The department of water and sanitation is monitoring the situation in the same way it did with the drought crisis in 2014.
Johannesburg Water said although it can’t quantify or measure the impact load shedding has on water supply, it is not big because the city still receives 1.6 billion litres per day from Rand Water – enough for the whole city.
Johannesburg Water spokesperson, Isaac Dhludhlu, said 99% of Johannesburg residents would not be affected by water shortages and that the only people who would experience problems were those living in areas where the towers were affected by load shedding. “Our most impacted tower is the one in Brixton and we are working on solving the problem by using a machine that runs on diesel.”Dhludhlu said although there was no cause for panic, residents should “prepare themselves” for how load shedding would affect their lifestyles and know the schedule.
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