The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality executive mayor Athol Trollip, said that the Metro is heading for a disaster as dam levels are fast approaching the 20 percent mark.
He said Wednesday that the combined dam levels this week reached 24%.
“Although the Nooitgedagt Low Level Water Scheme will provide additional water security to Nelson Mandela Bay, however, not all supply sources can be supplemented from the same water system,” Trollip said.
“As a result, further water restrictions will inevitably follow if the situation deteriorates even further,” he said.
“With only 10.37% of recorded water supply, Kouga Dam is the most affected, while Churchill Dam languishes at 18.08%. The other dams, namely Groendal and Impofu, have a recorded supply of 48.37% and 36.81%,a clear sign of hard times ahead.”
Trollip said that the City will need to strengthen its water conservation efforts to avert a looming disaster.
“While we acknowledge the impact the Municipality's water saving awareness campaigns have had since their initial roll-out, the Metro continues to experience high water consumption from both domestic users and businesses,” he said.
“As the administration, we wish to make a clarion call on residents to assist in preventing a drought disaster by monitoring their household consumption and further tightening their water conservation efforts,” Trollip said.
“We also appreciate the continued vigilance from residents who are consistently reporting water leaks. Through their efforts, we have been able to repair 5938 water leaks during the first three months of2018.”
While we acknowledge the impact the Municipality's water saving awareness campaigns have had since their initial roll-out, the Metro continues to experience high water consumption from both domestic users and businesses.
