General Authorisations > General Authorisations in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) - 2013 > 3. Discharge of waste or water containing waste into a water resource

Any person who contravenes any provision of this authorisation is guilty of an offence and is subject to the penalty set out in section 151(2) of the National Water Act.

Table 3.4: Listed Water Resources

	WATER RESOURCE
1	Hout Bay River to tidal water
2	Eerste River to tidal water
3	Lourens River to tidal water
4	Steenbras River to tidal water
5	Berg and Dwars Rivers to their confluence
6	Little Berg River to Vogelvlei weir
7	Sonderend, Du Toits and Elandskloof Rivers upstream and inclusive of Thee Waterskloof Dam
8	Mtte River to confluence with Breede River
9	Dwars River to Ceres divisional boundary
10	Olifants River to the Ceres divisional boundary
11	Helsloot and Smalblaar (or Molenaars) Rivers to their confluence with Breede River
12	Hex River to its confluence with Breede River
13	Van Stadens River to tidal water
14	Buffalo River from its source to where it enters the King Williams Town municipal area
15	Klipplaat River from its source to Waterdown Dam
16	Swart Kei River to its confluence with the Klipplaat River
17	Great Brak River
18	Bongola River to Bongola Dam
19	Kubusi River to the Stutterheim municipal boundary
20	Langkloof River from its source to Barkly East municipal boundary
21	Kraai River to its confluence with the Langkloof River
22	Little Tsomo River
23	Xuka River to the Elliot district boundary
24	Isitsa and lnxu Rivers to their confluence
25	Mvenyane and Mzimvubu Rivers from sources to their confluence
26	Mzintlava River to its confluence with the Mvalweni River
27	lngwangwana River to its confluence with Umzimkulu River
28	Umzimkulu and Polela Rivers to their confluence
29	Elands River to the Pietermaritzburg-Bulwer main road
30	Umtamvuma and Weza Rivers to their confluence
31	Umkomaas and Isinga Rivers to their confluence
32	Lurane River to its confluence with the Umkomaas River
33	Sitnundjwana Spruit to its confluence with the Umkomaas River
34	Inudwini River to the Poleia district boundary
35	lnkonza River to the bridge on the Donnybrook-Creighton road
36	Umlaas to the bridge on District Road 334 on the farm Maybole
37	Umgeni and Lions River to their confluence
38	Mooi River to the road bridge at Rosetta
39	Little Mooi and Hiatikula Rivers to their confluence
40	Bushmans River to Wagendrift Dam
41	Little Tugela River and Sterkspruit to their confluence
42	M’Lambonjwa and Mhlawazeni Rivers to their confluence
43	Mnweni and Sandhlwana Rivers to their confluence
44	rugela River to its confluence with the Kombe Spruit
45	lnyamvubu (or Mnyamvubu) River to Craigie Burn Dam
46	Umvoti River to the bridge on the Seven Oaks-Rietvlei road
47	Yarrow River to its confluence with the Karkloof River
48	Incandu and Ncibidwane Rivers to their confluence
49	Ingogo River to its confluence with the Harte River
50	Pivaan River to its confluence with Soetmelkspruit
51	Slang River and the Wakkerstroom to their confluence
52	Elands and Swartkoppie Spruit to their confluence
53	All tributaries of the Komati River between Nooitgedacht Dam and its confluence with and including Zevenfontein Spruit
54	Seekoeispruit to its confluence with Buffelspruit
55	Crocodile River and Buffelskloofspruit to their confluence
56	All tributaries of the Steelpoort River down to its confluence with and including the Dwars River
57	Potspruit to its confluence with the Waterval River
58	Dorps River (or Spekboom River) to its confluence with the Marambanspruit
59	Ohrigstad River to the Ohrigstad Dam
60	Klein-Spekboom River to its confluence with the Spekboom River
61	Blyde River to the Pilgrim’s Rest municipal boundary
62	Sabie River to the Sabie municipal boundary.
63	Nels River to the Pilgrim’s Rest district boundary
64	Houtbosloop River to the Lydenburg district boundary
65	Blinkwaterspruit to Longmere Dam
66	Assegaai River upstream and inclusive of the Heyshope Dam
67	Komati River upstream and inclusive of the Nooitgedacht Dam and the Vygeboom Dam
68	Ngwempisi River upstream and inclusive of Jericho Dam and Morgenstond Dam
69	Slang River upstream and inclusive of Zaaihoek Dam
70	All streams flowing into the Olifants River upstream and inclusive of Loskop Dam, Wutbank Dam and Middelburg Dam
71	UI streams flowing into Ebenezer Dam on the Great Letaba River
72	Dokolewa River to its confluence with the Politzi River
73	Ramadiepa River to the Merensky Dam on the farm Westfalia 223, Letaba
74	Pienaars River and tributaries as far as Klipvoor Dam
	RAMSAR LISTED WETLANDS:	PROVINCE	LOCATION
75	Barberspan	North-West	26°33’ S 25°37’ E
76	Blesbokspruit	Gauteng	26°17’ S 28°30’ E
77	De Hoop VIei	Western Cape	34°27’ S 20°20’ E
78	De Mond (Heuningnes Estuary)	Western Cape	34°43’ S 20°07’ E
79	Kosi Bay	Kwazulu-Natal	27°01’ S 32°48’ E
80	Lake Sibaya	Kwazulu-Natal	27°20’ S 32°38’ E
81	Langebaan	Western Cape	33°06’ S 18°01’ E
82	Orange River Mouth	Northern Cape	28°40’ S 16°30’ E
83	St Lucia System	Kwazulu-Natal	28°00’ S 32°28’ E
84	Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve	Free State	27°34’ S 29°35’ E
85	Verlorenvlei	Western Cape	32°24’ S 18°26’ E
86	Verloren Valei	Mpumalanga	25°14’ S 30°4’ E
87	Nylsvlei	Northern	24°39’ S 28°42’ E
88	Mldemess Lakes	Western Cape	33°59’ S 22°39’ E

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

3.12 Offences