According to the NMB Communications department; "Water consumption of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has increased due to the improved level of service that is being provided." Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor Benson Fihla, affectionately known as Oom Ben, called for water consumption levels to decrease to at least 250 mega litres from the current level of 270 mega litres a day. "I would like to remind all of us that despite the recent flood, we did not receive adequate … [Read more...] about Water consumption of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has increased
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Municipality calls for reduction in water consumption
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Portfolio Committee for Infrastructure, Engineering, Electricity and Energy issued a call to residents to reduce consumption of water by at least 10% even though the average dam levels were 86,4% yesterday. Mr Barry Martin, Director for Water and Sanitation, said this precautionary call forms part of a plan to take the community on board from the onset regarding developments regarding our water supply. "Although our dams are relatively full, we are … [Read more...] about Municipality calls for reduction in water consumption
Are We Still Being Screwed Over With the Water Tariffs?
At last the Metro have come to the party and have lifted restrictions. Here is an issue which I feel may be of interest and a way which the Metro will exploit in order to generate extra revenue on water. We now have a stepped tariff system. Great if we live in a world where the meter is read every month, not in Port Elizabeth where we often have estimates. My predicted scenario is based on a Consumer using 25kl of water a month: Water Meter consumption reading in month 1 is 25kl, … [Read more...] about Are We Still Being Screwed Over With the Water Tariffs?
