Dam (raw water source) Water Works:
Raw water
Sample point
Raw WWb point supplied by dam Water quality of the 51 study samples Potable water source
WW sample point  
n Turbb NTUb Mean
( ±SD) (NTU)
Turb NTU% RSD Turb NTURange(NTU) TOCb Mean (±SD)(mg/L)
(%RSD)
Conb Con TDSb TDS (NTU)Mean  ± SD (%RSD) TOC
Mean  ± SD(mg/L) (%RSD)
              Mean ± SD (% RSD)      
              Raw Potable Raw Potable      
Inanda Wiggins:TWG001
(0.08-1.01)a
92 1.04 (±0.30) 28.60 0.50-1.99 2.59 ± 0.20(7.81) 197.5± 65(32.92) 229.8 ± 5 6.4(24.52) 232.4± 12.1(0.05) 251.2 ± 29.4(11.71) TWG010 0.26± 0.08(32.10) 2.33 ± 0.27(11.67)
Nagel Durban Heights:TDH001(2.4) 92 4.96 (±2.12) 42.70 2.11-14.80 2.31 ± 0.12(5.07) 73.7 ± 23.2(31.55) 95 ± 50.9(53.59) 123.2 ± 22(17.87) 128.5 ± 15.9(12.39) TDH010 0.22± 0.06(28.15) 2.16 ± 0.26(12.20)
Hazelmere Hazelmere:THM001
(2-5)
92 6.71(±1.54) 22.92 4.00-14.50 2.48 ± 0.25(9.96) 112 ± 62.2(55.56) 159.3 ± 30.1(18.87) 151.4 ± 11.4(7.52) 208.5 ± 75.1(36.04) THM008 0.66± 0.21(32.46) 1.91 ± 0.35(18.17)
Midmar DV Harris:TMM001
(1.63-5)
92 9.38 (±4.54) 48.46 0.90-43.10 3.17 ± 0.62(19.44) 59.3 ± 23.7(39.93) 77 ± 33.2(43.05) 70.3 ± 5(7.13) 90.4 ± 8.5(9.37) TMM007 0.25± 0.07(28.08) 2.04 ± 0.39(19.14)
aCoagulant dosing level (mg/L)
bCon: Conductivity; TOC: Total Organic Carbon; TDS: Total Dissolved Solids; Turb: Turbidity; NTU: Nephelometric Turbidity Units; WW: Water Works.
Table 1: Physico-chemical water quality data.