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CLEAN WATER use water taken from the Jukskei River, ROADS AND DRAINAGE
“Waterfall has a water use licence that but this water then flows back into The Waterfall Common Services
allows us to irrigate common areas the river. Water is a precious resource Company is additionally responsible
of the development from the river. that must be managed optimally and for the communal areas in Waterfall.
Unfortunately, the river water is at therefore no council water is used for This includes the roads. Even
times very dirty. Apart from the litter our water features. Although there though the stormwater and road
that comes from upstream, the water are no formal measures in place, infrastructures are the responsibility
is soiled to the point where the E.coli we encourage residents to practise of the council, the company uses a
bacteria count runs incredibly high at water-wise habits. We provide articles service provider at least once a year
times. We pump water from the river and tips on how to do this through to inspect the stormwater drains in
into an ozone water treatment plant various communication channels and Waterfall to ensure they are clear.
to bring down the E.coli count to an frequent newsletters,” adds Gaynor.
acceptable standard that we can use for “This helps prevent the roads from
irrigation purposes. On a busy day, the This extends to advising residents flooding during the rainy season.
plant treats approximately two million to install JoJo tanks in compliance Stormwater pipes are sized based on
litres of water,” says Redelinghuys. with the estate guidelines, using engineering design standards that take
their gutters for harvesting rainwater, into account rainfall statistics for an area.
“Furthermore, all water features situated encouraging them to plant indigenous, However, they are not designed to deal
within the residential estates not only water-wise vegetation, and so on. with extreme conditions such as a cloud
burst, for example. There will therefore
be occasions where the roads may flood
even if the stormwater pipes are clear.
It is all about balancing – dealing with
stormwater effectively while not making
it cost-prohibitive from a development
perspective,” comments Redelinghuys.

On the commercial side of the
development, Attacq aligns with the
parameters of the council requirements
when it comes to stormwater
management, says Lourens du Toit,
Infrastructure Manager at Attacq. “As
the commercial developers of Waterfall,
Attacq conducts ongoing maintenance

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