Urban
Municipality |
Water Infrastructure |
Current
reality |
Bothaville |
Bulk
Supply |
The
capacity of the bulk water infrastructure has been improved by the
addition of the new water pressure tower and reservoir, which serve as
temporary alleviation of the bulk capacity problem in the Kgotsong area. |
Future
development in the area will however necessitate the construction of a new
5 MI reservoir and the upgrading of the bulk supply pipeline |
Water
Reticulation |
The
existing erven in Bothaville, except the new Meyerhof extension have
access to a water reticulation and all connection are metered. |
No
reticulation in a portion of 270 erven in Kgotsong which were planned by
where no settlement has taken place to date |
Recent
extensions of Kgotsong are provided with a skeleton water network with
prepaid communal standpipes. |
Illegal
connections evident in zones with prepaid communal standpipes. |
All
remaining erven in Kgotsong have access to a water reticulation. |
The
majority of erven in Kgotsong are not provided with water meters. |
No
reticulation in the eastern part of the industrial area |
Inadequate
regular maintenance of the existing network. |
Wesselsbron |
Bulk
Supply |
The
bulk water supply and storage capacity are sufficient for the entire urban
area. |
Water
Reticulation |
Extension
10 in Wesselsbron has no water reticulation |
Only
parts of Extension 11 along the road have access to reticulation |
All
the remaining erven in Wesselsbron have access to a water reticulation and
are provided with metered connections |
Extensions
12 & 13 in Monyakeng of 1 125 erven are not provide with a
reticulation |
All
remaining 5 538 erven in Monyakeng have access to a reticulation including
water meters |
Inadequate
maintenance |