CWA: Rs 1 Billion to Reduce Water Leakage

Rs 1 billion will be spent in this regard and the CWA has also acquire appropriate equipment in the near future to determine where exactly were these water leaks in the pipes. At first, the large pipes will be changed in the high-Plaines Wilhems but also in the regions of Moka, St-Pierre, Quartier Militaire, among others. This work will begin shortly as the demand for water is constantly increasing. The number of subscribers of the CWA, which was 283,877 in 2005, rose to 290,269 in 2006, 298,183 in 2007, 305,092 in 2008, 314,226 in 2009 and 325,000 in 2011.

To date, the number of subscribers reached almost 330 000. This figure continues to grow year after year. Demand for drinking water has increased by 2.5% annually during the past eight years. There are a large number of defective across the country but, at first, will be replaced 50,000 meters.

Just over 100,000 faulty meters were recorded in both the domestic and commercial circuit. According to a census conducted by the CWA, many homes have a water consumption at Rs 55 per month although they have a large garden or several persons living in the same house. The CWA installs pumps so that the pressure in the pipes is not high for the damage.

In Mauritius, the percentage of water injected into the distribution network has seen an annual increase of 3% over the past 20 years.

In 1990, the volume of water injected per day was 310 000 m3 while it happened, to date, 600 000 m3. This represents a huge increase. Water consumption per capita increased from 152 liters per day in 1990 to 167 liters today.