{"id":173452,"date":"2018-02-23T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173452\/a-grade-water-quality\/"},"modified":"2018-02-23T15:06:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T13:06:55","slug":"a-grade-water-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/02\/23\/a-grade-water-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"A-grade water quality is assured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vaal Dam, which supplies many Gauteng municipalities with water, was recently reported to have localised pollution that could be hazardous to consumer\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>Although their main supply of water is the Vaal Dam, Rand Water claims that they abstract raw water from the Vaal Dam that is located upstream of these reported pollution incidents and purifies the water to meet current drinking water standards.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cRand Water has taken note of the recent media reports in respect of concerns regarding localised pollution in parts of the Vaal River system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMindful of the fact that the integrity of all surface and groundwater resources must be protected, it is important to assure consumers within our service area that Rand Water will continue to provide drinking water of high quality,\u201d said Justice Mohale, media relations manager at Rand Water.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<article id=\"post\" class=\"post-172308 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-sports category-top-stories tag-community-2 tag-east-rand tag-ekurhuleni tag-gcn tag-germiston tag-germiston-city-news tag-kgotsofalang-mashilo tag-south-africa tag-sport-2 tag-sports content-print\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a 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