Question NW177 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
06 March 2024 - NW177
Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)With reference to his reply to question 3475 on 8 November 2023, in which he confirmed that no water use license has been applied for and/or granted for the Serendipity Truck Wash situated on Portion 150 of the Farm Buffelshoek 468JQ, (a) what action will he take to ensure that the continued illegal use of the scarce water resource is stopped and (b) on date will the specified action be taken; (2) considering that no other licenses have been issued to the company as there were no other applications that were received by his department from the company on the specified property for the discharge of water containing waste as required by section 21(f) of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, (a) what action will he take against the company for the continued discharge of water from the truck wash containing waste into the local water course and (b) on what date will the specified action be taken?
Reply:
1(a) Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) received a pre-application enquiry from Serendipity Truck Wash (Pty) Ltd dated 27 November 2023 for a truck wash with water from boreholes and wastewater generated, collected or stored in a pit within Portion 150 of the Farm Buffelshoek 468JQ. The Department is still assessing the submitted file.
(b) A notice of intention to issue a directive was issued to Serendipity Truck Wash Pty Ltd for engaging in water use without authorisation. The Department received representation to the notice issued from Serendipity Car Wash Pty Ltd, and the Department is in the process of assessing and responding to the representation submitted.
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