The finalized WMA boundaries are a component of the NWRS III which was gazetted on 1 September 2023, Gazette no. 49225, notice no. 3855

The Water Management Areas (WMA's) are the areas whereby regional or catchment levels are managed. The National Water Act (Act 36 of 1998) requires the progressive development of a National Water Resource Strategy (NWRS), which provides a framework for the protection, use, development, conservation, management and control of water resources for the country as a whole.