water-tribunal-decision-in-vuna-2010-eadbe60e14bf3de5.pdf

The Water Tribunal issued a ruling on 20 August 2010 regarding an appeal by Gideon Anderson (T/A Zonnelbloem Boedery) against a water use licence granted to Vuna Enterprises (Pty) Ltd. The Tribunal determined that the appellant lacked the legal standing (locus standi) to lodge the appeal because he had not submitted a formal written objection within a prescribed time period as required by the National Water Act (NWA).

• The Water Tribunal ruled that Gideon Anderson (T/A Zonnelbloem Boedery) did not have the right to lodge an appeal under section 148(1)(f) of the National Water Act (NWA) because he was not an 'objector' as contemplated by the law.
• The Tribunal determined that for a person to have the right to appeal under section 148(1)(f) of the NWA, their written objection must be 'timeously lodged', which the Tribunal interpreted as meaning the objection must be made within a pre-determined or prescribed time period following a notice inviting such objections.
• In this specific case, no formal objections were invited by the responsible authority (the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs), and consequently, no formal objections were submitted by the appellant, despite the appellant having sent letters expressing concerns to both respondents.
• The water use licence in question was granted on 9 December 2009 to Vuna Enterprises (Pty) Ltd for mining operations located in the immediate vicinity of a portion of the appellant's farm in Mpumalanga.

APA

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Chicago

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