Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality said that the recently completed Phase 2 of the Nooitgedagt Low Level Scheme has undergone a week of testing, and has been approved for ongoing supply to the Metro.
In a statement Sunday, Executive Mayor, Athol Trollip, said that “after two years of construction, this additional supply could not have come at a better time”.
“An extra 140 million litres of water will now be pumped daily into the Municipality’s network, compensating for the drought-induced shortages at the Western supply dams,” Trollip said.
“Having already lost all supply from Churchill Dam, with Kouga Dam now at 15%, Nooitgedagt Phase two may very well carry the Municipality through the remaining months of winter,” he said.
Trollip said that “the Department of Water and Sanitation has imposed a 22% restriction on sourcing water from the western supply dams, limiting daily supply to 274.9 ML.”
The executive mayor still cautioned that Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality remains water scarce with demand and supply still neck and neck. “Our water saving efforts absolutely have to continue unabated – let us continue working together to instill a water wise culture in our Metro,” said Trollip.
