Water tariffs to be reassessed in November says City as dam levels hit 81.6% | Cape Argus

Cape Town - After some much needed rainfall and an upward trend for a number of weeks, dams supplying the Cape Town metro have declined by 0.3% for the week of 2-8 September 2019. The dams supplying the City of Cape Town have declined by 0.3% to 81.6%. Collective water consumption for the past week of 2-8 September 2019 has increased to 598 million litres per day .

Although consumption has increased, we remain within targeted daily allocation of 650 million litres per day. "We acknowledge residents’ calls to lower water tariffs. This will be reassessed at a meeting of all users of the Western Cape Water Supply System around November this year. But fuller dams do not necessarily mean we are out of the woods yet. This winter we have again received lower than average rainfall , and as such the City plans to maintain current level 1 water restrictions and tariffs for the moment," said City’s Mayco Member for Water and Waste, Xanthea Limberg.

The City also thanked all residents who continue to think water during this necessary recovery period for Cape Town. * Visit www.capetown.gov.za/thinkwater for all water-related information and Frequently Asked Questions.

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