Rand water recognised as one of the top performers in the world
Rand Water has been recognised as one of the best performing utilities in the world.
The Global Water Intelligence Organisation (GWIO) nominated the water utility as one of the top four water utilities in the world to receive the 2024 Public Agency of the year award.
Rand WAter is the largest bulk water utility in AFrica and is one of the largest in the world, providing bulk potable water to Gauteng, as well as parts of Mpumalanga, the Free State and the North West.
The water utility has sent out various warnings for lower consumption, warnign that its system is over stretched and could collapse.
GWIO assess water utilities' performance in terms of water quality, financial resilience, and excellence of infrastructure that are meant to enhance water security.
Rand Water says in a statement this acknowledgement underscores the utility's unwavering commitment to providing high quality bulk water to their municipal customers.
"In terms of water quality, GWIO recognizes entities that achieve at least 95% and above on water quality and are complying to strictly defined chemical and microbiological standards" read the statement released by the water utility.
"The GWIO award nomination confirms the result of the 2023 South African Blue Drop report which bestowed Rand Water with the coveted Blue Drop certification, validating that Rand Water meets South Africa's and international drinking water quality standards.
"The nomination endorses Rand Water as one of the leading institutions in the water sector's infrastructure innovation projects. GWIO also applauded Rand Water for commissioning two (2) major infrastructure projects in 2023.
"Rand Water's excellent financial performance in the last financial year was also considered as contributory factor towards the nomination," concludes the statement.
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