a) Since 2016 the Department received four (4) water use licenses applications for chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District. Currently there are no applications that are yet to be finalised for chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District.
b) Please refer to the table below:
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No |
Name of Applicant |
Property Details |
Region |
Application Date |
|
1 |
Glencore Operations South Africa(PTY)LTD Glencore Chrome ... |
a) Based on our database there is one (1) water use licence application for chrome wash plant that was withdrawn by the applicant since 2016.
b) The details are indicated below:
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No |
Name of Applicant |
Property Details |
Region |
Date of withdrawal |
|
1 |
Glencore Operations South Africa (PTY) LTD Glencore Chrome Plant |
Portion 3 of Land Parcel 462 of the Major Region JQ |
NW |
2021/10/25 ... |
a) Areas experiencing water shortages are mostly rural areas in the provinces of the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, KwaZulu Natal, Free State and the Northern Cape. In addition, 32% households in South Africa do not have access to a reliable services due to dilapidated infrastructure as well as lack of proper operations and maintenance of existing infrastructure which results in disruptions and shortage ...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) established a WAR room to assist the Ethekwini Metro Municipality to manage the impacts of the floods on water services provision, on 15 April 2022. Officials of the DWS are members of the WAR room and are monitoring interventions to ensure water services are restored and alternative water supplies provided.
The Ethekwini Metro has appointed a contractor ...
a) There are 7 Water Use Licences issued to existing chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District since 1 January 2011.
b) The list below indicates the details of the applicants.
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No |
Name of Applicant |
Property Details |
Region |
Date of Issuance |
|
1 |
Rustenburg Platinum Mine: Amandelbult Fine Chrome Recovery Plant |
Land Parcel 383 of the Major Region KQ |
NW |
2022/03/26 |
|
2 |
Elgagen (Pty) ... |
1. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is aware that there is still sewage flowing into the Vanderkloof Dam.
An initial investigation conducted by DWS into the Vanderkloof Wastewater Treatment Plant on 20 June 2018 and 13 September 2018 indicated the following:
The Department of Water and Sanitation engaged the Mvoti Local Municipality regarding the provision of water and sanitation services to the residents of Umvoti in Ward 13. The municipality reported the following:
1. A total of 90 Water Service Authorities responsible for 334 wastewater collection and treatment systems that achieved less than 30% during the Department’s Green Drop Assessment were issued with non-compliance letters and instructed to prepare and submit corrective action plans as highlighted in the Green Drop 2022 Report.
a) Six (6) of the Water Services Authorities have complied and submitted action plans which ...
The Tlapeng village is currently receiving water supply through tankering and three (3) existing boreholes. The existing boreholes are unable to cater for the demand in the village. The boreholes discharge an average of 2l/s instead 3.5 l/s which is needed to meet the current demand of approximately 2900 people being serviced at RDP standards.
To address the challenge of water provision and meet ...
a) The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) together with the Mopani District Municipality are in the process of implementing a number of interventions to ensure that communities living in the Greater Giyani Local Municipality have access to water. The projects entail refurbishment of Giyani water treatment works required to treat surface water from the Nsami Dam and to convey adequate and sustainable potable ...