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Blue Drop, Green Drop and Drinking Water Quality Compliance for Municipalities

This course prepares municipal water services teams to meet drinking water and wastewater quality standards and to perform well under regulatory assessment programmes. Participants learn to run a water safety plan, manage sampling and laboratory results, and address the process and management gaps that lower assessment scores. The programme helps municipalities protect public health and improve their standing on water quality.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the drinking water and wastewater quality standards that apply.
  • Develop and maintain a water safety plan for the supply system.
  • Manage sampling programmes and interpret laboratory results.
  • Respond to quality failures and issue public notices when required.
  • Close the process and management gaps that lower assessment scores.
  • Prepare evidence and records for regulatory assessment.

Course outline

  1. 01Water Quality Standards and Assessment
  2. 02Developing a Water Safety Plan
  3. 03Sampling and Laboratory Management
  4. 04Interpreting and Acting on Results
  5. 05Responding to Quality Failures
  6. 06Closing Process and Management Gaps
  7. 07Preparing for Regulatory Assessment

Who should attend

This course suits water services managers, process controllers, scientific and quality officers and technical staff in municipal water and sanitation departments.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Pretoria3R13,000Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
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Venue
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5 day programme
FromR18,000
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