Mr. Poyo from the O.R.Tambo district municipality (operation and maintenances services) reported that the regional schemes, namely the Mzimvubu and Mdlankala scheme are working, whilst the PSJ bulk scheme is not working due to the difficulty in transferring water from the Umzimvubu River. He admitted that Ward 1 has no water, stating that Phahlakazi is currently busy with a water survey study and that the protection of springs and water supply tanks filled with water are also on the programme.