OVERVIEW OF STUDY AREA 24 JULY 2014

1. RESERVE DETERMINATION STUDIES FOR SELECTED SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER, ESTUARIES AND WETLANDS IN THE GOURITZ WMA PSC MEETING NO 1 OVERVIEW OF STUDY AREA 24 JULY 2014 1

2. Study Abbreviated Name GOURITZ RESERVE DETERMINATION STUDY (GRDS) GOURITZ CATCHMENT

3. BACKGROUND TO GOURITZ CATCHMENT • Situated along the south coast and inland Karoo regions of the Western Cape with a surface area ± 53 000 km2 • Comprises largely dry inland Great Karoo + Little Karoo with humid coastal belt • Primary drainage regions J, K1-7, H8-9: 130 quaternary catchments • 41% of runoff from the Gouritz River, 46% from the coastal sub-area, 13% from western area

5. Groot River (J1) • Gamka River (J2) • Olifants River (J3) • Western Coastal Rivers (Gouritz) (H8-9 and J4) • Eastern Coastal Rivers (K1-7)

6. Groot River (J1) • Gamka River (J2) • Olifants River (J3) • Western Coastal Rivers (Gouritz) (H8-9 and J4) • Eastern Coastal Rivers (K1-7)

7. Groot River (J1) • Gamka River (J2) • Olifants River (J3) • Western Coastal Rivers (H8-9 and J4) • Eastern Coastal Rivers (K1-7)

8. Groot River (J1) • Gamka River (J2) • Olifants River (J3) • Western Coastal Rivers (Gouritz) (H8-9 and J4) • Eastern Coastal Rivers (K1-7)

9. Groot River (J1) • Gamka River (J2) • Olifants River (J3) • Western Coastal Rivers (Gouritz) (H8-9 and J4) • Eastern Coastal Rivers (K1-7)

10. Groot River (J1) • Gamka River (J2) • Olifants River (J3) • Western Coastal Rivers (H8-9 and J4) • Eastern Coastal Rivers (K1-7)

11. Gouritz River WMA Towns Beaufort West Merweville LeeuGamka Laingsburg Prince Albert Touws River Klaarstroom De Rust Calitzdorp Oudtshoorn Uniondale Ladismith Dysselsdorp Van Wyksdorp Karatara Friemersheim Herbertsdale Rheenendal George Sedgefield Heidelberg Riversdale Albertinia Wilderness Groot Brak River Plettenberg Bay Knysna Klein Brak River Mossel Bay Still Bay

12. Gouritz River and tributaries Leeu Koekemoer Dwyka Gamka Taka Sand Gamka Dwyka Olifants Buffels Olifants Olifants Kamanassie Touws Groot Duiwenhoks Gouritz Goukou

13. Coastal Rivers Matjies Keurbooms Klein Brak Wilderness Bloukrans Swartvlei Groot Brak Groot (West) Gwaing Kaaimans Sout (East) Hartenbos Piesang Knysna Maalgate Goukamma Noetsie Blinde

14. Doornfontein Walkers Stols River Leeu-Gamka Merweville Oukloof Floriskraal Gamkapoort Raubenheimer Gants Stompdrif Prins River Calitzdorp Kammansie Miertjieskraal Ernest Robertson Brandwag Swart River Bellair Akkerkloof Garden Route Zandfontein Duiwenhoksrivier Wolwedans Korinte-Vet Hartbeeskruil

15. WMA Primary activities • Afforestation – primarily Coastal Belt (Plettenberg Bay/Knysna area) • Agricultural • - Grapes and apples (Langkloof) • - Ostrich farming (Oudtshoorn) • - Stock farming (Karoo) • - Dairy farming (Coastal) • - Vegetables (Coastal) • Eco-tourism – primarily Coastal Belt, but also locally in Karoo and Little Karoo

16. Water sources in WMA • Surface water ( incl dams) • Groundwater - Groundwater NB in dry inland areas – used for domestic supply + stock watering, and irrigation (Gamka, Groot and Olifants areas) - Over-exploitation in some areas

17. Extent of GRDS The GRDS excludes : • majority of the coastal catchment areas covered by the Outeniqua Reserve Determination Study (ORDS) • other previous Reserve studies • only covers the Groot, Gamka, Olifants and Gouritz catchment areas.

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