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<strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> PSDF<br />

<strong>Volume</strong> 2<br />

Office of the Premier &<br />

Department of Rural <strong>Development</strong> & Land Reform<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

SECTION A: INTRODUCTION<br />

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December 2011<br />

A.1 BACKGROUND 1<br />

A.1.1 FORMAT AND STRUCTURE OF THE PSDF 1<br />

A.2 METHODOLOGY AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF VOLUME 2 2<br />

A.3 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF VOLUME 2 2<br />

SECTION B: CONTEXT<br />

B.1 LOCATION 4<br />

B.2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTEXT 5<br />

B.3 DISTINCTIVE MACRO‐REGIONS 10<br />

SECTION C: THE ENVIRONMENT<br />

C.1 GENERAL BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 12<br />

C.1.1 CLIMATE 12<br />

C.2 HYDROLOGY AND WATER 14<br />

C.2.1 WATER MANAGEMENT 15<br />

C.2.2 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES 16<br />

C.2.3 WATER SERVICE INSTITUTIONS 17<br />

C.2.4 WATER AVAILABILITY 18<br />

C.2.4.1 LOWER ORANGE WMA 20<br />

PAGE<br />

Dennis Moss Partnership

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