Tzaneen: Water shedding now a reality
Make provision for water because water shedding are now a reality.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has instructed the Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM) to implement water shedding from next week Tuesday.
An email currently circulating warns of proposed water shedding for Tzaneen. Vutivi Makhubele, spokesperson for the Greater Tzaneen Municipality confirmed to Letaba Herald that it is indeed now a reality.
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The email states that the water shedding will commence today, Thursday 26 September. However, it will only be implemented from Tuesday, 1 October, according to Makhubele.
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Jacques Kruger, chairperson of the Letaba Water User Association told the Herald that they were not informed about the restrictions or proposed water shedding.
“We as the association are not liable for managing household water distribution. We manage the outflow of the dam for farmers down stream of the Letaba River and the industrial area in Tzaneen,” Kruger said.
“The water situation in Mopani district has entered alarming proportions, with Tzaneen Dam recorded at a 9% single digit. The dam is the main source of water for citrus farmers and domestic consumers in the town and unless it rains heavily in the next two weeks or so, the town is likely to plunged into a serious natural disaster,” said Sputnik Ratua from DWS.
The time table for the water scheduling:
