General Authorisations > General Authorisations in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) - 2013 > 4. Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on 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.

Note: Information regarding the drainage re ions referred to in Table 4.1 can be obtained from the Department, upon written request

Table 4.1 Subterranean government water control areas excluded from General Authorisation for disposal of waste

Primary drainage region	Tertiary/Quaternary drainage region	Description of subterranean government water control area	Government Notice No	Government Gazette Date
H	H30	Baden	136	1967-06-16
A	A30	Bo-Molopo	1324	1963-08-30
C	C30	Bo-Molopo	1993	1965-12-17
D	D41	Bo-Molopo	R634	1966-04-29
A	A24	Crocodile River Valley	208	1981-10-23
A	A21	Crocodile River Valley	18	1983-02-18
A	A21,A22	Kroondal-Marikana	180	1963-06-17
G	G10,G30	Lower Berg River Valley / Saldanha	185	1976-09-10
A,B	A60,B50,B31	Nyl River Valley	56	1971-03-26
G	G30	Strandfontein	2463	1988-12-09
M	M10,M20,M30	Uitenhage	260	1957-08-23
G	G30	Wadrif	992	1990-05-11
G	G20	Yzerfontein	27	1990-02-09
G	G30	Graafwater	1423	1990-06-29
A	A70	Dendron-Vivo	813	1994-04-29
A	A60	Dorpsrivier	312	1990-02-16
C	C24	Ventersdorp	777	1995-06-02

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

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