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Water Services Act No. 108 1997

19 December 1997

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Compulsory National Standards

Regulations relating to compulsory national standards and measures to conserve water (8 June 2001)
Regulations relating to Compulsory National Standards for Process Controllers and Water Services Works (23 October 2013) (correction notice (25 October 2013))

Norms and Standards for Tariffs

Norms and standards in respect of tariffs for water services in terms of section 10(1) (20 July 2001)

Contracts and joint ventures with water services providers in terms of section 19

Water Services Provider Contract Regulations (19 July 2002)

Water services works owned by the Minister

Notice of the Transfer of Water Services Works (15 September 2000)

Water Boards

Disestablishment of Water Boards

Disestablishment of the Albany Coast Water Board (26 February 2010)
Disestablishment of the Namakwa Water Board (8 April 2011)
Disestablishment of Botshelo Water (1 April 2014)
Disestablishment of Bushbuckridge Water (1 April 2014)
Disestablishment of the Pelladrift Water Board (15 October 2014)

Extension of Area

Extension of the service area of the Sedibeng Water Board (8 April 2011)
Extension of service area of Rand Water (14 February 2014)
Extension of service area of Rand Water (1 April 2014)
Extension of service area of the Sedibeng Water Board (1 April 2014)
Extension of service area of the Magalies Water Board (1 April 2014)
Extension of service area of the Sedibeng Water Board (15 October 2014)
Extension of service area of the Umgeni and Mhlathuze Water Boards (10 December 2015)

Extra-territorial activities

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rand water (February 2012)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rand Water (March 2012)

Guidelines

Guidelines for the Compulsory National Standards in terms of section 9 of the Act and the Norms and Standards for Water Services Tariffs in terms of section 10 of the Act (April 2002)

Draft Regulations and notices

Draft revision of norms and standards for setting water services tariffs (13 November 2015)
Draft National norms and standards for domestic water and sanitation services (8 September 2017), read with the correction notice published on 15 September 2017
Notice of intention to disestablish Mhlathuze Water and transferring of staff, assets and liabilities to Umgeni Water and changing the name of Umgeni Water into KwaZulu-Natal Water Board (10 November 2017)