The application must-
- contain a motivation explaining the reasons for the decision to discharge effluent into coastal waters as opposed to other alternative waste management measures;
- include detailed maps of the location of the infrastructure generating the effluent as well as the location of the infrastructure responsible for discharging the effluent and its Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) coordinates;
- provide a sufficiently detailed description of the receiving environment into which the effluent is, or will be discharged;
- provide details of any areas within a 1000 meter radius from the point of discharge which may be adversely affected as a result of the discharge, including marine protected areas, residential areas, recreational use areas, tourism areas, aquaculture use areas, seawater abstraction and industrial use areas;
- provide details of any existing discharges within a 300 meter radius from the point of discharge being applied for;
- where applicable, provide the environmental authorisation and its reference number issued in respect of the discharge and its associated infrastructure or where one has not been issued, provide details of the status of the relevant environmental impact assessment process;
- identify the activity, process or operation from which the discharge emanates;
- provide details of the measures that are, or where applicable, will be undertaken, for the avoidance and prevention, minimisation and recycling of the effluent;
- demonstrate that discharging the effluent into coastal waters is the best practicable environmental, social and economic option;
- provide all information about the characteristics of the effluent, its constituents and chemical composition, including-
(i) its buoyancy;
(ii) the average concentration for all of the effluent’s constituents per month;
(iii) the maximum discharge concentration for all the effluent’s constituents; and
(iv) the quality variables applicable to the discharge and its unit of measurement;
- provide information about the maximum output volume, in cubic meters, anticipated for dry weather and wet weather, calculated for total volumes per day, per month and per year;
- provide a proposed monitoring plan which illustrates how the applicant will, if the permit is granted, address the following:
(i) system performance monitoring; and
(ii) the frequency, parameters and manner of sampling the effluent;
- where applicable, provide historic monitoring data for the discharge;
- provide details of any applicable estuarine management plan, in the case of a discharge into an estuary; and
- the extent of a mixing zone, if required by the applicant.
