The water crisis in Ethekwini has ended, but a slip of a silver lining has appeared, shows that the strategies of interference begin to give results. Photo: MLUNGUAL LOUW / Volksblad / Gallo Images / Getty Images
The water crisis in Ethekwini has ended, but a slip of a silver lining has appeared, shows that the strategies of interference begin to give results.
Although daily violations continue to provide daily violations from the water and sewerage (DWS) department in the city’s water performance, continue with water and weeks.
The city previously said that taking into account the rapid population growth of the “root cause” of the suppliers, as well as Ethekwini’s leakage system was a problem.
Last week, groups of groups, metro, collected in the city to protest the crisis, increases the commissioning system, not administering the billing system and repairing the infrastructure.
The information that gives a hopeful hope for a tightened grade, a water-safe Ethekwini, as well as work and civil society, as well as the joint platform for many sided platforms related to government departments and agencies, is available in a monthly dashboard.
It is all the time used to describe water loss without paying as a commercial loss or leaks known as commercial losses, or known as a commercial loss or leaks.
The city’s 12-month average rolling for NRW is 53.1%, ie 46.9% for each water purchased in the city is paid by customers.
The picture is highly high, but under the pressure of DWS and civil society, the city managed to reduce the real loss in January 2024 to 43.5% in January 2024 in January 2024.
Ethekwini Municipal spokesman Gugu Sisilana, the best way to improve a 12-month average, a month’s monthly loss reduced from 41% to 38.2% in February.
He said that the reduction of water loss is part of the NRW reduction plan.
Told the sisil Mail and Guardian Includes various initiatives such as solving the “reduction plan” commercial loss; replacement of meters; To increase measurement accuracy and shipping ability; Installation of meters on deadly sites; eliminating illegal relations; Proactive leak detection; Pressure management; The speed and quality of repairs; Improved repair and replacement of infrastructure. ”
A STARK found in the data presented in the Dashboard, the July 2021 Department of July and April 2022, April 2023, the total incompetent loss of water affected, it was marginalized.
This contradicts these events to the allegations of urban officials who repeatedly accuse the existing crisis. The NRW was over 50% before Covid-19 is locked.
In October 2024, the city was instructed with the city directive to reduce the volume of water with over 8.4% of the Umgengi-Uthukela Water Council system.
The city was 39 million m³ a monthly age of 39 millionth annual monthly.
After the instructions of Umgengi-Uthukela to reduce the use of daily water, 1,158 megalitis per day in 2023-24 per day, 1,58 megalitis per day, reduced daily water purchases, 30 megalitis per day, and reduced daily water purchases per day.
DWS set the system input volume to 90 megalitis and a target to reduce up to the day.
The municipality has been installed on consumption counters in the southern region of the city, according to the sisila, the demanded supply, in October last year, especially for the implementation of Umgeneni-Uthukela water.
“The restrictions to spread about 550,000 households are designed to reduce the requirement of common water by restricting urban water flow.
The water and sewerage department also participates on a joint platform for a water safe Gauteng. According to a dashboard released in cooperation with Gauteng Group, in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, the incompetent water loss in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni is 10 years, 33.5%, 33.5% and 30.1%, respectively, respectively, respectively.
The data can be found www.dws.gov.za/dashboard.aspx
