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dam-l LHWP raises water costs



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>RAND WATER ANNOUNCES INCREASE FROM APRIL
>JOHANNESBURG February 26 1998 Sapa
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>     Rand Water, the bulk water supplier to Gauteng's local
>     authorities, on Wednesday announced a nine percent tariff increase
>     effective from April 1.
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>     Rand Water chief executive Vincent Bath said the increase would
>     push domestic water bills up by between R1.50 and R6
>
>     Bath said about 75 percent of the increase would be used to pay
>     for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which he described as
>     Gauteng's water insurance.
>
>     "Despite high rainfalls this summer, South Africa remains a
>     water-scarce country with an average annual rainfall that is only
>     about half the world average."
>
>     The average amount of water available per person per year was less
>     than 1700 cubic meters, Bath said.
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>     "At the present rate of consumption we will move into the water
>     scarcity category of less than 1000 cubic meters per person per
>     year by 2025.
>
>     "It's inevitable that the price of water will reflect its value
>     and scarcity," he said.
>
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      Lori Pottinger, Director, Southern Africa Program,
           International Rivers Network
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