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26 August 2011
Recreational water use and the NWA
Anet Muir
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NWA: Authorisation of Recreational Use
Recreational water use (a listed water use under section 21) is authorised
under Schedule 1 and provides that (subject to the Act) for recreational
purposes,
That a person may “use the water or the water surface from any water
resource to which that person has lawful access…”
No additional authorisations in terms of Chapter 4 of the Act (ie General
Authorisations or licensing applies). Therefore the only control is the
provision of lawful access.
To ensure the objectives of the Act is met, such access should be planned for
and provided through the Resource Management Plan (as per the Policy)
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Section 113 Access to and use of government waterworks for
recreational purposes
1) The water of a government waterwork and the surrounding state-owned
land may be made available for recreational purposes, either generally
or for a specific purpose, on the conditions and to the persons
determined by the Minister.
2) The Minister may (a) control or prohibit access to any government waterworks; and
(b) subject to this Act, make reasonable charges for (i) the use of;
(ii) entry into; and
(iii) the use of any water surface or land associated
with, any government waterwork for recreational
purposes.
3) Nothing done under this section exempts any person from complying
with other provisions of this Act and with any other applicable law.
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Regulation 654
• Gazetted in terms of section 70 (b), (c) and (j) of the Water
Act, 1964
• Still remain in force, until specifically repealed (section
163(4) of the Act) and is considered to have been made
under the NWA to the extent that it is not inconsistent with
the NWA and until it is repealed by the Minister under the
NWA.
• R654 apply to government dams and surrounding stateowned land and govern control over and and water of
Government Water Works (GWWs), access for recreational
use such as accommodation, camping etc.
• Signed RMPs by the Minister and Published will be local
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regulations giving effect to R654
Operational Policy for Recreational Water
Use
Purpose:
Defines the Department’s responsibility regarding
recreational water use and establishes the fundamental
principles, policy, objectives and strategies for regulating
this water use
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Recreational Water Use
It includes all recreational activities and exploits , which
require water or the water surface of water resources for
successful completion. These activities may comprise in
alia sport, culture or tourism and can range from de
minimus (personal use) to commercial in extent and intent
Recognised as a formal use of water (non-consumptive)
under Chapter 4 , s21(k) as well as s113 of the National
Water Act, 1998 (Act no 36 of 1998)
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Safety
Safety
RESOURCES
INDUSTRY
Equitable
Access
Equitable Access
(Empowerment)
COMMUNITY
Institutionalisation
& Linkages
Communication &
Capacity Building
DWA POLICY
Legal Framework
Monitoring,
Evaluation &
Information
Management
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Resource Management Planning
Guideline Document which provides a framework within which resource
management plans are compiled, or within which existing resource
management plans are evaluated and changes made.
It is DWA’s policy that water and associated resources are conserved and
utilised in an environmentally sound and equitable manner based on
integrated recreational water Resource Management Plans…
With the following objectives:
1) A planning and zoning framework for the inclusion of water resource
planning and management is established and included in IDPs
2) Resource Management Plans are compiled and based on the principles
underlying the Integrated Resource Planning Procedure for recreational
waters
3) Based on Resource Management Plans water resources are classified
and Plans utilised as decision support tools
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BACKGROUND TO THE RESOURCE
PLANNING PROCEDURE
OLD APPROACH - ZONING PLANS
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Spatial and environmental in nature
Not consider economic & social issues
Lacked guidelines regarding institutionalisation,
capacitation & empowerment for implementation
Conflict resolution and management
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OLD APPROACH - ZONING PLANS
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RESOURCE PLANNING PROCEDURE NEW
APPROACH – INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING
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Focus on implementation
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Builds trust by showing that the needs &
expectations of the host community are important
and essential for participatory planning
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Outcome or delivery driven
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Incorporation into other planning initiatives
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BACKGROUND TO THE RESOURCE
PLANNING PROCEDURE
HARMONIOUS BALANCE
Resources
Utilisation
Community
DWA Policy
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Sustainability
EQUITY IN UTILISATION
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DWA’s POLICY STATEMENT: That the use of water
for recreational purposes shall benefit and contribute
to the sustainable livelihood of the host, affected and
local communities.
Thus:
Host communities should share in benefits
Have physical access to the resource
Have access to the water-based recreation economy
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DEFINING “THE COMMUNITY”
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Local communities are communities who live within
the vicinity of the resource
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Affected communities are communities who are
affected by the use of the resource
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Host communities are communities who have taken
ownership of the resource and whose livelihood
depends on the sustainable management thereof
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PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR
MUNICIPALITIES
Level of Detail
Spatial Dev Framework
Land Use Management
Framework
Scheme Districts
Management Area
Overlays
Management Area Plans
~ RMPs
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MANAGEMENT AREA PLANS ~ RMPs
“These Plans will contain the fine detail of how a
Management Area will be developed and implemented.
For instance, a Management Plan could be used:
• to elaborate the visions or policy statements for
particular areas to differentiate them from surrounding
areas
• to provide general and/or generic guidelines for
particular types of development
• to serve as an Environmental or Conservation
Management Plan for an area
• to manage detailed area specific development or master
plans”
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Commercial Aspects
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Public Finance Management Act
Treasury Regulation 16 – PPPs
PPP Toolkit for Tourism (procurement practice note)
PPP ensures that the following aspects are achieved:
• Can substantial risk transferred to the private
sector?
• Is the project affordable to government?
• Does a PPP procurement option show value for
money?
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DWA Strategic Plan for Commercialisation
• In terms of requirements of NT a Strategic Plan for
Commercialisation is a prerequisite for registering PPPs with
National Treasury
• The Departments plan for its 334 GWWs was approved in 2009 with
a focus on tourism and recreation.
• This focus aims to eliminate the under-utilisation of dams and the
obtaining the maximum benefits from the GWWs in attaining poverty
alleviation through:
– Revenue Generation
– Loss minimisation/savings in existing operations
– Optimal Utilisation of Under-performing Assets
– Socio-economic Benefits
– Infrastructure Upgrades
– Tourism Promotion
– Resource Protection
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Pilot PPPs
• RMPs in place for 10 GWWs
• Successful registration of Pongolapoort dam and Injaka
dam
– Injaka dam – EOI
– Pongolapoort Dam – appointment of TAs
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