Water | Infrastructure news - Part 117

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Gauteng consumers asked to use less water

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in Gauteng has urged water consumers to be cautious in their water usage in order to avert pressure on the Integrated Vaal Rivers System (IVRS). The IVRS has been on the decline for weeks as the water...
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5 things you need to know about prepaid water

You already know that we live in a water-stressed country, receiving an annual rainfall of 492 mm, while the rest of the earth receives 985 mm. In addition, the WWF cautions that 98% of South Africa’s water has already been allocated to users,...

Harnessing the benefits of O&M

Overstrand Municipality has awarded a 15-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract to Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies South Africa to manage the municipality’s extensive water and wastewater infrastructure network. Overstrand...