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04 September 2019

DROUGHT TIGHTENING GRIP ON MAKANA

04 September 2019

The severity of the ongoing drought conditions mean that the dam levels on the western side of Makana; Settlers, Jameson, Milner and Howiesons Poort Dams have dropped below abstraction point. Supply to the Makana system is now wholly dependent on the small amount of water provided by the newly connected boreholes and the what is produced at the James Kleinhans Water Treatment Works. In order to maintain equitable levels across all the city’s reservoirs it has become necessary to implement water rationing. Phase One rationing will be implemented with immediate effect and the implementation of escalating phases will be communicated to the community through existing channels

Phase One:

No Sunday supply. This has proved effective measure in allowing reservoir levels to recover enough to ensure supply for the first part of the week.

Phase Two:

No Sunday supply

Supply restricted to between 06h00 and 18h00 daily

Phase Three:

No Sunday supply

No Wednesday supply

Supply restricted to between 06h00 and 18h00 daily.

These measures are designed to assist with but will not completely alleviate problems of low to no pressure which significantly affect the following areas serviced from the High Level and the Mayfield Reservoirs:

Xolani

Tantyi

Mary Waters

Industrial Area

Hill 60

Cradock Heights

Spencer Chapman

Sunnyside

Hills View

Army Base

Dulverton road.

We plead with the community to continue to use water sparingly and that residents adhere to the restriction of 25l/person/day to a maximum of four people per household.

We would like to thank everyone who is making an effort to save water and those who tirelessly report leaks. We make every effort to attend to them as quickly as possible.

Issued by the Makana Communications Office.

Enquiries: Anele Mjekula

Acting Communications Officer.

0837680515