Lower Vaal Water Management Area
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The Lower Vaal Water Management Area is a designated hydrological region in South Africa responsible for managing and regulating water resources in the downstream reaches of the Vaal River system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Vaal Water Management Area canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Water Management Area
ⓘ
hydrological region ⓘ |
| basinIncludes |
Harts River catchment
ⓘ
Lower Vaal tributaries ⓘ lower reaches of the Vaal River ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Barkly West
ⓘ
Jan Kempdorp ⓘ Kimberley ⓘ Warrenton ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| downstreamOf | Middle Vaal Water Management Area ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
salinity problems
ⓘ
water quality degradation ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| governedBy | Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa) ⓘ |
| hasManagementInstrument |
catchment management strategy
ⓘ
resource quality objectives ⓘ water use licensing ⓘ |
| hydrologicalUnitOf | Vaal Water Management Area system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North West Province
ⓘ
Northern Cape ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Cape Province
Vaal River ⓘ
surface form:
Vaal River Basin
|
| mainWaterUse |
irrigation
ⓘ
mining and industrial use ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
| monitors |
groundwater levels
ⓘ
streamflow ⓘ water quality parameters ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Water Management Areas of South Africa
ⓘ
Vaal River System yield management ⓘ |
| previouslyGovernedBy |
Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)
|
| purpose |
integrated water resources management
ⓘ
protection of aquatic ecosystems ⓘ support of agricultural water use ⓘ support of domestic water supply ⓘ support of industrial water use ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework |
National Water Act (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Water Act (Act 36 of 1998)
|
| responsibleFor |
management of groundwater resources
ⓘ
management of surface water resources ⓘ river system regulation ⓘ water allocation ⓘ water quality management ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Vaal River ⓘ |
| waterManagementAreaCode | 10 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.