The ‘temporary’ water shedding notice issued by the Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM) was welcomed with mixed reactions from residents of Tzaneen and all communities under the municipality.
The ‘temporary’ water shedding will be implemented from next Wednesday.
The notice which was issued with immediate effect comes after the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane issued a notice on September 16 regarding limiting or controlling water usage in different concerned areas around the province, in which Tzaneen Dam is one of the dams affected by these water restrictions.
According to the Government Gazette No.40284, Tzaneen Dam users have been restricted from taking water for domestic usage by 20% which is equal to 1.43 million cubic metres per annum of 7.13 million cubic metres per annum.
According to the notice issued by GTM it is highly possible that Tzaneen Dam may reach the dead storage within the next three months due to high peak summer demands. Water shedding will be a common decision to resolve water supply shortage in Tzaneen town.
GTM’s municipal manager, Republic Monakedi, said they would like to urge all consumers to join them in making efforts to reduce water consumption within Tzaneen.
The water shedding which will be implemented effective from November 9 is scheduled as follows: No water shedding on Sunday in all residential sites and in the CBD.
On Monday and Tuesday, all residential sites can expect water shedding except in the CBD, the water shedding will be from 09:00-16:00.
There will be no water shedding on Wednesday. Water shedding will take place on Thursday and Friday respectively from 09:00-16:00.
And there isn’t going to be water shedding on Saturday.
Residents are advised not to fill up swimming pools (treat the water instead of draining and filling up with fresh purified water), no washing cars and paving with hosepipes (use water less products for washing cars) and no watering or irrigating gardens.
Residents are also encouraged to reduce showering time, not to use water excessively and unnecessarily, use only the amount of water you really need, report any pipe burst or leaks as soon as possible to the municipal offices and to fix pipe leaks as soon as possible to avoid water loss.
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