A national water resource strategy
A national water resource strategy will provide the framework within which water will be managed at
regional or catchment level, in defined water management areas.
The strategy must at least provide for:
The requirements of the Reserve and identify, where appropriate, water
resources from which particular requirements must be met
International rights and obligations
Actions to be taken to meet projected future water needs
Water use of strategic importance
The strategy must among other things:
Contain estimates of present and future water requirements
Set
out principles relating to water conservation and water demand
management
State
the objectives in respect of water quality to be achieved through the
classification system for water resources provided for in this Act
Determine
the inter-relationship between institutions involved in water resource
management
Promote
the management of catchment within a water management area in a
holistic and integrated manner
In
establishing water management areas the watercourse catchment
boundaries, social and economic development patterns, efficiency
considerations and communal interests within the area in question must
be taken into account.
