And you thought that getting water to your tap was easy? The metro currently services 218 000 water connections 3 - 5 000 families connect to the Metro water system each year. We consumed 230 megalitres per day in 2011 Our water consumption has increased by 8.6% in the last 24 months. Before the last drought the public was informed when dam levels were at 60%. The warning signals in 2013 have gone out when the dam levels reached 84% The last drought was broken with rainfall in … [Read more...] about Some facts around our water supply

