Kouga dam. Image: Twitter/@NMandelaBaymuni
The recent rainfall which lead to localised flooding in the area, has allowed for Day Zero to be pushed back but dam levels still low
Kouga dam. Image: Twitter/@NMandelaBaymuni
Water is slowly returning to the dams supplying Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality as dam levels improve, but the city is not out of the woods yet. The metro has just under two years of water supply left.
Since May, overall dam levels have doubled. On the 18 May dams levels were at 16.93% and as of Monday 17 July the dams were recorded to have 34.71%.
The city continues to urge its residents to save water and use it sparingly, but the call seems to have no effect as the current daily usage far exceeds the City’s target consumption.
The Metro has targeted a daily usage of 230million litres of water however current consumption is at 290million- an excess of 60million.
Here are a few tips to save water:
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