Johannesburg and its surrounds, at the centre of the industrial heartland of South Africa, have been hit by severe water cuts.
interruptions have been happening for years, but they have been scaled up dramatically in recent weeks. The deteriorating situation recently forced the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, to intervene.
Water tankers have been brought in to provide supplies. But residents complain that these are unreliable and they don’t trust the quality of water.Three weeks ago the national and regional water authorities announced a plan that would spread the impact of water cuts between communities. The term the politicians coined for the new measures is “water-shifting”.The plan is to begin “sharing” water to take the pressure off the worst affected areas.
Pressure is lost when reservoirs reach critically low levels. This can happen as a result of leakages, burst pipes, above-average water consumption or power outages which affect pump stations.Johannesburg’s water utility, Rand Water, plans to shift water from a reticulation system with sufficient pressure to a struggling system. The idea is to provide an equitable supply of water to municipal customers.
Also at play is a lack of planning and management of growing water demands due to increased population, migration and expansion of settlements. The poor management and overall lack of water and sanitation delivery and services is another factor. The province’s residents consume an estimated 300 litres each a day, compared to the global average of 173 litres.In Johannesburg, for example, a minimum of 41% of treated potable water supplied by Rand Water to Johannesburg Water is lost before it even reaches the consumer.
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