Sustainability of drinking water and sanitation delivery systems in rural communities of the Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorBazaanah, Prosper
dc.contributor.authorMothapo, Raesibe A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-23T11:32:47Z
dc.date.issued2024-06
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY : The data will be made available upon request.en_US
dc.description.abstractWater and sanitation are core for the growth and development of communities. Yet, South African local municipalities are often unable to sustainably deliver safe water and basic sanitation for all. Drawing on perspectives of ecological economics, this study analysed the sustainability of water and sanitation systems in rural communities of the Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality. Mixed research approach was used to collect the data from 657 household and institutional respondents. The study found that households used water for multi-purposes including consumptive, productive and domestic, but existing facilities are in deplorable condition. Pollution arising from agrochemicals, waste systems, mining, sewerage, and industrial effluence significantly affected water systems in the communities. Bridging demand–supply gaps require initiatives like bulk water supply and implementation of the free basic water policy in underprivileged areas. Tariffs should either be waived or adjusted for extremely poor households. Waste management initiatives, like capacity building, public education, investments, and facility upgrade, could help avert spread of waterborne infections and improve the resident’s health.en_US
dc.description.departmentFuture Africaen_US
dc.description.embargo2024-04-11
dc.description.librarianhj2023en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-06:Clean water and sanitationen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Carnegie Corporation of New York.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/journal/10668en_US
dc.identifier.citationBazaanah, P., Mothapo, R.A. Sustainability of drinking water and sanitation delivery systems in rural communities of the Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality, South Africa. Environment, Development and Sustainability 26, 14223–14255 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03190-4.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1387-585X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1573-2975 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/93413
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rights© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2023. The original publication is available at : https://www.springer.com/journal/10668.en_US
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectDrinking wateren_US
dc.subjectBasic sanitationen_US
dc.subjectRural communitiesen_US
dc.subjectLepelle Nkumpi Local Municipalityen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-06: Clean water and sanitationen_US
dc.titleSustainability of drinking water and sanitation delivery systems in rural communities of the Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality, South Africaen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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