Rand Water threatens to cut water to Emfuleni municipality over R419m debt
11 April 2018
Rand Water has announced that it will once again reduce the bulk water supply to the Emfuleni Local Municipality after it failed to reach a settlement on the payment of the municipality's R419m debt.
Rand Water's Justice Mohale said in a statement on Wednesday that the entity was taking action after the municipality failed to honour its recent agreements to settle its account.
"Rand Water has now formally notified Emfuleni Local Municipality of its intention to commence the process of reducing its bulk water flow by 20% to the municipality," he said.
Rand Water started its negotiations with Emfuleni municipality in January after the municipality paid R150m in December.