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

Regulations

Draft Regulations on Use of Water for Mining and Related Activities aimed at the Protection of Water Resources

6. Capacity requirements of clean and dirty water systems

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Every person in control of a mine or activity must—

(a)confine any unpolluted water to a clean water system, away from any dirty area;
(b)design, construct, maintain and operate any clean water system at the mine or activity so that it is not likely to spill into any dirty water system more than once in 50 years;
(c)collect the water arising within any dirty area, including water seeping from mining operations, outcrops or any other activity, into a dirty water system;
(d)design, construct, maintain and operate any dirty water system at the mine or activity so that it is not likely to spill into any clean water system more than once in 50 years;
(e)design, construct, maintain and operate any dam or tailings dam that forms part of a dirty water system to have a minimum freeboard of 0.8 metres above full supply level, unless otherwise specified in terms of Chapter 12 of the Act; and
(f)design, construct and maintain all water systems in such a manner as to guarantee the serviceability of such conveyances for flows up to and including those arising as a result of the maximum flood with an average period of recurrence of once in 50 years.