Business Case forthe Pongola-Umzimkulu Catchment Management ...

Business Case for the Pongola-Umzimkulu Catchment Management Agency
13 Annexure A:Powers and functions under the National Water Act to be performed by
CMAs as initial, inherent or delegated/assigned functions, and functions to remain with
DWA.
Functions highlighted in yellow are likely to be transferred to the CMA within phase 1 of its existence, highlighted in orange for phase 2, and in
red for phase 3
Initial Function of CMA Inherent function of CMA under
the NWA
Part 2: Establishment of a
Catchment Management
Strategy
Function of CMA to be assigned or
delegated by Minister
Chapter 2: Water Management Strategies
Chapter 3: Protection of Water Resources
Part 1: Classification system for water resources
Part 2: Classification of water resources and resource quality objectives
13. Determination of reserve and
resource quality objectives for those
resources that do not have a high
protection class or are not of
national significance
15. Giving effect to any
determination of a class of a
water resources and the resource
Ongoing Function of DWA
Part 1: National water resource
strategy
Development of the National
Water Resource Strategy
12. Prescription of classification
system
13 Determination of water
resources and resource quality
objectives
14. Preliminary determination of
class or resource quality objectives
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