Level 4 water restrictions to be implemented 1 June 2017
If you haven’t heard yet, the dam levels have sadly reached an all-time low, it is now at a dangerous level of approximately 21% and still dropping.
There hasn’t been much rain during this season, and we are all hoping and praying that rain will finally grace us with its presence to relieve us from the drought now, and during the coming winter months. We have now reached a point where we are going to have to take these water restrictions a whole lot more seriously than we have in the past few months.
We have all come across a few tips and suggestions on how to save water and conserve it for only necessary uses. Question is, are we really doing as much as we can to really save water? Let us all take a closer look and take inventory on what all we use water for in our daily lives, and filter what is necessary from what is not.
Level 4 Restrictions may be implemented by the 1st of June, but that doesn’t stop us from trying even harder to bring our side to save as much water as humanly possible, starting right now.
So, what is Level 4 restrictions?
Well, some stricter rules will be implemented like:
- Only 100 litres will be allocated per person per day.
- It isn’t encouraged that we drink the water anymore, as it can cause one to get sick, so a lot of people are turning to bottled water or boiling water to make it drinkable.
- We are no longer able to water our gardens or fill the swimming pools.
- We need to limit ourselves to 2 minute showers as it uses about 16 litres a minute.
- Fines will be issued if we do not adhere to the severity of the issue and the rules being set. And let us be honest, who really likes receiving a fine?
Emphasis is needed when it is said that we need to educate ourselves on the best way we can do this, because at this stage, every single drop does count. And we can’t afford to waste it in any way. Rain is already so scarce, let’s all work together to ensure that the water that is now still available to us won’t become scarcer than it already is. Once the water is gone, it is gone. We need to recycle water as much as we possibly can. We are all in this together.
Reality is each one of us can make a big difference if we change some of our water habits. What more can we do? Maybe we should also consider becoming more creative in the ways we save water, make it fun that even our children will want to join in. There are so many options, we just need to look for them, do some research, and do whatever it takes for us to get past this tough time.
So, in conclusion, This is not the end of our line, there is still hope.
Yes, water is pretty much one of our most important keys to survival, this is currently our “Gold” as Capetonians.
Let us be positive that we will come out on top of this, and see better days again.
See below our current Dam levels as published on 15 May 2017: