Mr. Mbambisa from the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) informed the meeting that the department was facing huge challenges when dealing with the O.R.Tambo District Municipality. He explained that the water supply to the PSJ municipality was far better when under the authority of the DWA than now. He further informed the meeting that the water and sanitation budget of O.R.Tambo DM is always returned unspent and that the DM is always under spending. Hence, 70 % of the population have no water and 75 % are left with no sanitation.