KSA 1&2: Water Resources and Ecosystems.
Thrust 5: Resource Quality and Management.
Programme 3: Source Water Protection.
Title : Piloting the implementation of the waste discharge charge system in the crocodile catchment.
ToR ID : 1009884
Contact Person: Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa
Closing Date : 22 October 2021
Brief description of ToR
The Waste Discharge Charge System (WDCS) forms part of the Pricing Strategy for Water Use Charges established in terms of Section 56 of the National Water Act (NWA) (Act 36 of 1998) and is a regulatory tool which can be used to improve the quality of water resources as well as compliance to the management class and associated resource quality objectives and the ecological reserve. The development of a Waste Discharge Charge System (WDCS) has been proposed to promote water conservation and waste reduction. It is well known that in some instances the discharge of poor quality effluent into streams causing pollution of water resources is occurring. Poor quality of water resources contravenes the resource quality objectives and international obligations. Furthermore, waste related activities currently do not contribute any revenue towards the management of the water resources. The first three phases of implementing the WDCS was successfully completed, however phase 4 which involves the piloting of the system still remains. This TOR will address the piloting of the WDCS in the Crocodile catchment.
