WATER CYCLE
5 Water users
11 Water
Water
uses
cycle
Condensation
Evaporation
Potential impacts
Transpiration
Disposal of
heated water
Streamflow
reduction
activity
Rainfall
PowerStation
Mining
Run-off
Abstraction
Infiltration
Treated water
Industry
Domestic
Discharge of
Water found
underground
Industrial discharge
Storage
Waste water
Treatment works
10
Impeding
the flow
Aquatic
Ecosystem
Recreation
Irrigation with waste
Recreation
Altering
The banks of
A watercourse
Agriculture
Industrial pollution and
Solid waste disposal
Nitrates and other agrochemical pollution
Borehole
Drinking
water
DETERMINE RESOURCE QUALITY OBJECTIVES SECTION 13 (1)(b)
11
BASIC HUMAN
NEEDS
COMPONENT
I
A
T
F
U
Categorise (or assess) the user
requirements
“BULK”
DOMESTIC
I
I
I
I
A
A
A
A
T
T
T
T
U
U
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT CLASS
A B C D E
CATCHMENT FORUMS
CATCHMENT ASSESSMENT STUDY
Categorise (or assess) the Reserve
I
(Special) Protected
Water Resource
II
Protected
Water Resource
III
Good Quality
Water Resource
IV
Acceptable Quality
Water Resource
Determine
(set)
Reserve
U
U
I = IDEAL, A = ACCEPTABLE, T = TOLERABLE, U = UNACCEPTABLE, A,B,C,D,E,F = ECOLOGICAL CATEGORIES
RQO = RESOURCE QUALITY OBJECTIVES
Deter
Determine
mine
Resour
(set)
ce
RQOs
Quality
Department: Water Affairs and Forestry
DIRECTORATE WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Sub-Directorate Management Systems
June 2001
DETERMINE RESOURCE
QUALITY OBJECTIVES
SECTION 13 (1)(b)
ESTABLISH WATER QUALITY CMS
SECTION 8 (1)
12
Categorise (or assess) the Reserve
I
I
I
A
A
A
A
D
T
T
T
T
E
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
F
U
U
MANAGEMENT CLASS
“BULK”
DOMESTIC
I
C
CONSULTATIVE FORUMS
CATCHMENT ASSESSMENT STUDY
BASIC HUMAN
NEEDS
COMPONENT
B
CATCHMENT FORUMS
A
I
(Special) Protected
Water Resource
II
Protected
Water Resource
III
Good Quality
Water Resource
IV
Acceptable Quality
Water Resource
Determine
(or set)
Reserve
U
(WQ)CMS
U
Determine
(or set)
RQOs
I
A
T
U
Audit
Determine
incremental
RWQOs
What are
the goals?
Determine
incremental
SMOs
What has to
be done ?
AUTHORISATION
SECTION 40
Monitor
Section 137
(1)
Institute
Single Source
Interventions
Develop
single
source
WQM plans
Develop
sectoral
WQM plans
RWQOs = RESOURCE WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES, SMOs = SOURCE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
(WQ) CMS = WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT COMPONENT OF THE CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Who, How
& When will
they do it ?
Department: Water Affairs and Forestry
DIRECTORATE WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Sub-Directorate Management Systems
June 2001