The Department of Water and Sanitation is moving ahead with the rationed restriction of bulk water supply to the municipalities that have failed to engage with the department or make payment of their outstanding debts by the deadline of 8 December.
Speaking at a water debt briefing in Tshwane , Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane, emphasised that the department would not cut water supply but may throttle the pressure to ensure that citizens are provided with the minimal allocation of water, as dictated by the Constitution. The South African standard relating to a ‘basic’ water supply is defined as 25 litres of water per person, per day, and this amounts to six kilolitres of water per household, per month for a household of eight people.What else to read
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