1. 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

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

3. BACKGROUND TO GOURITZ CATCHMENT Situated along the south coast and inland Karoo regions of the Western Cape with a surface area ± 53 000 km 2 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Water sources in WMA Surface water ( incl dams) Surface water ( incl dams) Groundwater 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 16

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

18. Thank you! 18