PRETORIA- Approximately 50 percent of all water supply treated by municipalities is lost before it reaches the paying customer.
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That is according to the Water Research Commission which attributes the loss to failing infrastructure together with poor governance, vandalism and theft.
Jay Bhagwan, an Executive at the Water Research Commission says only fixing the leaks will save the scarce resource and avert a national disaster.
Bhagwan spoke to eNCA.