Treaty on the development and utilisation of the water resources of the Komati River Basin between the government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and the government of the Republic of South Africa
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Signed: 1992/03/13
Agreement Type: treaty, trans-national
This document, signed in Mbabane, represents a primary agreement between the included parties.[1] The primary issue covered by this document is water quantity.[1]
Comments on this agreement from the TFDD International Freshwater Treaties Database include:A country may convert its allocations from 'low assurance' to 'high assurance' flow, or vice versa, at a conversion rate of 0.794, subject to approval. There are allowable limits on deforestation to prevent evapo-transpiration/ecosystem consumption losses. Certain dams get specific allocations of water. Any storage project of greater than 0.25 MCM requires joint approval.[1]and regarding allocations: Unique formula, giving each state a certain amount (South Africa: 157.8 CHM, Swaziland 15.1 CHM) at high assurance--2 % chance of a lower flow per year--and another amount at low assurance (South Africa 381 CHM, Swaziland 260.2 CHM). Losses to evaporation are counted. In variable years, the ratio of the flows remains the same. "42.0 cubic hectometres per year at Low Assurance have been set aside for water transmission losses...22.7 cubic hectometres per year on average at High Assurance have been set aside for water evaporation losses from Nooitgedacht, Vygeboom, Maguga, Sand River and Driekoppies Dams only" For afforestation Swaziland gets 46CHM for 32,442 hectares and South Africa gets 99 CHM for 90,233 hectares.[1]
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Agreement includes riparian- Swaziland, South Africa
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Includes Water Resource- Incomati Basin
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External Links
- Full English text available from the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database (TFDD). Oregon State University. — This agreement is included in the TFDD Agreeements Database.http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/treaties.php?page=full&origin=river&tn=505
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Treaty on the development and utilisation of the water resources of the Komati River Basin between the government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and the government of the Republic of South Africa entry in the Transboundary Freshwater Agreements Database, a Product of the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database. Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University. Additional information about the TFDD can be found at: <http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu>. Entry accessed online August 30 2014 at: http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/treaties.php?page=full&origin=river&tn=505
| Agreement Includes Resource | Incomati Basin + |
| Agreement Includes Riparian | Swaziland + and South Africa + |
| Agreement Signed | 13 March 1992 + |
| Agreement Type | treaty + and trans-national + |
| Related Initiatives or Commissions | Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA) + |
