Watershedding required to normalise Gauteng water supply
25 September 2014
Gauteng municipalities are not effectively managing water demand so that areas without water can have their supply restored.
This is one of the reasons why it is taking so long to restore water to suburbs that has been left without water for more than a week. High lying areas are worst affected.
A number of areas in Gauteng have been left without water or with low pressure. This has been the result of recent water outages caused by electricity interruptions at Rand Water pump stations.
Although pump stations have resumed operation, water supply cannot keep up with demand. Joburg Water and Ekurhuleni municipality is not helping the situation with their poor water management strategies.