This report is the final deliverable under the project, Current status of groundwater policy and  governance in South Africa with a focus on the role of local partnerships to support local groundwater resource management, commissioned by WWF South Africa on behalf of the Table Mountain Water Source Partnership.  

This project and report are intended to support and further facilitate the Partnership’s work towards sustainable groundwater governance of the Table Mountain Strategic Water Source Area (TMSWSA). The Partnership was formed in March 2020 and has been officially launched on 15 November 2021.

The main objective of this assignment is to deepen the understanding of policy requirements and governance structures and mandates, specifically with regard to groundwater management and the TMSWSA; and to provide recommendations on how to address the current challenges and future significance of groundwater; and opportunities for the use, protection and augmentation of groundwater resources within the City of Cape Town (CoCT) municipal boundary.

Citation: Petrie, B., Steenkamp, T. (2022). Current status of groundwater policy and governance in South Africa with a focus on the role of local partners to support local groundwater resource management. WWF South Africa.

Link to original publication on WWF website: https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/6_annexure_6_policy_review_partnering_with_oneworld.pdf