Water
Water is a critical resource in agricultural production - the quality and quantity of which is incredibly important. The policies and regulations that govern and regulate water provision can be found below.
National government resources:
| National Water Act | This Act provides for fundamental reform of the law relating to water resources |
| Water Services Act | This Act provides for the rights of access to basic water supply and sanitations; the setting of national standards and of norms and standards for tariffs, water services development plans; regulatory framework for water services institutions and water services intermediaries, etc. |
| Municipal Systems Act |
This Act places the responsibility of providing water and wastewater services on local governments, who are designated as Water Services Authorities; and sets the rules for providing the services. |
| National Water Resource Strategy (2013) | The NWRS 2013 builds on the first NWRS published in 2004 with main objectives of water supporting development, contributing to the economy and job creation and protecting water as a critical resource |
| National Groundwater Strategy (2016) | This National Strategy establishes a framework within which stakeholders at all levels can become an essential part of good groundwater governance in SA and initiate a long-term process of rolling out sustainable groundwater utilisation within Integrated Water Resource Management |
| National Water and Sanitation Master Plan (2019) | Sets out the critical priorities to be addressed by the water sector in the period 2018-2030. These priorities are clustered into two sections, namely, Water and Sanitation Management and Enabling Environment. |
Provincial government resources:
| Western Cape Sustainable Water Management Plan (2017 - 2022) | The updated Sustainable Water Management Plan sets out a framework of strategic actions to achieve water resilience among all WC Government departments and municipalities |
For a comprehensive overview of water legislation in South Africa, please refer to Chapter 3 of the GreenCape Water Market Intelligence Report.
For water compliance information related to water use registrations, refer to the Water compliance page.
