, HES4810 Assignment 3 2025 (831851) - Due 5
September 2025; 100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert
Solved, Explanations and Solutions.
QUESTION 1 [20]
HES4810 – Impact Mitigation and Management (Water Quality
Focus)
1.1. Legislation governing water quality in South Africa (2)
National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA) – Section 19
(prevention and remedying effects of pollution) and
Section 20 (control of emergency incidents that may cause
pollution).
National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998
(NEMA) – Section 28 (duty of care to prevent pollution and
environmental degradation).
1.2. Ten activities/actions by development that may cause
water pollution (2)
1. Discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage
effluent into rivers.
2. Agricultural runoff containing pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizers.
3. Industrial discharges of toxic chemicals and heavy metals.
September 2025; 100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert
Solved, Explanations and Solutions.
QUESTION 1 [20]
HES4810 – Impact Mitigation and Management (Water Quality
Focus)
1.1. Legislation governing water quality in South Africa (2)
National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA) – Section 19
(prevention and remedying effects of pollution) and
Section 20 (control of emergency incidents that may cause
pollution).
National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998
(NEMA) – Section 28 (duty of care to prevent pollution and
environmental degradation).
1.2. Ten activities/actions by development that may cause
water pollution (2)
1. Discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage
effluent into rivers.
2. Agricultural runoff containing pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizers.
3. Industrial discharges of toxic chemicals and heavy metals.
