Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997)NoticesNorms and Standards for Tariff Setting, 2024 - effective 1 April 20263. Roles and Functions of Water Services Institutions |
| (1) | Water Services Providers |
| (a) | A water services authority may perform the functions of a bulk WSP under the same conditions specified for a bulk WSP. |
| (b) | A water services authority or retail WSP that is also a bulk WSP to other water services authorities must follow and comply with these norms and standards in respect of tariffs for bulk water services. |
| (c) | These norms and standards for bulk water services:— |
| (i) | apply to the supply of bulk potable water by a bulk WSP, whether private or public which can be water boards, WSAs (municipalities) and bulk water WSPs, to other WSls and bulk water users whether the water is treated, re-used, or desalinated; and |
| (ii) | apply to the supply of bulk raw water (non-potable water) by a bulk WSP to other water services institutions in the premise of a water supply contract where the WSP is authorised. |
| (d) | Subject to sub-regulations 3(1)(a-b), a bulk water services provider and/or regional water utility may not use a bulk water supply tariff in respect of tariffs for bulk water services which is inconsistent with these norms and standards. |
| (e) | A bulk water service provider and/or regional water utility that is also a retail WSP must follow and comply with these norms and standards in respect of retail water tariffs for water services supplied directly to retail customers on the basis of a service level agreement with the water services authorities within whose area of jurisdiction the supply occurs. |
| (2) | Water Service Authorities (WSA) |
| (a) | A WSA may perform the functions of a WSP under the same conditions specified for a WSP and provided it accounts separately for the WSP functions from those of a WSA. |
| (b) | A WSA or WSP may provide either or both water services supply and sanitation services as provided for in schedule 4B of the Constitution. |
| (c) | No WSA or WSP may levy a water supply tariff in respect of tariffs for water services supplied directly to consumers which is inconsistent with these norms and standards unless it has acquired a special written permission from the Minister to levy such a water supply charge prior the application for such. |
| (d) | A bulk WSP and/or regional bulk water utility would fall into the category described in sub-regulation 3(2)(b) if it supplies water directly to consumers. |
| (e) | A WSA may perform the functions of a WSP to provide sanitation services under the same conditions specified for a WSP. |