South Africa is a water-scarce country, which means it water resources are limited. The country does not have that frequent rainfalls to ensure adequate crop growth.
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Evaluation Toolkit
Gauteng has limited natural water resources and therefore relies on a very large and highly engineered system called the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) which draws water from five different river basins across six provinces.
Introduction to Operation and Maintenance of Water Distribution Systems
A water distribution system acts as a conduit to reliably transport adequate quantities of safe drinking water to consumers. To achieve this, the system needs to work as intended and maintain a physical barrier between the water inside the network and the external environment.
Municipal Water Demand Management Balanced Scorecard Model
Balanced Scorecards have been used for many years to assess and monitor complex situations which involve a wide range of functions, many of which cannot be assessed or quantified in a normal manner. It is ideally suited to multi-disciplinary activities such as the operation and management of a water utility.
A Guide to the Control of Water Losses in Pipe Networks
Water lost from a water supply distribution network can account for a considerable percentage of the total volume of water supplied. As this loss is paid for by consumers, a reduction in the amount of water lost could lead to a decrease in water tariffs, smaller pipe sizes and reduced water purification capacity and a delay in the need for increased storage.
Asset Management Toolkit
Infrastructure Asset Management provides a logical framework which these functions can be caried out.
Department of Water and Sanitation Revised Norms and Standards
Norms and Standards in Respect of tariffs for the water supply services supplied directly to consumers.
LITERATURE REVIEW ON PRICING AND DEBT MANAGEMENT FOR WATER SERVICES
User fees, tariffs and property rates charged by the apartheid regime, had little relevance to the marginal cost of providing them. During the 1970s and 1980s, white suburbs and industries received per capita infrastructure investments on par with or even higher than most European and North American countries through heavy government subsidies.
Managers Non-Revenue Water Africa Manual
This handbook serves to assist senior managers of water utilities in better understanding the definition, causes, and practical solutions to address NRW, a key performance indicator for a utility’s operations. It provides the information that managers need when discussing NRW-related issues with their staff.
Strategy for Water Use Efficiency
Water is our most precious resource without which we cannot survive. While a constant supply of clean water is required for daily consumption, maintaining hygiene and cooking; water is essential for providing food and maintaining industries.