Mangaung(Bloemfontein) taps run dry

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Bloemfontein - Thousands of Bloemfontein residents were without water on Monday amid reservoir supply problems which were exacerbated by a pipe burst at the Welbedacht Dam, a Mangaung municipality spokesperson said.

The city was in consultation with local water authorities to "solicit a better understanding" of the problem, said Qondile Khedama.

"Our engineers have been able to fix a pipe at Welbedacht Dam," he said.

The repairs, conducted over the weekend, had affected the water supply in southern parts of Bloemfontein, including Pellisier, parts of Langenhoven Park, Fichart Park, Vista Park, Bloemanda, Namibia, Heidedal, and Rocklands.

The situation was expected to ease by Monday night.

However, taps were still running dry in the city’s northern suburbs after weeks of interruptions.

Water restrictions

The municipality announced water restrictions in the city on September 7.

"Most of the major problems experienced involve reduced bulk water supply to the Mangaung area," said Khedama.

He said some reservoirs were experiencing supply problems, which could lead to low water pressure and an interruption in the water supply.

The situation had put the municipality’s plant at Maselspoort under pressure, which was worsened by the pipe burst.

"We would like to alert the residents of Mangaung that we have not yet uplifted [sic] the restrictions," he said.

The community would be notified when the water levels in the reservoirs improved.

Roadside sprinklers

Khedama said the municipality was investigating complaints that the parks and cemetery unit had left roadside sprinklers running despite the restrictions.

"We are aware that some of them have been operational, but we have since alerted officials to adhere to the restrictions imposed," Khedama said.

On local media websites, many residents indicated they were buying water for household use. Some were using swimming pool water to keep toilets running.
- SAPA
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This is what happens when you put idiots in charge. What an epic fail.
 
Good grief! Is this the future of the big cities? Clowns!
 
Sly21C said:
Swimming pools must be banned to minimize future water shortages.
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Yes! Also, when the colonialist imperialist bastards backwash their pools they cause potholes! And then they have the cheek to suggest that incompetent leadership is the problem! :rolleyes:
 
VJB 449 said:
Let's also include uncontrolled breeding.
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And there is the problem - directly attributable to apartheid.

Black population in 1951 was 12.6 million
Black population in 1991 was 38.9 million

So much for "genocide" and "crime against humanity" that the stupid rabble-rousers are always bleating about.
 
Bloemfontein - Thousands of Bloemfontein residents were without water on Monday amid reservoir supply problems which were exacerbated by a pipe burst at the Welbedacht Dam, a Mangaung municipality spokesperson said.
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Sly21C said:
Swimming pools must be banned to minimize future water shortages.
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. Please explain why you think that water in the dam would matter if you can not get it to the reservoir? Yes there is water shortage, if nobody had pools there still would have been a shortage. They would have placed the restrictions in later and the same thing would have happened.
 
McT said:
Good grief! Is this the future of the big cities? Clowns!
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Probably; just look at the billing stuff-up in Johannesburg, water supply problems in other municipalities, the condition of roads, the Eastern Cape education system etc. When basic services like your water supply/treatment systems aren't working then you have to realize that you're going backwards.

It's not as if there isn't enough money to deal with these "problems", which shouldn't have become problems in the first place.

Living in the Western Cape it's amazing to see the levels of marked decline everytime we head up north.
 
Zenbaas said:
Yup correct. Proper governance is definitely not the answer here :rolleyes:
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Proper governance is extremely important, so is non-wastage of water.

killadoob said:
LOL

Sly you have something against swimming pools eh, you want them banned whenever the chance comes along haha.
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Not really, I just see swimming pools as a waste. It's mostly recreational with minimal health benefits. The same goes for watering grass areas around cities and other areas, all a waste of water.


Shibal said:
You a non-swimmer ?
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This is not about me and my lack of knowing how to swim, it's about saving water for future generations. We don't want to have to build desalination plants in order to have water in future now do we? Because marine life will be disturbed if we go that route.

Flanders said:
Yes! Also, when the colonialist imperialist bastards backwash their pools they cause potholes! And then they have the cheek to suggest that incompetent leadership is the problem! :rolleyes:
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You are assuming that I am one of those brainless Malema supporters who only know slogans. By suggesting banning swimming pools, I am not only targeting "colonialist imperialist", I am also targeting the "incompetent leadership" that steal money from the poor so as to build houses worth R16 million which will inevitably have swimming pools. I'm taking no sides on this, I simply want water to be saved.

VJB 449 said:
Let's also include uncontrolled breeding.
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Oh yes of course, I've mentioned a few times on these forums that people who can't afford to have babies must not be allowed to have them. I suggested that teenage pregnancy must be banned or made illegal in this country and that poor people must only have a maximum of 1 or 2 kids, if they have more and the children suffer as a result of poverty then those parents must be charged with child abuse, because a child born out of poverty and suffers from it is abused.

Mila said:
. Please explain why you think that water in the dam would matter if you can not get it to the reservoir? Yes there is water shortage, if nobody had pools there still would have been a shortage. They would have placed the restrictions in later and the same thing would have happened.
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In this case, incompetence is to blame. But looking at the overall picture, water shortage is a problem and the more we ignore it the bigger the problem becomes and harder to rectify. It's sort of like ignoring your debt, it will get worse now isn't it? The other thing that humanity always does time and time again is to wait for things to get worse before people start fixing them. Why do we have to wait for water to be scare before we do something about it? And then we accuse poor black people of voting for a government that screws them time and time again but yet neglect to learn from history about the dangers and consequences of waiting for things to get worse before action is taken.
 
And then we accuse poor black people of voting for a government that screws them time and time again but yet neglect to learn from history about the dangers and consequences of waiting for things to get worse before action is taken.
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So Sly21C what action have you taken against the ANC government for their corruption and overall gross mismanagement? Or are you just a talker?
 
Sly21C said:
You are assuming that I am one of those brainless Malema supporters who only know slogans. By suggesting banning swimming pools, I am not only targeting "colonialist imperialist", I am also targeting the "incompetent leadership" that steal money from the poor so as to build houses worth R16 million which will inevitably have swimming pools. I'm taking no sides on this, I simply want water to be saved.
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I didn't mean to suggest that you are a Malema supporter but in all honesty I think the idea of banning swimming pools falls into the calibre of idea that a Malema supporter would come up with. Sorry, I know that sounds harsh.

You reckon the health benefits of swimming are minimal? I beg to differ. I love swimming and being a Joburger I find it one of the most enjoyable and accessible ways to excercise.

The same goes for watering grass areas around cities and other areas, all a waste of water.
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Or it could be viewed as beautifying an area so as to avoid it looking like a ****hole. Water does recycle y'know? That's one of the beauties of it.

Also, I'm no expert when it comes to matters of desalination but I understood it to be fairly eco-friendly? What sort of impact on marine life is involved exactly with regard to this practice?

I think your intentions are noble. I just think that, on the subject, there are more pressing issues at hand than banning swimming pools.
 
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