Rand Water ‘one of the best water performing utilities in the world’
Rand Water is in seventh heaven after being nominated for the 2024 Public Agency of the Year Award.
The Global Water Intelligence Organization (GWIO) has nominated Rand Water as one of the top four water utilities in the world to receive the 2024 Public Agency of the Year Award.
In a statement issued, Rand Water spokesperson Makenosi Maroo said GWIO conducts global research to assess water utilities’ performance in terms of water quality, financial resilience, and excellence of infrastructure that are meant to enhance water security.
According to Maroo, in terms of water quality, GWIO recognises entities that achieve at least 95% and above on water quality and are complying with strictly defined chemical and microbiological standards.
Rand Water is of the view that the GWIO award nomination confirms the result of the 2023 South African Blue Drop report which bestowed them with the coveted Blue Drop certification.
“This validates that Rand Water meets South Africa’s and international drinking water quality standards,” Maroo continued.
As far as Rand Water is concerned, the nomination endorses it as one of the leading institutions in the water sector’s infrastructure innovation projects. Furthermore, GWIO reportedly applauded Rand Water for commissioning two major infrastructure projects in 2023.
Maroo said the projects are:
• Phase 1 of the Station 5A water treatment plant, which delivers 150,000m3/d and will be extended to provide 600,000m3/d capacity by the end of 2024.
• The second project is the Vlakfontein Reservoir 210-million-liter capacity – said to be the largest cylindrical post-tensioned reservoir in the world.
“GWIO specifies these two projects as a measure that reinforces the sustainability of Rand Water’s supply. The completion of these projects affirms Rand Water’s status as the supplier of the largest volume of bulk potable water per day to its customers.
“Rand Water’s excellent financial performance in the last financial year was also considered a contributory factor towards the nomination. The recognition by GWIO came a few months after another reputable international organisation, Fitch Rating Agency, affirmed Rand Water with its National Long-Term Rating of AA+ which signifies Rand Water’s stable outlook.
“The acknowledgement that we receive from both local and international organisations underscores our unwavering commitment to providing high-quality bulk water to our municipal customers and our financial prudence policies.”
This information on the Rand Water nomination is accessible here.
