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REGARDING THE SAFETY OF DAMS</title>
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<p><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Dear Interested Party</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>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.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>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. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>The documents are available electronically in
Sepedi and English on the Department’s website, see</span></font> <a
href="http://www.dwaf.gov.za/DSO/legislative.asp"><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>http://www.dwaf.gov.za/DSO/</span></font></a><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Comments must be submitted to the
Director-General: Water Affairs, Private Bag X 313, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Pretoria</st1:City></st1:place>, 0001 marked for the attention of Ms
M S Modipane: Dam Safety Office. (Fax No. (012) 336-8674, E-mail:</span></font>
<a href="mailto:modipanes@dwaf.gov.za"><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>modipanes@dwaf.gov.za</span></font></a><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>, Tel No
(012) 336 8015).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Leo van den Berg, Pr Eng</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dam Safety Office</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Department of Water Affairs and Forestry</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tel +27 (12) 336 7509, Fax +27 (12) 336 8674, e-mail:</span></font>
<a href="mailto:leo@dwaf.gov.za"><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'>leo@dwaf.gov.za</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Private Bag X 313, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Pretoria</st1:City></st1:place>, 0001</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>185
Schoeman Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>, 170 Sedibeng Building,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Pretoria</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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