Throughout South Africa we help businesses and landowners develop and expand their operations sustainably and responsibly in order to achieve prosperity and regulatory compliance.
Services
Water Use License Applications
General Authorizations (GAs)
Existing Lawful Water Uses (ELUs) Registration and Verification
Basic Assessments (BAs)
Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment Reporting (EIAs)
Section 24G Rectification Applications
Environmental Management Plans and Programmes (EMPr)
Permanent and Temporary Transfers of Water Rights
Screening of Properties to Determine their Water Rights
Crop Water Requirement Calculations
Geohydrological Assessments & Borehole Testing
Wetland & Biodiversity Assessments
Water and Salt Balance Modelling
Stormwater Management Plans (SWMP)
Integrated Water and Wastewater Management Plans (IWWMPs)
Rehabilitation Planning & Success Criteria Development
Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Investigations and Mitigation Strategy Design
Compliance Alignment for MPRDA, NEMA, and NWA Requirements
Dam Engineering Designs
Dam Safety Evaluations
Floodline Delineation
Environmental Control Officer (ECO) Services
Legal and Environmental Compliance Auditing
Dust fallout, Air quality, Noise, Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring
Biodiversity and Rehabilitation Monitoring
Risk Assessments & Environmental Liability Evaluations
Geospatial Analysis and Map Creation
Land Capability & Land Use Assessments
Spatial Data Visualisation and Modelling
Geo-Technical Investigations
Soil Suitability Assessments
Hydropedological Assessments
Your Questions Answered
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The National Water Act (NWA) (Act No 36 of 1998) recognises that water is a scarce and unevenly distributed national asset that belongs to the people of South Africa and provides the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) with the mandate to protect, use, develop, conserve, manage and control the country's water resources in an integrated manner.
The NWA therefore provides the legal basis upon which to develop tools and the means to effect this mandate. One of the means is the authorisation of water use as defined in Chapter 4 of the NWA.
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Yes, there are three types of Water Use Authorisations namely: Water Use License, General Authorisation, and Existing Lawful Use.
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To protect water resources
To promote equitable access to water
To facilitate social and economic development
To protect aquatic and associated ecosystems and their biological diversity and
To meet international obligations
It can increase your farm value by R 100 000 to R 200 000 or more.
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Yes, we can assess the current status of the water use activities on the property.
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A Mineral Right, an Environmental Authorisation and a Water Use Authorisation at least.
More about us
We integrate environmental science, and regulatory strategy to deliver solutions that are practical and aligned with operational realities in South Africa.
Whether supporting agricultural applications, infrastructure expansion, complex mining applications or water-resource management challenges, we offer end-to-end environmental support that drives compliance certainty with the aim of economic prosperity and environmental sustainability for our clients.
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