[Evergreen Bergvliet] ELV BGV>Water Restrictions LEVEL 4

Tue May 16 15:18:15 SAST 2017

        URGENT NOTICE RE WATER SHORTAGE IN CAPE TOWN!
LEVEL 4 IMPLEMENTED 16 MAY 2017!!!

CITY OF CAPE TOWN
15 MAY 2017

MEDIA RELEASE - PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMMUNICATION SERVES AS A CRITICAL WARNING TO ALL WATER USERS IN CAPE TOWN 

Drought crisis warning: Use water only for drinking, washing and cooking Dam levels are now at 21,2% (storage levels), which is 0,8% down from a week ago. With the last 10% of a dam’s water mostly not being useable, dam levels are effectively at 11,2%.  The latest consumption has jumped up again to 718 million litres, which is 118 million litres over the consumption target of 600 million litres. This communication serves as a critical warning to all water users in Cape Town to cut all non-essential use of water immediately. This is not a drill.  Read more below:

The City of Cape Town warns all residents and businesses in Cape Town to cut non-essential municipal water use immediately. The City’s Mayoral Committee is expected to recommend to Council the implementation of Level 4 water restrictions tomorrow, 16 May 2017. This would entail a ban on all use of municipal water for outside and non-essential purposes. ‘We are essentially saying that you are only allowed to use a bit of water for drinking, cooking and washing. We are reaching a critical point in this drought crisis. Although we continue to work non-stop to force consumption down, overall use remains catastrophically high. 

This is not a request. We have seen huge saving-efforts, but the unseasonably hot autumn is exacerbating the situation and we must all do more. ‘Rain or shine, we are now at a point where all consumers must use below 100 litres per day. Stop flushing toilets when not necessary, shower for less than two minutes a day or use a wet cloth for a ‘wipe-down’, collect all would-be wasted water and use it to fill up toilet cisterns, among others,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste Services; and Energy, Councillor Xanthea Limberg. 

Dredging operations have started at the Voëlvlei Dam to prepare for low-level extraction of water. The City is engaging with the lead authority, the National Department of Water and Sanitation, as a matter of urgency to request dredging operations at Theewaterskloof Dam too.

The City continues with its pressure reduction programmes across the metro which forcibly reduces supply at a given time. Other emergency interventions are under way, and if required, the City will start to implement a lifeline supply of water across the metro. ‘In a severe drought such as what we are dealing with, the only real immediate intervention is to cut usage. Over this coming week, we must bring consumption down with 100 million litres of water per day. The City also warns businesses to start implementing contingency and alternative water measures in their own operations,’ said Councillor Limberg.

- 	Use water only for drinking, washing and cooking:
-	Only flush the toilet when necessary. Don’t use it as a dustbin. ‘If it’s yellow let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down’
-	Take a short 2-minute shower. A standard (non –water-saving) showerhead can use as much as 16 litres per minute · 
- 	Collect your shower, bath and basin water and re-use it to flush your toilet, and for the garden and cleaning. *Greywater use has some health and hygiene risks you must avoid. 
-	Keep hands and surface areas sanitised/disinfected.
-	Defrost foods in the fridge or naturally rather than placing it under running water · Use a cup instead of running taps in the bathroom or kitchen, for brushing teeth, shaving, drinking etc.
-	Wait for a full load before running washing machines and dishwashers. The rinse water from some washing machines can be reused for the next wash cycle.
-	Switch to an efficient showerhead which uses no more than 10 litres per minute, as per the City’s by-law.
-	Upgrade to a multi-flush toilet and/or put a water displacement item in the cistern which can halve your water use per flush.
-	Fit taps with aerators or restrictors to reduce flow to no more than 6 litres per minute, as per the City’s by-law.

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Note to broadcasters: audio clips are available for download For English: https://soundcloud.com/ct-m…/waterwarning15mayxanthealimberg
For Afrikaans: https://soundcloud.com/c…/waterwarning15mayxanthealimbergafr

Issued by: Media Office, City of Cape Town Media enquiries: Councillor Xanthea Limberg, Mayoral Committee Member for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste Services; and Energy, City of Cape Town, Tel: 021 400 1299 or Cell: 074 279 9940, Email: Xanthea.limberg at capetown.gov.za (please always copy media.account at capetown.gov.za)

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