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PPC Riebeeck West: Storm water Management Plan Page 41
In terms of the above, the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry has promulgated the regulations in
respect of use of water for mining and related activities aimed at the protection of water resources on
4 June 1999 (Government Notice No. 704).
a) Existing Lawful Water Uses
An existing lawful water use is a water use that lawfully took place in the period two years before the
commencement of the NWA. This allows any water use that lawfully took place to continue until such
time as it can be converted into a licence.
Permit in terms of the Water Act 1956 (B33/2/710/2)
1) This permit authorises the use for industrial purposes at the Permit Holders premises, a quantity
of 602 250 m3 per annum of water made up as follows:
146 000 m3 of water removed underground in the mine
456 250 m3 of water obtained from the Berg River Government Water scheme
2) Disposal of water found underground may be disposed of into the same unnamed tributary of the
Berg River as utilised for the disposal of the purified effluent from the permit holders sewage
purification works.
3) Authorises the disposal of 100 400 m3 of purified effluent per annum
Permit in terms of the Water Act
1.10.2 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (ACT 107 OF
1998)
Currently the EIA, EMPR Update and Water Use licence are being undertaken separately but in a
parallel process. This document forms part of the water use licence and the EIA and EMPR
amendment is being undertaken by Ninham Shand Consulting Services.
The application is currently in the EIA phase and one round of the public participation process has
been completed.
1.10.3 MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
(ACT 28 OF 2002)
In terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act 28 of 2002)
(“MPRDA”) and its regulations any person who has applied for a mining right in terms Section
22 must conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and submit and environmental
management programme (EMP) for approval by the competent authority.
1.10.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ACT (ACT 73 OF 1989)
In terms of Section 20 (1) of ECA: No person shall establish, provide or operate any disposal site
without a permit issued by the Minister of Water Affairs. This permit was obtained by PPC on the 10
August 2005 and in terms of Section 20(5)(b) of ECA the permit aimed to control and manage the
disposal of certain types of waste.
a) Permit Number 16/2/7/G102/C2/Z1
1) The site may be used for the disposal of waste types in quantities contained in the definition