What you need to know about the water restrictions in Johannesburg
If you are a pool owner or infact lets just say if you are anyone who loves been in your garden whether it be watering your plants, filling your pool, washing your car then read on because this is for you.
Rand water restrictions apply to the entire province, including the major metros Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, without any exemptions.
Restricting the pressure, which is about 30%, the municipality will make a decision based on the reservoirs. An example is if a specific area is consuming too much water, they will have those restrictions in place and how they do this is they monitor the reservoir and move to another area and just observe if there is too much consumption then they would put in the restriction. If the consumption is way too high, then there would be that intermittent restriction that you will not have water for specific hours and if we are conserving water as an area then we will continue to have water.
What stage 2 water restrictions mean:
- No irrigation or watering of gardens with a hosepipe or irrigation systems.
- No using of a hosepipe to clean driveways or patios.
- No washing of vehicles with a hosepipe.
- No filling or topping up of swimming pools or water features.
Last update was October 2022
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