Flagged areas for high water consumption: Lenasia informal settlements

by l3rato | Mar 26, 2024 | Customer Notice

26 March 2024 – 14:30

Customer Notice

Flagged areas for high water consumption: Lenasia informal settlements

As water scarcity continues to be an enormous concern to our communities, residents of informal settlements in the deep south are urged to take immediate action to reduce water consumption. This comes as Johannesburg Water has identified the Lenasia meter as one of the Entity’s top 10 highest consuming meters in the City of Johannesburg.

The Lenasia meter provides bulk water supply into the three Lenasia systems, namely the Lenasia Cosmos, Lenasia Hospital Hill, and Lenasia High Level reservoirs. Within the supply zones of these reservoirs, informal settlements have been flagged as the areas of concern, where water consumption is at an all-time high.

The high consumption is mainly due to the illegal connections on Johannesburg Water’s bulk supply pipelines as well as pumping lines. This also leads to the damaging of infrastructure.

The ongoing high consumption by the informal settlements has a negative impact on other suburbs in these supply zones, including Lenasia CBD including extensions, Lenasia South, Fine Town, Zakariyya Park, Lehae, Vlakfontein, and Vlakfontein Proper.
Please work with us to use water wisely. This is essential in alleviating the pressure on the system and ensuring a sustainable water supply for all residents in the long term.

Johannesburg Water is appealing to all residents of the informal settlements in the deep south to refrain from illegal connections and vandalism of infrastructure.

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Issued by Johannesburg Water Communication and Marketing.