New water restriction tariffs hit Cape Town: what you need to know

Masataka · Oct 5, 2017

saturnz said:
The drought is not an event that may or may not happen in the future, it's already happening.

True, but most people are only going to realize it’s real once they’re queuing for water.

xrapidx · Oct 5, 2017

Good thing this won't affect squatter camps... due to "health reasons". I'm sure the health reasons are not wanting to have **** burnt. Screw the people that actually pay for the infrastructure and services.

Obviously our premier also won't be affected - with her new water system - and I bet we won't see the major queuing daily for water.

My project for this summer is to prepare my house for next winter - I don't want to rely on the inept local government.

Rouxenator · Oct 5, 2017

If we could just get rid of all the poor people I'm sure this problem will solve itself.

saturnz · Oct 5, 2017

Rouxenator said:
If we could just get rid of all the poor people I'm sure this problem will solve itself.

in the short run maybe, but then the rich wont have any slaves to sustain their wealth or themselves for that matter

yebocan · Oct 5, 2017

Welcome to the reality of Cape Town being a water scares region. Now comes the part of changing attitudes and behaviours. Yeah, there will be the normal bitching and moaning. - end of the day, the days of lushness and taking water for granted, in the region, is over.

2023 · Oct 5, 2017

yebocan said:
Welcome to the reality of Cape Town being a water scares region. Now comes the part of changing attitudes and behaviours. Yeah, there will be the normal bitching and moaning. - end of the day, the days of lushness and taking water for granted, in the region, is over.

So it's time to get the deep wellpoint and simple desalination setup going? Sounds like a plan.

Rouxenator · Oct 5, 2017

saturnz said:
in the short run maybe, but then the rich wont have any slaves to sustain their wealth or themselves for that matter

Machines are the new slaves.

ProfA · Oct 5, 2017

yebocan said:
Welcome to the reality of Cape Town being a water scares region. Now comes the part of changing attitudes and behaviours. Yeah, there will be the normal bitching and moaning. - end of the day, the days of lushness and taking water for granted, in the region, is over.

Lack of water is not the root problem here. Lack of infrastructure and proper planning is.

Archer · Oct 5, 2017

ambroseg1 said:
Lack of water is not the root problem here. Lack of infrastructure and proper planning is.

Oh boy here we go again, put on your 20/20 hindsight glasses everyone

I don't think a single person has yet told me how the city was meant to expect the worst drought in 1000 years? Or that typically a system is designed for 97% availability, ie can deal with 1 in 33 year events. Or how the dams were overflowing in 2013 and 2014... I wonder what the mybb brigade would have said if the city wanted to spend Rxx million on water projects in 2013 or 2014 with overflowing dams?

genetic · Oct 5, 2017

Archer said:
I wonder what the mybb brigade would have said if the city wanted to spend Rxx million on water projects in 2013 or 2014 with overflowing dams?

Corruption! Tenders!! Blah blah...

xrapidx · Oct 5, 2017

Archer said:
... I wonder what the mybb brigade would have said if the city wanted to spend Rxx million on water projects in 2013 or 2014 with overflowing dams?

You mean instead of waiting till now to spend R90k on making sure the premier is sorted?

yebocan · Oct 5, 2017

ambroseg1 said:
Lack of water is not the root problem here. Lack of infrastructure and proper planning is.

actually it is ... -

https://www.sanbi.org/sites/default...ends-and-scenarios-tech-report2013low-res.pdf

To mitigate the effects of less rainfall, water should be regarded as a pricey commodity and not a abundant resource.

xrapidx · Oct 5, 2017

yebocan said:
actually it is ... -

https://www.sanbi.org/sites/default...ends-and-scenarios-tech-report2013low-res.pdf

To mitigate the effects of less rainfall, water should be regarded as a pricey commodity and not a abundant resource.

Checked my water bill
2010: R18.65 for 12KL
2017: R115.90 for 12KL

Certainly on the right path to making money out of it.

The problem with water as a pricey commodity is it'll only be made a pricey commodity for certain people.

Sebulba · Oct 5, 2017

***** me, they turned the water pressure waaaaay down in Vredehoek. Even my water saving shower head isn't coping very well anymore.

The_Right_Honourable_Brit · Oct 5, 2017

Archer said:
Oh boy here we go again, put on your 20/20 hindsight glasses everyone
I don't think a single person has yet told me how the city was meant to expect the worst drought in 1000 years? Or that typically a system is designed for 97% availability, ie can deal with 1 in 33 year events. Or how the dams were overflowing in 2013 and 2014... I wonder what the mybb brigade would have said if the city wanted to spend Rxx million on water projects in 2013 or 2014 with overflowing dams?

We're a water-scarce country. Many, many property developments have been going up. Big increases in the population.

It's called planning. Stop making excuses for incompetence.

Garson007 · Oct 5, 2017

saturnz said:
in the short run maybe, but then the rich wont have any slaves to sustain their wealth or themselves for that matter

Nonsense. The unemployed benefits exactly zero people.

Garson007 · Oct 5, 2017

Sebulba said:
***** me, they turned the water pressure waaaaay down in Vredehoek. Even my water saving shower head isn't coping very well anymore.

Every now and then the entire Century City / Royal Ascot is without hot water, as the pressure drops below the point needed to activate the geysers. I fully expect to have no hot water in summer. It's a disaster waiting to happen.

theratman · Oct 5, 2017

xrapidx said:
Good thing this won't affect squatter camps... due to "health reasons". I'm sure the health reasons are not wanting to have **** burnt. Screw the people that actually pay for the infrastructure and services.

Obviously our premier also won't be affected - with her new water system - and I bet we won't see the major queuing daily for water.

My project for this summer is to prepare my house for next winter - I don't want to rely on the inept local government.

Thing is that squatter camps don't have individual water points, one tap is shared amongst several families/squatters. Just an observation.

ProfA · Oct 5, 2017

Garson007 said:
Nonsense. The unemployed benefits exactly zero people.

Since when does employed = rich?

Nanfeishen · Oct 5, 2017

Archer said:
Oh boy here we go again, put on your 20/20 hindsight glasses everyone
I don't think a single person has yet told me how the city was meant to expect the worst drought in 1000 years? Or that typically a system is designed for 97% availability, ie can deal with 1 in 33 year events. Or how the dams were overflowing in 2013 and 2014... I wonder what the mybb brigade would have said if the city wanted to spend Rxx million on water projects in 2013 or 2014 with overflowing dams?

Warning after warning ignored, shows bad management and a complete lack of planning for what was to come.

Currently the City's PR department is doing an excellent job of "passing the buck" onto the consumers while the consumers are not putting pressure on the city to do what it should have done ages ago.

http://www.eco-h2o.co.za/2010/08/26/water-crisis-time-bomb-ticking/

13 August 2010
http://www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Environmental-health/News/SA-on-brink-of-water-shortage-20120721

May 24, 2010
https://www.environment.co.za/environmental-issues-news/south-africas-looming-water-crisis.html

2014-11-03
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/South-Africas-looming-water-disaster-20141103

The looming water crisis, and its causes - IRR
10 November 2015
http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/water-the-next-eskom--irr

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