The actual daily distribution of water for Rustenburg Local Municipality (LM) is same as consumption which is what is presented by both Rand Water and Magalies Water.

1. (a) Water volumes distributed to Rustenburg LM by Rand Water via the Barnardsvlei Reservoir up to 12 March 2024 are indicated below:

1. The price paid for water shall be computed through a pricing model to be determined and agreed to by both parties. The are no guarantees provided by the Government except for the provisions in the agreement. A supplementary agreement will be entered into between the Parties implementing agents.

2. The Development Bank of South Africa will be responsible for the implementation of the ...

1.  The Musina Local Municipality is not a Water Services Authority. The Vhembe District Municipality is a Water Services Authority and Water Services Provider in that area.

2. The implementing agent will arrange financing, procurement for implementation, and manage construction of the project. The project is earmarked to supply 15 million m3/a (41 Ml/d) of treated water to the Musina area. Engagements with potential ...

1.  (a-c) The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is not aware of the date of sale of the Beethoven Process Plant, whom it was sold to or when the plant changed ownership.

2. The owners of the wash plant have taken responsibility for the spillage and have conducted clean-up operations and submitted a detailed action plan and rehabilitation plan. This was in response ...

1.  The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has provided guidelines, support and developed the administrative tool, Water Services Development Plans (WSDP) online system, to ensure that all the Water Services Authorities (WSA) comply with this requirement. The WSAs are being capacitated/trained annually on the utilisation of this online tool. The WSDP online system is being used by the WSA to populate their WSDP ...

a) To ensure timeous completion of projects, the Department of Water and Sanitation entered into Memoranda of Understanding and contracts with Implementing Agents with clear project plans and timelines. These contracts are monitored monthly with a specific focus on timelines in line with the agreed upon project plans.

b) The contracts are clear in terms of roles and responsibilities between the parties. If the contractor ...

The Minister is actively intervening in poorly performing municipalities and action plans have been agreed upon to address water supply shortages and other challenges in struggling municipalities. Interventions are intended to improve the capacity of Water Service Authorities to operate, maintain and manage assets for existing infrastructure include:

• A number of bulk water resource projects aimed at ensuring water security are being implemented by ...

a)  The Blue, Green and No Drop reports that Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) issued in December 2023, indicated that municipal water and waste water services have generally declined sharply over the last ten years, in terms of indicators such as the quality of water provided, the quality of effluent from waste water treatment works, and the levels of physical water losses and ...

1. The details provided below refer to actions taken on the results of the 2022 full Green Drop audit and the 2023 full Blue Drop audit. Regulatory action is not taken based on the Progress Assessment reports. It is important to note that both the Water Services Act and the National Water Act are used to address non-compliance of the Green Drop report as it ...

1 (a) The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has conducted inquiries into reported instances of non-compliance within municipalities. The table below provides a summary of the number of investigations conducted over three years and from 1 April 2023 to date.

(b) The Department, upon detecting non-compliances during investigations, has issued 136 Notices of intention to ...