City Meets Business tables water reduction measures
Speaking at the City Meets Business endangerment yesterday MMC for Water and Sanitation Tiisetso Nketle asked the metro’s top 100 consumers to implement risk management strategies amidst the current drought conditions.
“We appeal to you the business community to play a meaningful role in reducing water consumption demand by 15 per cent in your daily operation by fixing water leaks and exploring alternative sources for water,” said Nketle at the event on Thursday, October 6 at Victoria Hall at Germiston Lake.
Big businesses who fail to adhere to the 15 per cent reduction will receive a 40 per cent penalty on their average consumption over 12 months, from September 2015 to August 2016 and a 30 per cent penalty will apply for small businesses.
The technical manager at Quality Beverages, Brian Ilsley expressed his gratitude for the metro’s efforts to inform customers about the penalties and how they will be applied.
“This platform has revealed how dire these drought conditions are. We will go back to the drawing board and assess how we can implement our own water conservation methods to reduce water consumption without crippling production as stated by the municipality,” said Ilsley.
The business owners in attendance were also advised on various water sources such as rain water harvesting, grey water recycling and drilling water boreholes.
