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Wastewater and Industrial Effluent By-law, 2013.

Country/Territory
South Africa
Territorial subdivision
Western Cape
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
To repeal the Wastewater and Industrial Effluent By law, 2006; to ensure consistency with national legislation; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater pollution Sewerage Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

This By-law of the City of Cape Town provides for control over activities linked to disposal of wastewater and industrial effluent. It defines duties of owners of property in respect of construction and connecting of private sewer works and concerns the permissions discharge industrial effluent. It also concerns transport of wastewater by road. The City may serve a compliance notice on any person acting in contravention of this By-law. Any person who wishes to construct, cause to be constructed a building for purposes of using such building as trade premises, must, in writing, apply for – approval of such building plan in terms of section 4 of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977; permission to discharge industrial effluent into the sewer or any wastewater system in the form prescribed by the City. The City may – permit the discharge of industrial effluent into the sewer if the capacity and condition of the sewer system is sufficient and suitable for the conveyance, effective treatment and lawful disposal thereof; impose conditions which must be complied with prior to being permitted to discharge effluent into the sewer; limit the times during which owners may discharge industrial effluent into the sewer.

Full text
English
Website
openbylaws.org.za