Clover Dairies Water Use License Application
Phelamanga is providing the Public Participation support to Ground Truth for the WULA for Clover Dairies, Queensburgh.
A public meeting was held on 10 February 2026.
The minutes are available for I&APs at the following link: 260210 CLOVER WUL Minute V1 (527 KB)
The presentation is available at the following link: 260210Clover WULA Presentation (2 MB)
The application has been submitted to the DWS EWULA system. The publci Participation report as submitted to the Department is availbale for I&APs records at the following link: 260504 CLOVER WULA PP Report V5 (2MB)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A WATER USE LICENSE FOR CLOVER DAIRIES, QUEENSBURGH, DURBAN, KWA-ZULU NATAL PROVINCE (WULA Ref WU45935)
Notice is hereby provided of an application for a Water Use License (WUL) in terms of Section 41 (4) of the National Water Act (Act No. 36 of 1998) for the Clover SA Dairies, manufacturing and processing plant, Queensburgh, Durban. To lighten the burden on the existing water supply infrastructure Clover SA proposes a project that will entail a weir and abstraction point within the uMhlatuzana River, for treatment and use within the processing plant and discharge to the Municipal uMhlatuzana Waste Water Treatment Works.
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National Water Act, (Act No. 36 of 1998) |
· Section 21 (a): Taking water from a water resource. · Section 21 (b) Storing water. · Section 21 (c): Impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse. · Section 21 (i): Altering the bed, banks, courses, or characteristics of a watercourse. |
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
A Public Meeting to present specialist reports and comment from stakeholders will be held on:
- Tuesday
- 10 February 2026
- 16.00
- Queensburgh Community Hall, 420 Main Rd, Escombe
Copies of the Draft Water Use License Application Reports are available for review from 15 January 2026 – 16 March 2026 at the following venues:
- Clover Dairies, Security Office, Brookdale Rd, Queensburgh, Durban
- Queensburgh Community Hall, 420 Main Road, Escombe, Durban
Alternatively you can access the electronic copies via the following links (please note the size of each document is indicated)
- WULA Summary report 01. GT1396 WULA Summary Report (2 MB)
- Section 27 report 02. GT1396 Section 27 Motivation Report (457 KB)
- Aquatic assessment 03. GT1396 Clover SA WULA Aquatic Assessment_AMENDED_25072025 (3 MB)
- Wetland assessment 04. GTW1140 – Clover Wetland Risk Assessment Report – Final (5 MB)
- Hydrological Report 05. GT1396_Clover Hydrological Assessment_Final_13012026 (3 MB)
- Geohydrological and Groundwater Quality Report 06. 572302_Clover QB Hydrogeological Assessment_Final 020921 (6 MB)
- Weir design report 07. GTE782_Clover Conceptual Engineering Design Report for Abstraction Weir_Final_13012026 (2 MB)
- Method Statement 08. GT1396 Method Statement WU39285 (213 KB)
- Environmental Management Plan Report 09. 04-08-25 Clover SA Pty Lty WU Abstraction EMPr (1 MB)
- Municipal Consent Letter 10. EIA_147_IW_2526_WULA Clover SA_Etk Comments_22-10-2025 (Signed) (1 MB)
If you have any issues with accessing the documents please contact our office.
REGISTER AS AN I&AP
Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) who wish to participate in the WUL processes by providing comments on the proposed development or who would like to obtain further information are invited to register by submitting their name, contact information and interest in the project to Phelamanga the independent public participation consultant:
Please note: The comment period is 15 January 2026 – 16 March 2026 (60 days, excluding public holidays).
REGISTER as an I&AP using the below contact details and submit your comment(s) accordingly
PP Office Phelamanga | Rose Owen
Tel / WhatsApp / SMS | 071 591 5157
Mail | 85 River Goose Estate, 16 Fvyie Rd, Howick, 3209
E-mail | rose @ phelamanga. co . za