Title: WATER ALLOCATION REFORM
1WATER ALLOCATION REFORM WESTERN CAPE PERSPECTIVE
- ABDULLA PARKER (Catchment Manager) 18
October 2005
2WESTERN CAPE REGION WATER MANAGEMENT AREAS
OLIFANTS - DOORN
BERG
BREEDE
GOURITZ
3HOW WATER ALLOCATION REFORM IS IMPLEMENTED IN THE
WESTERN CAPE
- 1. Licence applications
- 2. Financial assistance
- 3. Development of new schemes
- 4. Voluntary re-allocation
- 5. Purchase of water rights by Implementing
Agents - 6. Transformation of Water Management
Institutions - 7. Verification of water allocation
- 8. Addressing illegal water use
41. LICENCE APPLICATIONS
- Section 27 b(ii) of NWA need to redress the
imbalances of the past - Licence applications not approved if there is no
benefit for HDIs - Examples of applications
- Lutouw equity project (close to Lutzville)
52. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- Section 61 of National Water
- HDIs can qualify for subsidy to purchase or build
bulk water infrastructure (Maximum subsidy R15
000/Ha) - To purchase water use rights. Maximum subsidy is
R 7500/Ha - Co-operate with other Departments and
Organisations to maximise assistance - Example Ceres Koekedouw scheme, Lutouw
63. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SCHEMES
- Development of new schemes to utilise limited
surplus water - Ensure that HDI also benefit from the new
developments - Examples
- Raising of Clanwilliam Dam
- Osplaas Dam in Hex Valley
7OLIFANTS - DOORN
84. VOLUNTARILY RE-ALOCATION
- Water User Association members reduce water
allocations voluntarily - Transfer water rights to a property for use by
HDIs - Agreement with land owners for the re-allocation
of the water rights to HDIs - Example Central Breede WUA (proposed 2,5)
95. PURCHASE OF WATER RIGHTS BY IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
- Water User Association purchases water rights
- Transfer water rights to a property for use by
HDIs - Example is LORWUA that has purchased 11 Ha of
water rights - Agreement with land owners for the re-allocation
of the water rights to HDIs
106. TRANSFORMATION OF WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS
- All IBs being transformed into WUAs
- Ensure that HDIs and Emerging Farmers are part of
the management committees - Empowerment of Emerging Farmers through capacity
building and access to financial support - 40 Irrigation Boards already transformed into 30
WUAs - Examples
- Lower Olifants River WUA
- Central Breede (amalgamation of 3 Irrigation
Boards)
117. VERIFICATION OF WATER ALLOCATION
- Verification of existing lawful use in specific
areas to ensure more accurate information on
water use - Amendments to registered water use
- Evaluate water availability and targets for
re-allocation - Example Jan Dissels River project Further
priorities for larger catchments envisaged
(Olifants/Doorn and Berg WMA)
128. ADDRESSING ILEGAL WATER USE
- Investigate possible illegal water uses
- Follow up with legal procedures to ensure that
illegal activity is addressed - Examples
- Hol River illegal dams
- Stream flow reduction (trees removed)
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16Water Use VerificationJan Dissels River Pilot
Project
- Defining the need
- Water to meet the Reserve Human and Ecological
Reserve. - Conflict over water long history.
- Water to correct past imbalances (Rural Poor
Resource Poor Irrigation Farmers) - Addressing possible over-allocation unlawful
use. - Deal with new license applications.
- Precursor to compulsory licensing?
17Water Use VerificationJan Dissels River Pilot
Project
- Methodology
- Participative planning with water users, RPF
groups, local authorities CBOs - Validate Existing Lawful Use Qualifying Period,
Registered Use Current Use. - Balance available water with needs Human,
Ecological, Existing, Lawful Use Redress - Verify Water Use Water user applies to DWAF.
18Thank you, Inkosi, Dankie