ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Umgeni Water, a regional water authority in Natal, South Africa, has jurisdiction over a 7092 km2 area. Within this area both first and third world conditions are encountered. Results from a monitoring programme, which were used to assess the different adverse impacts of first and third world developments, on water quality, are briefly discussed. The formulation and implementation of a pollution control strategy to overcome identified pollution problems and thereby maintain satisfactory raw water quality for both socio-economic groups, is presented. Essentially this necessitates providing potable water and sanitation facilities to third world communities while formulating and applying appropriate discharge standards, based on water quality objectives, to highly urbanised/industrialised communities.
