In the history of South Africa, the supply of potable water and basic sanitation services to all its inhabitants has never been higher in the national, provincial and especially the local government sphere agendas than at the end of April 1994. As a result of the change in Government, all the executive public institutions on all three spheres had to revisit and transform their executive authorities, acts, regulations and work procedures in such a manner that equally benefit all citizens of the country. With reference to national water affairs, the National Water Act, 1998 (Act 36 of 1998) was promulgated to provide for reform of the law relating to water resources in South Africa with the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) as the key role-player. The presenters of this paper are of the opinion that a municipality which is fully dependant on the correct identification, development, transport and use of its potable water,