Question NW3192 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
30 October 2017 - NW3192
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
With reference to her reply to question 1987 on 9 October 2017, (a) in which municipality and (b) ward are most of the leaks located in (i) Gauteng and (ii) KwaZulu-Natal provinces?
Reply:
(a) Municipalities with most leaks are located in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The Department does not assess location of water leaks by wards system. Instead, Municipalities provide information on water leaks as per distribution/ reticulation systems in accordance with either the number of households, total reservoir supply area and/or systems operating pressure regime.
(b)(i) In Gauteng Province, the municipality with the most leaks is the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
(b)(ii) In KwaZulu-Natal Province, the municipality with most leaks is the EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.
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