Residents thanked for saving water

The City of Ekurhuleni thanks 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 percent to ensure that the abstraction from the Vaal River System is reduced as per the call from the National Department of Water and Sanitation.

The city stated that over the past three months the 15 percent weekly target was achieved in only two weeks.

To reach the 15 percent target, Ekurhuleni implemented water restrictions and started rationing water to reduce consumption levels.

This table means that the city needs to consume 842 kl every month to achieve a 15 percent savings rate.

Any consumption below 842 kl means residents have used less water and therefore exceeded the 15 percent target.

Any consumption above 842 kl means the city is using more water than the target and the percentage would dip below 15 percent.

As of January 31, the Vaal Dam was at 63.5 percent. With winter approaching, the dam needs to be at 80 percent to enable the city to have sufficient water before the 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 6 am and 6 pm.

No use of hose pipes.

Repair water leaks.

Report burst pipes or water leaks in the streets on 0860 543 000.

The city is also continuing with the water rationing schedule (The schedule is on the website).

Residents and business are urged to continue using water sparingly, make it a culture to save water and adhere to restrictions.