Metro’s declares war on leaks

Residents of Tsakani who have been struggling with water leaks through taps, cisterns, water supply pipes, damaged or leaking water meters can now breathe a sigh of relief.
This is after the City of Ekurhuleni resumes work on the Tsakani War on Leaks phase three project.
The project entails attending to leaks on private properties that have been identified as one of the major causes of water wastage in the area.
According to the metro, the scope of work includes comprehensive ERF connections from the municipality’s water network up to water meter per stand and yard connections from the water meter, per stand.
There is a retrofitting element that includes repair or replacement of damaged toilet cisterns, taps (at sinks, baths, showers and outdoor), underground pipes and other plumbing pipework.

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The final part is the installation of a water meter to ensure water usage is calculated and billed accurately.
Another advantage of having a functional water meter is that residents can take an active role in monitoring their water consumption and implement changes to reduce it and save on their accounts.
The project started in November 2019 and is expected to wrap up in March.
“The War on Leaks project is one of the City’s most important interventions with regards to tackling water wastage in our communities.
“The water and sanitation department has prioritised the project, not only to help us reduce our non-revenue water percentage but also to benefit
struggling residents to keep their municipal bills low,” said MMC for Water and Sanitation Tiisetso Nketle.
Over the past week, various areas around the City have experienced water supply interruptions because of the high demand for water in Gauteng that led to reservoirs at Rand Water dropping to hazardous lows.
The project is one of the City’s initiatives to decrease water demand so that it is in line with the supply available to the City.

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This will also help minimise stringent water restrictions such as those experienced in recent weeks happening again in the future.
To date, 40 community members have been employed and 17 local SMMEs have been appointed to implement the project.
Nketle explained in order to ensure the sustainability of the project, the City has utilised a model that involves empowering local SMMEs to be able to proficiently conduct the required work.
The metro believes this will boost the skillset of local plumbers and they will, in turn, take better care of the infrastructure in the area in the future.
Households in the following parts of Tsakani can expect a knock on their doors in the coming months:• Ward 81 (Langaville Extension One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six)
• Ward 82 (Geluksdal Ext One and Three)
• Ward 83 (Tsakani Ext 19)
• Ward 99 (Geluksdal Ext Two and Nine)
• Ward 111 (Langaville Ext Five, KwaThema Ext Three, Vlakfontein).

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