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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

3.12 Offences

 

Any person who contravenes any provision of this authorisation is guilty of an offence and is subject to the penalty set out in section 151(2) of the National Water Act.

 

Table 3.4: Listed Water Resources

 


WATER RESOURCE

1

Hout Bay River to tidal water

2

Eerste River to tidal water

3

Lourens River to tidal water

4

Steenbras River to tidal water

5

Berg and Dwars Rivers to their confluence

6

Little Berg River to Vogelvlei weir

7

Sonderend, Du Toits and Elandskloof Rivers upstream and inclusive of Thee Waterskloof Dam

8

Mtte River to confluence with Breede River

9

Dwars River to Ceres divisional boundary

10

Olifants River to the Ceres divisional boundary

11

Helsloot and Smalblaar (or Molenaars) Rivers to their confluence with Breede River

12

Hex River to its confluence with Breede River

13

Van Stadens River to tidal water

14

Buffalo River from its source to where it enters the King Williams Town municipal area

15

Klipplaat River from its source to Waterdown Dam

16

Swart Kei River to its confluence with the Klipplaat River

17

Great Brak River

18

Bongola River to Bongola Dam

19

Kubusi River to the Stutterheim municipal boundary

20

Langkloof River from its source to Barkly East municipal boundary

21

Kraai River to its confluence with the Langkloof River

22

Little Tsomo River

23

Xuka River to the Elliot district boundary

24

Isitsa and lnxu Rivers to their confluence

25

Mvenyane and Mzimvubu Rivers from sources to their confluence

26

Mzintlava River to its confluence with the Mvalweni River

27

lngwangwana River to its confluence with Umzimkulu River

28

Umzimkulu and Polela Rivers to their confluence

29

Elands River to the Pietermaritzburg-Bulwer main road

30

Umtamvuma and Weza Rivers to their confluence

31

Umkomaas and Isinga Rivers to their confluence

32

Lurane River to its confluence with the Umkomaas River

33

Sitnundjwana Spruit to its confluence with the Umkomaas River

34

Inudwini River to the Poleia district boundary

35

lnkonza River to the bridge on the Donnybrook-Creighton road

36

Umlaas to the bridge on District Road 334 on the farm Maybole

37

Umgeni and Lions River to their confluence

38

Mooi River to the road bridge at Rosetta

39

Little Mooi and Hiatikula Rivers to their confluence

40

Bushmans River to Wagendrift Dam

41

Little Tugela River and Sterkspruit to their confluence

42

M’Lambonjwa and Mhlawazeni Rivers to their confluence

43

Mnweni and Sandhlwana Rivers to their confluence

44

rugela River to its confluence with the Kombe Spruit

45

lnyamvubu (or Mnyamvubu) River to Craigie Burn Dam

46

Umvoti River to the bridge on the Seven Oaks-Rietvlei road

47

Yarrow River to its confluence with the Karkloof River

48

Incandu and Ncibidwane Rivers to their confluence

49

Ingogo River to its confluence with the Harte River

50

Pivaan River to its confluence with Soetmelkspruit

51

Slang River and the Wakkerstroom to their confluence

52

Elands and Swartkoppie Spruit to their confluence

53

All tributaries of the Komati River between Nooitgedacht Dam and its confluence with and including Zevenfontein Spruit

54

Seekoeispruit to its confluence with Buffelspruit

55

Crocodile River and Buffelskloofspruit to their confluence

56

All tributaries of the Steelpoort River down to its confluence with and including the Dwars River

57

Potspruit to its confluence with the Waterval River

58

Dorps River (or Spekboom River) to its confluence with the Marambanspruit

59

Ohrigstad River to the Ohrigstad Dam

60

Klein-Spekboom River to its confluence with the Spekboom River

61

Blyde River to the Pilgrim’s Rest municipal boundary

62

Sabie River to the Sabie municipal boundary.

63

Nels River to the Pilgrim’s Rest district boundary

64

Houtbosloop River to the Lydenburg district boundary

65

Blinkwaterspruit to Longmere Dam

66

Assegaai River upstream and inclusive of the Heyshope Dam

67

Komati River upstream and inclusive of the Nooitgedacht Dam and the Vygeboom Dam

68

Ngwempisi River upstream and inclusive of Jericho Dam and Morgenstond Dam

69

Slang River upstream and inclusive of Zaaihoek Dam

70

All streams flowing into the Olifants River upstream and inclusive of Loskop Dam, Wutbank Dam and Middelburg Dam

71

UI streams flowing into Ebenezer Dam on the Great Letaba River

72

Dokolewa River to its confluence with the Politzi River

73

Ramadiepa River to the Merensky Dam on the farm Westfalia 223, Letaba

74

Pienaars River and tributaries as far as Klipvoor Dam


RAMSAR LISTED WETLANDS:

PROVINCE

LOCATION

75

Barberspan

North-West

26°33’ S 25°37’ E

76

Blesbokspruit

Gauteng

26°17’ S 28°30’ E

77

De Hoop VIei

Western Cape

34°27’ S 20°20’ E

78

De Mond (Heuningnes Estuary)

Western Cape

34°43’ S 20°07’ E

79

Kosi Bay

Kwazulu-Natal

27°01’ S 32°48’ E

80

Lake Sibaya

Kwazulu-Natal

27°20’ S 32°38’ E

81

Langebaan

Western Cape

33°06’ S 18°01’ E

82

Orange River Mouth

Northern Cape

28°40’ S 16°30’ E

83

St Lucia System

Kwazulu-Natal

28°00’ S 32°28’ E

84

Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve

Free State

27°34’ S 29°35’ E

85

Verlorenvlei

Western Cape

32°24’ S 18°26’ E

86

Verloren Valei

Mpumalanga

25°14’ S 30°4’ E

87

Nylsvlei

Northern

24°39’ S 28°42’ E

88

Mldemess Lakes

Western Cape

33°59’ S 22°39’ E

 

 

 

 


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