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The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) submitted written comments on the Water Services Amendment Bill [B24 – 2025], welcoming the introduction of a licensing regime for Water Services Providers (WSPs) and personal liability for directors and municipal managers. However, the CER raised significant concerns regarding the concentration of authority in the Director General, the lack of mandatory environmental and public-health standards in the licensing process, and the absence of emergency enforcement mechanisms for acute pollution events. The CER argues that while the Bill improves governance, it fails to address systemic under-funding of infrastructure and climate-change resilience.