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Regulations on Use of Water for Mining and Related Activities aimed at the Protection of Water Resources (GN. 704 of 1999).

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These Regulations place restrictions on mining operations for purposes of protecting water resources. It prescribes measures and precautions that persons in control of a mine must take unpolluted water must be confined to a clean water system, away from any dirty area; any clean water system at the mine or activity shall be designed, constructed, maintained and operated so that it is not likely to spill into any dirty water system more than once in 50 years; water arising within any dirty area,
Title
Regulations on Use of Water for Mining and Related Activities aimed at the Protection of Water Resources (GN. 704 of 1999).
Country
South Africa
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
1999
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
groundwater
ECOLEX region
Africa
Southern Africa
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/saf21771.pdf
Link to full text
http://www.enviroleg.co.za
Implements
National Water Act (No. 36 of 1998).