The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will next week kick-off public engagements on Unconventional Gas Regulations in the Northern Cape.<\/p>\n
The published Unconventional Gas Regulations, which were developed in line with Section 38 of the National Water Act of 1998, prescribe requirements and procedures when using water for unconventional gas activities. <\/p>\n
The department said it has met with internal and external stakeholders on the published Unconventional Gas Regulations, and public engagements are now getting underway particularly with affected communities where unconventional gas activities are being piloted or are envisaged for future use.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Department of Water and Sanitation will meet with the community of Richmond and surrounding areas in the Northern Cape next week on 12 July 2022 as part of engagements with the public on the published Unconventional Gas Regulations.<\/p>\n
\u201cInformation brochures will be distributed to the public and inputs and comments solicited through meetings and recorded comments. Communities in the affected areas are expected to make inputs before the final gazetting of the regulations,\u201d department spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau, said.<\/p>\n
The public engagements will take place from 11-20 July 2022 in the following communities:<\/p>\n
11 July 2022 \u2013 Theunissen in the Free State<\/p>\n
12 July 2022 \u2013 Richmond in the Northern Cape <\/p>\n
13 July 2022 \u2013 Beaufort West in the Western Cape<\/p>\n
18 July 2022 \u2013 Lephalale in Limpopo<\/p>\n
19 July 2022 \u2013 Volksrust in Mpumalanga<\/p>\n
20 July 2022 in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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