National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)

Notices

General Discharge Authorisation in terms of Section 69(2)

6. Monitoring requirements
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6.1. Effluent must be screened for constituents which are anticipated by the process or sector producing the effluent and be measured against the constituents and their limits listed in Table 1 and where applicable, Table 2.

 

6.2. The analysis of all effluent samples must be undertaken at a SANAS-accredited laboratory.

 

6.3. In respect of a once-off discharge, the person responsible for the discharge must, within 15 calendar days after the date of the discharge, submit a once-off analysis report to the Department of samples taken of the effluent discharged.

 

6.4.For discharges other than a once-off discharge, the quality of the effluent discharged into coastal waters must be monitored and sent to a SANAS-accredited laboratory on a quarterly basis by taking effluent samples of the effluent at a location-point prior to its discharge into coastal waters, for the first year only. Those analysis reports must be sent to the Department every quarter. After the first year, the person responsible for the discharge must continue to take effluent samples at a location-point prior its discharge into coastal waters and have those samples analysed at the laboratory once every six months. These analysis reports must be sent to the Department bi-annually.

 

6.5. In addition, the person in charge of a discharge must submit a report setting out the quantity of effluent discharged into coastal waters together with each effluent analysis report submitted in accordance with the requirements set out above.

 

6.6. All reports must be submitted to the Department by hand, by post or by email, to the following address:

 

By hand: National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Attention: Director: Coastal Pollution  Management

Branch: Oceans & Coasts

2 East Pier Building, East Pier Road

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town

By Post: National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Attention: Director: Coastal Pollution  Management

Branch: Oceans & Coasts

Private Bag x4390

CAPE TOWN

8002

 

By e-mail: [email protected]