{"id":51003,"date":"2021-04-22T09:37:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T07:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/kouga-embarks-on-water-drive-20210421-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:22:54","slug":"kouga-embarks-on-water-drive-20210421-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/kouga-embarks-on-water-drive-20210421-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Kouga embarks on water drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_119186a8\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9817\/f3e66dad1d0a48f7bd2cebc59a03ab0f.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9817\/e0da2bbf22fe4b32ab4d4aeb1ee87fa0.jpg\" title=\"Kouga Municipality, in conjunction with the Kouga Business Forum (KBF), has embarked on a much-needed water drive to aid the drought-stricken communities of Hankey and Patensie. Pictured is Kouga Youth, Sport and Recreation Coordinator, Vuyani Zana, and Kouga water mascot, Splash. Photo: SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Kouga Municipality, in conjunction with the Kouga Business Forum (KBF), has embarked on a much-needed water drive to aid the drought-stricken communities of Hankey and Patensie. Pictured is Kouga Youth, Sport and Recreation Coordinator, Vuyani Zana, and Kouga water mascot, Splash. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kouga Municipality, in conjunction with the Kouga Business Forum (KBF), has embarked on a much-needed water drive to aid the drought-stricken communities of Hankey and Patensie. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kouga municipal region is in the grips of a devastating drought,\u201d said Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe towns of Hankey and Patensie have been hit the hardest, as they depend completely on the Kouga Dam for potable water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The level of the dam dropped to below 5% this week, with no significant rainfall predicted for the catchment area over the next few months. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe municipality and KBF have, therefore, established various drop-off points across the region for five-litre water bottles,\u201d said Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to encourage all residents and businesses to donate a bottle of water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven just a single bottle of water will help the communities of Hankey and Patensie delay Day Zero \u2013 the day when they will run out of water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">According to Hendricks, Day Zero is set for June 1, should no significant rain fall in the catchment area very soon.<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">KBF administrator, Leilani Coetsee, said, \u201cWater is arguably the most important commodity on the planet at the moment. As important as any metal or source of energy is to the planet, none of them matter without water.<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">\u201cEvery agricultural crop that feeds the planet needs water to grow.<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">\u201cThe energy companies cannot generate fuel without it. In fact, no living being can survive without water.<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">\u201cWe, as the Kouga Business Forum, are pleading with every business owner to not waste water as we are in a severe drought-stricken area. Educate your employees in ways of using water sparingly. The KBF also request that each business try to donate water to this worthy cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\"><strong>Water rationing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">In a bid to delay Day Zero for the area, water rationing has been in effect in the towns since August 2018.<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">\u201cThe water is shut down for six hours per day, from 09:00 to 15:00,\u201d said Hendricks. \u201cResidents are encouraged to make use of water from the tanks that have been installed in the area to relieve the pressure on the dam.<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">\u201cThe aim is to make the supply last for as long as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">Hendricks said he knew that it had not been easy for the affected communities.<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">\u201cThere are households in Hankey and Patensie where very little to no tap water has been available, even during the advertised hours, because the water is extracted from the pipes faster than they can fill up when the supply is turned on.<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">\u201cThe usage in these towns has also been above the quota, which contributes to the shortages, as the Gamtoos Irrigation Board turns off the supply once the quota has been reached.\u201d<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" sans-serif;\"=\"\">He urged all residents and businesses to use water only when absolutely necessary, and to use as little as possible when they do. \u201cPlease limit your usage to 50<em>l<\/em>\u00a0per person per day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p arial,=\"\" helvetica=\"\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" 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