Rand Water to tally cost of water tankers after maintenance project completed

JOHANNESBURG - Rand Water says it cannot tell at this stage how much it will spend on water-supplied tankers for the duration of its major maintenance.

The utility is carrying out a five-week infrastructure upgrade programme. 

This will result in residents experiencing water cuts where operations are underway, requiring alternative water resources. 

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Rand Water CEO Sipho Mosai says they will tally the costs at the end of the project.

"The impact is not the same across the city, but a water tanker costs R3,500 a day, that's the rough cost for a water tanker running for the whole day," Mosai said.