There is a wide-ranging plan in place to fix the water security problems in the city of Johannesburg, according to the mayor.
It involves a series of technical interventions like building new reservoirs, managing customer demand and fixing old pipes.Despite what Executive Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda says, the city of Johannesburg has a water problem.
This follows several weeks of water shortages across the city’s regions following an accident that befell a key electrical distribution centre. While residents have called the situation a crisis, local government seems unphased, at least in its official communications. According to the department, some of these projects are already in some way being implemented, while others still need funding to begin. Currently, the City of Johannesburg needs R27 billion to meet its infrastructure backlog. In comparison, all of Gauteng hasDuring the meeting it was agreed upon that Johannesburg would do what it could with the money it had on hand already.
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