Documents

• National Water Act (Act No 36 of 1998) [PDF - 239 KB]


• National Water Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No 27 of 2014) [PDF - 224 KB]


• Regulations regarding the Procedural Requirements for Water Use Licence Applications and Appeals (Gazette No. 40713, GoR. 267, 24 March 2017) [PDF - 4.2 MB]


• New Water Management Areas of South Africa (Gazette No. 40297, GoN. 1056, 16 September 2016) [PDF - 2 MB]


• Template for WULA Summary Report [MS Word - 2 MB]


• Water Use Authorisation Progress Report: Quarter 3 of 2024, 28 January 2025 [PDF - 233 KB]

General Authorisations

• General Authorisation in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) for water uses as defined in Section 21(c) or Section 21(i) (Gazette No. 49833, Notice 4167, 8 December 2023) [PDF - 764 KB]
  
  • Risk Assessment Matrix for Section 21(c) and Section 21(i) Water Use activities (February 2024) [xls - 129 KB] [NOTES]


• Revision of General Authorisations in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act (Gazette No. 36820, Notice 665, 6 September 2013) [PDF - 970 KB]
  
  • Continued application of Government Gazzette No.36820, Notice No. 665 (Gazette No. 42576, Notice 383, 12 July 2019) [PDF - 407 KB]


• Revision of General Authorisation for the Taking and Storing of water (Gazette No. 40243, Notice 538, 2 September 2016) [PDF - 2 MBbb]


• General Authorisation in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) in terms of Section 21(c) and (i) for the purpose of rehabilitating a wetland for conservation purposes (Gazette No. 32805, Notice 1198, 18 December 2009) [PDF - 413 KB]

Guidelines:

- Administrative Requirements

• Guidelines to Applicants on Water Use Authorisation Information Requirements [PDF - 662 KB]

- Civil Engineering Guidelines

• Technical Advisory Note: Construction Quality Assurance for Water Conservation and Pollution Control Barrier Systems, November 2020 [PDF - 296 KB]


• Appendix to TAN Construction Quality Assurance: Construction Quality Assurance Plan for Government Waterworks Waste Disposal Facility Pollution Controlworks, November 2020 [PDF - 957 KB]


• Technical Advisory Note: Cost Containment of Barrier Systems, March 2019 [PDF - 258 KB]


• Guideline for Pollution Control Barrier Design, September 2021 [PDF - 1.5 MB]


• Technical Advisory Note: Stage of Design Required for Statutory Review in Support of License Considerations by Authorities, March 2019 [PDF - 162 KB]


• Technical Advisory Practice Note: Capping Closure of Waste Management Facilities and Pollution Point Sources [PDF - 361 KB]


• Technical Advisory Note: Specialist Reports on Civil Design in Support of Water Use, Waste Management and/or Mining License Applications, January 2019 [PDF - 593 KB]

- Hydropower Applications Window

- Guidelines

• Hydropedological guidelines for wetland management, December 2023 [PDF - 4,3 MB]

- RFA 2: November 2023

• RFA 2: Request for Water Use Licence Applications for Hydropower Generation: Impoundment / Pumped Storage, 22 November 2023 [PDF - 258 KB]


• Public Briefing Session on RFA 2 for Mzimvubu Hydropower General, 22 February 2024
  
  • Water Use Licence Applications for Hydropower Generation RFA 2 (Mzimvubu) [PDF - 1,6 MB]
    Director: Water Use Licencing
    Mr. Tsunduka Khosa
  • Hydropower RFA 2: Mzimvubu Water Project [PDF - 1,3 MB]
    Acting Deputy Director-General: Infrastructure Management
    Mr. Livhuwani Mabuda
  
  
• Related Documents:
  
  
  • Mzimvubu Water Project Feasibility Studies
    
  • Mzimvubu Water Project Fact Sheet [PDF - 101 KB]
  • Umzimvubu Basin Development Overall Feasibility Report, March 1987 [PDF - 2,4 MB]
  • Mbokazi Dam Fact Sheet [PDF - 20 KB]
  • Annual Volumes for Mzimbuvu/Tsitsa River Flow Gauging Sites (mm³ per annum) [NOTE]
  • T3H006 (Tsitsa River @ Xonkonxa) [PDF - 83 KB]
  • T3H007 (Mzimvubu River @ Ku-Makhola) [PDF - 83 KB]
  • T3H008 (Mzimvubu River @ Kromdraai) [PDF - 87 KB]
  • T3H020 (Mzimvubu River @ Ntontela) [PDF - 85 KB]
  
  

- RFA 1: April 2023 (Closed for applications)

• Request for Water Use Licence Applications: Hyropower [PDF - 42 KB]


• Request for Water Use Licence Applications for Hydropower Generation, April 2023 [PDF - 228 KB]


• Public Briefing Session on Hydropower RFA, 11 April 2023 (Protea Hotel, O R Tambo, Ekurhuleni)
  
  • Strategic Overview: DWS Request for Water Use Licence Applications for Hydropower Generation [PDF - 923 KB]
    Director General: Water and Sanitation:
    Dr Sean Philip
  • Water Use Licence Applications for Hydropower Generation [PDF - 3,3 MB]
    Chief Director: Water Use Authorisation Management
    Adv Sipho Skosana
  • Electronic Water Use Licence Application and Authorisation System [PDF -1,7 MB]
    Deputy Director: Authorisation Administration
    Mr Nhlayisi Ndubane
  
  
• List of dams reversed for floating solar energy to power pump stations, August 2023 [PDF - 377 KB]