Residents in Kraaifontein were urged by the City of Cape Town on Friday to reduce water usage over the weekend as a precautionary measure, due to the impact prolonged and higher stages of load-shedding is having on water supply operations in Cape Town.
“This will help maintain the supply during prolonged higher stages of load-shedding, which is affecting water supply operations. The affected areas are,” a statement to the media read.
Affected areas are De Novo and Kraaifontein including, Belmont Park, Eikendal and Scottsville where residents will experience low pressure to no water.
The City stated that tankers will be deployed where required and locations will be communicated on @CityofCTAlerts which is a City of Cape Town Twitter account.
Affected areas can also change depending on the situation.
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“Using less water will help deal with operational challenges, notably due to heavy load-shedding and weather conditions, which are impacting our water treatment plants and ability to convey water to reservoirs and areas across Cape Town, especially to high-lying areas where the water must be pumped.
“While City teams are monitoring the water supply operations and usage very closely and doing all they can to maintain supply, we also need our residents to help us during this time by using less water. The City is calling on everyone to temporarily reduce our collective water use to 850 million litres per day,” said Mayco member for water and sanitation, Siseko Mbandezi.
