Regulations in respect of subterranean water control areas (No. R 1324)

DEPARTEMENT VAN WATERWESE. No. R. 1324.] [30 Augustus 1963. REGULASIES TEN OPSIGTE VAN ONDER GRONDSEWATE RBEHEERGEBIEDE. Kragtens die bevoegdheid hom verleen by subartikel (2) van artikel dertig van dieWaterwet, 1956 (Wet-No.54 van. 1956), het die Minister van. Waterwese die volgend rezulasies gernaak ten opsigte van die ondergrondsewater beheergebiede, of gedeeltes van sodanige 'gebiede, wat in die Aanhangsel van hierdie regulasies genoerrr.is; i(¥f' wat van tyd tot tyd tot die gebiede aldus in voormelde Bylae genoem, bygevoeg word: I. In hierdic regulasies, tensy uit die samehang anders blyk, beteken: " boorgat " 'n gat wat in die aarde geboor isdeur middel van 'n boormasjien met die doe! am ondergrondse water te vind, uit te neem. of tegebruik; " gebied " 'n ondergrondsewaterbeheergebied of gedeelte van sodanige gebicd soos verme1d in die Aanhangse1 van hierdie regulasies; "natuurlike fontein" enige fontein waardeur onder grondse water op 'n natuurlikewyse na die opper vlakte vloei; . " put" 'n gat wat in die aarde gegrawe is op kunsrnatige wyse anders as Gem 'n boorrnasjien met die doe! O,Ii ondergrondse watcr te vind, uit te neern of te gebruik: " sekretaris " die Sekretaris van Waterwese of sy behoor iik gernagtigde vertecnwoordiger: " vlociende boorcat " 'n boor-rat waaruit ondcrzrondse water I", ··.... ~~:~:';iinrr nn . r\ ...... natuurlikc \.......,:\:.~ -·'a ,,;~i....... v, '\J \. c-, :'. ::;: .. t ' \1 1J , , ' .' ~\.. 11 UI'--' oppervlaktc vloei; , ..•.•• Wet.':. die Waterwet, 1956 (Wet No. 54 van 1956), .io··iiet.enige ander uitdr~kkingwaaraan 'n beiekenis in die W&{i'p;eheg ~:iS:"dieserfde' betekenis wanneer -dit in hierdie DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS. No. R. 1324.] [30 Augusf 1963. REGULATIONS IN RESPECT OF SUBTERRANEAN WATER CONTROL AREAS. The Minister of Water Affairs has. under the powers vested in him by sub-section (2) of section thirty of the 956 Act N ), made the following. regulations in respec 0 ie su erranean water control areas, or portions of such areas, which are specified in the Annexureto these re'guia1:ions,·or'\\ihlch are from time to time added to the areas thus specified in the said Annexure: 1.. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates: .. Act" means the Water Act, 1956 (Act No. 54 of 1956); ." area" means a subterranean water control area or portion of such area as may be specified in the .. Annexure to these rczulations: " borehole" means a -hole sunk into the earth 'by means of a boring machine far the purpose of locating, abstracting or using subterranean water; .. flowinv borehole" means a borehole from which sub terrmcan water 110':/5 naturally to ~;;e surface on ::0U1 plction: " natural spring" means any spring by means of which s"hterranean water Haws naturally to the surface: " s..:cretary" means the S",,',eury for Water Affair." or hi;'; dulv author.se-t reprcscut.invc: ~, \VL'!! ;';It ·:t~;~,.: '~,-;i:.: sunk int\.:l t~l"'~ :..~~~nh h~' ~·!rtiii;.:ild 1111:uHS oiucr than " boring machine tel l:ll,; purpose of locating, abstracting or using subterranean water: and any' other expression to which a. meaning has ~en "l~q;t..,n~rl in thf' Af'"t hf""~ l1"hpl1 ll~f"d lf1 th{~<:pt. r".rrn'~hnn(!' .\. ' ~ .; Enige persoon W:l! op die datum van afkondiging hierdie regulasies of. na gelang van die gev:t1 or die urn waarop hierdic rcgulasics vall tocpassing gemaak rd op 'n zcbicd. ()nclt.:r'~rondsc water uit 'n booruat of of na!Uurlike Ionrcirt, idee in sodanigc gebicd, uitncelll zebruik, meet binnc uric maanclc na die datum waarop rdie regulasies " op sodanige gebicd van roepassing naak won], die volzcnde besonderhcdc skriltelik aan die retaris verstrck: -~ (i) I\y nn n m pr-rrnanr-nrr- ;\(Ire~ en 'n hf'.~kry\\'il13' wnr aandui die naarn van die eicndorn. clie nornmer en datum van die transportaktc en die groouc van die grond waarop die boorgat of put of natuurlike [on rein gelee is en 'n pial: wut hul ligging aandui; (ii) (u) die getoetste opbrengs in gellings per uur van 'n fontein of put of boorgat wat nat uurlik uit vloei, en (h) die getOi'!ste maksirnum ophreng« in gel lings per uur, soos bepaal deur 'n pomptoets, van 'n nie-vloeiende boorgat of put of van 'n vloeicnde boorgat of put waar sodanige boorgat of put ald us getoets is: Met dien verstande dat die datums van sodanige toetse, besonderhede van die pomptoestel en, waar die natuurlike uitvloei of gepompte opbrengs meet as een keer bepaal is, die betrokke gegewens vir elke sodanige toets verstrek moet word; (iii) waar 'n pompinstallasie oor 'n boorgat of put opgerig is, d-ie hoeveelheid water wat sodanige pompinstallasie in staat is om per uur uit te neem; (iv) die grootte van die grand wat jaarliks bcsproei is met water uit die boorgat of put of natuuriike fen tein en enige ander doel waarvoor die water gebruik is of sal word en moet verder, indien deur die sekretaris daartoe versoek, enige ander besonder hede wat hy mag voorskryf, verstrek; (v) die maksimum hoeveelheid water wat per dag, per maand en per jaar uitgeneem en nuttig gebruik word. 3. Enige sodanigepersoon wat in regulasie 2 genoem ord wat ondergrondse water uit 'uboorgat of put' of .tuurlike fontein voordelig en wettig gebruik, is nadat die .sonderhede genoem in regulasie 2 aan diesekretaris ver .ek is, geregtig op 'n permit deur die Minister uitgereik ) sodanige voorwaardes as wat hy goedvind om te stel, n hom in staat te stel om voort te gaan am die hoeveel .id water deur die Minister na eie goeddunke bepaal, en It in die permit uiteengesit is, te gebruik, 4. Geen persoon mag, behalwe ooreenkomstig die voor iardes van die permit. uitzereik deur die Minister zevolge regulasie 3,' 'witer uif 'il' boorgat of put" of .tuurlike Iontein gebruik na die tydperk van drie maande regulasie 2 gemeld nie, 5. Die sekretaris kan enige boorgat of pnt of natuurlike ntein in regulasie 2 genoem, inspekteer en enige persoon ) wie se eiendom sodanige boorgat of put of natuurlike ntein gelee is, skriftelik versoek om sodanige handelinge verrig of sodanige uitrusting of toestelle aan te bring of danige veranderings aan sy pompinstallasies uit te voer, . wat hy nodig ag vir die uitoefening van beheer oor die tneem en vir die beskerming teen besoedeling en :waring van ondergrondse water, en by versuim om binne tydperk in die bevel genoem daaraan te voldoen, self danige handeling verrig of sodanige uitrusting of toestelle cnbring of sodanige vemnderings aan die p0!T!p:nstallasies tV8::r en die koste daarvan op die betrokke persoon in 'n :voegde hof verhaaI. 6. (1) Geen persoon mag. behalwe saGS bepaal in gulasie 3. of kragtens mag~iging van 'n permit van die ·inister en op sodanige voorwaardes as wat in die permit teengesit is, in 'n '~ild~rgrondse\Vatcrbeheergehied of 'n 'd~e1te van sodanige g'C'blcG :~r: nnsigff:' W'.'r'.Jr~ hierdi(' ;'cil~,;i:,~ van toepassing is (a) 'n boorgat boor of put of fontein grawe, vergroot, dieper maak of verander vir die uitneem of gebruik van ondergrondse water nie; of 2. A.ny person who at the date af rromuigation of these regulations or. as the case may be, at the date on whi,-;' these regulations becomeapplicable to an area, abstra':t'~ or uses subterranean water from a borehole or well cr natura! spring situate within such area shall. within th,e:: months of the date on which these regulation, are I1U,!.> applicable to such area, in writing, communicate to the secretary, giving (i) his name, permanent address and a descriptio,; indicating the name of the property, the nurnh-} and date of the title deed and the extent of the land upon which the borehole or well or natural spr inn is sitlwteJ and a plan showing tlIeir sittwtion; '" (ii) (II) the tested yield in gallons per hour of a sprin'2 or well or borehole, which flows ruuurally, 'UlJ (b) the tested maximum yield in gallons per hour as determined by a pumping test, of a non~ flowing borehole or well or a flowing borchol.. or well where such borehole or well has been so tested: Provided that the dates of such tests, particulars of the pumping plant and, where the natural flow or pumped yield has been determined more than once, the relevant data for each such test shall be .,.. furnished; (iii) where a pumping installation has been erected over a borehole or well, the quantity of water which such i~stallation is capable of abstracting per hour; (iv) the extent of land which was irrigated annually by means of water from the borehole or well or natural spring and any other purposes for which the water has been or is to be used and shall in addirion. if required by the secretary, furnish any other particulars which he may specify; (v) the maximum quantity of water which is abstracted and beneficially used per day, per month and per year. 3. Any such person referred to in regulation 2 who is beneficially and lawfully using subterranean water from a borehole or well' ,~ural .springjshall, after the partfculars mentioned in ~'have been com municated to the' secretary, be enti.t1e~L~o. a perrni; to be issued by the Minister on such conditions-as he may deem fit to impose. to enable him to continue to use the quantity of water determined by the Minister at his discretion, and specified in the permit. 4. Except in accordance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued by the Minister in terms of regulation 3. no person shall use' water from a borehole or well or natural spring 'after the period 'of' tHree months mentioned in regulation 2. 5. The secretary may inspect any borehole or well or natural' spring referred to in regulation Z and in writing require any Person on whose property such borehole or well or natural spring is situated to do such acts or affix such fittings or appliances or carry out such alterations to his pumping installations as he may consider necessary for exercising control over abstraction and for the prorec tion against pollution and preservation of subterran~an water and. in default of compliance with such reqUIre ments within a period specified in the order, himself do such acts or affix such fittings or appliances or carry out such alterations to such pumping installations and recover the cost ther::of from the person concerncJ in any com petent court. 6, (1) Except as provided in f,,:guLtion 3, or under the authority of a permit from the Minister and on Sllch conditions as ill!!" be specitied in that nermit. no person shall. in .1 subterranean water c011trol area (l( a pa[uon llf such area ir. respect of \\'hicr.. !.hcse rtgulai.;ul;'; :lr~ ;l['dicablc (a) sink. enlarge. deepen or alter a borehole or well or spring for the abstraction or usc of subterraneal1 water; or (2) Enige persoon wat aanscek docn C,'II 'n permit om 'n boorgat te boor of 'n put of Iontcin h: grawe, te ver groot, dicper te maak of te verander of om ondergrondse water uit te neem of te gebruik in 'n ondergrondse waterbehcergeble.I of gcdcclte van sodaniae gcbied ten opsigte waarvan hierdic regulasics van toepassing is. rnoet, benewens die besondcrhcde vcrmcld in regulasic 2, 'n plan volgens skaal voorlc wat die tcrrcin waar die boor gat of put of fontein geki:! is of geboor of gegrawe gaan word of waar die water uitzcnccrn of sebruik aaan word. na gclang van die geva( en die terreillc -van enige bestaande boorgate of putte of Ionteine op die betrokke eiendom, aantoon 7. Die voorwaardcs uitecngesit in enige permit krug tens rezulasie 6 kan benalinas insluit ten effekte dat-e (i) die boorgat of put so uitgcvoer meet wees dat dit die ontsnapping van water ondergronds daaruit voorkorn, en die voering daarin toegerus moet word met 'n tocstel war sal toelaat dat die vloei van- die water bchoorlik zcrecl kan word en sodanige toestel moet van .~ ripe wees wat deur die sekretaris goedgekeur is; (ii) geen groter hoeveelheid as die uiteengesit in die uitgereikte permit uitgeneem of toegelaat mag word om uit die boorgat of put te vloei nie; (iii) besonderhede betreffende die totale daaclikse en maandelikse vloei of uitneem en die statiese hoogte van die water of die geslote drukking (synde die waterdruk by bekhoogte van boorgat gemeet nadat die afsluitklep toegemaak is en 'n konstante mak simum druk opgebou het), na gelang van die geval, in die boorgat of put of fontein aan die sekretaris voorgele rnoet word teen die 15de van die rnaand wat volg op die rnaand ten opsigte waarvan die besonderhede verkry is; (iv) in die geval van 'n nuwe boorgat of put wat geboor of gegrawe gaan word, verteenwoordigende mon sters van die kerns wat gedurende die boor of grawe van die boorgat of put verkry is, by elke veranderlng in rormasle, met die dlepte van scdanige verandering vanaf die oppcrvlakte, aan die sekretaris .verstrek moet. word; (v) waar 'n vloeiende boorgat geboor word, die boor man, voor die boormasjien van die terrein ver skuif word, die boorgat so moet versed dat uit waartse vloei na die formasie nie kan plaasvind as die afsluitklep toegemaak word nie en dat dit ook die plig van die boonnan is om 'n afsluitklep, van 'n tipe deur die sekretaris goedgekeur, aan te sit; (vi) 'n nuwe geslaagde boorgat van 'n vloeirneter, van 'n tipe deur die sekretaris goedgekeur,' voorsien moet worJ, . (vii) boorgate of putte op so 'n wyse beskerm moet word dat besmetting of besoedeling voorkom word. 8. Die bepalings van regulasie 5 is mula/is mutandis ..an toepassing in verband met enige boorgat of put of natuurlike fontein ten opsigte waarvan 'n permit kragtens regulasie 6 deur die Minister uitgereik is. 9. Enige persoon wat hierdie regulasies oortree. is by skuldigbevinding strafbaar soos in subartikel (3) van artikel honderd-en-sewentig van die Wet voorgeskryf. AANHANGSEL. 1. Die Kroondal-Marikana-ondergrondsewaterbeheer gebied ornskryf in Proklarnasie r>'o. 180 van i': Julie 1953. 2. Daardie gedeelte van die dolornitiese geologiese gebied,omskryf in Proklamasies Nos. 68 en 69 van 4 Apr~ 1913, afgekondig in Staatskoerant No. 35 van 4' AP.~l1 1913, welke gebied kraztens subartikel (2) van art!lcel agt-en-twintig van die 'vVaterwet, 1956 (Wet No. 54... ,van 1956), geag woni 'n unliergro:'.dsewCiterbeheer geuled te wees en wal uit die .... ,)jgende piase hest~,~:1: ·i,A~delingMaf,:king.provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop. . !pl~Spnngvalley Maf. F.3-l. :~'~~?~~~~;,proVinsie Transvaal. (2) Any person applying for a permit to sink, enlarge, dec pen or alter a borehole or well or spring or to abstract or use subterranean water in a subterranean water control area or a portion of such area in respect of which these regulations are applicable. shall. in addition to the parti culars mentioned in regulation 2. submit a scale plan showing the site where the borehole or well or wring is situated or is to be sunk or where the water i:~ to~ be abstracted or used, as the case may be, and the sites of any existing boreholes or wells or springs on the property concerned. 7. The conditions specified in any permit under regula tion 6 may include provisions to the effect that (i) the borehole or well shall be so cased as to prevent the escape therefrom of water underground and the casing therein shall be fitted with an appliance enabling the flow of the. water to be properly regulated and such appliance shall be of a type approved by the secretary; (ii) no water in excess of the quantity specified in the permit issued shall be drawn or allowed to flow from the borehole or well: (iii) particulars regarding the total daily and monthly flow or abstraction, and the static level of the water or the shut-in pressure (being the water pressure measured at the collar elevation of borehole after the shut-off valve has been closed and a constant maximum pressure has built up), as the case may be, in the borehole or well or spring shall be sub mitted to the. secretary hy the 15th of the month succeeding the month in respect of which the parti culars were obtained; (iv) in the case of a new borehole orwell to be sunk, representative samples of the cuttings obtained during the sinking of the borehole or well, at each change of formation, with the depth from surface of such change, shall be furnished to the secretary; . (v) if a flowing borehole is drilled, the driller shall, prior to moving the drill from the site, so seal the .' borehole that outward flow to the formation cannot take place when the shut-off valve is closed and that it shall also be the duty of the driller to fit it shut off valve of a type approved by the secretary; (vi) a new successful borehole shall be fitted with a flow meter of a type approved by the secretary; (vii) boreholes' or wells shall be protected in such a manner as to prevent contamination or pollution. ~, .The.provlsjcns \It· regl;l{aHtm 5.:l~a]j mutatis mutandis apply in regard to any borehole or well or natural spring in respect of which a permit has been issued by the Minister under regulation 6. 9. Any person who contravenes these regulations shall upon conviction be liable to the penalties prescribed by sub-section (3) of section one hundred and seventy of the Act. ANNEXURE. 1. The Kroondal-Marikana Subterranean Water Control Area as defined in Proclamation No. 180 of 12th July, 1963. 2. That portion of the dolomitic gc;oIugi-.:ul area defined in Proclamations Nos. 68 and 69 of 4th Avril, 1913. published in Government Gazette No. 35 of 4th April, 1913, which area is, in terms of sub-section (2) of section twenty-eight of the Water Act. 1956 (Act No. 5~ of 1956\ deemeu to be a s::hterranCill1 water contro1 :1rea. com rVlsi!1~ th~ foiio ..~;j(;; f~i.i~~~: Division pf ~t.lf~i'~1.6) Province of the C~pc of Geed Hupe:. The farm Springvalley Maf. F.3-I. District of Lichtenbura. Province of the Transvaal, : :"",r",ir'~, ~-"':..:::--,..:..~,,:.< .. ,~. !"The ta..rft1I............!~ ~·1"bi!' ·;:iH~ ~~~1 f:..r'=~'·, i1;',' . ..,' MOoi~eiS~~6I~iu~' ~ib,'; ... :~.. ~.~~!2Zi' "Doom ... -"~~ :~~". i~~:':!~~:~!·~~.~~~"·~.,;~":~,.~':~:'~~365'ilt i L"YalJ~'fontein' ;.(;.. 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