Work on the latest editions of the Blue and Green Drop Reports has been completed and is expected to be released by end of September 2015.

“The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane is currently considering the reports with the view that once she has completed the process, the reports will be released.

“The reports are complete and contain detailed aged comparative analysis,” the department said in a statement on Friday.

The Blue and Green Drop Reports were initiated by the department to encourage municipalities and all water services authorities to raise the bar in terms of water purification and sewage effluent treatment.

The reports will also assist municipalities as part of the Back-to-Basics programme initiated post the Presidential Local Government Summit of 2014