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Water Reconciliation Strategy Study for the Large Bulk Water Supply Systems: Greater Bloemfontein Area viii
TABLES
Table 3.1: Summary of Primary Surface Water Resources ........................................................................ 8
Table 3.2: Adjustment of the Yield to Incorporate Recent Operating Information and Hydrology ................ 8
Table 3.3: Factors with Potential to Influence Net System Yields ............................................................... 9
Table 4.1: Metered Bulk Water Consumption for Towns Supplied with Water from
the Greater Bloemfontein System (Excluding Groundwater) .................................................... 10
Table 5.1: Orange River Water Balance ................................................................................................... 19
FIGURES
Figure 1.1: Study Area ................................................................................................................................. 2
Figure 2.1: Greater Bloemfontein Water Supply Scheme ............................................................................ 4
Figure 4.1: Metered Bulk Water Supplied from the Greater Bloemfontein System ..................................... 11
Figure 4.2: MMM Water Consumption ....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 4.3: Current Water Use for Bloemfontein ........................................................................................ 12
Figure 4.4: Current Water Use for Botshabelo ........................................................................................... 13
Figure 4.5: Current Water Use for Thaba Nchu ......................................................................................... 13
Figure 4.6: Registered Water Use and Resource Allocation in the Quaternary Catchments Surrounding
the Greater Bloemfontein Area ................................................................................................ 14
Figure 4.7: Water Requirement Scenarios for the Study Area ................................................................... 17
Figure 5.1: Surface Water Balance for Study Area .................................................................................... 20
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Interventions Report June 2012