Day Zero only expected in July - Cape Town.
- Frederik Herholdt
- Feb 20, 2018
- 1 min read
Cape Town has managed to push back "day zero" by just over two months, the date now moved from 4 June to 9 July 2018.
The City of Cape Town (COCT) said in a statement on Tuesday 20 February, that the primary reason for day zero's push back is reduced consumption by Capetonian residents.
DA leader Mmusi Maimane, who is actively campaigning towards the saving of water, said, “While we have not yet reached the target of 450 megalitres per day, we have together brought down our daily usage by 3 megalitres which is an encouraging step in the right direction. Over the past week, consumption has averaged 523 ML per day,”
Maimane also added, “We must all continue to use under 50L per day so that Day Zero can be pushed even further back and it can be defeated altogether. It is this commitment and resilience that will enable us to together defeat Day Zero this year."
“I would like to sincerely thank the private water transfer providers from Groenland, whose water transfer has significantly helped to push back Day Zero this week. I am enormously grateful for their commitment to the people of the Western Cape. They have joined many businesses, as well the agricultural sector, in making a huge effort to cut consumption and Defeat Day Zero.”
COCT said that they will continue with the aggressive roll-out of their pressure management initiatives, and enforcement blitzes in order to ensure that their target measures are met.
Posted 20 February 2018 | Frederik Herholdt
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