May 2010 - Drakenstein municipality

Drakenstein water
quality and management
win top awards
The Paarl, Saron, Hermon and
Gouda systems achieved ratings in
excess of 95% reflecting managing
drinking water quality with
excellence (Blue Drop Status).
system.
The achievement of being awarded
Blue Drop Certification status for four
of the water supply systems.
The Wellington and Simondium/
Pearl Valley systems achieved
ratings in excess of 92% reflecting
very good drinking water quality
management.
The Bainskloof system achieved a
rating of 72% reflecting good
drinking water quality management.
Drakenstein Municipality performed
remarkably well in the 2010 assessment
in that:
Every water supply system
improved its score from the previous
year.
Even the lowest water supply rating
is well within the rating of a “Good
drinking water quality management
The water supply systems performance
ratings serve as assurance to
Drakenstein community that their
drinking water quality and water
quality management proces-ses is of
a very high standard and that it is
safe to use tap water.
This also confirms Drakenstein
Council's commitment towards
continued system improvements to
ensure high drinking water quality
standards to the communities.
These achievements were furthermore
made possible due to special
concerted efforts and commit-ments
by the technical team from the Water
Services Section and support units
within the Directorate Infrastructure
and Planning- Services.
OPENING. Drakenstein Municipality Executive
Deputy Mayor, Councillor M.W Nothnagel was
given the honour to officially open Miqlat's Sport
and Learning Centre in Paarl East and the
gymnasium equipment was sponsored by Virgin
Active. Here (centre) the Deputy Mayor,
Councillor M. W Nothnagel is testing one of the
many gymnasium equipment and with him are
(from left), Lali Lombard (Miqlat Office Bearer),
Ross Faragher Thomas(Managing Director of
Virgin Active Health Clubs), Haneli Koeglenberg
(Miqlat) and Hester Veldsman (Paarl founding
member of Miqlat).
Celebrate Water Week with
song and poster competition
Drakenstein Municipality’s Civil Engineering Services
Department held their Annual Water Week Song and Poster
Competition on 20 and 21 April in Paarl Town Hall as part of
Water Week celebrations.
Initially 22 schools entered the competition but unfortunately
some schools withdrew from the competition. The competition
was open to all Primary Schools in the Drakenstein area and the
theme for this year was “Working together we can save more”.
Learners had to create their own posters that had to address the
above mentioned theme and one entry per school was
accepted. Schools that entered the song competition had to
write their own songs or lyrics which also had to address the
theme for this year and they have performed over the two years.
The competition was divided into two categories, namely Grade
R -3 and Grade 6. In the poster competition for Grade R -3, Pauw
Gedenk Primary was in the first place, Paarlzicht Primary
second and Nederburg Primary third place.
Hillcrest Primary was in first place, Charleston Hill second and
Drakenstein Primary third in the poster competition for Grade 6.
In the song competition for Grade R -3, Courtrai Primary was
first, St. Albans and Paarlzicht Primary second and Charleston
Hill Primary third.
Drakenstein Primary was in the first place, Paarlzicht Primary
second and Wagenm Primary in the third place in the song
competition for Grade 6.
WATER WEEK. Drakenstein Municipality’s Civil
Engineering Services held their Annual Water Week Song
and Poster Competition on 20 and 21 April, in the Paarl Town
Hall. Here is Drakenstein Primary, the winners for Grade 6
Song competition with (from left), Maggel van Wyk
(Drakenstein Primary Teacher), Cindy Prins (Engineering
Technician), Danny Le Roux (Technical Assistant), Leon
Coetzee (Executive Director: Infrastructure and Planning),
Councillor JT Basson (Mayco member and Portfolio holder:
Finance), Deon du Plessis (Head of Department: Civil
Engineering Services) and (far right) Andre Kowalewski
(Engineer: Water and Sewerage Services).