Gauteng is consuming more than 5 000 megalitres of water per day. The unsustainable demand is why bulk supplier Rand Water has had to tighten the taps for the last 10 days. | IamAlexSweet
His focus was the Commando System - the towers and reservoirs that supply Hursthill, Brixton, and Crosby.According to Sesedinyane, the interruptions to the bulk water supply were caused by load shedding"or normal power failure on the Rand Water purification and pumping systems, as well as the Johannesburg Water pumping systems".
He said Joburg Water presented Sesedinyane with an analysis of the Commando System, as well as measures for the next two to four years at the reservoirs to ensure"sustainability of the water supply".An overview of the challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis, as it changes the world we know.His department, though, said all systems were now stable.
Johannesburg Water reported on Wednesday that the Brixton and Crosby reservoirs were recovering, while the Hursthill reservoir was low. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, doctors at Helen Joseph Hospital in Auckland Park, and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Coronationville complained that there were still water issues.
Both were given extra supply from Johannesburg Water, and both have boreholes, but there was not enough water to supply all the facilities at the hospitals.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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