The Ekurhuleni metro received two awards at the Rand Water Forum’s Awards held at Emperors Palace on November 30.
It was a proud moment for the metro when divisional head for water quality and revenue management Mbali Matiwane ascended the stage to collect the two awards.
The awards were for Water Quality Assurance and Best Metropolitan Municipality in water demand management.
The metro achieved the highest volume of water use below the target allocated by Rand Water.
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Achieving Rand Water Quality Assurance Award means the metro has set the benchmark for good partnerships in the water sector and this was measured by:
• Water quality-monitoring programme aligned to the latest legislative requirements
• Showing initiative in reporting and resolving water quality challenges
• Regular liaison and communication to optimise water quality management procedures.
The volume of water supplied to the metro is within its allocation target for 2018/2019 financial year, and the metro achieved the highest volume of water use below the target allocated by the Rand Water to be the best among other municipalities supplied by the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS).
The awards are given to municipalities within Rand Water’s area of supply, which includes Gauteng, parts of Mpumalanga, parts of Free State and parts of North West.
