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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

4. Disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource

4.11 Registration of wastewater storage

 

1) A person who stores wastewater in terms of this authorisation must submit a registration form obtainable from the Department, for registration of the water use before commencement of storage if more than 1 000 cubic metres are stored for disposal or if more than 500 cubic metres are stored for re-use.

 

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.