water restrictions

Cape dam levels at 29.2%

The City of Cape Town said in a statement on Monday that the amount of water it has access to is less than the dam levels reported because of the difficulty in extracting the last 10% of water in dams. “With the last 10% of a dam’s water being unusable,[…]

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Cape Town residents urged to report misuse of water

The City of Cape Town has urged residents to report anyone contravening the city’s level three water restrictions. Spokesperson Simon Maytham says the City’s Water Inspectorate issued one fine to the value of R2000 during a Blitz Operation carried out this week. Maytham says the operation highlighted the difficulty of[…]

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Cape Town getting even stricter on water restrictions

Prompted by a prolonged drought, the City of Cape Town is planning to move to level three water restrictions which include banning the use of sprinklers and hosepipes, a council statement said on Tuesday. A report on the planned move will be presented to a council meeting scheduled for October[…]

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Level 2 water restrictions for Mother City

The Cape Town City Council on Thursday approved level two water restrictions during its final council meeting for 2015. In a statement, the City said this would have implications on water accounts, while also getting residents to tighten up on their use. According to the amendment, when watering gardens, parks[…]

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CT water restrictions could be upped

Cape Town’s mayoral committee said on Tuesday it had approved the stepping up of water restrictions to level two. In a statement the city said the item will now go before council for deliberation on December 10. “As we are situated in a water-scarce region, the city imposes level 1[…]

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WCape could face water restrictions

Despite Capetonians experiencing cold conditions caused by heavy rainfall in the heart of spring this past weekend, the Western Cape Government remains concerned about the water supply in drought-stricken areas in the province. If these conditions continue, the department will roll out water restrictions. “In the Western Cape we have[…]

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