Short- and long-term options for ailing supply

Although South Africa’s current dam infrastructure setup is reliable, sustainable consulting in the built and natural environment provider WSP Africa Structures senior engineer Peter Townshend says there are a number of short- and long-term solutions that South Africa can pursue to augment water supply to meet increasing demand. “Because the country is experiencing a growing demand for water supply, more pressure is now being put on this infrastructure which the population growth far exceeds.”