#WaterCrisis: City of Cape Town launches its water map
Cape Town – The City of Cape Town on Monday launched its water map and calls on residents to paint Cape Town green with their water-saving efforts in order to get through drought stage in the province.
“We thank all of our water savers who are working hard to avoid day zero which is estimated to kick in on the 22 of April. Some 54 percent of our consumers are saving water to avoid Day Zero,” the City said in a statement.
“We need absolutely everyone to come on board because the prospect of queuing daily for an allocation of 25 litres per person is a reality and we must do more to avoid it at all cost. Day Zero comes when our dam levels reach 13.5 percent and most taps will be turned off.”
The water map marks residential properties using less than 10 500 litres per month with green dots. The map is a transparent tool and will assist in actively managing and reducing consumption to avoid Day Zero.
Source: iol.co.za
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