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Project Lungisa saves Grabouw from water waste

KRISTIN ENGEL kristin.engel@inl.co.za

WITH up to 37% of the country’s potable water lost due to failing systems, ageing infrastructure, illegal connections and vandalism, an ongoing water leaks repair and maintenance of programme, Project Lungisa, was hoping to help.

The water-saving initiative between the Theewaterskloof Municipality and Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has saved Grabouw millions of litres of water since implementing this project - making a significant dent in water wastage in Grabouw.

CCBSA Sustainability Affairs manager Ntsako Baloyi said the project identified nine people from the community that underwent intensive training in plumbing before being deployed to repair leaks in Grabouw’s informal settlement areas.

Baloyi said, “Official quantification of the water savings for Project Lungisa is still to be completed, but initial estimates are that these amount to over 10 million litres over three months.”

The nine in Grabouw graduated from the programme this week.

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