Rand Water and Johannesburg Water issued a joint statement regarding increased demand in the region, and an inability to keep up with it.
Rand Water and Johannesburg Water have released a joint statement urging Gauteng residents to use water sparingly as neither organisation can keep up with increased demand.Citizens are now being burdened by the need to save water, and have been given a list of tips by the utilities.
The pair of utilities issued a joint media statement late on Sunday explaining the extent of the problem. As we have seen during the ongoing energy crisis, the burden has somehow fallen on citizens for the current state of affairs, with both utilities noting that if the demand remains at its current increased level, an entire system collapse is possible.
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