National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)General Authorisations in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act4. Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource4.12 Registration of wastewater disposal |
| 1) | A person who disposes of wastewater in terms of this authorisation must submit a registration form obtained from the Department, for registration of the water use before the commencement of the disposal if more than 50 cubic metres of domestic wastewater or biodegradable industrial wastewater is disposed of on any given day. |
| 2) | The responsible local authority must submit a registration form obtained from the Department, to register the water use for disposal of domestic wastewater in— |
| a) | areas where more than 5 000 households are served by on-site disposal sites; |
| b) | areas where the density of on-site disposal sites exceeds 10 per hectare; or |
| c) | areas served by communal septic tanks. |
| 3) | On written acknowledgement of receipt of the application form by the Department, the person will be regarded as a registered water user. |
| 4) | The registered user must comply with any regulation promulgated in terms of section 26(1)(c) of the National Water Act. |