1. It is not within the mandate of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to grant Environmental Authorisations nor approval of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). The DWS has or will investigate the issue of possible unlawful water use activities on the said property and take necessary corrective actions where necessary. DWS conducted an investigation at Beethoven Investment Portion 62 of the Farm Elandspruit 291 JS on 24 October 2023. The findings of the investigation were as indicated below:
2. The DWS only requires the owners of activities to provide proof of lawful access to the properties where water use activities take place during the water use authorisation process. As indicated in DWS reply to NA question 1643, there is no record of water use registration nor authorisation for the activities at Portion 62 of the Farm Elandspruit 291.
3. It is not the within the mandate of the DWS to grant Environmental Impact Assessment approvals/ authorisations.
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