SA’s water crisis has already begun, with "water shedding" taking place in parts of KwaZulu-Natal as a result of drought, Wiero Vogelzang, MD of engineering consultants GIBB, said on Friday.
SA’s water shortages would not be as immediately visible as the load shedding arising from electricity shortages, he said. Rather, a water crisis would creep up gradually and by the time the dams were dry it would be too late.
The problem will slowly become evident as water quality deteriorates, eventually leading to outbreaks of sickness, with rural areas sooner affected than the big urban areas, said Mr Vogelzang.
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