| NOTICE FOR A WATER USE LICENCE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR WATER USES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 21(a), (c), (e) & (i) OF THE NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 36 OF 1998) (NWA) FOR THE VAL DE VIE PHASE II DEVELOPMENT, DRAKENSTEIN LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, WESTERN CAPE
REFERENCE NUMBER: WU23053 |
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| Applicant | Val de Vie Investments (Pty) Ltd |
| Consultant | Water Use Licence Associates (Pty) Ltd |
| Project Location | Erf 967, Erf 970, Erf 971, Erf 993, and Erf 1070, Paarl, Drakenstein Local Municipality. |
| Details of Applications, Activities and Water Uses Triggered | Notice is hereby given for a Water Use Licence Application (WULA) process in terms of Section 21 of NWA for water use activities associated with the Val de Vie Phase II development. The relevant licensing authority for the WULA process is the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).
The Applicant wishes to abstract water from groundwater resources at the “Val de Vie Phase II development”. The development comprises residential households, restaurants, recreational areas as well as a large biodiversity corridor. As part of the upkeep of the estate water is required for landscape and agricultural irrigation. The Applicant therefore proposes to apply for Section 21(a) water use activity for the abstraction of groundwater from numerous existing boreholes and from surface water for use for landscape irrigation. Furthermore, water use activity Section 21(e) is also triggered for landscape irrigation. Additionally, since the water uses will be within the 500m regulated zone of a wetland, a Section 21(c) and (i) water use activity will be triggered for the maintenance of the boreholes. |
| Opportunity to Participate | As part of the public participation process, the public is provided a 60-day period from 24 March 2023 to 29 May 2023 to register as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP) and review and comment on the application. I&APs are invited to submit comments and/or register on the stakeholder database by contacting the consultant below. Alternatively, the following link can be used: https://forms.office.com/r/wvXgX9Au86. |
| Contact Details | Ms Bianca Bleuler can be contacted telephonically on 011 616 7893 or via email at [email protected]. |
