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MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: QUESTION 3323 FOR WRITTEN REPLY
A draft reply to the above question asked by Mr I O Davidson (DA) is
attached for your consideration.
ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL
DATE:
DRAFT REPLY APPROVED/AMENDED
MRS B E E MOLEWA, MP
MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 3323
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28 OCTOBER 2011
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 35)
3323. Mr I O Davidson (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental
Affairs:
(1) Whether, with reference to her replies to question 1276 on 20
May 2010 and lapsed question 3423 on 31 January 2011, the water
use general authorisation in possession of Mr L Fourie and a
certain company (details furnished) is valid; if not, why not;
if so, (a) when was it issued, (b) what is the (i) name and
(ii) designation of the official that issued it, (c) until when
is this authorisation valid and (d) what are the relevant terms
of the authorisation;
(2) whether the holder of the permit had to report to her
department on a regular basis; if not, what is the position in
this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1) Yes, the water use general authorisation in possession of Mr L
Fourie and his company is valid.
In response to question (1)(a), (1)(b)(i), (1)(b)(ii) and
(1)(c), see the table below:
Table 1 below reflects the date when the general authorisation
was issued, the details of the official and the date until when
the water use general authorisation is valid.
|Date issued |Name official |Designation |Date valid |
| | | | |
|28/05/2011 |Mr Alison |Regional Head: |29/11/2012 |
| |Matukane |Limpopo | |
(1)(d) The water use general authorisation is subject to the Mr
Fourie and his company complying with the conditions of the
water use general authorisation and having a valid mining
permit in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002).
(2) Mr Fourie and his company are required by the water use general
authorisation to monitor water quality by taking water samples
at upstream and downstream points of the sand mining site on a
bi-weekly basis in the first three months of sand mining
activity and thereafter on a monthly basis. The water samples
are analysed by M&L Laboratories in conjunction with the Medupi
Power Station Joint Venture Construction.
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The results of the water quality are submitted to the
Departmentâs Limpopo: Regional Office for the assessment of
impacts. Furthermore, the conditions of the water use general
authorisation requires that no damming of water should occur
(i.e. normal river flow is allowed to pass through the sand
mining site) and that all lawful water abstraction points are
not interfered with during sand mining.
The sand mining site is inspected by the Departmentâs Regional
Office: Limpopo at least once every month during sand mining
activities (i.e. sand mining is done during low river flows
seasons based on demand and is not continuous).
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