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Cape Town – The government on it has for years failed to properly regulate municipal sewage works, many of which are discharging untreated or only partially-treated human waste into rivers around the country. “The regulation function was to some extent neglected,” water affairs acting chief director of regulations Helgard Muller told members of Parliament’s water affairs Continue reading 7.5bn litres of waste water a day by sewage works The Bitou Municipality has put out a tender for the construction of a desalination plant. The Water Affairs Department and the municipality have signed an agreement for the release of R20,000,000 to construct the plant in drought-stricken Plettenberg Bay. A similar plant opened in Sedgefield near Knysna a few months ago. The municipality’s Continue reading Desalination plant in drought stricken Plettenberg Bay South Africa’s water boards are proposing increases of between 6,2% and 43% to the cost of the potable bulk water they supply to the country’s municipalities. Such tariff increases, if accepted, are likely to increase the cost of drinking water supplied by municipalities to end users. The proposals, details of which are contained in a document Continue reading Big tariff increase Proposed by Water Boards Water Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has asked the Treasury for a staggering R23 billion over the next six years to fix waste water treatment works that need “urgent” attention. Sonjica said yesterday the bill for refurbishing the plants could rise even higher, as the figure was an estimate. She said that while there was reason for Continue reading R23bn needed to fix SA’s sewerage works! A forensic investigation is under way into a R50-million project to manage the flow of water piped to residents of Cape Town. The City has, since 2007, installed 41000 flow-restricting water meters – supplied by three different companies – outside residents’ homes. They are programmed to dispense a pre-agreed amount of water a day. Continue reading Probe into R50m water-meter contracts JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa needs “urgent” investment of some R100-billion in bulk water infrastructure and reticulation, and it will be up the State alone to do this, says Xstrata CEO Mick Davis. Davis, who addressed the Wits Business School, says that, “in the not too distant future, under-investment in water infrastructure risks pitting the Continue reading R100-billion needed in South African Water infrastructure Some municipalities are falling further and further behind on their payments to water boards, warns the Democratic Alliance A recent written reply by Water Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica to a parliamentary question showed the total amount owing was now well over a billion rand, DA MP Gareth Morgan said in a statement. “Over a billion rand owed Continue reading Municipalities owe Water Board more than R1,2 billion |
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