Penalties for overuse of water
Kwatsaduza - With the water crisis escalating in Gauteng, residents are expected to reduce their water consumption by 15% and households are not supposed to exceed the 25kl cap every month.
A 10% price increase will be imposed on households with a metered water consumption above 25kl per month, while institutions will face a 20% increase.
Businesses that fail to reduce consumption and exceed the 25kl cap will be slapped with a 30% increase.
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According to the MMC of Water and Sanitation, Tiisetso Nketle, the Vaal River which supplies the province with water is under immense pressure and it has reached a point where drastic measures need to be taken.
Water consumption will be monitored closely via water meters and in the near future a line where people can call in when seeing wastage of water taking place, will be made available.
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Communication with the public will take place, through campaigns and programmes to educate people about the importance of saving water and how they can monitor their water usage on a daily basis.
“If the public doesn’t follow the restrictions requested from the metro, we might have a huge crisis going forward, so we urge everyone to start doing their bit,” says Nketle.
