WAT ER & S AN I TAT IO N
Managing a most precious resource In a water-scare country, challenges abound for municipalities across South Africa when it comes to the provision of water and sanitation. That said, the City of Ekurhuleni strives to provide its residents with clean drinking water and dignified sanitation.
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he provision of water and sanitation has progressed on a positive trajectory within the City of Ekurhuleni, where residents receive 99% water service provision and 87.6% sanitation service coverage. Added to this, a long-term integrated funding strategy has enabled the provision of 9 kilolitres of free basic water to registered indigents. Currently, about 98% of the population receives water from a regional or local service provider
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(the City), 60% of the population receive piped water inside a house, 30% receive piped water inside a yard, and the remaining 10% receive piped water from a community stand pipe and other means. The City has ongoing plans such as the Aqua
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Leap programme to provide water within acceptable standards, which is especially important considering the City is the largest water service provider in the metro. The remaining portion of water service is through water vendors, water flowing through streams/rivers,
It is one of the City of Ekurhuleni’s Mayoral Priorities to promote the preservation of water usage and continue investing in water infrastructure to ensure security of supply, in line with national government’s development agenda.