A dam registration campaign aims to maintain an accurate database of dam ownership and safety compliance for effective regulation and risk management.
The Department of Water and Sanitation calls on people across South Africa who own unregistered dams to promptly register them to ensure safety compliance.
It’s also aimed at maintaining an accurate database of dam ownership and safety compliance for effective regulation and risk management. “Whether the water contains other substances or not, and having a vertical wall height of more than 5m, measured from the downstream base. Download the forms from the department’s website or collect them from the nearest departmental office.The spokesperson for the DWS, Wisane Mavasa, says dam owners must arrange for a formal dam safety inspection by an approved professional person .
“The safety office then receives reports from the APPs, which contain information about the flood handling capability and structural behaviour of dams,” says Mavasa. Ramokopa sternly warned dam owners who do not complying with the regulations and emphasised that the DWS will not hesitate to take punitive measures to ensure compliance.
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