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

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

3. Discharge of waste or water containing waste into a water resource through a pipe, canal, sewer or other conduit; and disposing in any manner of water which contains waste from, or which has been heated in, any industrial or power generation process

3.8 Registration of discharges into water resources

 

1) A person who discharges wastewater into a water resource in terms of this authorisation must submit a registration form obtained from the Department for registration of the water use before commencement of the discharge.

 

2) On written acknowledgement of receipt of the application form by the Department, the person will be regarded as a registered water user.

 

3) The registered user must comply with any regulation promulgated in terms of section 26(1)(c) of the National Water Act.