Cape Town starts throttling water supply as usage targets are ignored
01 August 2017 - 11:31
Cape Town authorities will start knocking on doors this week to install devices that restrict the supply of water guzzlers. Faced with precariously low dam levels and consumers failing to meet reduced water consumption targets‚ the city is now acting on its promise to throttle water wasters. The city’s water inspectorate and law enforcement agencies have handled about 33,000 enquiries‚ contraventions‚ notices and revocations of special water use exemptions since the end of October 2016.
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