A project to install water meters is underway in Tsakane, an area identified to have high water losses.
About 11 000 unmetered stands in the Tsakane area will receive new meters and officials from the City of Ekurhuleni will also be repairing all leaks in metered stands.
To date, a total of 5 232 stands have been attended to and a further 5 768 are expected to be completed by April.
This is expected to reduce the percentage of non-revenue water, which is currently sitting on 34.5 per cent, and eradicate the backlog of unmetered stands.
These strides are part of the city’s War on Leaks campaign, which has been prioritised in the five-year Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the 2016/2017 financial year.
The installation of meters will not only lessen water wastage, but will allow residents to monitor their water usage and identify any internal leaks, which is a contributing factor to high water bills.
Residents are informed that fixing internal leaks is not the main focus of the municipality.
As part of this project, however, all internal and external water leaks will be attended to.
This is to ensure that technicians leave each identified household leak-free.
Non-revenue water consists of water that is distributed by Rand Water into the city’s water supply network and is subsequently “lost” in the system.
Water losses are accounted as real and apparent losses.
Apparent losses happen when water is used or consumed but cannot be accounted for.
This is generally a result of a combination of customer meter inaccuracies, unauthorised consumption, water theft and data-handling errors.
Real Water losses is water that is lost due to leaks, burst pipes and illegal connections.
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