New bill to try to enforce clean drinking water
Currently the Department of Water and Sanitation cannot directly intervene when municipalities fail to supply drinking water up to standard
Source: groundup.org.za
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New Bill aims to enforce clean drinking water provision
Currently the Department of Water and Sanitation cannot directly intervene when municipalities fail to supply clean drinking water.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za
Municipal water systems continue to decline — Mchunu
He says there is a limit as to what national government can do about the problem
Source: businesslive.co.za
Nearly half of SA's water is unsafe to drink
'The municipalities are not budgeting sufficiently for maintenance of the infrastructure…and in the worst performing municipalities they're not hiring staff with the correct qualifications to operate the drinking water infrastructure such as the treatment plants,’ says Sean Phillips, Director-General of Water and Sanitation.
Source: moneyweb.co.za
Technical teams and funding dispatched to municipalities to fix water, sewage: Senzo Mchunu
The department of water and sanitation says it is working with stakeholders to address and implement the findings of the blue and green drop reports.
Source: timeslive.co.za