Pollution and Chemicals Management

ABOUT US

To develop and implement policy/legislation, strategies and action plans to mitigate and manage water and soil pollution in the Western Cape.

SERVICES

• Response to incidents in respect of Section 30 of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998)
• Environmental Pollution Complaint Inspections
• Environmental Compliance Inspections 

DOCUMENTS

Western Cape Sustainable Water Protection Plan (SWPP) 2024 – 2029 (pdf, 9.21 MB)

Information Document for Drafting a Maintenance Management Plan for a Watercourse (doc, 308 KB)

Maintenance Management Plan for a Watercourse_Signed off 25 July 2017 (pdf, 1.34 MB)

National Blue Drop Report_2022 (pdf, 4.73 MB)

National Green Drop Report_2022 (pdf, 13.18 MB)

Sustainable Water Management Plan 2012 (pdf, 1.28 MB)

Western Cape Green Drop Report_2022 (pdf, 3.26 MB)

WC Sustainable Water Management Plan 2018.pdf (pdf, 5.74 MB)

WC Sustainable Water Management Plan 2019-20 (pdf, 1.67 MB)

SECTION 30 OF NEMA INCIDENTS

Guideline on the administration of Section 30 of NEMA incidents_2019 (pdf, 2.99 MB)

Hazardous substance list (Annexure 3 of Section 30 guideline) (pdf, 427.19 KB)

Local Authority Contact List_Section 30 Incidents_2022 (pdf, 191.85 KB)

Leaflet on Section 30 incidents (pdf, 226.93 KB)

Section 30 Alarm Notification Form_2022 (docx, 145.9 KB)

Section 30 Incident Report Template (doc, 3.18 MB)