NATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAMME: INVENTORY OF DATA SOURCES

In order to assess the faecal pollution hazard to South African water resources, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWAF) is developing a national microbial monitoring programme. DWAF is currently testing the conceptual design of a surface water monitoring programme.

DWAF needs to ensure that its data set is as representative as possible. For this reason, the department is searching for faecal coliform and E. coli data collected in South Africa during the past five years. The department plans to use this information to compile a status report on the microbial quality of South Africa’s water.

If your organisation would be prepared to take part in this venture, could you please complete and return the form below and send it, for attention Mrs Lilly Zingitwa, in one of the following ways:

  1. Post it to

    2. Institute for Water Quality Studies
    Department of Water and Sanitation
    Private Bag X313
    PRETORIA
    0001

  2. Fax it to (012) 808–0338
  3. E-mail the information to eeq@dwaf.gov.za

 

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Data description

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Approximate number of samples

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Surface or groundwater?

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