National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)RegulationsWater Use Licence Application and Appeals Regulations, 2017Chapter 4 : Site Inspection Meeting and Submission of Technical Report on Water Use Licence Application10. Site inspection |
| (1) | Where an application necessitates a site inspection, the applicant must, within 5 days of receipt of an acceptance letter contemplated in regulation 9, confirm arrangements for site inspection with a case officer. |
| (2) | The site inspection can take the form of: |
| (a) | a meeting between the applicant and the responsible authority; or |
| (b) | a meeting between the applicant, the responsible authority and other relevant stakeholders. |
| (3) | Following the site inspection, the responsible authority shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the information required to compile a technical report for a water use licence application within 5 days of the site inspection. |
| (4) | The site inspection process must be concluded within a period of 30 days of acceptance of an application contemplated in regulation 9. |
| (5) | Failure by the applicant to confirm a date for site inspection and to make himself or herself available on agreed date will result in the responsible authority rejecting the application. |