National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)General Authorisations in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act3. 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 process3.8 Registration of discharges into water resources |
| 1) | A person who discharges wastewater into a water resource in terms of this authorisation must submit a registration form obtained from the Department for registration of the water use before commencement of the discharge. |
| 2) | On written acknowledgement of receipt of the application form by the Department, the person will be regarded as a registered water user. |
| 3) | The registered user must comply with any regulation promulgated in terms of section 26(1)(c) of the National Water Act. |