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Nelson Mandela Bay Water Quality

Blue Drop: 85.03/100

⚠ 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.

Nelson Mandela Bay in Eastern Cape has a directly cited DWS Blue Drop score of 85.03/100, with Odyssey tracker tier Adequate. 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 no drop performance score is 81/100 for 2023.

Metrics — cited source periods

Blue Drop (drinking water)85.03/100Direct DWS citation
Wastewater tracker riskPoorPrimary source pending
Drinking-water assessment signalConcern in cited periodCited-period concern
Wastewater assessment signalConcern / non-compliance in cited period
No Drop performance score81/100Direct primary citation
Population served1 190 496
Legacy row audit-year field2023

Blue Drop score of 85 looks decent but the metro has been in a prolonged water crisis with severe leakage and drought stress. Water consumption at 298 litres per person per day — well above international benchmarks. Green Drop score only 66 with raw sewage issues. Eastern Cape had zero Blue Drop certified municipalities in 2023.

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 Green Drop 2022

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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.