Implementation of Geneva Conventions Act, 2012
R 385
National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations on Use of Water for Mining and Related Activities aimed at the Protection of Water Resources4. Restrictions on locality |
No person in control of a mine or activity may—
| (a) | locate or place any residue deposit, dam, reservoir, together with any associated structure or any other facility within the 1:100 year flood-line or within a horizontal distance of 100 metres from any watercourse or estuary, borehole or well, excluding boreholes or wells drilled specifically to monitor the pollution of groundwater, or on water-logged ground, or on ground likely to become water-logged, undermined, unstable or cracked; |
| (b) | except in relation to a matter contemplated in regulation 10, carry on any underground or open-cast mining, prospecting or any other operation or activity under or within the 1:50 year flood-line or within a horizontal distance of 100 metres from any watercourse or estuary, whichever is the greatest; |
| (c) | place or dispose of any residue or substance, which causes or is likely to cause polution of a water recourse, in the workings of any underground or open-cast mine excavation, prospecting diggings, pit or any other excavation; or |
| (d) | use any area or locate any sanitary convenience, fuel depots, reservoir or depots for any substance which causes or is likely to cause pollution of a water resource within the 1:50 year floodline of any watercourse or estuary. |
