Water, Sewage & Effluent November-December 2016 | Page 26

municipalities infrastructure debate “Water shedding is thus a revocation of that social contract. In effect, it is an admission by the state that it is unable to meet its part of the social contract, releasing the individual to resort to self-help.” greater water crisis on its hands. Despite this, water shedding is something that government is considering, with an official from Johannesburg Water recently saying that while it would be a last resort, the utility is not ruling out implementing w