8 December 2023

Media Statement

Johannesburg Water outperforms Gauteng municipalities in the 2023 Blue Drop Report 

Johannesburg Water has achieved the number one spot in Gauteng in supplying the best drinking water quality in the province. Johannesburg Water also rated in the top three best-performing water service institutions on the drinking water quality supply nationally.

The 2023 Blue Drop Report showed that Johannesburg Water achieved a 98.10% score, an improvement from the 96.06% score achieved in 2014. The required minimum score to achieve the Blue Drop certification status is ≥95%, which is a score considered excellent.

The Blue Drop process measures and compares the results of the performance of water service institutions.

“As Johannesburg Water, we continuously strive to provide water of the highest quality to the City’s millions of residents and customers. Through our testing laboratories, we pride ourselves in being the best water service authority in Gauteng, while ensuring that the water coming out of Johannesburg’s taps is clean, safe, and healthy to consume,” says Johannesburg Water’s Acting Chief Operations Officer, Jones Mnisi.

Johannesburg Water will continue with the service of ensuring that its residents receive excellent drinking water and prepare for the next Blue Drop audit process, which will be conducted in 2025.

The national department relaunched the Blue Drop certification programme in 2021. The incentive-based regulation is an innovative and uniquely South African response to challenges in the water sector. The Blue Drop certification mainly addresses Drinking Water Quality Management Regulation.

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Issued by Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing