As part of continuous efforts to reduce the increase in water demand and to enforce water conservation, the eThekwini Municipality will be installing water restrictors on consumer meters.
This follows a decision taken by the City’s Executive Committee (EXCO) meeting on Tuesday
The installation of restrictors began in the south of Durban due to the escalating demand in that region that outpaces available water supply.
This demand puts further strain on the system due to a reduction of bulk water since the curtailment was implemented by uMngeni-uThukela Water in October last year.
Municipal spokesperson Gugu Siciliana said the restrictors will be rolled out across the City to approximately 550 000 connected households.
“The restrictors are being installed to constrict the flow of water that will assist to reduce overall water demand. This is while the City also intensifies efforts to address and mitigate physical water losses within the system,” she said.
The Executive Committee supported interventions on water demand management and the Municipality was encouraged to strengthen its plans to address challenges of non-revenue
“The Committee was informed that National Treasury had approved non-revenue water funding for the Phoenix, Inanda, Ntuzuma, and KwaMashu areas amounting to R189 million, which will be made available in the 2025/26 financial year,” said Siciliana.
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