Government Notice no. 3138 of 2023. Registration of water use in terms of National Water Act no. 36 of 1998

This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 10 MAART 2023 No. 48187 103 DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION NO. 3138 10 March 2023 DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION No.XXXX DATE NOTICE TO REGISTER WATER USE IN TERMS OF NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 (ACT NO 36 OF 1998) In terms of Regulation 3(b)(i) of the water use registration regulations published under Government Notice R1352 in Government Gazette 20606 of 12 November 1999 a person who uses water as contemplated in section 21 of National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998), must when called upon by a responsible authority to do so, register a water use. I, Senzo Mchunu, the Minister of Water and Sanitation, hereby in my capacity as a responsible authority request all persons who uses water to register their water use. 1. WATER USE For the purpose of this notice, and as set out in section 21 of the Act, the following water uses should be registered Section 21(e) – engaging in a controlled activity defined as such in Section 37(1), with specific reference to irrigation of any land with waste or water containing waste generated through any industrial activity or by a water work. Section 21(f) – discharging waste or water containing waste into a water resource through a pipe, canal or other conduit. Section 21(g) – disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource. Section 21(h) – disposing in any manner of water which contains waste from, or which has been heated in, any industrial or power generation process. Section 21(j) – removing, discharging, or disposing of water found underground if it is necessary for the efficient continuation of an activity or for the safety of people. Section 21(h) – disposing in any manner of water which contains waste from, or which has been heated in, any industrial or power generation process. The above wastewater uses include a number of non-point sources of discharge: Disposal of effluent to land or to a facility (such as a tailings dam, irrigated effluent, or evaporation ponds treatments). This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 104 No. 48187 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10 MARch 2023 2 Disposal of effluent to land or to a facility (such as a landfill, waste rock dumps, fly ash disposal or solid waste disposal). Land use activities such as confined animal facilities or dirty water systems. 2. EXCLUSIONS The following water uses are excluded from registering in terms of this notice 2.1. Schedule 1 uses in terms of the National Water Act, 1998. 2.2. Water uses by members of the Irrigation Board, Water Use Association, and government Water Scheme in a distribution system where they are supplied by the Board or Association or Scheme. 3. AREA OF APPLICABILITY 3.1 This notice shall be applicable to all water users as set out above nationally. 4. REGISTRATION FORMS 4.1 Only official registration forms may be used for the registrations that are available on the https://www.dws.gov.za/Projects/WARMS/Registration/registration1.aspx or from the following Regional Offices: Head Office 185 Francis Baard Street, Sedibeng Building, Pretoria, 0001 Private Bag X313, Pretoria, 0001 Call Centre Toll Free Line: 0800 200 200 Email address: WarmsEnquiries@dws.gov.za Free State Sanlam Plaza, 2ND Floor c/o Maitland and East Burger Streets PO Box 528, BLOEMFONTEIN 9300 Tel: 051 405 9000 Email address: WARMSFreeState@dws.gov.za Eastern Cape 2 Hargreave Avenue Private Bag X7485 KING WILLIAM'S TOWN 5600 Tel: 043-604 5400 Email address: WARMSECAPE@dws.gov.za Northern Cape Department of Public Works Building c/o Knight and Stead Streets Private Bag X61 01 KIMBERLY 8800 Tel: 053-830 8800 Fax: 053 -831 5682WARMS E-mail Address: warmslowervaal@dws.gov.za WARMSORANGE@dws.gov.za Gauteng Sanlam Plaza East 285 Schoeman Street Private Bag X995 PRETORIA 0001 Tel: 012-392 -1200 Fax: 012 -392 13041 WARMSGP@dws.gov.za North West Motswedi House, 1 ST Floor Dr. James Moroka Drive Private Bag X5 MMABATHO 2735 Tel: 018-384 3270/6 Email address: WarmsNW@dws.gov.za This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 10 MAART 2023 No. 48187 105 3 KwaZulu-Natal Southern Life Building, 9TH Floor 88 Field Street PO Box 1018 DURBAN 4000 Tel: 031-336 2700 email Address WARMS-Enquiries-KZN@dws.gov.za Western Cape De Goede Hoop Park 17 Strand Street Private Bag X16 Sanlamhof BELLVILLE 7532 Tel: 021-950 7100 Fax: 021 -946 3666 Email Address: WARMSWCAPE@dws.gov.za Mpumalanga Prorom Building. 5th Floor c/o Paul Kruger and Brown Streets Private Bag X 11259 Nelspruit 1200 Tel: 013-759 7300 email address WARMSMPUMALANGA@dws.gov.za Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency Tel: (023) 346 8000 Fax: (023) 347 2012 Breede-Gouritz 51 Baring Street Worcester 6850 E-mail: WARMS Queries@breedegouritzcma.co.za Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency WARMS Enquiries: Fanie Cilliers Tel: +27 13 753 9000 Fax: +27 13 753 2786 8th floor, Maxsa Building 13 Streak Street Nelspruit 1200 email address Warmsenquiries@dws.gov.za Limpopo Azmo Place 49 Joubert Street Private Bag X9506 POLOKWANE 0700 Tel: 015-290 1200 eMail Address: WARMSLMP@dws.gov.za 4.2 Application forms can also be collected and submitted at the following Department of Water and Sanitation Dam or Area offices: Office Name Province Physical Address Usutu River Area Office Mpumalanga & Kwa Zulu Natal Jericho Dam Amsterdam 2375 Usutu-Vaal Area Office Mpumalanga & Kwa Zulu Natal Grootdraai Dam on R39 On road to Ermelo from Standerton Standerton 2430 Tugela-Vaal Area Office Kwa Zulu Natal and Free State 1 Kierpersol Avenue Jagersrust Bergville 3350 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 106 No. 48187 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10 MARch 2023 4 Orange-Vaal Free State, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, North West Cnr Charlotte Maxeke & East Burger Str. Bloem Plaza Bloemfontein 9300 Gariep Dam Scheme Office Free State, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape 1 Damwall Road Gariep Dam 9922 Vanderkloof Dam Scheme Office Free State, Northern Cape 1420 Protea Street Vanderkloof 8771 Vaal Dam Area Office Free State, Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga Plot 1 Mackenzie Street Deneysville 1932 Potchefstroom Scheme Office North West 126 Chris Hani Drive, Potchefstroom 2520 Hartbeespoort Area Office North West Department of Water and Sanitation 1 karp Street Damdoryn Hartbeespoort Groblersdal Area Office Mpumalanga and Limpopo Department of Water and Sanitation R25 to Bronkhorstspruit Aquaville Groblersdal 0470 Tzaneen Area Office Mpumalanga and Limpopo Department of Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Management, Voortrekker Street, Tzaneen Dam, Tzaneen 0850 E-mail: WARMS- Enquiries -TZN@dws.gov.za 4.2 Completed application forms must be submitted to the relevant Offices at the address mentioned above or can be email to Register@dws.gov.za. 5. TIME PERIOD FOR REGISTRATION 5.1 The time period for registration shall commence on publication of this notice in the government gazette. 5.2 Water users must submit their completed registration form within 90 days of issue of this notice. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 10 MAART 2023 No. 48187 107 5 6. FAILURE TO REGISTER 6.1 Any person who fails to comply with this notice shall be guilty of an offence Mr Senzo Mchunu, MP Minister: Department of Water and Sanitation