ENG1502 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 (720331)- DUE 22 August 2024

ENG1502
Assignment 3
(COMPLETE
ANSWERS)
2024
(720331)-
DUE 22
August 2024

, ENG1502 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE

ANSWERS) 2024 (720331)- DUE 22 August 2024

Water crisis in South Africa A new report by South Africa’s Department

of Water and Sanitation paints a grim picture of the quality of the

country’s drinking water, and its water infrastructure. The Blue Drop

Audit Report is meant to ensure that water service authorities are held

accountable for providing safe drinking water. The audit report found

that the quality of the country’s drinkable water is getting worse. Nearly

half (46%) of all water supply systems pose acute human health risks

because of bacteria or other pathogens in the drinking water supply.

The report also found that more than two thirds (67.6%) of all

wastewater treatment works are close to failure. On top of this it

showed that over 47% of all clean and treated water was lost through

leaks, or could not be accounted for. The national Blue Drop Risk

Rating is an assessment focused on critical risk areas within water

services. It looks at water supply systems at a specific moment in time.

This year’s report showed that the overall risk had dropped from 52.3%

in 2022 to 47.15% in 2023 after some water supply systems made

improvements and improved their risk category from critical or high to

medium or low risk. But this should not be celebrated. To achieve Blue


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