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

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

4. Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource

4.14 Record-keeping and disclosure of information

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1)The registered user, with the exception of a local authority, must ensure the establishment of monitoring programmes to monitor the quantity and quality of the wastewater prior to storage or disposal, as follows—
a)for the storage of wastewater, the quantity must be recorded monthly; or
b)for the disposal of wastewater, the quantity must be gauged or metered and recorded monthly.

 

2)Upon the written request of the Responsible Authority, the registered user with the exception of a local authority, must—
a)ensure the establishment of any additional monitoring programmes; and
b)appoint a competent person to assess the water use measurements made in terms of this authorisation, and to submit the findings to the Responsible Authority for evaluation.

 

3)Subject to paragraph 4.14(2) above, the registered user with the exception of a local authority must for at least five years, keep a written record of the following wastewater storage or wastewater disposal and related activities—
a)the location of the storage dam or wastewater disposal site;
b)the quantity of wastewater stored or disposed of or re-used;
c)the quality of wastewater stored or disposed of, where applicable;
d)details of the monitoring programme;
e)details of failures and malfunctions of any wastewater disposal system or wastewater storage dam that the registered user is responsible for, and

such information must be made available upon written request to the Responsible Authority.

 

4)Any information on the occurrence of any incident that has or is likely to have a detrimental impact on the water resource quality must be reported to the Responsible Authority.