Rain water tank 141 Other 57 Source: SA 2011 Census supply infrastructure is in a relatively good condition in Utrecht town. A pressing need to provide basic water supply in the rural areas. Many households are still obtaining their water from rivers and boreholes. It must be noted that many of the rural households form part of the land reform projects and that provision of services, including water, should have been provided through the establishment grant. The distorted settlement patterns in the rural areas also make it difficult and very expensive to establish water connections 4.4.3 Sanitation From the tables above, it is evident that great strides have been made in the past 10 years to reduce the backlog in sanitation. There is a 21% decrease in the number of households with no access to any type of sanitation facilities and a 10.1% increase in the number of households with flush toilets connected to the sewage system. Sanitation interventions are required to ensure that the backlog is fully eradicated in the near future. The following map provides a more graphic representation of accessibility to toilet facilities in the Emadlangeni Municipality. 22: Percentage access to sanitation SANITATION TYPE 2001 2011 toilet (connected to sewage) 18.2 29.8 Flush toilet (with septic tank) 9.2 4.8 Chemical toilet 1.7 12.7 Pit toilet with ventilation (VIP) 4.4 2.3 Pit toilet without ventilation 28.4 33.7 Bucket toilet 0.5 0.6 None 37 16 Total 100 100 4.4.4 Energy
Rain water tank 141 Other 57 Source: SA 2011 Census supply infrastructure is in a relatively good condition in Utrecht town. A pressing need to provide basic water supply in the rural areas. Many households are still obtaining their water from rivers and boreholes. It must be noted that many of the rural households form part of the land reform projects and that provision of services, including water, should have been provided through the establishment grant. The distorted settlement patterns in the rural areas also make it difficult and very expensive to establish water connections 4.4.3 Sanitation From the tables above, it is evident that great strides have been made in the past 10 years to reduce the backlog in sanitation. There is a 21% decrease in the number of households with no access to any type of sanitation facilities and a 10.1% increase in the number of households with flush toilets connected to the sewage system. Sanitation interventions are required to ensure that the backlog is fully eradicated in the near future. The following map provides a more graphic representation of accessibility to toilet facilities in the Emadlangeni Municipality. 22: Percentage access to sanitation SANITATION TYPE 2001 2011 toilet (connected to sewage) 18.2 29.8 Flush toilet (with septic tank) 9.2 4.8 Chemical toilet 1.7 12.7 Pit toilet with ventilation (VIP) 4.4 2.3 Pit toilet without ventilation 28.4 33.7 Bucket toilet 0.5 0.6 None 37 16 Total 100 100 4.4.4 Energy
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