Tshwane to ‘strictly enforce’ level 1 water restrictions
The City of Tshwane is urging residents and businesses to reduce water consumption to prevent reservoir depletion and water shortages.
With water usage 18 per cent above the city’s limit, Tshwane says it is facing a steep decline in reservoir capacity.
Spokesperson Selby Bokaba said level 1 water restrictions remain in effect, and tougher restrictions could follow if consumption habits don’t improve.
“In the past few weeks, consumption by both businesses and households had increased significantly resulting in a steep decline of the city’s overall reservoir storage capacity.
“It is against this backdrop that the City of Tshwane has to comply with a request by the National Department of Water and Sanitation for municipalities in Gauteng to put in place tougher water restrictions and to ensure that they are enforced.
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Bokaba warned that the city would impose fines, restrict or disconnect water supply to consumers who do not comply with the water restrictions.
The level at which our customers are consuming, water restrictions are inevitable and are the only viable option to save the city’s distribution network from collapsing.
“It must be emphasised that if the current customers’ consumption behaviour does not change, the city might have to adjust the water restrictions to level 2 or higher, which will have financial implications to consumers due to associated change in water tariffs and might also result in water supply interruptions.”
