Big investment in tech and infrastructure is needed to keep taps running
With rising populations and rapid urbanisation already putting pressure on SA’s water stress levels, the need has never been greater for operators to upgrade infrastructure, which is often ageing and lacking in modern monitoring and control. It is critical for the nation’s water industry to embrace automation and technology to obtain higher efficiencies from its infrastructure and operate smarter and more sustainably.
The country received a big wake-up call two years ago when Cape Town came perilously close to being the first big global city to run out of drinkable water. The region was hit by one of the most severe droughts in living memory after a sustained period of low rainfall. This all transpired to put Cape Town on the brink of “day zero”, when the municipal water supply would be cut off...
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