National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)

General Authorisations in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act

3. Discharge of waste or water containing waste into a water resource through a pipe, canal, sewer or other conduit; and disposing in any manner of water which contains waste from, or which has been heated in, any industrial or power generation process

3.10 Precautionary practices
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1)The registered user must follow acceptable construction, maintenance and operational practices to ensure the consistent, effective and safe performance of the discharge.

 

2)All reasonable measures must be taken to provide for mechanical, electrical, operational, or process failures and malfunctions of the discharge system.