MIG is the largest infrastructure conditional grant to municipalities in SA, which is provided to non-metropolitan municipalities to eradicate infrastructure backlogs and ensure provision of basic services such as water, sanitation, roads and public lighting.

Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Program in South Africa (Program) will focus on the construction/refurbishment of water and sanitation supply infrastructure financed under MIG.

The Program aims to expand provision of basic water and sanitation services in SA, leading to increase in access to reliable and safe drinking water and sanitation facilities. It is estimated to benefit around 0.4 million household.

The Program will be implemented by the Department of Cooperative Governance which will be responsible for planning and monitoring the physical and financial progress of the Program as well as for achieving its targeted results. Onsite implementation of the Program components will be carried out by the municipalities that are implementing MIG projects.

The Program has been categorized as Category B in accordance with the NDB Environment and Social Framework (ESF). The main environmental and social impacts include wastewater sludge disposal, sewage discharge into streams, odor from wastewater treatment plants, handling of chlorine-containing chemicals, land acquisition and servitude registration for water infrastructure, influx of workers and community issues, impacts on cultural heritage resources, and occupational health & safety risks. These impacts and risks will be addressed and mitigated through compliance with the country system requirements and implementation of the Environmental and Social Impact Management Plan to ensure compliance with ESF.

The Program will be financed through loan from New Development Bank and counterpart fund from budgetary resources of the Government of SA.