Level-3 water restrictions, from 1st December 2018
Level-3 Water Restrictions applicable in Cape Town, 1st December 2018
SUMMARY OF KEY METRO CHANGES: LEVEL 5 (October 2018) to LEVEL 3 (December 2018):
- Overall city water usage target increased from 500 million to 650 million litres per day.
- Personal water use limit increased from 70 to 105 litres per person per day.
- Removal of percentage reduction restrictions for commercial, industrial and other nonresidential water users. All customers must adhere to the Water By-law (2010) and the Amendment (2018) at all times and are strongly encouraged to use water responsibly.
- Removal of Level 5 restriction measures applicable to residential properties using more than 10 500 litres per month. All residents are strongly encouraged to continue to use water wisely.
- Watering with municipal drinking water using a bucket or watering can is allowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays before 09:00 or after 18:00 for a maximum of one hour on those days per property.
- Topping up or filling of swimming pools with municipal drinking water is allowed subject to the pool being covered with a non-permeable, solid pool cover when not in use; the recovery of backwash water; and the use of rainwater for pool topping up where practically possible.
- Vehicles, trailers, caravans and boats may be washed with municipal drinking water using a bucket.
- Commercial car washes may use municipal drinking water subject to industry best practice water conservation norms and the recycling of at least 50% of the water used.
- Spray parks may operate subject to strict management to minimise water use.
- Tariffs lowered to Level 3 water and sanitation tariffs.
See full details of eased restrictions in Q&A here at City Cape Town website
Example of savings that may be expected if still using 6000L or less of water per month.
REGARDING DRAKENSTEIN AREA (Paarl, Wellington): Drakenstein municipality will lower water restriction from Level 5 to Level 3 from 1st December 2018. In this area, Level 3 water restrictions will allow residents 120 litres of municipal drinking water per person per day. Rules of water usage will be the same as for the Metro and local tariffs are reduced.
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