Daily water consumption remains high, warns Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Published: March 07, 2023<< BACK TO NEWS
The Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality is appealing to all residents and businesses to drastically reduce
their water consumption as the current 293 million litres per day(mld) water
consumption is alarmingly high considering the allocated 230 million litres per
day. The current 290 mld water usage puts the Metro over the limit by 61 mld.
This situation is
putting serious strain on the water distribution system as the current demand
is way above the allocated supply as per the Department of Water and
Sanitation.
We all in need to work
together to save water as our dam levels are extremely low.
Last month the
Municipality took a difficult decision to decrease its extraction to the
required allocation by the Department of Water and Sanitation, due to the
constrained dam levels.
The current high
consumption has left the system with a supply deficit, causing low pressure to
regular intermittent water supply in the Western areas.
As things stand, the
system is severely under pressure at Emerald Hill reservoir and Greenbushes.
Both reservoirs are at 4% and 29%
respectively. We are experiencing water disruptions and/or no water in the two
zones.
This situation will be
worsened by the reduced flow from the Nooitgedagt water treatment works due to
critical work required.
A sluice gate will be
installed in the filter channel to make operations more efficient and it will
create more flexibility for future work. Nooitgedagt will be shut down for
about 10 hours and the work should be completed by end of day on Wednesday, 8
March 2023.
The Municipality is
calling on residents and businesses to drastically reduce their water
consumption so that all residents and businesses can share in the little that
we have.
- Businesses are requested to decrease their water consumption by 20 percent.
- Residents are requested to use less than 50 litres per person per day. Residents are encouraged to use grey/recycled or rain-harvested water for non-drinking purposes like irrigation, car washing and washing of tools.
- Residents, both at home and at work, must shorten their shower time to a maximum of two minutes.
- Residents and businesses are requested to report water leaks to 0800 20 50 50 or e-mail it to waterleaks@mandelametro.gov.za
Issued by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Communications.
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Communications and
Media Management Officer, Mthubanzi Mniki at 041 506 1555/071 381 3779 or
e-mail mmniki@mandelametro.gov.za.
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