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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

4.9 Disposal of domestic and/or biodegradable industrial wastewater

 

A person who—

i) owns or lawfully occupies property registered in the Deeds Office as at the date of this notice; or
ii) lawfully occupies or uses land that is not registered or surveyed,

outside of the areas set out in Table 4.1, may on that property or land dispose of wastewater as follows—

a) up to 1 000 cubic metres of domestic and/or biodegradable industrial wastewater, on any given day—
i) into a wastewater pond system; or
ii) into an evaporation pond system;
b) domestic wastewater or biodegradable wastewater into a wastewater irrigation system as set out under General Authorisation 2;
c) wastewater to an on-site disposal facility for—
i) grey water generated by a single household;
ii) up to one cubic metre of biodegradable industrial wastewater on any given day; and
iii) domestic wastewater to a communal septic tank serving no more than 50 households;
d) domestic wastewater generated by a single household not permanently linked to a central waste collection, treatment and disposal system, to an on-site disposal facility; and
e) stormwater runoff from any premises not containing waste or wastewater from industrial activities and premises.