| Municipal Blue Drop Score |
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| 2011 Municipal Score (2012 Report) |
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| SIYANCUMA LOCAL MUNICIPAL
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| NORTHERN CAPE
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OVERALL SCORE |
| 19.66% |
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| Supply Systems Accessed 2011 : |
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Douglas |
23.80% |
| Supply Area :Douglas Town
Bongani
Breipaal
Die Erwe |
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Griekwastad Supply System |
18.85% |
| Supply Area :Griekwastad Town
Vaalblok
Rainbow
Matlhomola |
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Campbell Supply System |
18.45% |
| Supply Area :Campbell
Bo-Campbell |
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Schmidtsdrift Supply System |
17.55% |
| Supply Area :Schmidtsdrift Zone 4
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| Regulatory Comments 2011 : |
Again, this municipality presents an unacceptable performance. For the first time the Department is forced to repeat the previous year’s Regulatory Impression verbatim. This would be due to a complete disregard of the municipality for the Blue Drop findings in spite of the vast risks posed to the health of the public depending on tap water from systems managed by this municipality.
In spite of a very good effort by the municipal representatives, Siyancuma Local Municipality’s overall Blue Drop performance was measured to be unsatisfactory in spite of the fact that the limited monitoring indicated that the tap water quality complied rather well with the standards set. The current form of operations does not create confidence that all risks posed to the supply of safe drinking water are being managed and contained at a continuous basis. The decline in Blue Drop performance should become an issue for both municipal management and decision makers since this is a public health issue.
The municipality is encouraged to prioritise the supply of safe drinking water by focusing on improving the Blue Drop performance, which will result in a sustainable turn around.
Findings:
The Blue Drop inspectors were astonished by the vast lack of information on most aspects of the drinking water quality business. This is deemed as a huge risk to the continued supply of safe drinking water.
Special attention is required to improve the monitoring programme to ensure that the water quality is continuously compared to the standard limits. (Legislated Requirement)
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