Water Month 2021: Critical water licensing delegations signed into effect

[{“type”:”text”,”content”:”These critical delegations were signed in terms of section 75 of the National Water Act (the NWA) and were a very welcome development that deserves to be celebrated during national water month (March 2021).nnThe NWA records and emphasises the national governmentu2019s overall responsibility and authority over the nationu2019s water resources and their use, including the equitable allocation of water for beneficial use, the redistribution of water and international water matters. Constitutionally speaking, water is a functional area of exclusive national competence (that is, provincial and local government are excluded from managing the countryu2019s water resources).”,”position”:0,”id”:”9nKGceKrw56u5iTs”}]