Water use

Water remains a vital part of agriculture and an essential part of our daily lives. To view water as a necessity and a resource is therefore extremely important. During Environmental audits, water use and impacts on water resources are assessed. When auditing a farming or production site that abstracts, stores, diverts, discharges, or otherwise impacts… Continue reading Water Use and Water Resource Impacts:  How will an auditor evaluate these practices?

All water uses in South Africa are governed by the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA) to ensure the sustainable management of all water resources.

It is important that all aspects relating to the sustainable and efficient utilisation of water is assessed on the day of the audit and addressed within the audit report.

With agriculture being one of the major water-using industries, auditors must familiarise themselves with the regulations related to the abstraction and disposal of water.