Rand Water has lifted water restrictions in Gauteng, the department of water and sanitation has told parliament.
“Due to the recent rains and good weather conditions, the system has stabilised to above 60% and ... Rand Water has lifted the restrictions and many areas in Gauteng are receiving water,” said deputy minister of water and sanitation David Mahlobo.
He was responding to a question from the DA’s Leonard Basson, who asked the department to provide an update on water shortages in parts of the province. Responding, Mahlobo said: “The water system in Gauteng has stabilised after a number of weeks [during which it] was under stress and the availability of water in our system had dropped ... to 38%.
“We had challenges that affected Rand Water and all the municipalities in Gauteng because the high-lying areas could not use gravitational force to pump water up to them. “There was a heatwave, and the behaviour of citizens and consumers impacted very negatively because of sprinkling and irrigation ... as well as electrical and mechanical failures in some of our systems.”
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