WATCH | Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation discusses SA water quality
JOHANNESBURG - The No Drop Report released on Tuesday indicates a deterioration in the performance of municipal wastewater treatment systems.
READ: Water report shows decline in water quality, management
Water leakages and poorly functioning or non-existent water meters are said to be reasons for the increase of 47-percent of the national non-revenue water.
It also revealed that 64-percent of the wastewater treatment works are at high risk of discharging partially treated or untreated water into rivers and the environment.
David Mahlobo, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation discussed this with eNCA.