LWUA was established in 2002 as an entity of public-private collaboration under the National Water Act, with members comprising of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and mining companies in the Eastern Limb. LWUA constructed and commissioned bulk raw water infrastructure in 2002 to support its members and in 2007 funded the raising of the Flag Boshielo Dam wall to increase the yield (ORWRDP Phase 1) and further extended its own infrastructure (Southern extension). The Lebalelo Scheme currently comprises a 110 km pipeline from the Olifants River passing along the various mines, as well as an abstraction weir, settling ponds, pump stations, and storage reservoirs. DWS has to-date completed the construction of De Hoop Dam (ORWRDP Phase 2A) and the bulk water pipeline from De Hoop Dam to Steelpoort (ORWRDP Phase 2C).