Water Week testing pours in

Setting up mechanisms and a ‘drink-up’ attitude within communities, WaterCAN launched a five-day project for which more than 100 scientists have volunteered to test the quality of drinking water across the country.

The water testing initiative runs from 14 to 18 September.

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The initiative hopes to advocate for accessible safe and clean water within communities.

During the week, tests have, and continue to be, conducted throughout South Africa’s cities and towns, including Cape Town, Gqeberha, Isipingo, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, West Rand, the Vaal River and, lastly, Bloemfontein. Scientists have been supplied with sufficient and efficient equipment to assess metals and test for E.coli.

“This is only the beginning of our path to monitor and track the quality of our water supplies from taps, rivers and boreholes. We want to expand this project so we have thousands of people regularly testing our water. And where there are concerns, we need to act fast and use our activism to hold accountable those responsible,” said WaterCAN manager Dr Ferrial Adam.

“South Africa’s water resources are in a dire state and require all of us to become water guardians to monitor and protect this precious resource. As we move forward, we need people to be our eyes, ears and voices on the ground to monitor and protect our water.

“We demand transparency on water quality so polluters can be held accountable,” says Adam.

To learn more about WaterCAN visit the website www.watercan.org

WaterCAN is an initiative of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), and focuses on watching over water resources and holding authorities to account.

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