Grahamstown Water Supply

Grahamstown has ongoing water supply issues. This is due to various factors, including: ageing infrastructure, operational issues, unreliable rainfall patterns and intermittent droughts. Information about Grahamstown's water supply and drinking water quality data is updated from time to time by Makana Municipality.

As a service to the community, Rhodes University provides info and links to help you find out more:

• Grahamstown Water Pamphlet.
• Makana Drinking Water Quality Compliance: April 2011 data supplied by the Dept of Water Affairs.
• My Grahamstown Water: type 'Grahamstown' in the search box and view the results supplied by the Dept of Water Affairs.
• Dept of Water Affairs Blue Drop Reports: regulating municipal drinking water quality management - Blue Drop Report 2011 (Grahamstown on page 31),  Blue Drop Report 2010 (Grahamstown on page 26), and Blue Drop Report 2009 (Grahamstown on page 18).
• Grahamstown Rainfall and Weather patterns play a significant role in water supply dam levels.
• Institute for Water research: conducts research on water quality and associated issues with the aim of contributing to the understanding and sustainable water resource management. The IWR also provides a capacity building service.
• Kowie Catchment Campaign: a community environmental initiative led by volunteers that aims to improve care for the health of the Kowie Catchment and its community.
• Makana Water Indaba (14-15 September 2010) aimed to collate stakeholder inputs and concerns, to inform the development of a final proposal and business plan for sourcing funding and other resources required for implementation. Thus far, the following document has been released by DTIS: Makana Water Action Plan
• VC's water forum (8 March 2010) 2010-03-10 17:35: a debate about Grahamstown's water quality left unanswered questions and little clarity on the way forward.

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  To drink or not to drink

Vist the water resources link.

Want to TAKE ACTION?

Go to the Rhodes University ENVIRONMENT front page. Suggestions/Questions? Contact environment(at)ru.ac.za