Rand Water has appealed to Gauteng residents and municipalities to use water sparingly.
The utility says it may consider implementing water restrictions due to a drop in reservoir levels amid high weather temperatures. Rand Water Spokesperson Makenosi Maroo says, “We have noticed that our reservoirs are declining. We don’t want to introduce water restrictions, so we have decided to warn our consumers and users to start using it sparingly. Even though the Vaal dam is full, remember that we still have to extract water and purify it before sending it to our customers. We don’t allow our reservoirs to run empty. As soon as we reach below 60% we monitor, observe and communicate with our clients.
How can residents use water sparingly while municipality itself doesn't,since last year the whole year the is a big pipe of water leaking on the Atlas Road till today they haven't done anything on it but they are asking us to use water sparingly while they can't do their job
How?
2023 is already showing us ba it's going to get worse.
Yet to date,no on the road campaigns by Rand Water/muni on water conservation becoming a way of life,no focused drive by municipalities to improve the time taken to repair water leaks..being proactive is an extinct trait.
We just had heavy rains recently and we are now going through these