Water crisis out of control

The city's water crisis has now reached a point where residents have accepted that solutions to the challenge are beyond the political will and capacity of the municipality and threats of full-scale protest action are made.

- Barry Viljoen

The taps of residents of Ster Park have been dry for 29 days and in Môregloed consumers are relying on water tankers that are sporadically deployed for months now, as well as in other areas in the city cluster.

The sources of water are the Olifantspoort Plant, Ebenezer Dam, Dap Naudé Dam, Dalmada waste water treatment plant and the recently completed waste water treatment plant at Seshego as well as more than 200 boreholes, but due to frequent disruptions in supply, the city reservoirs rarely rehabilitate to such an extent that consistent pressure and flow can be obtained. There are 37 water trucks to service 16 regional water schemes in the 45 wards which are not enough to supply water to everyone during this water crisis. Not all trucks are currently operational.