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LNW is actively involved in schemes serving more than ±3 million people as well as some major industrial users. LNW plans to progressively increase the number of people it serves in consultation with the WSAs in its service area. It should be appreciated that the demand for water exceeds the available supply and LNW will continue to partner with DWS in implementing Water Conservation and Demand Management as well as groundwater exploration to augment the surface water.
A Policy Directive that was received from Minister of DWS for Water Boards to implement Water Conservation and Demand Management (WDM) has been effected through the partnership with DWS to support municipalities. This is being done in order to ensure that Water Institutions in the country prioritise Water Conservation and Demand Management as a way of reaching more people with less. This fact is also supported in the National Development Plan and the Limpopo Provincial Growth and Development Strategy in that it recognises that “continuous research to improve water use efficiency is of utmost importance”. Water is required for the Provincial Development objectives of poverty reduction to be realised.
Lepelle Northern Water (LNW), received an unqualified audit opinion for the period 2018/19 Financial Year from the Auditor General of South Africa. In preparations for the auditing process, LNW has make sure that internal controls, policies and process flow were in place and correctly implemented throughout the Organization. This positive audit opinion outcome comes at
The severe drought having affected for the whole country spread also to Limpopo Province. Limpopo Province being a drought prone province faces challenges of drought from time, affecting water resources. In the last two years the province received below average rainfall in mostly eastern areas of the province including Mopani and Waterberg Districts. Water resources
The Department of Water and Sanitation is urging water users in the province to continue to use water sparingly as dam levels have been dropping drastically week on week due to lack of rain in some parts of the province. This comes after the Minister of Human settlement Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu this week
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