Government worried about future water supply in Western Cape?

If I listen to government it seems as if we should think carefully about the future of water. They seem to be worried…should we be?

The following snippets are from the 2010/11 budget speech of the Western Cape Department of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning presented, MEC Anton Bredell, Western Cape provincial legislature.

“Mr Speaker, [...]

WATERSAVER IN THE BOLAND

Watersaver will now represent all Water Rhapsody Products in the Boland area. Call us for all your ‘Grey Water Recycling’, ‘Rainwater Harvesting’, ‘Second Movement’, ‘Grand Opus’ and ‘Multiflush’ needs.

More water restrictions for Eden district

Southern Cape residents should brace themselves as more water restrictions are on the cards.

The Water Affairs Department said on Tuesday it planned to increase the daily limit by up to 60 percent for farmers, while domestic users could expect water restriction hikes of between 30 and 40 percent.

The region is in the grips of the [...]

Holidaymakers to pay as much as R10-00/liter for a bath

With Garden Route towns in the grip of the worst drought in 132 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has given permission for local municipalities from Mossel Bay to Plettenberg Bay to push up the price of water as an emergency measure to curb demand.

In some towns the price of water is to double – as will [...]