▁history ▁in ▁the ▁G aut eng ▁area , ▁the ▁industrial ▁heart land ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁It ▁bu ys ▁water ▁from ▁D WA , ▁tre ats ▁it ▁and ▁s ells ▁it ▁to ▁large ▁indust ries , ▁mines ▁and ▁municipal ities . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Water ▁Bo ards ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁▁ ▁Am at ola ▁Water ▁Board ▁( E ast ▁London , ▁Eastern ▁Cape ) ▁now ▁incorpor ates ▁Alb any ▁Coast ▁Water ▁Board ▁which ▁served ▁the ▁Bo es mans riv ier mond ▁area , ▁Eastern ▁Cape ) ▁ ▁Blo em ▁Water ▁( B lo em f onte in , ▁ ▁Free ▁State ) ▁ ▁Le p elle ▁Northern ▁Water ▁( P hal abor wa , ▁ ▁L imp opo ) ▁ ▁Mag al ies ▁Water ▁( Te hab ane ▁- ▁R ust enburg , ▁North ▁West ) ▁ ▁M hl ath u ze ▁Water ▁( Rich ards ▁Bay , ▁K wa Z ulu ▁Natal ) ▁ ▁Over berg ▁Water ▁( He idel berg ▁CP , ▁Western ▁Cape ) ▁ ▁Rand ▁Water ▁( J oh annes burg , ▁G aut eng ) ▁ ▁Sed ib eng ▁Water ▁( B oth av ille , ▁Free ▁State ) ▁( former ly ▁G oud vel d ▁Water ) ▁ ▁Um gen i ▁Water ▁( P iet erm ar itz burg , ▁K wa Z ulu ▁Natal ) ▁( Reg ional ▁Office ▁located ▁in ▁Dur ban ) ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁stock - water ing ▁Water ▁Bo ards ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁transformed ▁into ▁water ▁user ▁associations ▁( see ▁National ▁Water