Cape Town citizens are encouraged to keep saving water until the City finalises a long-term plan to ensure water security. That despite the announcement of Deputy Mayor, Ian Neilson, to move water restrictions from Level 6B to Level 5 from the 1st of October 2018. But will this be enough to prevent Cape Town from another Day Zero scare? 2015 and 2016 saw 2 consecutive years … [Read more...]
Tips for living the 50 litre life
Thank you to all Capetonians! Due to your water-saving efforts and declining water use from the agricultural sector, Day Zero has been moved out to 11 May 2018. However, the only way we can push it out further, is if we keep up the momentum and “live the 50-litre life”. Level 6b water restrictions in a nutshell: Effective from 1 February 2018 with new tariffs … [Read more...]
Level 6 water restrictions in effect for Cape Town
Level 6 water restrictions are now in full swing in Cape Town. These water restrictions came into effect on 1 January. Details were outlined in a recent statement from the Western Cape Provincial Government Gazette. All customers No watering/irrigation with municipal drinking water allowed. This includes watering/irrigation of gardens, vegetables, agricultural crops, sports … [Read more...]
Cape storage dams have fallen to 35.7% of overall capacity
Combined water stored in the six main Cape dams fell to 35.7% of overall capacity (down from 36.9% last week). According to DWA figures published today, net outflows from the six main dams during this past week decreased to 10.4 Million cuM vs the prior week’s reported net outflow of 14.5 Million cuM. This implies a massive decrease in consumption, lower even that … [Read more...]
Drought adaptation DIY style: steps to save water
January was not for chickens in the Cape – extreme drought and fires saw the gardens shrivel up and die. So sad to witness and feel the distress all round. Once our veggie plants got stressed the diseases followed. Watching your water consumption with Stage 3 water restrictions and growing food without the farmer’s concessions calls for innovation. How to capture each … [Read more...]
