"On behalf of the City I appeal to all citizens of Cape Town and visitors alike to make a concerted effort to use water sparingly to keep the overall water consumption low" says Zolile Basholo, Manager, Water Demand Management and Strategy.
In anticipation of projected growth and the long term effects of global warming, the City passed two new by-laws which are aimed to promote permanent good water demand management habits and practices.
The new Water By-law was promulgated in September 2006 in the Provincial Gazette and incorporates most of the restrictive measures introduced during the previous dry spells in the metropole.
Cape Town has approximately 3,2 million residents. This number is expected to grow which could burden the City's already scarce water resources.
The new by-law requires the consumer to adhere to the following:
Consumers are reminded to report any water wastage, pollution and any other cases of non-compliance with the new water by-laws to the Water Services Technical Operations Centre on 0860 10 30 54.
Issued by:
Communication and Marketing
City of Cape Town
Tel: 021 400 2201
Fax: 021 957 0023
Media Queries:
Zolile Basholo
Manager: Water Demand Management and Strategy
Tel: 021 590 1497
Cell: 084 747 6677
Sipho Mosai
Director: Water and Sanitation
Tel: 021 400 4859
Cell: 084 780 1638