Water Pollution In South Africa 2019

The pollution of south africa s precious water resources occurs on a particularly egregious scale in areas with high levels of mining activity according to the report.

Water pollution in south africa 2019. Water use in south africa by sector 7 figure 3. Water management areas in south africa western cape outlined in black 9. He said one of the main problems that plague south africa was the pollution of water and called for the prosecution and imprisonment of culprits. This is because the poorly managed process.

Africa has the advantage of producing some of the most precious minerals not easily found in many other parts of the world. While this might sound good for the continent the process of mining these minerals contributes to water pollution. The water pollution in south africa has affected water quality and impacted negatively on public health and functioning of ecosystems including the rising cost of water treatment. The gap between existing water supply and projected demand by 2030 in south african catchment areas 8 figure 4.

He said the. The abundance of informal settlements that have been established along south africa s rivers is a major contributor to this pollution due to the lack of formalised waste management services at these communities says nkwitini. The mining of. The water pollution in south africa has affected water quality and impacted negatively on public health and functioning of ecosystems including the rising cost of water treatment.

The report suggests that the primary sources of water pollution are untreated or partially treated effluents from municipal industrial and mining wastewater discharges. In 2017 2018 the department found 10 more mines. Water pollution sa s biggest problem the development cooperation of partners platform has been launched as part of the department of water and sanitation s dws commemoration of world water day 2019 themed leaving no one behind water for all. As climate change continues to worsen south africa s water security the mining industry s number of water related infractions is rising.

Market intelligence report 2019 v list of figures figure 1. Water sources in south africa 7 figure 2.