REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 4444NATIONAL WATER ACT Act No 36 of 1998 ¾¾¾¾¾(English text signed by the President)(Assented to 20 August 1998)¾¾¾¾¾ACT¾¾¾¾¾To provide for fundamental reform of the law relating to water resources; to repeal certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith. PREAMBLE Recognising that water is a scarce and unevenly distributed national resource which occurs in many different forms which are all part of a unitary, interdependent cycle; Recognising that while water is a natural resource that belongs to all people, the discriminatory laws and practices of the past have prevented equal access to water, and use of water resources; Acknowledging the National Government's overall responsibility for and authority over the nation's water resources and their use, including the...