The EFF says it will engage Rand Water management and municipalities to find a solution to water restrictions.
The EFF will engage Rand Water management and municipalities on the water challenges in Gauteng. Stock photo.The EFF in Gauteng has weighed in on Rand Water's stage 2 restrictions, saying they pose a severe health and sanitation risk to vulnerable people.
Rand Water has implemented stage 2 water restrictions in six municipalities it supplies to stabilise and avoid the emptying of reservoirs and a complete system crash. Areas supplied by the Eikenhof system — Brixton, Crosby and Hursthill — have experienced low pressure to no water, due to the water being diverted to the Palmiet system.
The affected areas include Montgomery Park, Westbury, Hursthill, Greymont, Coronationville, Newlands, Northcliff, Newclare, Auckland Park, Albertville, Newlands, Melville, Richmond, Parkview, Emmarentia and Greenside.“Water is an essential basic need for life and economic purposes. The businesses that rely on water and electricity for production and services are struggling to cope with the rolling electricity outages, and adding water restrictions aggravates an already desperate situation.
“Imposing water restrictions on hospitals, clinics, schools and crèches to a point where there's a shortage of water to drink and flush toilets poses a severe health and sanitation risk to vulnerable people.
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