Level 3 water cuts loom as Joburg Water forced to cut supply to parts of Soweto
Johannesburg has been forced to cut water supplies to some suburbs as reservoirs failed to cope with demand from residents during a weekend heatwave. The City of Joburg cut off the supply of water in parts of Soweto on Monday. "The following areas will be without water until the system recovers sufficiently to restore supply: all of Diepkloof‚ Orlando East and parts of Orlando West‚" Johannesburg Water said. The city is still under level 2 water restrictions but has struggled to reduce consumption. The Department of Water and Sanitation has imposed a 15% restriction on the use of water by municipalities due to ongoing drought and low dam levels. Johannesburg Water tweeted on Monday: "Morning Joburgers. It was not a great weekend with water shortages in some areas." Johannesburg Water spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene said should there be a need to tighten restrictions beyond level 2‚ the consequences would be dire. "Level 3 water restriction is like [electricity] load shedding. Level thr...
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