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The Reserve

The Reserve consists of 2 parts namely the basic human needs reserve and the ecological reserve and refers to both the quantity and quality of the water in the resource and will vary depending on the class of the resource.

The basic human needs reserve provides for the essential needs of individuals served by the water resource in question and includes water for drinking, food preparation and personal hygiene, as prescribed under the Water Services Act No 108 of 1997. This includes people who are now or who will in the reasonably near future be relying upon, taking water from or being supplied from the relevant water source.

The ecological reserve relates to the water required to protect the aquatic ecosystem of the water resource. Aquatic ecosystems must be protected in order to secure ecologically sustainable development and use of the relevant water resource.