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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.

Other policies

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. Water and sanitation services on privately owned land policy. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, February 2024. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 50133 (16 February 2024), Government notice no 4375.

South Africa. 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. Department 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

 

Policies online

Department of Water and Sanitation. Water Sector Policy Database

Department of Water and Sanitation. Water-related Policy

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. (Broken link. Not archived.)

White papers

 
White paper on water services policy. --    [Pretoria? : Dept. of Water Affairs and Forestry] , 2003. Shelf no. G 68 E.WATE.03.WHIT Succeeded by the Strategic framework for water services. 
 
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
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.

  

 

Reviews

South Africa. Department of Water and Sanitation. NWPR National Water Policy review: water policy positions. Pretoria: Department of Water and Sanitation, 2013? 

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs. National Water Policy Review (NWPR): approved water policy positions. [Pretoria: Department of Water Affairs, 2013?]

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs. National Water Policy Review (NWPR): water policy positions. Pretoria: Government Printing Works. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 36798 (30 August 2013), General notice 888 of 2013. 

 

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.

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. Draft white paper on water services. Pretoria: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, October 2002.

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. Towards a water service white paper: issues and options discussion paper. April 2002. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, May 2002.  In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 23377 (3 May 2002), Government notice no. 538. 

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. Pretoria : Department of Water and Sanitation, May 2022. 

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

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. The development of a sanitation policy and practice in South Africa, 2002: preliminary draft paper. Pretoria: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, 3 July 2002.
   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.

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.]

South Africa. Department of Water Affairs. National Water Policy Review (NWPR): approved water policy positions. Pretoria: Department of Water Affairs, 2014?

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

Mjoli, Nozibele. Review of sanitation policy and practice in South Africa from 2001-2008: Report to the Water Research Commission. Gezina: Water Research Commission, March 2010. (WRC Report No. 1741/1/09)

De Coning, Christo and Tamsyn Sherwill. An assessment of the water policy process in South Africa (1994 to 2003). Gezina: Water Research Commission, June 2004. (WRC Report No TT 232/04)

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.