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President Jacob Zuma touched on water infrastructure in his State of the Nation
Address, but did not provide detail on how the issue will be approached.
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GREEN DROP STATISTICS
MAY 2011, 7 OUT OF 159
water supply authorities were
certified with the green drop
32 OUT OF 1 237
wastewater treatment plants were
certified with the green drop
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7%
38%
55%
In 2009, when 449 wastewater treatment
plants had been assessed, according
to official government data, 7% were
classified as excellently managed,
38% “performed within acceptable
standards” and 55% did not perform
within acceptable standards.
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infrastructure, including dams, canals, water
treatment works, reservoirs, and pipelines to
connect households.
“A total of R15-billion has been allocated
to the regional bulk infrastructure grant
to upgrade and refurbish ageing water
infrastructure. In addition, R12-billion has been
allocated to the water services infrastructure
grant to improve water supply in poor
communities, and R5.5-billion to the Water
Trading Entity for capital projects, including
work to address acid mine drainage,” says
National Treasury in a statement. According to
the treasury, water boards, the Trans-Caledon
Tunnel Authority, and municipalities also raise
their own funding for water infrastructure
projects.
Medium-term projects
Over the medium term, the Department of Water
and Sanitation and its implementing agencies
will initiate phase 2C of the Olifants River
Water Resources Development Project and the
Steelpoort pumping station. Phases 2B and 2D
of the Olifants River project are due to start
over the medium term and are scheduled for
completion in 2020.
Other projects to be completed during
the medium term include the transfer of
water from Xonxa Dam to Lukhanji Local
Municipality, in the Eastern Cape, at a total
project cost of R444-million. The project will