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comply with the requirements of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Code of
Practice No. 045-1974 for the testing of water boreholes (see Chapter 20). A continuous
nine hour pumping test must be undertaken using suitable pumping equipment (not a bailer
or an airblast). An unsuccessful borehole is regarded as one yielding less than 125 m I s-1
(unless special circumstances prevail). No subsidy is payable by the Department unless
receipts are submitted and the costs incurred are reasonable. Applicants are given one
year in which to have the borehole drilled (after acceptance of the proposal by the
DepartmentJ, although the completion period may be extended for a further year (on
application). The subsidy is calculated on the same basis as the above scheme, with the
same maximum. The Department accepts no liability for the contract between the land
user and the driller, makes no payment to the drilling contractor, and is not a party to any
dispute. If the applicant provides misleading or false information to the Department, then
the subsidy lapses and the land user is required to return the subsidy to the Department.
With regard to Government Regulation Notice GN R3041192 issued in terms of Section
164 read with Section 162 of the Water Act, the Minister of Agriculture may provide a
subsidy for additional works in respect of boreholes for stock watering and domestic
needs. Additional works refer to appliances, pipelines, reservoirs and drinking troughs.
The R6 000 per.borehole subsidy (covering the costs of the actual construction of the
additional works) is subject to the basic conditions outlined above, where the borehole is
at least 15 m deep and 100 mm in diameter, and complies with the requirements of SABS
Code of Practice No. 045-1974. The works must be completed within 12 months of
consent, although an extension of a further 12 months may be granted. No subsidy is
payable until receipts have been submitted, or if the applicant made use of second hand
materials for any component of the additional works. If false or misleading information is
provided by the applicant, then the applicant is required to return the subsidy to the
Department.
11.9.2 KwaZulu
(a) Boreholes
Some 260 boreholes a year (10 boreholes per KwaZulu district), are drilled under the
auspices of the KwaZulu Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Private Bag X05, Ulundi,