Question NW3912 to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
12 December 2023 - NW3912
Weber, Ms AMM to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
(1) What licenses are required from his department to run a (a) coal wash plant and (b) chrome wash plant. (2) what enforcements measures does his department have in place when one is in breach of not having a license. (3) how regularly does his department conduct inspections at these coal wash and chrome wash plants. (4) how many violations were reported to his department in the past three years on each (a) province and (b) wash plant. (5) what action steps were taken by his department to rectify the specified violations?
Reply:
The licence required to run a coal wash plant and chrome wash plant is a Water Use Licence and is granted by the Department of Water and Sanitation. Therefore, the details on the licence required, enforcement measures, inspections and violations are those stipulated by the Department of Water and Sanitation in terms of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act 36 of 1998).