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AfriForum announces Gauteng South’s blue and green drop results

AfriForum recently tested the water of various towns in southern Gauteng to determine the quality of the region’s drinking (blue drop status) and sewage water (green drop status).

AfriForum’s national blue and green drop project focuses on the quality of drinking water and sewage plants in towns. This project doesn’t necessarily focus on the condition of the plant itself, but rather on the quality of the water produced after the process as an end product in the form of drinking water and treated sewage water.

“We could determine that the drinking water of the following areas complies with the minimum standards and doesn’t contain any harmful bacteria. AfriForum will however continuously test the water quality. Residents have a constitutional right to clean drinking water,” says Marié Naudé, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for the East Rand.

Blue drop results
These results indicate that the drinking water that was tested in all the towns of Gauteng South is up to standard and fit for human consumption.

Southern Gauteng
Branch Municipality Province Blue drop AfriForum 2014 Blue drop AfriForum 2015 Blue drop AfriForum 2016 Blue drop AfriForum 2017 Blue drop AfriForum 2018 Blue drop AfriForum 2019
Alberton Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean
Bedfordview Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean Clean
Benoni Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean
Boksburg Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean Clean
Brakpan Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Edenvale Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Phosphate > 25 Clean
Elsburg Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean Clean
Florida Johannesburg Metro Gauteng Clean
Fochville Merafong City LM Gauteng Clean
Germiston Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Heidelberg Lesedi LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean
Kempton Park Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean
Krugersdorp Mogale City LM Gauteng Clean Clean
Lochvaal Emfuleni LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean
Magaliesburg Mogale City LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean
Midvaal Midvaal LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean
Nigel Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean
Primrose Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Randburg Johannesburg Metro Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean
Randfontein Randfontein LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean
Roodepoort Johannesburg Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Springs Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean
Tedstoneville Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Vanderbijlpark Emfuleni LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean
Vanderbijlpark South Emfuleni LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean
Vanderbijlpark West Emfuleni LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean
Vereeniging Emfuleni LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean
Westonaria Mogale City LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean

 

Green drop results
According to AfriForum’s green drop results, the seven sewage treatment plants that were tested do not comply with the prescribed microbiological standards.

Gauteng South
Branch Municipality Province Green drop AfriForum 2014 Green drop AfriForum 2015 Green drop AfriForum 2016 Green drop AfriForum 2017 Green drop AfriForum 2018 Green drop AfriForum 2019
Alberton Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng 3 900 Clean Clean Clean
Benoni Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Brakpan Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Edenvale Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng >1 000

Phosphate count >50

>10 000
Elsburg Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Germiston Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Heidelberg Lesedi LM Gauteng Clean Clean n.v.t. >3 000 Clean >1000
Kempton Park Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean n.v.t. n.v.t. >1 000 Clean
Midvaal Midvaal LM Gauteng >15 000
Nigel Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean High concentration of faecal coliforms >3 000  

>3 000

Primrose Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean
Randfontein Randfontein LM Gauteng >4 000 >3 000
Springs Ekurhuleni Metro Gauteng Clean Clean 2 000 >2 000 >2 000 >5 000
Vanderbijlpark

(Leeukuil)

Emfuleni LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean >1 000 >100 000 >10 000
Vanderbijlpark

(Rietspruit)

>100 000 >50 000
Vanderbijlpark

(Sebokeng)

>100 000 >50 000
Vereeniging Emfuleni LM Gauteng Clean Clean Clean Clean >1 000
Westonaria Mogale City LM Gauteng Clean 2 500 Clean Clean

The civil rights organisation expressed its concern about sewage in the towns that do not comply with the prescribed standards. These include Edenvale, Midvaal Springs and Vanderbijlpark.

“We will further investigate the noncompliance and act where necessary,” says Dewet Ungerer, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for the West Rand.

We request residents of southern Gauteng to give AfriForum a mandate to continuously monitor the water quality of Gauteng South: SMS “Skoonwater” to 45342 (R1) to support this action.

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