Abstract—This paper captures the outcomes of a collaborative initiative between the national Department of Water Affairs in South Africa and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority, a state-owned water infrastructure enterprise, on the development of groundwater as a source of localized water supply in two municipalities in the north-eastern portions of the country. The paper reviews the pre-existing situation of water supply in the project communities, presents the resulting benefits of, and challenges to, the interventions, and makes practical recommendations for going to scale with more effective harnessing of groundwater in similar settings.

Index Terms—community water supply, groundwater, South Africa

Cite: Ola Busari and Jeremiah Mutamba, "Groundwater Development for Localized Water Supply in South Africa," Journal of Medical and Bioengineering, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 315-319, December 2014. Doi: 10.12720/jomb.3.4.315-319