Metro spokesperson Themba Gadebe said the R16-million project is being undertaken to ensure water consumers are billed correctly and the loss of non-revenue water is reduced.
Gadebe explained that non-revenue water (NRW) is pumped into the City’s water supply network – from Rand Water – but is subsequently “lost” in the system.
One of the components of NRW is water losses, real and apparent. Apparent losses is water that is actually used, or consumed, but cannot be accounted for – this is generally as a result of a combination of customer meter inaccuracies, unauthorised consumption or water theft, and data handling errors.
“The aim of this project is to target and replace all aged domestic meters that are currently under-reading water consumption, to increase the volume of water billed and thus accounted for by the City,” said MMC for water and sanitation, Clr Tiisetso Nketle.
“In the 2015/16 financial year, over 5 000 meters were replaced under this project.
“This year we are doubling that number to ensure that more consumers are able to access and read their meters.”
Meters that have been in operation for 20 years or more in Katlehong, Spruitview, Germiston, Alberton, Boksburg, Edenvale, Brakpan, Kempton Park, Tembisa, Nigel, Duduza and Springs will be replaced.
The municipality said Benoni’s water meters are not older than 20 years.
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