eThekwini Municipality: Sewage Disposal By-law, 2015.

This By-law of the eThekwini (Durban) Municipality regulates sewage disposal in a manner which– progressively ensures efficient, affordable, economical and sustainable access to sanitation and sewage services; regulates the duty of customers to pay for sanitation and sewage services; provides various measures to assist those who are economically unable to meet normal service charges; and complies with the national Water Services Act. The Water Services Act establishes the Municipality as a water services authority and the Municipality‘s Water and Sanitation Unit as a water supply services provider for the Municipality‘s area of jurisdiction. A person who wants to construct or cause to be constructed any building or development must, when undertaking an environmental impact assessment, ensure that provision is made for the treatment and disposal of domestic sewage, trade effluent and stormwater. In granting permission to discharge effluent into the municipal sewage disposal system, an authorised official may consider relaxing standards for discharge as set out in Schedule A and B taking into account environmental considerations. The By-law incorporates the polluter-pays principle. no trade effluent may be accepted for discharge into a sea outfall unless it complies with the standards and criteria set out in Schedule B. Acceptance of the trade effluent must be subject to periodic review: Provided that such review may be made at any time if, in the opinion of the authorised official, special circumstances which may include but is not limited to, the pollution of the sea or beaches, the killing of fish, or other incidents, arise as a result of the acceptance thereof into a sea outfall.