# water use licence regulations

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/water-use-licence-regulations/
- Published: 2023-06-02T17:59:16+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### **10055 **comments delivered to parliament (closed 20 July 2023)

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### The Minister of Water And Sanitation called for public comment on the draft Regulations regarding the Procedural Requirements for Water-Use Licence Applications

    - applications to license extraction of ground or surface water, storage of 
      water in a dam and performance of stream flow reduction activities (such as
      forestry) will  be considered by the DWS if the applying company meets the
      tabled racial quotas.

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**AgriSA** says proposed regulations requiring up to 75% of black South African 
shareholding in water licenses could devastate agriculture. It claims this would
risk the nation’s food supply. eNCA speaks to Janse Rabie, Legal and Policy Executive
at AgriSA.

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