Half-way through spring and on the way to summer, Cape Town residents don’t have too much to worry about. That’s especially because the city has seen the best dam levels in nearly four years.
However, the city has noticed that residents are continuing to move towards their maximum advisable water usage which they are allowed daily, that is presenting a bit of a risk to residents. Currently, 644 million liters of water are being used by the city each day.
Even though dams have managed to recover, and are up to 80.6% full, 2019 is highlighted as a drier year than most.
The City is still within its 650 million liters of water usage per day, which is the maximum amount that is permitted to be used.
1.2 Billion to 644 Million Litres of Water a Day
It’s crazy to think that 1.2 billion liters of water have been used each day in the year 2015, which means that even though the city has passed its recovery stages this year, it’s still in its sustainability stage from the damage caused in 2015.
The total collective consumption has also increased by up to two million liters/ day. To prevent future drought in the Western Cape, a huge water-saving campaign was implemented in 2018 because of 2015’s massive water usage in the province. The campaign introduced water restrictions that cut water usage for residents, which are now only allowed to use 50 liters of water per person/ day.
This campaign also resulted in the “Day Zero” emergency, which was set in place to emphasize the seriousness of the matter at hand. This also led to the encouragement of bucket washes, as well as greywater reuse.
Today, the city remains in safe limits with its water supplies and will be monitored going forward to ensure that increased water usage doesn’t occur.
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