National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

Regulations

Regulations regarding the Planning and Management of Residue Stockpiles and Residue Deposits, 2015

Chapter 2 : Planning, Management and Reporting of Residue Stockpiles and Residue Deposits

8. Impact Management
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The owner of the mine must determine and manage the impacts of the residue management practices and facilities in the following manner—

(a)Identify all residue materials and residue management practices with a potential to contaminate water;
(b)Conduct statistical defensible and representative characterisation programme of relevant materials; and
(c)Conduct an impact prediction study to assess the potential impacts of such actions or activities on the water resource over the full life cycle of the mining operations and until the impact from the operation is acceptable, which includes a monitoring programme and an evaluation of the effect of the mitigatory measures to demonstrate acceptable levels of impact.