Water shortages in sa
Water dept to unveil ‘master plan’ to deal with water crisis
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu assured the country the current water shortage was receiving the highest level of attention from government.
The municipality's Environmental Management Department's Julia Wood says the high E. coli count is the result of a sewage spill.
The Department of Cooperative Governance says its primary focus now is to secure future water supply without being guided by a Day Zero forecast.
The village's taps have been dry for at least the last four months, despite the fact it is on the doorstep of the multi-million rand Nandoni Dam.
Unless Cape Town has a miraculously wet spring, the summer of 2018 seems set to achieve some unfortunate new records.
Water expert Kevin Winter says it’s important for water saving measures to be implemented now during Phase 1 of the city’s three-stage plan.
Residents in drought-affected areas across the cape have also been requested to cut their consumption drastically.
The app called drop also predicts what their monthly usage and water bill will likely be.
Provincial Agriculture MEC Alan Winde says the bulk of the funds are being spent on animal feed.
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille says it will take at least three consecutive winters with above average rainfall, to make a real difference in the availability of surface water.
The Water and Sanitation Department says dam levels across the country have decreased slightly once again due to the drop in rainfall in line with winter patterns.
The South African Weather Service’s Cobus Olivier says their predictions have been limited.
The city council is now pleading with residents to use less than 100 litres per person per day.
The City of Cape Town has started reducing water pressure to the central and southern suburbs in an effort to reduce water loss through pipe leaks.
Consumption is still exceeding the target of 700 million litres per day by 50 million litres.
Water And Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says about a quarter of South Africa’s dams are over 100% full.
City of Cape Town officials will on Thursday decide whether water restrictions will be intensified throughout the peninsula.
Nomvula Mokonyane has urged South Africans to not rely on rain but rather put more emphasis on saving water.
This is a significant increase of more than 2% over the last three days.