[Saice] INVITATION TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF DAMS

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Dear Interested Party

The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs intends to make new
Regulations relating to the Safety of Dams under section 123(1) of the
National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998).  It should be noted that
the intention is that the proposed new Regulations will replace the
existing Regulations that were promulgated under Government Notice R.
1560 on 25 July 1986.

The proposed Dam Safety Regulations were published for public review in
Government Notice No.890 and 891 on 01 September 2009.  Interested
parties are invited to submit written comments in connection with the
proposed Regulations before 30 November 2009. 

The documents are available electronically in Sepedi and English on the
Department's website, see http://www.dwaf.gov.za/DSO/
<http://www.dwaf.gov.za/DSO/legislative.asp> .

Comments must be submitted to the Director-General: Water Affairs,
Private Bag X 313, Pretoria, 0001 marked for the attention of Ms M S
Modipane: Dam Safety Office.  (Fax No. (012) 336-8674, E-mail:
modipanes at dwaf.gov.za <mailto:modipanes at dwaf.gov.za> , Tel No (012) 336
8015).

Leo van den Berg, Pr Eng

Dam Safety Office

Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

Tel +27 (12) 336 7509, Fax +27 (12) 336 8674, e-mail: leo at dwaf.gov.za
<mailto:leo at dwaf.gov.za> 

Private Bag X 313, Pretoria, 0001

185 Schoeman Street, 170 Sedibeng Building, Pretoria, South Africa

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