Inadequate treatment and management of waste
water can have a severe impact on the health of a community where the worst affected
are the poorer communities.
Operational and maintenance problems are aggravated by differences in
the management structures in the water and sewerage departments and in the organisation as
a whole, as well as the lack of co-ordination and / or co-operation between and within
these structures.
Soweto and Diepmeadow have a shortage of permanent high level and
middle-level skills, especially in the engineering and technical arenas. This has
contributed to the reduced level of productivity.
The cost of sewerage treatment and water management will increase during drought
seasons, which will consequently have an impact on the consumer. Those who cannot afford
to pay for increased rates will be affected more severely. In 1994 this cost was R0,9018
per kilolitre.