The Mayor of the Mookgophong/Modimolle Local Municipality, Cllr Marlene van Staden, is on a benchmarking visit to the City of Joburg to exchange best practices with Joburg Water.
Thabang Selemela, the Water Services Manager at Mookgophong/Modimolle Local Municipality, says the visit was sparked by a mutual interest for accelerated service delivery between City of Joburg MMC for Infrastructure and Environmental Services, Nico de Jager and Mayor Van Staden.
Last year, MMC De Jager led a Joburg delegation to Mookgophong/Modimolle Local Municipality to learn about its best practises.
The Mookgophong/Modimolle delegation will study how Joburg preserves water, manages the wastewater reticulation process and maintains bulk water infrastructure.
“We’re exchanging various ideas about their organogram and operations. Joburg Water will be helping us implement a fresh new organogram on how to operate wastewater treatment plants and bulk water infrastructure.”
“We’ll be using Joburg Water’s implementation plan for water treatment and maintenance of wastewater infrastructure and its model in preserving bulk water infrastructure,” Selemela says.
The Executive Mayor of the City of Joburg, Cllr Herman Mashaba, welcomed Mayor Van Staden on Monday, 21 January, before she led her team on a two-day tour of Johannesburg’s bulk water infrastructure.
The Speaker of the Mookgophong/Modimolle Council, Cllr Dingaan Motshwene and several municipal officials, including Selemela, Jimmy Kekana, Sandra Ramaphala, Matome Modimolla and Lethabo Manamela accompanied Mayor Van Staden.
The delegates visited various water plants in the City, including the Olifantsvlei wastewater treatment plant and the Joburg Water control centre where bulk infrastructure is being operated.
Joburg Water supplies 1 574 millilitres of potable drinking water a day through a distribution network of 11 896 km, 122 reservoirs and water towers and 35 water pump stations. The entity ensures that residents of the City have access to safe drinking water by using various mechanisms to preserve its quality.
As a municipal-owned water utility, Joburg Water provides clean drinking water to over 4 million customers, including businesses and households in the municipality.
