The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) hosted the National Water and Sanitation Master Plan consultation in Bellville. This is a broader stakeholder consultation to enable all participants to make inputs into the new Water and Sanitation Master Plan. The master plan will assist in providing water and sanitation services and to establish a consolidated plan for water and sanitation management to meet future needs.
Deputy Director-General: Strategic and Special Projects Mr. Trevor Balzer says "the Water and Sanitation Master Plan is necessary because there is a rapidly growing and urbanizing population, meaning there is an increase in water requirements for socio-economic growth. Climate change means that there are warmer and drier months overall and longer and more extreme events such as droughts and floods, meaning there would be less water available."
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