Water is wasted in Coligny Street in Standerton
Delani Louis Thabethe, executive mayor of the Lekwa Municipality, identified in the past a few key problems such as ageing infrastructure with asbestos pipes in the network, insufficient capacity at the reservoirs, dysfunctional reservoirs and the impact of load-shedding.
Water still flows down Coligny Street in Standerton.
The Standerton Advertiser went to the Kieser Street reservoir on August 4 to see what construction progress has been made.
A new pipeline had to be connected and commissioned to the Round Reservoir. The newspaper has been reporting consistently on the water situation.
A security guard was on the site.
Delani Louis Thabethe, executive mayor of the Lekwa Municipality, identified in the past a few key problems such as ageing infrastructure with asbestos pipes in the network, insufficient capacity at the reservoirs, dysfunctional reservoirs, and the impact of load-shedding.
An email was sent to Lubabalo Majenge, communications manager at Lekwa, last Friday, requesting a time-line for completion of the project.
Majenge promptly replied that it should be completed by June 2024.
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