Almost as if the municipality enjoys seeing consumers subjected to drip drip torture whilst they wait for the lifting of water restrictions – the dam level updates are flowing thick and fast.
Let us get one thing straight – I agree wholeheartedly that we should continue saving water, what I DON’T agree with is the method being employed by the municipality to enforce said savings.
Major Storage Dams supplying Nelson Mandela Bay (5 July 2011) Capacity – Volume of water:
- Kouga: 100% – 125 910 Ml
- Churchill: 88.4% – 31 159
- Impofu: 62.1% – 65 685
- Loerie: 99,6% – 3 015
- Groendal: 100% – 11 640
- Average all: 84,3% of total combined capacity – 237 409.
At a daily consumption level of 350 megalitres a day we now have have 678.31 days of water in our dams.
Rainfall recorded (4 July 2011):
- Churchill: 49 mm
- Impofu: 26,2 mm
Images of the Kouga and Loerie Dams Overflowing on 18 June 2011:
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Report Water Leaks to: 041 505 2258 or 0800 20 5050
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Alan Straton
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth.
Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
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