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Blue Drop Limits Blue Drop Limits: Department of Water Affairs
Blue Drop Limits Blue Drop Limits: Department of Water Affairs
Operational ≤1
Turbidity NTU - - Operational ≤1
Aesthetic ≤5
WHO limits- might equate to
2014 BLUE DROP LIMITS SANS 241: 2013 limits 2015 BLUE DROP
Department of Water Affairs relaxed limit, more stringent limit
LIMITS (derived from SANS
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SANS 241: 2006 SANS 241: 2011 WHO 4 ed Guidelines 241: 2014)
Disinfectant residuals
Free chlorine
Treatment works mg/L Operational >0 to ≤ 0.5
Points of consumption Operational >0 to ≤ 0.2
Monochloramine
Treatment works mg/L Operational >0 to ≤ 0.5
Points of consumption Operational >0 to ≤ 0.2