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1 Naidoo, D.; Constantinides, G. 2000. Integrated approaches to efficient water use in South Africa. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 16(1):155-164.
Water use efficiency ; Water conservation ; Water demand ; Water management ; Institutions ; Water supply ; Operations ; Maintenance ; Social participation ; Participatory management / South Africa / Durban
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H026228)
2 Strande, L.; Ronteltap, M.; Brdjanovic, D. (Eds.) 2014. Faecal sludge management: systems approach for implementation and operation. London, UK: IWA Publishing. 403p.
Faeces ; Sewage sludge ; Waste management ; Wastewater treatment plants ; Technology ; Solid wastes ; Nutrients ; Organic recycling ; Stakeholders ; Institutions ; Financing ; Models ; Sanitation ; Assessment ; Sampling ; Case studies ; Health hazards ; Biological analysis ; Dewatering ; Sedimentation ; Biofuels ; Wastewater irrigation ; Composting ; Urban areas / West Africa / Ghana / South Africa / Uganda / Sierra Leone / Philippines / Senegal / Thailand / Burkina Faso / Kumasi / Durban / Dakar / Kampala / San Fernando / Accra / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.728 G000 STR Record No: H046586)
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3 Bakare, B. F.; Mtsweni, S.; Rathilal, S. 2017. Characteristics of greywater from different sources within households in a community in Durban, South Africa. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, 7(4):520-528. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wrd.2016.092]
Wastewater treatment ; Biological treatment of pollutants ; Water reuse ; Water quality ; Chemicophysical properties ; Pollutant load ; Turbidity ; pH ; Total solids ; Communities ; Households / South Africa / Durban
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048444)
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The reuse of greywater is steadily gaining importance in South Africa. Greywater contains pollutants that could have adverse effects on the environment and public health if the water is not treated before reuse. Successful implementation of any greywater treatment process depends largely on its characteristics in terms of the pollutant strength. This study investigated the physico-chemical characteristics of greywater from different sources within 75 households in a community in Durban, South Africa. The study was undertaken to create an understanding of greywater quality from different sources within and between households. Greywater samples were collected from the kitchen, laundry and bathing facilities within each of the households. The samples were analysed for: pH, conductivity, turbidity, total solids, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD). There was a significant difference in the parameters analysed between the greywater from the kitchen compared with the greywater from the bathtub/shower and laundry. It was also observed that the characteristics of greywater from the different households varied considerably. The characteristics of the greywater obtained in this study suggest that the greywater generated cannot be easily treatable using biological treatment processes and/or technologies due to the very low mean BOD : COD ratio (<0.5).
4 Sultana, F.; Loftus, A. (Eds.) 2020. Water politics: governance, justice and the right to water. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 209p. (Earthscan Water Text)
Water resources ; Political aspects ; Human rights ; Right to water ; Right to food ; Water policy ; Water security ; Resilience ; Water allocation ; Freshwater ; Water governance ; Bottled water ; Water use ; Public water ; Informal settlements ; Social classes ; Mobilization ; Ethics ; Sanitation ; Latrines / Europe / USA / Mexico / Bolivia / Greece / South Africa / Thessaloniki / Michigan / Detroit / Flint / Durban
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 SUL Record No: H049396)
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5 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2020. Faecal sludge management in Africa: socioeconomic aspects and human and environmental health implications. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 64p.
Faecal sludge ; Waste management ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Environmental health ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Wastewater treatment ; Waste disposal ; Recycling ; Treatment plants ; Excreta ; Pathogens ; Septic tanks ; Pit latrines ; Sanitation ; Value chains ; Trends ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Good practices ; Technology ; Business models ; Gender ; Women ; Inclusion ; Institutions ; Legal aspects / Africa South of Sahara / West Africa / East Africa / North Africa / Southern Africa / Senegal / Burkina Faso / Uganda / South Africa / Mozambique / Benin / Ghana / Dakar / Ouagadougou / Kampala / Durban / Maputo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050374)
https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/34350/FSM.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050374.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050374.pdf
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6 du Plessis, N.; Turpie, J. K.; Letley, G. K. 2024. Feasibility of financing nature-based solutions for water security through water tariffs: evidence from South Africa. AQUA - Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society, jws2024221. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2024.221]
Water security ; Nature-based solutions ; Financing ; Restoration ; Water pricing ; Willingness to pay ; Contingent valuation ; Ecological factors ; Infrastructure ; Households ; Institutions ; Watersheds ; Water supply ; Models ; Domestic water / South Africa / Cape Town / eThekwini / Durban / Nelson Mandela Bay / Gqeberha
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052453)
https://iwaponline.com/aqua/article-pdf/doi/10.2166/aqua.2024.221/1352663/jws2024221.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052453.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052453.pdf
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In many countries, catchment restoration is underfunded. This study aims to address whether household water pricing could be used as a mechanism for securing funds for catchment restoration. The objectives were to determine households' willingness to pay (WTP) for their existing water use, investigate whether institutional trust and municipal satisfaction influenced WTP, and establish whether aggregate consumer surplus at the municipal scale could cover the costs needed to finance catchment restoration. Surveys were conducted on 502 households in three metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. Contingent valuation revealed that average WTP for water was between 12 and 137% more and 32 and 73% more than what households currently pay for water per month in Cape Town and eThekwini, respectively. Satisfaction with municipal service delivery positively influenced WTP, while institutional trust did not. In Cape Town, based on the aggregate WTP from the higher income categories, consumer surplus was 779 million South African Rand (ZAR)/year, more than double the estimated cost required to restore the catchment areas supplying water to the city over 30 years. In eThekwini, consumer surplus was equal to the amount needed over 30 years (250 million ZAR/year). These results demonstrate the significant potential to raise water tariffs for higher income households in metropolitan municipalities.
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