The City of Ekurhuleni has thanked residents and businesses for making an effort to meet water savings targets.
The city made a call to residents and business on August 12, last year, to reduce water consumption by 15 per cent to ensure that the abstraction from the Vaal River System is reduced as per the call from the national Department of Water and Sanitation.
Over the past three months, however, the 15 per cent weekly target was achieved in only two weeks.
To reach the 15 per cent target, Ekurhuleni implemented water restrictions and started rationing water to reduce consumption levels.
The table below shows the percentage saving the city has achieved.
| Date | Savings KL/Week | Percentage Saving |
| Required usage | 842 618 | 15% |
| Actual Savings | ||
| 14 November 2016 | 878 175 | -11,4% |
| 21 November 2016 | 885 635 | -10.7% |
| 28 November 2016 | 846 172 | -14,6% |
| 06 December 2016 | 911 650 | -8% |
| 12 December 2016 | 903 034 | -8,9% |
| 19 December 2016 | 884 445 | -10,8% |
| 26 December 2016 | 825 129 | -16,8% |
| 02 January 2017 | 829 548 | -16,3% |
| 09 January 2017 | 855 526 | -13,7% |
| 17 January 2017 | 889 462 | -10.3% |
| 25 January 2017 | 907 413 | -8.5% |
This table means that the city needs to consume 842 kl every month to achieve a 15 per cent savings rate.
Any consumption below 842 kl means residents have used less water and therefore exceeded the 15 per cent target.
Any consumption above 842 kl means the city is using more water than the target and the percentage would dip below 15 per cent.
As of January 31, the Vaal Dam was at 63.5 per cent.
With winter approaching, the dam needs to be at 80 per cent to enable the city to have sufficient water before summer rains begin later in the year.
The national department will review water restrictions in May this year.
Water restrictions are still in place and include:
• No watering of gardens during 6am and 6pm,
• No use of hosepipes,
• Repair water leaks,
• Report burst pipes or water leaks in the streets on 0860543000
• The city is also continuing with the water rationing schedule (available here)
Residents and business are urged to continue using water sparingly and adhere to restrictions.
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