The City of Tshwane has announced that in an effort to assist water utility Rand Water, it plans to put into action critical infrastructure plans.
“We have also initiated scouting and leak-detection activities with pilot projects working with new technology to find leaks before they are visible above ground. These are then prioritised within our budget time limit the technical water losses we are experiencing.”
Some of South Africa’s biggest metros in Gauteng have been facing routine water cuts, with reservoirs and pipeline infrastructure taking strain. At the beginning of October, Rand Water said that it was implementingin Gauteng to implement water-saving strategies as Tshwane was hit with water shedding alongside the City of Joburg and the City of Ekurhuleni.
Affected areas will need to increase the level of restrictions if public water consumption does not decrease and reservoirs cannot fill up quickly enough, she added. “We note the increase in water usage and restrictions imposed by Rand Water in response to deteriorating water levels in their reservoirs.”
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