Dam levels in parts of South Africa have slightly begun to improve as a result of persistent rain. “Dam waters rose by 1% week-on-week, while an average national level is at 60.2% -- an improvement from 59.2% the previous week,” said Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Wednesday. Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu encouraged South Africans to use water sparingly, despite the improvement in dam levels as some communities are still experiencing … [Read more...] about Heavy rains improve some dam levels
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Appeal to Residents to Reduce Water Consumption to 50L Per Day as Dam goes ‘offline’
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality advised residents to cut down to 50 liters of water per person per day as water supply reached a critical point with extraction at the Impofu Dam stopped due to prevailing drought conditions. The combined capacity of the major supply dams for Nelson Mandela Bay are now alarmingly below 34%. Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Member of the Mayoral Committee for Infrastructure, Engineering, Electricity and Energy, Andile Lungisa, said the necessary steps are … [Read more...] about Appeal to Residents to Reduce Water Consumption to 50L Per Day as Dam goes ‘offline’
I have found new empathy for the Metro looking for all those water leaks
A recent report - http://mype.co.za/new/42-of-water-lost-between-dam-and-tap/76066/2016/09 - stated that the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropole loses 42% of it's water from Dam to Tap. From personal experience with an elusive water leak I now have new empathy for the Municipality finding all those leaks from Dam to Tap. The leak you see on our property above literally took us three months to find as we installed stop cocks along all lines, broke concrete, shouted at water users, gave up and … [Read more...] about I have found new empathy for the Metro looking for all those water leaks
