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The 2022 Blue Drop report, which gives an overview of the state of South Africa’s nearly 1,200 water supply systems, says only four in 10 of these can provide water that is unlikely to have germs that can make people sick.
Reports released by the department on Tuesday indicated that water provision in the country has deteriorated.
Correction action plans for only 168 of the 344 municipal wastewater systems that were found to be in a critical state by the 2022 Green Drop report have been submitted to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). Following the publication of the Green Drop Certification Programme report, in April 2022, the DWS issued non-compliance notices to 90 municipalities, requesting the municipalities to submit corrective action plans to address the shortcomings identified in the Green Drop report.
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu said the reliability of municipal water and sanitation services was generally deteriorating.
Water reports warned about aging infrastructure, policy inconsistencies, improper planning, misappropriation of funds, and a lack of capacity.