N a bid to resolve the issue of inflated water bills, which is affecting city residents particularly those in the Greater Edendale area, the municipality aims to have read 100% of meters by the end of this month. Speaking at a Msunduzi Municipality Exco meeting, municipal manager Mxolisi Nkosi said that the aim is to fix all faulty meters so that they can do correct readings regularly. The process was targeted for completion last month, but was delayed due to the shortage of meters by the supplier. “Among the challenges that we face is that sometimes, we cannot locate the addresses written on our lists. Sometimes the readings are not done due to extreme weather conditions, and meter readers need to be provided with the appropriate uniform for even when it is raining.” Chief financial officer Nelisiwe Ngcobo said that while they have already read about 80% of water meters, there are still challenges and as a result, they have appointed a task team to deal with those issues. “Task team members meet on a weekly basis to talk about issues relating to buried meters, those that cannot be located etc, or properties where readers cannot gain access because they are locked”, she said.