a) The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has issued 83 directives from January 2021 to date against municipalities that have failed to manage sewage and causing pollution.
b) (i) The table below depicts a breakdown of the directives issued per province.
Enforcement Actions taken against non-compliant Municipalities *from January 2021 to date |
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Responsible Regional Office |
*NWA Notices Issued |
NWA Directives Issued |
Eastern Cape |
10 |
8 |
Free State |
6 |
7 |
Gauteng |
20 |
18 |
KwaZulu Natal |
21 |
1 |
Limpopo |
11 |
13 |
Mpumalanga |
39 |
22 |
North-West |
5 |
5 |
Northern Cape |
30 |
8 |
Western Cape |
12 |
1 |
Total |
154 |
83 |
ii) The consequences of DWS’ enforcement actions are indicated below:
(iii) The DWS conducted 49 follow-up inspections whereby compliance with the provisions of the Notices and Directives is established.
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