Use water sparingly during load-shedding

Load-shedding could leave residents in parts of Pretoria without water as it impacts Rand Water’s pumping capacity.

A call to action was raised by the Tshwane metro for residents and businesses to use water sparingly as the metro continues to experience week-on-week high water consumption.

Daryl Johnston, MMC for utilities and regional operations said that load-shedding increases the need for water conservation efforts, as Rand Water’s pumping capacity, as well as internal pumping, will be impacted.

Johnson appealed to the following areas, that continue to exceed consumption levels, to use water sparingly

– Akasia
– Constantia
– Ga-Rankuwa
– Garsfontein
– Heatherley
– Kosmosdal
– Laudium
– Mabopane
– Mamelodi
– Pretoria Central
– Soshanguve

Earlier this month Rand Water implemented stage 2 water restrictions following a noticeable increase in water consumption which had increased significantly resulting in a decline in overall reservoir capacity (from 52% to 38%).

Johnston thanked all those who have heeded the call to use water sparingly and encouraged them to continue doing so to ensure that our reservoirs do not run dry.

He is also pleading with residents to make efforts to reduce their water consumption usage to avoid reservoirs running dry by doing the following:

– No irrigation or watering of gardens.
– No using of a hosepipe to clean driveways or patios.
– No washing of vehicles with a hosepipe or high-pressure equipment.
– No filling or top-up of swimming pools or water features.

Residents can also report water leaks on 012 358 9999 or 080 111 1556 toll-free.

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