Question NW3197 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation

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30 October 2017 - NW3197

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Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

With reference to her reply to question 1987 on 9 October 2017, how many litres of water are lost annually due to water leaks in each metropolitan municipality in each province?

Reply:

Refer to the table below for the litres of water lost annually due to water leaks in each metropolitan municipality.

Province

Metropolitan Municipality

Volume of water lost (Mega Litres/Annum)

Volume of water lost (Litres/Annum)

Western Cape

City of Cape Town

42 177

42 177 000 000

Eastern Cape

Nelson Mandela Bay

40 093

40 093 000 000

 

Buffalo City

21 307

21 307 000 000

Gauteng

City of Johannesburg

107 006

107 006 000 000

 

City of Tshwane

70 423

70 423 000 000

 

Ekurhuleni

59 321

59 321 000 000

Free State

Mangaung

9 969

9 969 000 000

KwaZulu-Natal

eThekwini

93 680

93 680 000 000

Total

 

443 976

443 976 000 000

 

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