The Water Research Commission (WRC) derives its mandate from the Water Research Act, Act No. 34 of 1971. During the 2011/12 financial year, the WRC continued to leverage levy income by striving to obtain funds from other sources to support water research. During the year under review, the WRC managed 322 research projects at various stages of project life cycle, of which about 79% (259 projects) were active projects. In addition, 133 reports were published.