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Media Statement Crocodile Restrictions On Irrigation December 2024

Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management AgencyRef: https://iucma.co.za/media-statement_crocodile-restrictions-on-irrigation_december-2024/

Official source

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What this means

This is a media statement issued by IUCMA on 09 December 2024 announcing immediate restrictions on irrigation water abstraction in the Crocodile River catchment and its tributaries under the National Water Act. It lists the affected river systems and requires water users to cease or limit agricultural irrigation abstractions from any dam or surface water resource within those catchments. It also describes IUCMA’s role as a water management authority under the Act.

Facts

Reference

https://iucma.co.za/media-statement_crocodile-restrictions-on-irrigation_december-2024/

Key Takeaways

reference: National Water Act 36 of 1998, Section 6(1) of Schedule 3
subject: restriction on irrigation water abstraction in the Crocodile River catchment and tributaries
date: 09 December 2024
authority: Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA)
affected areas: Crocodile River main and tributaries; listed tributaries including Alexanderspruit, Blinkwater, Buffelskloof, Elands, Gladdespruit, Gutshwa, Houtbosloop, Lunsklip, Nels, Nsikazi, Stads, Sand River, Sterkspruit, Valyspruit, Vissipruit, Kaap River, White River, Zongagskraal Rivers
instruction: immediate water use abstraction restrictions for agricultural irrigation
scope: applies to all dams and surface water resources within the catchments

Dates

Closing Date

9 December 2024