While I agree that we need to pray for rain and for the "drought" to end, I believe there is an even greater threat to our scarce water resources in SA, namely, the lack of water infrastructure maintenance, burst and leaking pipes left unattended and the theft of water.
What we also need to know is that nationally, the agricultural sector uses up to 60% of our water, the industrial sector, 29% and the energy sector, 2%. This leaves about 9% for domestic use.
In Ethekwini we lose almost 40% of our water purchased, due to poor maintenance, burst, leaking pipes and theft, at a cost of some R500 000 000.00 p.a to the ratepayer. When the rains do come, and if we have not addressed the above, it will be pouring good water into broken water cisterns.
Cllr Wayne Thring
ACDP Deputy President
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