Infrastructure maintenance, pressure control among Gauteng govt's solutions to water crisis
The Gauteng department of water and sanitation aims to reduce water loss by employing water balance analysis, pressure control techniques and appropriate infrastructure maintenance.
On 13 March, the department held a public consultation at the Premier Hotel OR Tambo in Johannesburg to go over the proposed mandatory national norms and standards for water supply and sanitation services.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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