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Water Resources: Government Information: Library Guide: Policies

This guide directs you to government sources on water resources from international to local level.

Draft policies

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. Draft policy: water and sanitation services policy on privately owned land, 2022. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, November 2022. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 47558 (22 November 2022), Government notice no 2765.

Reviews

Wilkinson, M. (Melanie). Benchmarking South Africa’s National Water Policy and Legislation and the Development of a Framework for Monitoring the Progress of Current and Future Water Policy and Legislation : Review of South Africa’s Water Policy and Legislation : Report to the Water Research Commission.  Gezina, South Africa: Water Research Commission, 2018. (Report no. 2417/1/17) Shelf no. G 68 JWRC 2417/1/17

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. NWPR: National Water Policy Review: Water Policy Positions. Pretoria: Department of Water and Sanitation, [2013.]

Policy process

De Coning, C.    An assessment of the water policy process in South Africa (1994 to 2003) /    Gezina :   Water Research Commission,   2004. G 68 JWRC TT 232/04

De Coning, Christo (2005). Overview of the water policy process in South Africa. Water Policy 8 (2006) 505–528

Classification

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. Chief Directorate: Resource Directed Measures. A Draft Position Paper on the Development of a National Water Resource Classification System (NWRCS): Draft Discussion Document. Pretoria: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, May 2006.

Core policies

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs. National water policy review (NWPR) : approved water policy positions (2014)

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs. National water policy review (NWPR) : water policy positions. 2013.

 
White paper on water services policy. --    [Pretoria? : Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry] , 2003. Shelf no. G 68 E.WATE.03.WHIT
 
South Africa. Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990-2010). 
   White paper on a national water policy for South Africa / Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. --    [Pretoria] : Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, 1997. Shelf no. G 68 E.WATE.97.WHIT

  

 

Water security

South Africa. National Planning Commission. National water security framework for South Africa: summary, principles and recommendations. 1st edition. Pretoria: National Planning Commission, July 2020. 

South Africa. National Planning Commission. National water security framework. Discussion document for public comments.Pretoria: National Planning Commission, 15 January 2019.

Hydropower

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. Draft sustainable hydropower generation policy. Pretoria : Department of Water and Sanitation, July 2015. Shelf no. G 68 E.WATE.16.DRAF

Mine water

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. Mine water management policy position : draft for external consultation and discussion, February 2017. Pretoria : Department of Water and Sanitation, 2017. Shelf no. G 68 E.WATE.17.MINE Shelf no. G 68 G 40965/2017, part 2 of 3

Sanitation policies

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. National sanitation policy, 2016. Pretoria :  Department of Water and Sanitation, 2016. 

G 68 E.WATE.01.WHIT
   White paper on basic household sanitation. --    [Pretoria? : Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry?], 2001.
   35 leaves ; 30 cm.
 
G 68 E.HEAL.96.NATI
South Africa National Sanitation Task Team
   National sanitation policy : white paper / Republic of South Africa, National Sanitation Task Team. --    [Pretoria? : Dept. of Health?], 1996

   vi, 28 p. ; 30 cm.

G 68 EWP I/94
South Africa. Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990-2010)
   Water supply and sanitation policy : white paper / Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. --    Cape Town : {The Dept.}, 1994.
   38 p. : ill., col. port. ; 30 cm.

Other policies

Department of Water Affairs (2009). A Framework for  National Water Sector Partnership Structures : The Context, Structure, Functions and Terms of Reference of the Water Sector Leadership Group & its substructures
 
G 68 E.WATE.04.POLI
South Africa. Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990-2010).
   Policy on financial assistance to resource poor irrigation farmers : in terms of sections 61 and 62 of the National Water Act, 1998 / Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. --    [Pretoria? : Department of Water Affairs and Forestry?], : 2004.
   22 leaves ; 30 cm.
 
G 68 E.WATE.04.OPER
South Africa. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990- 2010). Directorate: Water Abstraction and Instream Use. Sub-directorate: Environment and Recreation.
   Operational policy : using water for recreational purposes / prepared by Sub-directorate Environment and Recreation, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. --    [Pretoria?] : Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, c2004.
   iii, 41 p. ; 21 x 30 cm.
 
G 68 E.WATE.02.NATI
South Africa. Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990-2010)
   National water quality management framework policy / Department: Water Affairs and Forestry ; [author: S. A. P. Brown]. --    Pretoria : Department of Water Affairs and Forestry , 2002.
   x, 50, [5] leaves ; 30 cm. ( Water quality management series. Management series, Sub-series ; no. MS 7 )
 
G 68 E.WATE.02.POLI
South Africa. Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990-2010). Directorate: Social and Ecological Services.
   Policy : using water for recreational purposes / prepared by the Directorate Social and Ecological Services, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. --    [Pretoria?] : Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, 2002.
   iv, 7 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
 
G 68 JWRC KV 96/96
Backeberg, G. R. (Gerhard Robert).
   Policy proposals for irrigated agriculture in South Africa : discussion paper / prepared by: G.R. Backeberg ... [et al.]. --    [Pretoria] : Water Research Commission, 1996.
   2 v. (xxii, 201 p.) : maps ; 30 cm. ( WRC report (South Africa. Water Research Commission) ; no. KV 96/96 )

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. You and Your Water Rights : South African Law Review : a Call for Public Response.  [Pretoria: The Dept.], 1995. Shelf no. G 68 EWP B/1995

South Africa. Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry (1990-2010). Draft policy : water for managing the natural environment. Pretoria: Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry, 1992. G 68 E.WATE.92.DRAF