In this authorisation, unless the context otherwise indicates, any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in terms of the National Water Act shall have that meaning, and—
| i) |
"biodegradable industrial wastewater" means wastewater that contains predominantly organic waste arising from industrial activities and premises, including— |
| b) |
manufacture of fruit and vegetable products; |
| d) |
manufacture and bottling of soft drinks; |
| f) |
production of alcohol and alcoholic beverages in breweries, wineries or malt houses; |
| g) |
manufacture of animal feed from plant or animal products; |
| h) |
manufacture of gelatine and glue from hides, skin and bones; |
| ii) |
"category A mine" means— |
| a) |
any gold or coal mine; |
| b) |
any mine with an extractive metallurgical process, including heap leaching; or |
| c) |
any mine where sulphate producing or acid generating material occurs in the mineral deposit; |
| iii) |
"complex industrial wastewater" means wastewater arising from industrial activities and premises, that contains— |
| a) |
a complex mixture of substances that are difficult or impractical to chemically characterise and quantify; or |
| b) |
one or more substances, for which a wastewater limit value has not been specified, and which may be harmful or potentially harmful to human health, or to the water resource |
(identification of complex industrial wastewater will be provided by the Department upon written request);
| iv) |
"domestic wastewater" means wastewater arising from domestic and commercial activities and premises, and may contain sewage; |
| v) |
"evaporation pond" means a dam designed to collect and dispose of wastewater through evaporation, from which any concentrated waste or sludge must be removed and disposed of according to the requirements of any relevant laws and regulations; |
| vi) |
"grey water" refers to wastewater generated through domestic activities and premises, including washing, bathing and food preparation, but does not contain sewage; |
| vii) |
"monitoring programme" means a programme for taking regular measurements of the quantity and/or quality of a water resource, waste or wastewater discharge at specified intervals and at specific locations to determine the chemical, physical and biological nature of the water resource, waste or wastewater discharge; |
| viii) |
"organic waste" means waste of non-anthropogenic origin that is readily biodegradable in the environment and does not contain any substances that may accumulate in the environment; |
| ix) |
"on-site disposal" refers to the disposal of wastewater on individual properties not permanently linked to a central waste collection, treatment and disposal system, such as septic tank systems, conservancy tank systems, soakaway systems, French Drains and pit latrines; |
| x) |
"primary treatment" means the treatment of wastewater by a physical process, which may involve maceration, sedimentation, screening and grit removal; |
| xi) |
"secondary treatment" means the treatment of wastewater by a biological process, through solar energy, bacteria, algae and a variety of aquatic biota, to remove organic matter; |
| xii) |
"wastewater" means water containing waste, or water that has been in contact with waste material; |
| xiii) |
"wastewater pond system" means a dam or system of dams designed to collect wastewater and to conduct primary and secondary treatment, from which treated wastewater is disposed of. |
Statistics Act, 1999
