South Africa Case Law

Escarpment Environment Protection Group and Another v Director General : Department of Water and Sanitation and Another (WT 03/17/MP)

Escarpment Environment Protection Group and Another v Director General : Department of Water and Sanitation and Another (WT 03/17/MP) [2017] ZAWT 1 (27 November 2017)

Court

Water Tribunal

Case number

WT 03/17/MP

Judges

T. Murombo, L. Mbanjwa, F. Zondagh

Water Tribunal dismissed an appeal because the appellants had not timeously lodged a written objection and therefore lacked locus standi under section 148(1)(f) of the National Water Act.

• Water Use Licence
• Locus Standi
• Public Participation
• Procedural Fairness
• National Water Act
• Written Objection Requirement