Warrenton residents have been without a supply of water since 21 February after floods caused the pipes to collapse. 

The Frances Baard District Municipality estimated that Warrenton's water supply should be back up and running by June.

“It is anticipated that the work will be completed no later than 2 June,” said Frances Baard District Municipality Communication and Media Relations Manager, Gerline Roman.

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Residents have been using wheelbarrows and water containers to fetch and collect water across the busy N12 road.

It is at this dangerous road crossing where a woman and her daughter were hit by a car and they were hospitalised. 

Residents of Warrenvale have complained about not having enough water, while Ikhutseng residents have claimed that the water tanker only served a select group of people.

Residents with bakkies recognised an opportunity in this situation and began collecting water from the water treatment facility and selling it to locals.

Alongside a recently erected but empty JoJo tank in one of the streets were rows upon rows of empty water buckets.

Residents said they began lining up at 5 am hoping the tank would be filled.

Some residents complained that the borehole water was making their skin itchy, it is dirty and it makes them sick.

The district municipality conducted an oversight visit to the project to keep an eye on it with the potential to finance it further.

A contractor was appointed by the Magareng Municipality and was on-site to replace the damaged water pipes.

“The district municipality reserved R400 000 in its operation and maintenance budget. This is meant to assist with both the temporary water supply and for the replacement of the damaged water pipes to restore water provisioning to the local communities,” said Roman.

It appears that municipal water tankers are operating around the clock to provide water to all Warrenton households.

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