Further challenges were as follows: . The estimated water backlog for the municipal area based on households below RDP standard is 18 023 of the total 38 582 households and this requires a capital investment of R133 million. . The rural backlog accounts for 75% of the backlog. . The number of households with sanitation below the RDP standards stands at 10 274 of the total 38 582 households. . Conditional grants are used by the municipality to cover operational expenditure. . The municipality does have tarred roads but with potholes and an amount of R100 million is required for refurbishment of these tarred road. . Boikhutso, Itsoseng and Coligny are rural areas whereby houses were flooded during heavy rains.