Supply Area :Mossel Bay, Hartenbos, Boggomsbaai, Groot Brak, Glentana, Hersham, Fraai Uitsig, Tergniet, Klein Brak, Rheebok,Brandwag , Great , Kwanonqaba
Friemersheim WSS
95.31%
Supply Area :Friemersheim , Mossel Bay
Ruiterbos WSS
91.11%
Supply Area :Ruiterbos
Lodewykstenk WSS
90.64%
Supply Area :Buisplaas
Hebertsdale WSS
90.52%
Supply Area :Herbertsdale
Regulatory Comments 2011 :
The Department found the overall drinking water quality management performance of Mossel Bay Local Municipality to comply excellently with the set requirements and thus worthy to maintain its Blue Drop certification status for the Mossel Bay and Friemersheim water supply systems. In spite of this remarkable achievement, there would remain areas for improvement which requires attention. The Department took note of an unfortunate incident that occurred in December 2011when a rare lapse in process control caused discoloured water to enter in a portion of the supply system of Hartenbosch. The reported incident management control was found to be acceptable since public health was never at risk and that the unpleasing aesthetic nature of the water was dealt with within acceptable time-frame. It was also reported that the municipality is busy with disciplinary procedures against the responsible process controller. The Department is also aware of complaints regarding the reported unacceptable response to claims regarding the incident and wish to request the municipality to deal with this as speedily as possible. The latter is spoiling the commendable manner in which this incident was handled. The Lead Inspector noted: “Mossel Bay Municipality is commended on the hard work that was put in the preparations of the 2012 BD assessments. The municipality can definitely be praised on their team work, and they showed commitment to respond to the gaps identified in the initial assessments. The water safety plan for all systems was revised, and now the municipality is working towards the implementation of the new plan. They however can give attention to their monitoring programme on the BDS especially for the smaller systems, as monitoring should take place according to their registered programme.” The Department is convinced that with a little bit more effort (continued throughout the period to be assessed), Mossel Bay Local Municipality can achieve Blue Drop certification status for all its systems. But this will not be achieved if preparation is left late. Implementation should be continuous.
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