Water Management Area

Irrigation

Urban

Rural

Mining and bulk industrial

Power generation

Afforestation

Total local requirements

(Mm3/a)

1

Limpopo

238

34

28

14

7

1

322

2

Luvuvhu/Letaba

248

10

31

1

0

43

333

3

Crocodile West and Marico

445

547

37

127

28

0

1184

4

Olifants

557

88

44

94

181

3

967

5

Inkomati

593

63

26

24

0

138

844

6

Usutu to Mhlathuze

432

50

40

91

0

104

717

7

Thukela

204

52

31

46

1

0

334

8

Upper Vaal

114

635

43

173

80

0

1045

9

Middle Vaal

159

93

32

85

0

0

369

10

Lower Vaal

525

68

44

6

0

0

643

11

Mvoti to Umzimkulu

207

408

44

74

0

65

798

12

Mzimvubu to Keiskamma

190

99

39

0

0

46

374

13

Upper Orange

780

126

60

2

0

7

968

14

Lower Orange

977

25

17

9

0

0

1028

15

Fish to Tsitsikamma

763

112

16

0

0

7

898

16

Gouritz

254

52

11

6

0

14

337

17

Olifants/Doring

356

7

6

3

0

1

373

18

Breede

577

39

11

0

0

6

633

19

Berg

301

389

14

0

0

0

704

Total for South Africa

7920

2897

574

755

297

428

12,871

62%

23%

4%

6%

2%

3%

100%