{"id":104706,"date":"2015-11-13T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/104706\/where-has-our-water-gone\/"},"modified":"2015-11-13T12:34:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T10:34:48","slug":"where-has-our-water-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2015\/11\/13\/where-has-our-water-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Where has our water gone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wendy Morgan, Primrose CPF chairman, writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

How can the drought be blamed for a water shortage, when the Vaal Dam still has over 50 per cent capacity?<\/p>

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In previous years there has been only 11 per cent water in the Vaal Dam and consumers still had water!<\/p>\n

Why are the same areas always affected?<\/p>

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In September, last year, parts of Primrose, Sunnyridge, Gerdview, Marlands, Homestead and Bedfordview were without water for two weeks?<\/p>\n

We were told the problem was sorted out, but one year later we are right back to the same problem.<\/p>\n

Who has not done their job?<\/p>\n

Residents are at risk standing in long queues, in the dark, waiting to get water, after a hard day at work.<\/p>\n

Criminals are waiting for someone to let their guard down.<\/p>\n

Who is protecting them?<\/p>\n

Once again it is the community themselves, who have volunteer CPF patrollers, keeping an eye out.<\/p>\n

Where is the CEO and the staff of Rand Water – sitting at home with water coming out of the tap?<\/p>\n

There are many pensioners living in the area who cannot go and fetch water from the Jojo tanks – what do they do?<\/p>\n

Thank goodness they have a community like they do.<\/p>\n

They have to rely on their helpful neighbours to get water for them .<\/p>\n

Why should we as a community have to accept this kind of \u201cservice\u201d for water or lack of water?<\/p>\n

Someone needs to take charge and solve the problem, not put in place temporary measures and never fix the problem properly.<\/p>\n

Let us see how long this water crisis lasts again – and will we have a repeat again next year?<\/p>\n

We have not forgotten it, but maybe Rand Water has.<\/p>\n

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