chapter 6 george ward based planning - George Municipality

SERVICE DELIVERYThe ward was analysed to determine the level of service delivery and the facilities available in the ward.Water 2 518 HH 98.3%Sanitation 2 432 HH 95%Electricity for lighting 2 423 HH 94.6%Refuse removal 2 527 98.7%Roads & storm waterHousingTotal % Description Challenges / Backlog2 018formalhousingstructuresMunicipal service• HH’s with access to waterrepresents 4.7% of all HH’s.• 98.3% of households receivetheir water from the municipality.• 7 HH’s source their water from arain water tank• 1 HH from a borehole• 6 HH’s from a water tanker• HH’s with sanitation services inthe ward represents 4.5% of allHH.• 95% of HH have access tosanitation services above theminimum service level.• 1% of HH’s have no access tosanitation services.• 1.2% of HH’s use bucket toilets• HH’s with electricity in the wardrepresents 4.5% of all HH’s.• 1.9% of HH’s use paraffin forlighting purposes• 2.6% of HH’s use candles forlighting purposes• 6 HH’s utilize solar energy• 98.7% of HH’s receive refuseremoval services above theminimum service level.• HH’s with refuse removalservices represents 4.7% of allHH.• 1.3% HH’s receiving the serviceless frequent.• 5 HH’s use their own refusedump.• 8 HH’s have no access to refuseremoval services• 78.8% of the housingstructures is formal housingstructure• 9.1% of structures are informalstructures 4.7% is shacks in thebackyard4.4% is in an informalsettlement• The 9.1% informal structuresrepresent 3% of all informalstructures within the municipalarea.Backlog: ± 121 HH’s• 27 HH’s with no provision oftoilets• 32 HH’s utilising bucket toilets• 62 HH’s other toilet provisionsBacklog: ± 127 HH’s• The backlog include: 8 HH’swith no electricity and nr of119 HH’s using paraffin &candlesBacklog: ±13 HH’s• The backlog include: 8 HH’swith no provision of serviceand 5 HH’s utilising othermeans and own refuse dump.Backlog: ± 233 HH’s• The backlog include backyarddwellers and structures ininformal settlementsCommunity hallsParks & sport fieldsLibrariesCommunity facilitiesTo be addedPage | 72