The Department of Water Affairs introduced Blue Drop Certification as an incentive based regulation process whereby municipal water supply systems are evaluated according to stringent criteria set. This is a global first for municipal regulation and has been regarded as a regulatory best practice by many members of the World Health Organisation’s Regulation Network. Water supply systems that are doing excellent in the Drinking Water Quality Management (DWQM) are awareded with Blue Drop Status. This incentive based, innovative regulatory concept seeks to amalgamate legal requirements and best practices within the domain of Drinking Water Quality Management towards sustainable improvement. The objective of Blue Drop certification in a simplified manner is to stimulate proactive DWQM, realign focus towards holistic management of drinking water quality and also brings the public opinion in the equation for regulatory purpose.

 

The Blue Drop Report will be launched during Water Week 2010 and the Award Ceremony will be held during the WISA 2010 Conference in Durban.