The point was made that 836 904 people and 120 211 households would receive water from the Inyaka Water Treatment Works upon completion. The facility would be handed over to the Bushbuckridge Water Board after completion which would then be responsible for the distribution of water to the communities on behalf of the municipalities. The Committee expressed concern at the fact that the Bushbuckridge Water Board was not represented at the meeting. It was reported that only the Bushbuckridge and Mbombela municipalities had agreements with the Water Board. This was a cause for concern for the Committee since it would create a gap in the distribution of water to the targeted communities. The regional office of the Department stated that there were delays in the finalisation of the Service Level Agreement between the municipalities and the Bushbuckridge Water Board as a result of historical debt.