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Geo-hydrological aspects of importance in the municipal governance in and by Delmas Local Municipality

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dc.contributor.author Nealer, Eric
dc.contributor.author Van Eeden, E.S
dc.contributor.author Van Niekerk, D
dc.contributor.author Tempelhoff, J.W.N
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-18T12:38:13Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-18T12:38:13Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.citation Nealer, E.J., Van Eeden, E.S., Van Niekerk, D. & Tempelhoff, J.W. Geo-hydrological aspects of importance in the municipal governance in and by Delmas Local Municipality. Politeia Issue 30.3 2011 en
dc.identifier.issn 0256-8845
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18950
dc.description.abstract The constraints that have been experienced in recent years with the Delmas water supply have largely been as a result of it being situated in a dolomite area, the environmental reality which, from a human and economic standpoint, seems to be a definite drawback. Previous reports on diarrhoea outbreaks in the Delmas area (1993, 2005 and 2007) have consistently noted a groundwater contamination of the A well field's groundwater abstraction boreholes. While water contamination certainly had a role to play in the diarrhoea outbreaks, there were other contributing environmental factors. Amongst these were the physical environment has been severely polluted and significant interventions in environmental elements, such as local surface water streams, that were recorded during the research process. The nature and extent of water (raw, potable and waste) management in and by the Delmas Local Municipality will be the focus of this article, and certain significant geohydrological issues to consider in the achievement of effective municipal governance will be debated. Recommendations on the possible improvement of the municipal water services management in and by the Municipality will form part of the debate and may serve as pointers for improving the governance, by local governments, of the geohydrological realities that cause constraints in their various areas of responsibility. These outcomes may also find an application in other similarly problematic municipal areas. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Diarrhoea outbreak en
dc.subject dolomite, environmental management, en
dc.subject geohydrological, municipal governance, en
dc.subject potable water supply en
dc.subject surface water en
dc.subject catchment area en
dc.title Geo-hydrological aspects of importance in the municipal governance in and by Delmas Local Municipality en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Public Administration and Management en


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