, ENG1502 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024
(720331)- DUE 22 August 2024 ; 100% TRUSTED workings,
explanations and solutions.
Water crisis in South Africa A new report by South Africa’s
Department of Water and Sanitation paints a grim picture of the
quality of the country’s drinking water, and its water
infrastructure. The Blue Drop Audit Report is meant to ensure that
water service authorities are held accountable for providing safe
drinking water. The audit report found that the quality of the
country’s drinkable water is getting worse. Nearly half (46%) of
all water supply systems pose acute human health risks because of
bacteria or other pathogens in the drinking water supply. The
report also found that more than two thirds (67.6%) of all
wastewater treatment works are close to failure. On top of this it
showed that over 47% of all clean and treated water was lost
through leaks, or could not be accounted for. The national Blue
Drop Risk Rating is an assessment focused on critical risk areas
within water services. It looks at water supply systems at a
specific moment in time. This year’s report showed that the
overall risk had dropped from 52.3% in 2022 to 47.15% in 2023
after some water supply systems made improvements and
improved their risk category from critical or high to medium or
low risk. But this should not be celebrated. To achieve Blue Drop
certification, water supply systems must meet 95% of the criteria
for delivering clean, drinkable water – and only 26 of South
Africa’s 958 water supply systems managed this. The report found
that several water supply systems were operating close to or
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