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subterranean water control areas. There are 13 control areas in South Africa covering<br />
some 5 000 km 2 . No subterranean water control areas are found in Natal/KwaZulu.<br />
The use <strong>of</strong> water abstracted from a mine (for dewatering purposesl is subject to permit<br />
restrictions in terms <strong>of</strong> Section 12 <strong>of</strong> the Water Act. Compensation by the mine owner<br />
to those adversely affected by the abstraction can be made a permit condition in terms <strong>of</strong><br />
Section 12B <strong>of</strong> the Act. The prevention <strong>of</strong> pollution <strong>of</strong> any water (including groundwaterl<br />
through farming operations is controlled in terms <strong>of</strong> Section 23A <strong>of</strong> the Act. The Minister<br />
(by virtue <strong>of</strong> Section 12C <strong>of</strong> the Actl, may require that data from any borehole drilled for<br />
private purposes in a gazetted area, be supplied to the Department <strong>of</strong> Water Affairs and<br />
Forestry. Groundwater surveys and drilling performed on behalf <strong>of</strong>the Department can be<br />
undertaken on private property in terms <strong>of</strong> Section 166 <strong>of</strong> the Act - provided that<br />
reasonable notice is given to the owner or occupier <strong>of</strong> the land.<br />
11.4 Some primary sources <strong>of</strong> groundwater information for NatallKwaZulu<br />
11 .4.1 Detailed surveys<br />
Very few large (regionall groundwater studies have been undertaken in NatallKwaZulu.<br />
Two major regional (as opposed to sub-regional) surveys were those reported by Van Wyk<br />
(1963) and Anonymous (1971)*. Several important sub-regional studies have been<br />
undertaken for example, by the CSIR and the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Zululand</strong> in the Richards Bay<br />
St Lucia area, as well as further north (see the bibliographic databasel.<br />
No detailed province-wide analysis <strong>of</strong> groundwater in Natal/KwaZulu has yet been<br />
undertaken. An overview has however, been provided by Maud (see later in the chapter).<br />
A major groundwater study is currently underway in NatallKwaZulu involving the<br />
Directorate <strong>of</strong> Geohydrology <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Water Affairs and Forestry, Private Bag<br />
*<br />
See Van Wyk, W.L, 1963. Ground-water studies in northem Natal, <strong>Zululand</strong> and surrounding areas,<br />
Memoir No. 52. Geological Survey, Department <strong>of</strong> Mines, Pretoria, 135 p. and map, as well as<br />
Anonymous. 1971. Report on a survey <strong>of</strong> the natural resources <strong>of</strong> Natal South Coast {European<br />
owned land!. supplement to the maps: undertaken for the Town and Regional Planning Commission.<br />
Pietermaritzburg, 1971, Report No. TS 57/69, R.F. Loxton Hunting and Associates, Johannesburg,<br />
110 p. + app. and 10 maps. The firm also undertook a survey <strong>of</strong> Maputaland in 1969/1970invoMng<br />
inter alia groundwater resources. {See O! the relevant maps discussed in the chapter on maps.<br />
elsewhere in this publication and Oil the bibliographic database!. See also, James, A.G. and Fuller,<br />
H.LM., 1987. Register <strong>of</strong> southern African hydrological data sources, South African Water<br />
Information Centre. CSIR, Pretoria. 287 p.