Here’s a look at Western Cape dam levels with winter fast-approaching. The province is in a good position when it comes to dam levels. So says the head of the Western Cape Water and Sanitation Department, Ntombizanele Bila-Mupariwa.
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Western Cape dam levels with winter approaching
At the launch of Water Month in Bellville this week, Bila-Mupariwa said the level of Western Cape dams combined stands at 65,78%. She added that they are aware that climate change does not guarantee rainfall.
National Water Month
With March being National Water Month, 1 of their focus areas will be water-resilience strategies. She has encouraged people to continue to save water. Bila-Mupariwa says you can use a bucket while showering to catch that extra water. You can then use that water to flush the toilet.
A water-scarce Province
At the same time, she says there are many other things to do. The Provincial Water Head has also reminded citizens that the Western Cape remains a water-scarce Province.
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS IN THE WESTERN CAPE, an excerpt from the speech:
“We are excited to announce that 11 Western Cape Irrigation boards have been transformed to the biggest Water Users Association(WUA) in the Province, which is the Main Berg Water Users Association.
The objectives of transforming irrigation boards are to redress past racial and gender
discrimination in terms of water allocation as stated in the National Water Act, 1998.
While Western Cape has made strides on the service delivery front, we remain concerned about water and sanitation service delivery challenges in Kannaland and Knysna Local
Municipalities. Section 154 Task Teams with other spheres of government and sector entities were invoked to provide intervention measures.
The department is committed to monitoring dam levels, and compliance throughout the province and taking appropriate measures to ensure that water security is maintained.”
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