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This briefing is a draft parliamentary reply detailing the status of the Villiers Wastewater Treatment Works in Mafube Municipality. It notes that while effluent is generally compliant, the plant is operating over capacity. The Department has issued a notice to the municipality regarding a missing water use license application (WULA) and intends to issue a directive to resolve this, though no criminal charges have been filed. The municipality has submitted rehabilitation plans, and the Department provides technical support through the Gauteng Regional Office and a Wilge catchment water management forum.

A draft reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question regarding the legislative origins and current status of the Vogel Vlei irrigation scheme.

This document is a draft written reply from the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (No. 1267) posed by Mr G R Morgan (DA) regarding the water use licence awarded to Vele Colliery.

The South African Department of Water and Environmental Affairs is conducting an Institutional Reform and Realignment process to review the number and framework of catchment management agencies (CMAs). Challenges identified in the Inkomati and Breede-Overberg agencies include insufficient technical capacity and unclear accountability. No timeline exists for full operationality of all CMAs, pending the completion of the reform process in approximately 12 months. Revenue collection remains with the Department rather than the CMAs.

A draft reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question regarding the status of acid mine drainage responses in the western, central, and eastern basins.

This document is a draft written reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (No. 2458) posed by Mr G R Morgan (DA) regarding fish kills in the Vaal Dam during August 2011.

This document is a draft written reply from the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (No. 2928) asked by Mr G R Morgan (DA) on 23 September 2011. The reply addresses the submission of corrective action plans by municipalities and water service authorities that performed inadequately in wastewater service management according to the 2011 Green Drop Report.

This document is a draft reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (Question 691) regarding the costs and timeframes for treating acid mine drainage in the Western, Central, and Eastern Basins.

A draft reply from the South African Department of Water and Environmental Affairs regarding the poor water quality of the Dorps River near Kudu Range, detailing requirements for the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality to improve the Lydenburg Wastewater Treatment Plant.

A draft reply from the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs regarding a directive issued to Dipaleseng Municipality for violating the National Water Act due to pollution from wastewater treatment works.

This document is a draft written reply from the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (Question 44) posed by Mrs J F Terblanche (DA) regarding the status of the Hammarsdale sludge pond site.

This document is a draft written reply from the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question (No. 575) regarding a coal washing plant's compliance with the National Water Act in the eMalahleni Municipality.

A draft reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question regarding actions taken to prevent raw sewage from entering rivers flowing into the Kruger National Park, including water quality sampling results and reports of animal mortality.

This document is a draft written reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question posed by Dr H C van Schalkwyk regarding the use of lime for neutralisation and metal removal from mine water.

This document is a draft written reply from the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a question posed by Mr. D A Worth (DA-FS) in the National Council of Provinces regarding the construction of new dams in the Free State.

This briefing contains a draft reply from the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to a National Assembly question regarding the water use license status of a mining company, Delfsand, operating between Cullinan and Rayton. The document includes the official government response, a news clipping from Beeld reporting community protests, and technical notes on the mining rights held by Delfsand CC and Pienaarspoort Ontwikkeling (Pty) Ltd.

The National Dust Control Regulations, 2012, are draft regulations issued by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs to prescribe general measures for the control of settleable particulate matter (dust) across all areas.

A formal approval document dated 19 May 2014, signed by Sasol executives, authorizing legal proceedings in the High Court of South Africa to review and set aside specific atmospheric emission regulations promulgated by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs.

The Chemical and Allied Industries Association (CAIA) submitted a May 2007 proposal to the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) regarding the implementation of Section 21 of the Air Quality Act. The submission critiques the proposed criteria for listing activities and emission standards, advocating for a risk-based approach, the avoidance of legislative duplication, and the use of national standards authorities for measurement methodologies.

This report, produced for the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT), provides an international review of air emission standards to support the implementation of Section 21 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (NEM:AQA). It analyzes regulatory frameworks in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia (specifically New South Wales), with additional references to India, Japan, Poland, and China. The document recommends a phased approach to listing industrial activities and setting minimum emission standards based on Best Available Technology (BAT), while suggesting the integration of command-and-control measures with market-based mechanisms like emissions trading.