National Water Department Document

National Water Department Documents

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Botswana - Department of Water Affairs

• Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Affairs website

• Water Works Act (1962) (PDF 6.7Mb)

• Draft Water Bill (2005) (PDF 130 Kb)

• National Scoping Study for the Botswana IWRM WE Programme (2010) (PDF 1 Mb)

• Policy Brief on Botswana’s Water Management (2006) (PDF 2,6 Mb)

• National Water Conservation Policy and Strategy (1999) (PDF 3.1 Mb)

• Botswana Water Quality Standards: Drinking Water BOS 32:2000 (PDF 55 Kb)

Lesotho - Department of Water Affairs

• Lesotho Water Sector Information Management System Portal (LWSIMS) website

• Water Act (2008) (PDF 1.2 Mb)

• Water Resources Act, No.22 (1978) (PDF 224 Kb)

• Lesotho Water and Sanitation Policy (2007) (PDF 246 Kb)

• Roadmap to Completing Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Efficiency Planning (2007) (PDF 420 Kb)

• Lesotho National Environment Policy (1998) (PDF 1.7 Mb)

• State of the Environment in Lesotho (1997) (online)

• Lesotho Highlands Water Project Treaty (1986) (PDF 4.2 Mb)

Namibia - Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

• Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry website

• The Water Act (Act 54 of1956) (PDF 113 Kb)

• Water Resources Management Act (2004) (PDF 224 Kb)

• Namibia Water Supply and Sanitation Policy (2008) (PDF 214 Kb)

• National Water Policy White Paper (2000) (PDF 3 Mb)

• Basin Management Approach Guidebook (No date) (PDF 2.6 Mb)

• Lower Orange River Management Study (2006) (PDF 4.7Mb)

• National Drought Policy and Strategy (1997) (online)

South Africa - Department of Water Affairs (DWA)

• Department of Water Affairs website

• National Water Act (1998) (PDF 3 Mb)

• National Water Conservation and Demand Management Strategy (1999) (PDF 180 Kb)

• National Water Resources Strategy (2004) (PDF 2.53 Mb)

• Water Services Act in (1997) (PDF 0.3 Mb)

   Water Management Area Overviews (2003)

• Upper Orange River (PDF 2.35 Mb)

• Lower Orange River (PDF 2.27 Mb)

• Upper Vaal River (PDF 2.26 Mb)

• Middle Vaal River (PDF 2.28 Mb)

• Lower Vaal River (PDF 2.07 Mb)

    Internal Strategic Perspectives (2004)

• Upper Orange River (PDF 11.8 Mb)

• Lower Orange River (PDF 16.2 Mb)

• Orange River System: Overarching (PDF 2.2 Mb)

• Upper Vaal River (PDF 2.5 Mb)

• Middle Vaal River (PDF 9.8 Mb)

• Lower Vaal River (PDF 3.8 Mb)

• Vaal River Overarching (PDF 5.3 Mb)