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KwaZulu-Natal · mixed cited assessment periods

eThekwini (Durban) Water Quality

Blue Drop: 44.4/100

⚠ Concern recorded in cited drinking-water period

The directly cited Blue Drop 2023 record contains a drinking-water compliance or monitoring concern. It does not by itself establish a current do-not-drink advisory.

eThekwini (Durban) in KwaZulu-Natal has a directly cited DWS Blue Drop score of 44.4/100, with Odyssey tracker tier Critical. In the 2023 record represented by this tracker, a drinking-water compliance or monitoring concern is stored. This is not a live do-not-drink advisory; confirm current status with the municipality or DWS. The wastewater risk label is mixed/supplementary tracker context and is not presented as a directly reconciled Green Drop result. The directly cited non-revenue water is 58% for 2023.

Metrics — cited source periods

Blue Drop (drinking water)44.4/100Direct DWS citation
Wastewater tracker riskAdequatePrimary source pending
Drinking-water assessment signalConcern in cited periodCited-period concern
Wastewater assessment signalConcern / non-compliance in cited period
Non-revenue water58%Direct primary citation
Population served4 239 901
Legacy row audit-year field2023

CRITICAL: Blue Drop score of only 44.4 — the worst performing metro on drinking water. Also the worst on non-revenue water at 58.3% — more than half of all water is lost before reaching taps. National government restricted bulk water allocation in December 2023 due to failure to curb losses. AfriForum 2024 found every sampled KZN sewage outflow polluted.

Programme provenance

Blue Drop: direct primary citation · 2023

Green Drop: programme-specific primary source pending

No Drop: direct primary citation · 2023

Current row citation — DWS Blue Drop 2023 + DWS No Drop 2023 + AfriForum 2024

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This tracked profile can combine Blue Drop, Green Drop, No Drop and supplementary sources from different periods. Programme labels above are only treated as directly sourced when the cited URL matches that DWS programme; otherwise primary-source reconciliation remains pending. Regulatory assessments describe the cited assessment period and are not live tap-water advisories. Follow current DWS or municipal advisories for immediate health guidance.