One of the biggest casualties of more than a decade of severe power outages has been South Africa’s water processing and distribution networks.
A typical piped water supply system consists of the following:
Water processing and distribution networks require electricity to pump water, for example, to water towers and reservoirs and then to consumers. Prolonged power cuts halt this process if no suitable back-up pumps are in place. The same applies to water treatment plants. Prolonged power outages can cause sewage spills if no working back-up pumps are in place.further damaged already dilapidated and aged water infrastructure. The City of Cape Town is a case in point. The city’s systems are in danger of collapsing unless new investments are made to avoid orslowed or cut off water distribution and delivery as the water reticulation system requires energy .
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