For Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency to review
Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency has not yet seen this page. It describes the organisation only through what it has said or done, and through what others named here have said about it. The Forum has not approached Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency about anything. Until Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency has approved the text, it may change. Questions for Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency:
- Is this description of the agency correct? What would you like to change?
- How do residents and farmers in Ward 2 register water use or apply for a licence with the agency?
- Could water that the valley adds to the Riviersonderend below Theewaterskloof Dam be measured and counted in the catchment’s planning?
- Should readers reach you through the moderators, or through a public contact?
The Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency manages water use and licensing in the Breede catchment [MS]. It was formed under the National Water Act by extending the boundary and area of the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency [IC]. The Riviersonderend, which the valley’s rivers join, flows into the Breede [IC].
What the letters in square brackets mean
Facts on this page are followed by a tag that shows where they come from.
- [IC] Independently Corroborated. Confirmed by an official record, such as a government notice or a court or council record, or by at least two sources that do not depend on each other.
- [MS] Mission-Sourced. Comes from the organisation’s own website or statements, from the statements of a group it works with, or from the Forum’s own records. It has not been checked against sources that do not depend on them.
- [TBV] To Be Verified. Seems likely, but nobody has confirmed it from a reliable source yet.
At a glance
| Kind | Government |
| Based in | Not yet known |
| Website | Not yet known |
| Role | Water use registration and licences in the Breede catchment [IC] |
| Link to the valley | Direct. Water use from the valley’s rivers falls in its area |
| Contact with the Forum | Not approached |
What it does
A catchment management agency carries out parts of the National Water Act for one water management area [IC]. The national notice establishing this agency extended the area of the Breede-Gouritz agency [IC].
How its work reaches the valley
- Water use and licences. The National Water Act page names the agency as the body for water use registration and licences in the Breede catchment [IC].
- Earlier work. Its predecessor, the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency, was a partner in the Breede Catchment Water Stewardship Programme led by WWF South Africa [MS].
Where it touches this site
- National Water Act, where the agency is one of the two bodies that administer the Act in the valley.
- From Water Access to Water Agency, an idea not yet agreed, which would ask the agency whether water added below the dam could be counted. The agency has not been asked.
- Ridge to River to Table, an idea not yet agreed, which names the agency among organisations whose views are needed.
What is still open
- Where the agency’s office is, and its website.
- How a resident registers water use with it.
Have your say
If you know more about Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency’s work in the valley, contact the moderators via How to Submit.
Related
- Organisations Outside the Valley
- Department of Water and Sanitation
- WWF South Africa
- Zonderend Water Users Association
References
- Republic of South Africa. National Water Act: Establishment of Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency. The notice extending the Breede-Gouritz agency’s area.
- Department of Water and Sanitation. Business case for the establishment of the Breede-Olifants Catchment Management Agency (2021).
- CEO Water Mandate. Breede Catchment Water Stewardship Programme summary report (2016). The agency as a partner.
- Wikipedia. Breede River. Where the Riviersonderend joins the Breede.