Subject to Chapter 2 and section 7New Link9, upon the establishment of a catchment management agency, the initial functions of a catchment management agency are –
| (a) |
to investigate and advise interested persons on the protection, use, development, conservation, management and control of the water resources in its water management area; |
| (b) |
to develop a catchment management strategy; |
| (c) |
to co-ordinate the related activities of water users and of the water management institutions within its water management area; |
| (d) |
to promote the co-ordination of its implementation with the implementation of any applicable development plan established in terms of the Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997); and |
| (e) |
to promote community participation in the protection, use, development, conservation, management and control of the water resources in its water management area. |
Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
