Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)RegulationsAmendment Regulations to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2020Chapter 9 : Operations and ManagementManagement of waste125. Waste management |
| (1) | An applicant or holder must prepare and submit a comprehensive waste management plan to the competent authority, for consideration and approval, as part of the application for Environmental Authorisation. |
| (2) | The plan contemplated in subregulation (1) must mention the waste to be produced at the site, including drill mud, flow back, produced fluids and radioactive contaminated fluids. |
| (3) | A holder must, when managing waste generated from its operations, adhere to the waste management plan contemplated in subregulation (1) and the relevant legislation. |
(4)
| (a) | The holder must maintain a record of the waste produced and disposed of. |
| (b) | The content of the record to be kept must be included in the approved waste management plan contemplated in subregulation (1). |
(5)
| (a) | The holder must compile a waste report which must be submitted to the South African Waste Information System (SAWIS). |
| (b) | Disposal, recovery or treatment facilities used by the holder must be registered on the South African Waste Information system and waste statistics related to the fracturing operation must be submitted to the system. |
[Regulation 125 inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 466 dated 3 June 2015]
