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Water resources are being polluted on a frightening scale. Below is an extract from a UN Report comparing the proportion of good quality, raw water available in a couple of African countries. Here again, South Africa results are cause for concern:
South Africa | 52% |
Botswana | 78% |
Ethiopia | 97% |
Zimbabwe | 83% |
Kenya | 87% |
Namibia | 79% |
In spite of these alarming facts, it is mind boggling that our country’s leaders and citizens seem to have a complete lack of urgency and motivation to rectify the situation. Hundreds of faulty municipal water and sewage plants can be found all over the country, while thousands of liters of water continue to be lost every day due to poorly maintained pipelines.
Plastic pipe is dominant in secondary water distribution and therefore a key factor in the country’s infrastructure. As the only major pipe association in South Africa, SAPPMA represents more than 80% of all certified plastic pipe produced in the country. Two of our main areas of focus are product standards and quality – both of which are indispensable in the bigger picture of ensuring water safety and security for every citizen and preserving our country’s water resources. SAPPMA is a voluntary, non-profit organisation which works not only for the well-being of the plastics pipe industry, but also for the welfare of the people of the country.
Without readily available, clean water, personal hygiene and health is not possible. Government (the Department of Water and Sanitation) is the custodian of water resources in the country and therefore responsible for the protection, development, conservation and proper management in a sustainable and equitable manner, for the benefit of all people and in accordance with it constitutional mandate. SAPPMA is therefore again making a the following urgent appeals to Government:
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