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Efforts To Circumvent Drought Related Water Crisis Are Paying Off

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The efforts by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to circumvent the effects of the current drought and water shortage crisis by augmenting its water supply are starting to bear fruit. A request to the Department of Water and Sanitation to access additional water from Gariep Dam has been successful. Plans are already underway to get that additional water to counter the current water crisis.

Due to the delays in the completion of the Nooitgedagt Water Treatment Works Phase 3 construction, the Municipality has decided to temporarily convert and commission the Grassridge Reservoir into a temporary emergency treatment facility. This facility will then treat the additional raw water that will be received from the Gariep Dam.

The facility will treat water to an acceptable quality for human consumption. Note that a similar process was followed during extreme drought conditions in the late 1980’s.

This water (±30 Megalitres per day), will be mixed at the Motherwell Pump Station with the Nooitgedagt Water Treatment Works water (140 Ml/d) via the low level pipeline. This water will be distributed throughout the Metro.

Consumers are requested to note that the turbidity, which is the clarity, as well as the colour of the water will not be of the standard they may be accustomed to, but that the water will still be completely SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

This is one of the key short-term interventions implemented to make up the supply deficit experienced in the Metro. However, this does not remove the urgent need for all residents and business owners to increase their water saving efforts and reduce their water consumption. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality again appeals to every resident for full cooperation in stretching the little water we have left over and to be mindful of the fact that the water crisis in the Metro is now critical.

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