Polokwane Muni: ‘Levels at most reservoirs below 5%’
The Polokwane Municipality says "most areas are experiencing water shortages" as a result.
POLOKWANE – The Spokesperson of the Polokwane Municipality, Thipa Selala, says water reservoirs are severely strained.
“Levels at most reservoirs are below 5%, leaving areas of supply without water. Water tankers will be deployed to the affected areas,” Selala said in a statement.
He urged water consumers to use water sparingly for the reservoirs to recover. “All water and sanitation-related challenges, including water shortage, leaks and burst pipes, can be reported to the Water and Sanitation Call Centre on 015 023 5376 / 015 023 5629,” he added.
Meanwhile, The Executive Mayor of Polokwane, Thembi Nkadimeng, addressed the city’s water issues during oversight visits to various projects on Wednesday, 4 November.
“We firstly started with our underground water, where we are doing a total of 67 boreholes which will provide between 18 and 34 megalitres to supplement the water we receive from Lepelle Northern Water. We went to a site where a contractor is building a water treatment site, where the water from the boreholes will be treated and blended to be potable water and safe for human consumption,” she explained.
Nkadimeng also explained how a new waste treatment site will work. “The Polokwane waste treatment’s line connects to the new site in Soetdorings, which will have a 20 megalitre reclamation capacity, where the water will be cleaned and saved back into our communities. As a municipality we have estimated that we need at least between 50 and 60 additional megalitres and we currently receive 30 megalitres short daily,” she added.
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