The status of wastewater as an untapped resource in South Africa

A recently published Water Research Commission (WRC) study has reviewed municipal wastewater management in South Africa, focusing on wastewater as an untapped resource. The study further assessed the country’s progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), specifically SDG Target 6.3, which defines indicators for sustainable management of wastewater and ambient water quality. Among others, the study confirmed the need to view wastewater as a resource that still needs to be tapped into in support of achieving SDG 6 by 2030.