Household’s satisfaction with water supply in Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

Abstract:Basic services When Cape Town was hit by drought in 2017, Johannesburg dam levels were also been affirmed as low; affecting some parts of Johannesburg areas. Through various projects, Johannesburg city contributed water to the residents of Cape Town at the time of famine. Nonetheless, South Africa being one of the water strained countries; is worsened by the growing inequality among the poor and the rich with the former having the feeling that the later are treated better. The study was piloted in Johannesburg within Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (JMM). The population size was sampled from the households within the municipality’s regions namely A, B, C, D, E, F and G. The aim was to assess household’s thoughts in view of service quality offered by the municipality on water supply. Even though the study focused on the efficiency of water supply, the inquiry was limited only to service quality provided to households and not the product quality. Despite the fact that households in this municipality proclaim their satisfaction regarding the quality of supplied water, a majority expressed trepidations about communication breakdown between the municipality and households. People indicated that the municipality does not care about people’s good health and wellbeing. Results show that there are no active engagements between the municipality and households at JMM. Moreover, households at JMM have limited knowledge about water endeavors. For an example, there was a high ambiguously when people were asked their opinions on the accuracy of billing for consumed water, per household. At the time of this study, only 28% of respondents were convinced that billing is in fact accurate; 30% alleged that it is not accurate and a massive percentage of 41% expressed that they are not sure about the level of accuracy where billing is concerned