The Department of Water and Sanitation says tap water in Free State remains safe to drink despite a cholera outbreak in the Ngwathe Local Municipality.
The Department of Water and Sanitation has said that tap water in the Free State remains safe to drink amid a cholera outbreak in the Ngwathe Local Municipality.ap water in the Free State and Gauteng remains safe to drink, despite a cholera outbreak in both provinces.Both outbreaks may be linked to sewage pollution in rivers, the department added.
"The analyses indicate that treated water reticulated to taps in the area complies with SANS 241 quality requirements and is therefore suitable for human consumption," it said. Officials from the department were in the process of issuing a directive to the municipality to stop the pollution from the manhole.
"The Temba Water Treatment Works is supposed to clean the raw water abstracted from the dam and treat it so that it is fit for human consumption.However, the water in the dam is so polluted that the Temba Water Treatment Works is not able to treat the water such that it meets the required standards for drinking water.
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