DECLARATION OF THE WATERBERG NATIONAL PRIORITY AREA

The document is a formal declaration by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs designating the Waterberg National Priority Area under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004, due to concerns over ambient air quality and trans-boundary pollution.

• Minister Bomo Edith Edna Molewa declared the Waterberg National Priority Area on 15 June 2012, with a commencement date of 29 June 2012, under section 18(1) of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004.
• The declaration was prompted by the risk that ambient air quality in the Waterberg District Municipality in Limpopo Province might exceed national standards in the near future, and the existence of a trans-boundary situation between the Waterberg District Municipality and the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West Province that could negatively impact air quality in both regions.
• The Minister noted the potential for trans-boundary air pollution impacts between the Republic and its neighboring countries, specifically Botswana.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2012). DECLARATION OF THE WATERBERG NATIONAL PRIORITY AREA. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Waterberg.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. DECLARATION OF THE WATERBERG NATIONAL PRIORITY AREA. 2012. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Waterberg.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2012declaration, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{DECLARATION OF THE WATERBERG NATIONAL PRIORITY AREA}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2012}, month = jun, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Waterberg.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }