Question NW752 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
16 April 2019 - NW752
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(a) What is the total number of water treatment facilities that are there in each province, (b) what number of the specified facilities are (i) functional and (ii) dysfunctional and (c) for how long have the facilities been dysfunctional?
Reply:
Requesting the Hounorable Member to note that water treatment facilities are the responsibility of the Department of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs and that the Department of Water and Sanitation only monitors compliance of the facilities.
Refer to the table below for the total number of water treatment facilities that were monitored by the Department in each province.
|
Province |
Number of water treatment works per Province |
(b)(i) Number of treatment works functional |
(b)(ii) Number of treatment works dysfunctional |
For how long have these been dysfunctional |
|
Eastern Cape |
224 |
224 |
0 |
N/A |
|
Free State |
87 |
83 |
4 |
One (1) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 3 years due to no raw water from the Lovedale Dam. One (1) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 3 years due to refurbishment of raw water pump station but is now complete. The Municipality is trying to fill up the Balancing dam with raw water in order to start operating the plant. One (1) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 6 years due to lack of raw water. One (1) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 4 years due to lack of raw water. |
|
Gauteng |
17 |
17 |
0 |
N/A |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
243 |
196 |
47 |
Thirty nine (39) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 2 years. Eight (8) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 4 years. |
|
Limpopo |
89 |
82 |
7 |
One (1) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 10 years. Two (2) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 11 years. Three (3) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 5 years. One (1) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 1 year. |
|
Mpumalanga |
105 |
98 |
7 |
Seven (7) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 1 year. |
|
Northern Cape |
166 |
165 |
1 |
One (1) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 2 years. |
|
North West |
126 |
126 |
0 |
N/A |
|
Western Cape |
136 |
132 |
4 |
One (1) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 5 years. One (1) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 2 years. Two (2) Water Treatment Works has been dysfunctional for 1 year. |
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