwater within 50 metres from the edge of a watercourse. (c) All dams on any separately registered property or parcel of land in the (i) Crocodile River catchment upstream of Kwena Dam (ii) Elands River catchment upstream of Waterval-Onder (iii) Komati River catchment upstream of Swaziland. EnviroLeg cc NATIONAL WATER Reg p 2 (d) Storing of more than 10 000 cubic metres of water on any separately registered property or parcel of land in the remaining catchments of the Nkomati Water Management Area. (e) Stream flow reduction activities (afforestation): - All species of wattle, blue-gum, poplar, pine or any other exotic tree species planted in commercial plantations (including woodlots) 3. EXCLUSIONS The following water use(s) are excluded from registering in terms of this Notice (a) Schedule 1 uses in terms of the National Water Act (b) Scheduled water use by members of an Irrigation Board or Water User Association in a distribution system where they are supplied by the Board or Association. (The Board or Association will be registered as a bulk supplier. Other water uses must be registered separately) (c) The taking of water from a bulk supplier or a communal domestic water supply scheme, where the bulk use will be registered as a whole. 4. AREA OF APPLICABILITY This Notice is applicable to all water uses set out in paragraph one above that takes place in the Nkomati Water Management Area, which includes the catchments of the following rivers: (a) Crocodile River (b) Komati River (c) Sabie River and (d) Sand River. 5. REGISTRATION FORMS Only official registration forms may be used. Registration forms are obtainable on written request from: The Regional Director: Mpumalanga Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Private Bag X11259 NELSPRUIT 1200 Facsimile (013) 752 5056 or obtainable during working hours of 07:30 - 16:00 from: The Regional Director: Mpumalanga Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Prorom Building (Second floor) Corner of Brown and Paul Kruger Street EnviroLeg cc NATIONAL WATER Reg p 3 NELSPRUIT (2) A water user must submit the completed registration forms to: The Regional Director: Mpumalanga Registration. Water Use Management Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Private Bag X11259 NELSPRUIT 1200 6. TIME PERIOD FOR REGISTERING Completed registration forms must reach the address set out above on or before the mentioned dates: Mining - 30 Sept. 2000 Industries - 30 Sept. 2000 Local Authorities - 31 Aug. 2000 Water Board, Irrigation Board and Water User Associations - 31 Nov. 2000 Recreational - 30 Sept. 2000 Afforestation - 31 Nov. 2000 Agriculture - 31 Nov. 2000 Commercial users not receiving water from a Local Authority or Water User Association 30 Sept. 2000 Workshops will be held at strategic venues in the Water Management Area to assist persons with the registration. Dates and Venues will be made known through the local media. 7. FAILURE TO REGISTER Any user who fails to comply with this Notice is guilty of an offence. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR REGISTRATION GN 1119 of 10 November2000 extends the time period to 31 March 2001