Question NW3196 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation
30 October 2017 - NW3196
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
With reference to her reply to question 1987 on 9 October 2017, what are the relevant details of the annual amounts that all the documented water leaks are costing each province?
Reply:
Kindly refer to the table below for the annual amounts that all the documented water leaks are costing each province. The amounts are calculated at a unit cost of R6 per 1000 litres of water.
Province |
Volume of water lost (Mega Litres/Annum) |
Volume of water lost (Litres/Annum) |
Annual amounts (Rands/annum |
Western Cape |
64 788 |
64 788 000 000 |
388 728.00 |
Easter Cape |
121 589 |
121 589 000 000 |
729 534.00 |
Northern Cape |
34 534 |
34 534 000 000 |
207 204.00 |
Gauteng |
295 187 |
295 187 000 000 |
1 771 122.00 |
Free State |
76 793 |
76 793 000 000 |
460 758.00 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
238 614 |
238 614 000 000 |
1 431 684.00 |
Limpopo |
124 013 |
124 013 000 000 |
744 078.00 |
Mpumalanga |
93 239 |
93 239 000 000 |
559 428.00 |
North West |
84 462 |
84 462 000 000 |
506 772.00 |
Total |
1 133 219 |
1 133 219 000 000 |
6 799 314 000.00 |
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