CAPE DROUGHT
DA calls on minister to ensure water supply for city
The DA wants the water and sanitation minister to ensure the agricultural sector sticks to its water allocation
The DA is seeking an undertaking from Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane that the agricultural sector will stick to its water allocation and not dip into supplies intended for drought-stricken Cape Town. Cape Town has imposed strict water restrictions limiting residents to 50l per person per day in a bid to stretch its dwindling reserves. Dam levels now stand at 25.5%, compared to 26.3% last week, and while the city’s daily consumption is dropping, it remains 97-million litres higher than the target of 450-million litres per day, DA leader Mmusi Maimane said on Wednesday. If the city fails to meet this target, it risks running so low on water it will turn off the taps to all but essential services and residents will have to queue for a daily ration of 25l. Continued water savings were essential to avoid this point, dubbed Day Zero, he said “Day Zero still remains a possibility and defeating it will require a collective effort from households, businesses and all three sp...
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