Blue and green drop water results announced by Afriforum
The civil rights organisation expressed its concern about sewage in the towns that do not comply with the prescribed standards.
AfriForum recently tested the water of various towns in southern Gauteng to determine the quality of the region’s drinking (blue drop status) and sewage water (green drop status).
AfriForum’s national blue and green drop project focuses on the quality of drinking water and sewage plants in towns. This project doesn’t necessarily focus on the condition of the plant itself, but rather on the quality of the water produced after the process as an end product in the form of drinking water and treated sewage water.
“We could determine that the drinking water in all the towns of Gauteng South complies with the minimum standards, doesn’t contain any harmful bacteria and is and fit for human consumption. AfriForum will however continuously test the water quality. Residents have a constitutional right to clean drinking water,” said Marié Naudé, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for the East Rand.
Mogale City’s drinking water received a blue drop result in both the 2018 and 2019 testing.
According to AfriForum’s green drop results, of all the sewage treatment plants that were tested, seven did not comply with the prescribed microbiological standards. Two West Rand plants, namely Randfontein and Westonaria, produced negative results.
The civil rights organisation expressed its concern about sewage in the towns that do not comply with the prescribed standards. These include Edenvale, Midvaal Springs and Vanderbijlpark.
“We will further investigate the non-compliance and act where necessary,” said Dewet Ungerer, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for the West Rand.
“We request residents of southern Gauteng to give AfriForum a mandate to continuously monitor the water quality of Gauteng South: SMS ‘Skoonwater’ to 45342 ( at a cost of R1) to support this action.”
