Cape Town’s water restrictions will be “conservatively lowered” to Level 5 from 1 October 2018 as dam levels near 70%. The water usage target will be increased from 50 litres to 70 litres per person per day and the daily collective consumption...
The City of Cape Town has advocated for a conservative relaxation of water restriction levels, which would pave the way for the associated relaxation of the restriction tariffs. Dam levels have again improved, rising to 62% of storage capacity,...
Dam levels in the Western Cape have risen to above 60% for the first time since 2016. However reports have emerged that another drought may be heading for the region. Following good rains, the City of Cape Town reported last week that dam levels...
Nelson Mandela Bay has imposed stringent water restrictions as Kouga Dam levels reach 6.87%, prompting fears of a Day Zero. Towns such as Hankey and Pattensie in the Kouga region that depend on Kouga Dam are now left with only a month’s supply of...
For the first time since 2016 Cape Town’s dam levels have improved slightly and passed the 60% mark. Dam levels have improved last week by 1.3% to 60.1% of its storage capacity. The average water consumption for the Cape Town rose from 519 million...
The country’s dam levels may be stabilising however the Department of Water and Sanitation says water restrictions are still in place in most parts of the country. According to the Department dam levels are at 78.7%, compared to last year when they...
The Western Cape government says dam levels in the drought plagued province have risen above 50%. Local government, environmental affairs and development planning MEC for the Western Cape Anton Bredell says the rainfall this winter season has...
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor, Athol Trollip, has tightened water restrictions for the municipality following a decline in dam levels to an average of 19.27% with little prospects of impending rain. Given the strong possibility that the drought could...
Deputy Mayor of Cape Town Ian Neilson says Day Zero for 2019 can be averted if water restrictions are maintained. In statement released recently the Deputy Mayor noted that Cape Town’s dam levels have been rising consistently over the past six...
