Over 198 wastewater treatment plants in municipalities around the country have improved their waste water management skills by taking up lower risk positions during their assessment through the Green Drop system. The 2014 Green Drop Progress report is based on a self-assessment by municipalities and is confirmed by the Department of Water and Sanitation to ensure credibility and verified information is reported to the public. In the report the department says it has assessed and verified 824 waste water treatment plants and 152 municipalities throughout the country. The report presents the current risk profile and a 6-year trend analysis of wastewater treatment plants on three levels which reflects a national overview that collate and elevate the detailed findings on system level to that of a provincial overview, which can then be compared and inculcated as a national view of wastewater treatment performance. The majority of plants are in high risk (259 plants) and medium risk (218 plants), with 212 plants in critical risk and 135 plants in low a risk space.
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