Johannesburg water says plans to curb water losses and improve capacity are well under way.
Johannesburg Water says plans to curb water losses and improve capacity at reservoirs in and around Johannesburg are well under way. The water utility says “Water Shifting” which involves moving large volumes of water from an area with access water, to that with low water access will be a popular term, as it grapples with high water demands and slow recovery times for strained Gauteng reservoirs.
“600 000 mega litres per annum is where we should be, currently we are sitting slightly above the green line. Based on projection with 1.75 growth, we’ll be sitting at an access of 800 000 mega litres per annum. If we don’t have a management strategy, it can go to a million mega litres per annum,” says Joburg Water’s Logan Munsamy.
“As Joburg Water we have good planning model and system, there’s lots of planning going on in the background. Issue is there’s an infrastructure backlog and is not always possible to get the funding you need,” Munsamy added.“Mitigation plans and demand management strategy elements are on the go like active leak detection, identification of supply zones, fast tracking of repairs and maintenance and the installation of smart valves.
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