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Definition

An area of a catchment that requires consistent management actions to maintain the desired level of use and/or protection of groundwater.

Description

A groundwater unit for which management criteria are needed for the sustainability of the resource; delineation is based on management considerations rather than geohydrological criteria.

Why is a groundwater management unit important?

Groundwater management units to ensure groundwater within the unit is managed and protected.

 

 

Groundwater management unit

Groundwater Management Units for the Kromme Reserve Determination