eThekwini to implement water restrictions
eThekwini residents will have water reductions from next Thursday.
The city said the move has been prompted by demand far exceeding supply.
Water and Sanitation Unit head Ednick Msweli unveiled a 12-month water curtailment plan during a full council meeting this morning.
He said rapid urbanisation, ageing infrastructure and illegal connections have contributed to high water usage.
Msweli told the council the unit would target areas with the highest water losses.
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"The first starting point should be saving on water losses, and after that, you then try to reduce demand at the household level. It has been established, and DWS has been quite vocal with us, that consumption in Durban is generally higher than it should be. On average, we are around 268 litres per person per day."
He says they'll be installing restrictors in communities across the city.
And Mweli has asked ward councillors to back the project.
"We install that in the meter so that we limit the amount of water used. It doesn't matter how much water you use; we are going to control it at the meter.”
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