Notice to register a Water Use in terms of the National Water Act (Notice No. 519 of 2009)

No. 519 STAATSKOERANT, 6 MEI 2009 No. 32209 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY 6 May 2009 NOTICE TO REGISTER A WATER USE IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL WATER 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 the National Water Act. 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) must, when called upon by the responsible authority to do so, register the water use. I, Lindiwe Benedicta Hendricks, the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry hereby, in my capacity as the responsible authority, request that all persons who use water as set out below must register their water use. 1. WATER USES The following water uses must be registered: section 21 (e} engaging in a controlled activity section 21 (f) discharging waste or water containing waste section 21 (g) disposing of waste in a manner which may detrimentally impact on a water resource section 21 (h) disposing of water which contains waste fro, or which has been heated in any industrial or power generation process section 21 U} removi11g, discharging or disposing of water found underground if it is necessary for the efficient continuation of the activity or for the safety of people These water 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, evaporation ponds treatments) Disposal of effluent to land or to a facility (such landfill, waste-rock dump-s, fly ash disposal, solid waste disposal) Controlled land use activities (such as confined animal facilities, dirty water systems) 4 No. 32209 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 MAY 2009 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 http://www.dwaf.gov.za or from the following Regional Offices: Eastern Cape 2 Hargreave Avenue Private Bag X7 485 KING WILLIAM'S TOWN 5600 Tel: 043- 604 5400 Fax: 043-604 5587 Limpopo Azmo Place 49 Joubert Street Private Bag X9506 POLOKWANE 0700 Tel: 015- 290 1200 Fax: 015 - 295 3249 http://www.dwaf.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 Free State STAATSKOERANT, 6 MEI 2009 Sanlam Plaza, 2No Floor c/o Maitland and Eastburger Streets PO Box 528 BLOEMFONTEIN 9300 Tel: 051 405 9000 Fax: 051 -430 8146 Mpumalanga Prorom Building. 5th Floor c/o Paul Kruger and Brown Streets Private Bag X 11259 NELSPRUIT 1200 Tel: 013- 759 7300 Fax: 013 - 755 1678 Gauteng Sanlam Plaza East 285 Schoeman Street Private Bag X995 PRETORIA 0001 No. 32209 5 6 No.32209 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 MAY 2009 Tel: 012- 392- 1200 Fax: 012 - 392 1304 Northern Cape Department of Public Works Building c/o Knight and Stead Streets Private Bag X6101 KIMBERLY 8800 Tel: 053- 830 8800 Fax: 053- 831 5682 KwaZulu-Natal Southern Life Building, 9TH Floor 88 Field Street PO Box 1018 DURBAN 4000 Tel: 031- 336 2700 Fax: 031 - 304 9546 North West Motswedi House, 1 sr Floor Dr. James Moroka Drive Private Bag X5 MMABATHO 2735 Tel: 018- 384 3270/6 Fax: 018 - 384 2059 4.2 Completed forms must be submitted to the relevant Regional Office at the address mentioned above. STAATSKOERANT, 6 MEI 2009 No. 32209 7 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 by 30 August 2009. 6. FAILURE TO REGISTER 6.1 Any person who fails to comply with this notice shall be guilty of an offence. ~-2-~ MRS LB HENDRICKS, MP MINISTER: WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY