Maverick Citizen: Eastern Cape DROUGHT: Nelson Mandela Bay water shortage becomes crisis as second-largest dam is close to running dry

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has warned that it can no longer extract water from its second-largest dam as levels have fallen below the lowest intake point – leaving the municipality unable to supply 35 million litres of water to the city and the surrounding seaside towns of Jeffreys Bay, St Francis Bay and Humansdorp.issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs.

Several residents complained last week that their water tasted of soil and had a strange brown colour.All the reservoirs within the NMBM are currently dropping and this has also caused water to be discoloured,” Mniki added. “Please note, the water remains safe.” The Democratic Alliance’s spokesperson for infrastructure in the metro, Masixole Zinto, said they have asked for an ongoing report about water leaks from the council’s standing committee on infrastructure but they have not received one for some time.

He said the city should be using 240 megalitres a day but consumption is still at 280 megalitres per day.It looks just like it is a free-for-all,” he added. “There is not a public information campaign to help people save water.”

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