Regulations no. 3630 of 2023 relating to compulsory National standards for process controller and water services works. Country/Territory South Africa Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette no. 48865 of 2023. Subject Water Keyword Well sinking/boreholes Certification Classification/declassification Education Effluent waste water/discharge Industrial water use Irrigation Organic waste Potable water Recycling/reuse Standards Transport/storage Waste disposal Water abstraction Water quality standards Waterworks Pollution control Freshwater pollution Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Entry into force notes 30 June 2023. Abstract These Regulations, made under section 9 (1) of the Water Services Act, no. 108 of 1997, provide for defining compulsory National standards for process controller and water services works. The Regulation define: process controller, as any person with relevant competencies to effectively operate and sustain treatment efficacy of any water services work; registered professional. The Regulations concern: classification of standards of water services works; certification of the owner of a water service work; standards for registration of a process controller; standards for training and education. The attachments include: classification of water services works used for abstraction, treatment and storage of water for human consumption, and disposal of associated waste products; classification of a borehole as a water work used for abstraction and treatment of water for human consumption and household use; criteria for raw water quality; classification of water services works used for the treatment of wastewater and the disposal or re-use of the treated wastewater; reuse types, including: agricultural and landscape irrigation, industrial activities, wastewater reuse and treatment for potable purposes, groundwater recharge. Full text English Website www.gov.za References - Legislation Implements Water Services Act 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997) Legislation | South Africa | 1997 Keyword: Basic legislation, Water supply, Institution, Freshwater resources management, Data collection/reporting, Water charges, Right to water, Human rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX