There’s an urgent need to put water higher on the country’s agenda. Various problems are escalating at a rapid rate
High consumption is partly attributed to high municipal nonrevenue water. This stands atthat 41% of water is lost due to leakages owing to poor operation and maintenance of existing aged water infrastructure, commercial losses caused by meter manipulation or other forms of water theft, and unbilled authorised consumption such as firefighting.Third, a lack of institutional capacity at a local level has limited the capability of local governments to provide infrastructure.
Fifth, a multilayered and complex system of managing water resources. Numerous stakeholders at different levels of government play a role in the management of waterThe department of water & sanitation is the custodian of the country’s water. It is ultimately responsible for ensuring that water resources are protected, used, developed, conserved, managed and controlled effectively.
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