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National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)

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Transformation of Irrigation Boards into Associations

2025 Notices

Transformation of Onseepkans Irrigation Board into Khai-Ma User Association in terms of Section 98(6) of the Act

Notice No. 6331 of 2025

 

Notice No. 6331

20 June 2025

GG 52883

 

Department of Water and Sanitation

 

I, Pemmy C.P. Majodina, the Minister of Water and Sanitation, hereby declare in terms of section 98(6) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) that—

 

(a) The Khai-Ma Water User Association is established.

 

(b) The Association's name is the Khai-Ma Water User Association.

 

(c) The Khai-Ma WUA would operate in the current area of operation of the transforming Onseepkans Irrigation Board. The area of operation of the WUA will cover the sub-area 1 and sub-area 2 fall in the Vaal Orange water management area in the lower part of the Orange River with the drainage numbers D81E, D81F, D81G, and D82A within Khai-Ma local Municipality under the jurisdiction of the Namaqua district municipality located in the Northern Cape Province in South Africa.

 

(d) The area determined for the WUA will commence from the farm Raap en Skraap, (the furthest commercial farm east of Pofadder) situated next to the Orange River resource to the furthest border of Aggeneys Mining town (west of Pofadder), where water is withdrawn from the Orange River resource for Aggeneys town and Mining activities.

 

(e) Any other water resource(s) and/or waterworks situated outside the area described in paragraph (c) above, the Department of Water and Sanitation or the responsible authority may request the Water User Association to control, which are situated under Water Management Area number 4 in the National Water Resource Strategy 3 (NWRS3) in the Province of the Northern Cape, and

 

(f) The constitution of the Khai-Ma Water User Association has been approved.

 

 

Miss Pemmy C.P. Majodina, MP

Minister of Water and Sanitation

Date: 04/06/2025