Implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper

This review paper on groundwater protection measures in South Africa focuses on the actual implementation of groundwater protection measures, in particular, the resource-directed measures (RDM) as described in Chapter 3 of the National Water Act (NWA). Significant catchment-wide implementation of RD...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	H. Pienaar, Y. Xu, E. Braune, J. Cao, S. Dzikiti, N. Z. Jovanovic
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	effective implementation governance groundwater protection institutional arrangements resource-directed measures water legislation River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/7d4ae7459693419a97b39e2e6f9154bf
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:7d4ae7459693419a97b39e2e6f9154bf
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7d4ae7459693419a97b39e2e6f9154bf2021-11-05T20:18:01ZImplementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper1366-70171996-975910.2166/wp.2021.016https://doaj.org/article/7d4ae7459693419a97b39e2e6f9154bf2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://wp.iwaponline.com/content/23/4/819https://doaj.org/toc/1366-7017https://doaj.org/toc/1996-9759This review paper on groundwater protection measures in South Africa focuses on the actual implementation of groundwater protection measures, in particular, the resource-directed measures (RDM) as described in Chapter 3 of the National Water Act (NWA). Significant catchment-wide implementation of RDM has taken place in a phased manner throughout various catchments since 2012. By 2015, approximately R380 million had been expended on the catchment-wide implementation of the water resource protection measures over a period of 15 years. Considerable effort went into refining the RDM methodology, taking into account the groundwater component of the overall resource. In this paper, we contend that RDM, in its present form, will not make a significant contribution to groundwater resource protection and security in the country. This is a major concern because the Groundwater Strategy of the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (DHSWS) had declared the protection of groundwater as a national priority. This paper also examines institutional and governance arrangements (or lack thereof) as well as providing recommendations to support the effective implementation of groundwater protection provisions as prescribed by South Africa's water legislation. HIGHLIGHTS Groundwater protection measures and its significant catchment-wide implementation to date.; Resource-directed measures methodology.; Groundwater Reserve determination.; Water resource classification and resource quality objectives.; Implementation of water resource legislative and scientific measures.;H. PienaarY. XuE. BrauneJ. CaoS. DzikitiN. Z. JovanovicIWA Publishingarticleeffective implementationgovernancegroundwater protectioninstitutional arrangementsresource-directed measureswater legislationRiver, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)TC401-506ENWater Policy, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 819-837 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	effective implementation governance groundwater protection institutional arrangements resource-directed measures water legislation River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
spellingShingle	effective implementation governance groundwater protection institutional arrangements resource-directed measures water legislation River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506 H. Pienaar Y. Xu E. Braune J. Cao S. Dzikiti N. Z. Jovanovic Implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper
description	This review paper on groundwater protection measures in South Africa focuses on the actual implementation of groundwater protection measures, in particular, the resource-directed measures (RDM) as described in Chapter 3 of the National Water Act (NWA). Significant catchment-wide implementation of RDM has taken place in a phased manner throughout various catchments since 2012. By 2015, approximately R380 million had been expended on the catchment-wide implementation of the water resource protection measures over a period of 15 years. Considerable effort went into refining the RDM methodology, taking into account the groundwater component of the overall resource. In this paper, we contend that RDM, in its present form, will not make a significant contribution to groundwater resource protection and security in the country. This is a major concern because the Groundwater Strategy of the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (DHSWS) had declared the protection of groundwater as a national priority. This paper also examines institutional and governance arrangements (or lack thereof) as well as providing recommendations to support the effective implementation of groundwater protection provisions as prescribed by South Africa's water legislation. HIGHLIGHTS Groundwater protection measures and its significant catchment-wide implementation to date.; Resource-directed measures methodology.; Groundwater Reserve determination.; Water resource classification and resource quality objectives.; Implementation of water resource legislative and scientific measures.;
format	article
author	H. Pienaar Y. Xu E. Braune J. Cao S. Dzikiti N. Z. Jovanovic
author_facet	H. Pienaar Y. Xu E. Braune J. Cao S. Dzikiti N. Z. Jovanovic
author_sort	H. Pienaar
title	Implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper
title_short	Implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper
title_full	Implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper
title_fullStr	Implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper
title_full_unstemmed	Implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper
title_sort	implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in south africa: a review paper
publisher	IWA Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7d4ae7459693419a97b39e2e6f9154bf
work_keys_str_mv	AT hpienaar implementationofgroundwaterprotectionmeasuresparticularlyresourcedirectedmeasuresinsouthafricaareviewpaper AT yxu implementationofgroundwaterprotectionmeasuresparticularlyresourcedirectedmeasuresinsouthafricaareviewpaper AT ebraune implementationofgroundwaterprotectionmeasuresparticularlyresourcedirectedmeasuresinsouthafricaareviewpaper AT jcao implementationofgroundwaterprotectionmeasuresparticularlyresourcedirectedmeasuresinsouthafricaareviewpaper AT sdzikiti implementationofgroundwaterprotectionmeasuresparticularlyresourcedirectedmeasuresinsouthafricaareviewpaper AT nzjovanovic implementationofgroundwaterprotectionmeasuresparticularlyresourcedirectedmeasuresinsouthafricaareviewpaper
_version_	1718444046850981888

Implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper

Ejemplares similares