As damn levels continue to fall to pre-drought levels, Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has urged residents and businesses to reduce their water consumption. He encourages everyone in the city to “unite behind the City’s proactive water savings target of using less than 850 million litres daily.”
The city’s damn levels
are currently at 62%, almost 25% lower than it was at the same time last year.
Besides the risk of a dry rainy season, power cuts due to prolonged stages of load
shedding can also disrupt drinking water production and reticulation, affecting
residents in high-lying areas.
“Cape Town’s dams are
still above 50%, but our models show that dam levels will drop below 50% by the
end of summer if we don’t meet this proactive water savings target. This may
increase the need for water restrictions down the line, which we would ideally
want to avoid,” says Mayor Hill-Lewis.
“Capetonians can help
by reducing outdoor water use, such as watering gardens, filling or topping up
pools, and following the permanent water use regulations. Together we can
achieve a water-wise Cape Town,” says Councillor Siseko Mbandezi, Acting Member
of Mayoral Committee for Water and Sanitation.
Done by: Thaakiera
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