Residents are forced to store water in any containers possible.

Approximately 120 households on Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) land in Hartbeespoort have been without water for the past three weeks.
According to residents on the property, the pump at the borehole that provides water to the properties at the Hartbeespoort Dam wall burned out three weeks ago and since then they have had to rely on water trucks.
“The trucks come infrequently and the water is dirty. Some of our children are sick with upset stomachs,” a resident told Kormorant. “We don’t have large storage tanks to store water and have to use trash bins and buckets. This is not hygienic at all.”
Another said they had used the water from the trucks once to wash dishes but a residue was left on the dishes. “My dog had diarrhoea after drinking the water, so we don’t touch it. I would say it is only fit to flush the toilet,” he said.
Kormorant has been receiving similar calls from a number of residents in the past week. One said an official from the department had told him there was nothing to be done. “We have not seen any activity at the borehole for the past two weeks. It seems there are no efforts to restore the water supply and we receive no communication from the department.”
The national Department of Water and Sanitation said on Wednesday that it became aware of a water supply problem on 22 May and upon investigation found that the isolating valves were tampered with and that the borehole pump was pumping at reduced pressure. “The problem worsened on 30 May when the decision was taken to remove the pump. That is when we realised that the borehole was slowly collapsing. We managed to remove the pump and measured the available water level with the intention of installing the new pump. Upon failing, we started engagement with the term contract on 3 June,” said DWS spokesperson Andile Tshona.
“They are working on fixing the borehole,” he said.