Farmer's Weekly

Reports show deterioration in water quality and waste management

Drinking water quality and wastewater management had deteriorated while water losses and the supply of non-revenue water had increased, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation's recently released ‘Blue Drop’, ‘Green Drop’ and ‘No Drop’ reports.

All 958 water supply systems in each of the 144 water services authorities in the country were included in the Blue Drop report, which assessed the infrastructure, maintenance of

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