Rain and storm for Cpt

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Ja the farm in the Hanover district got 20 mm of steady rain, perfect for soaking into the soil. This is after two light snowfalls this year as well. A long way off from sufficient but certainly better than they have had for many years,
 
Gordon_R said:
Probably the last significant rainfall/dam levels update, needed to be posted this season. The average for the Cape Metro rose 4.9% to 95.6% on 7 Sep 2020.

This is the highest total since November 2014, and almost 3 times the storage of 35.3% recorded on the same date in 2017.

See: http://resource.capetown.gov.za/doc...ity research reports and review/damlevels.pdf
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Waiting for CoCT to justify keeping pricing and level 1 restrictions.. they’ve been hinting this.
 
rph72 said:
TWK at 94.7% today. I recon we will see 100% fairly soon.
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TWK is unlikely to reach 100% this month. The real-time graph has been almost flat for the last few days, and very little rain is predicted in the near future: http://www.dwa.gov.za/Hydrology/Unverified/RTGraph.aspx?Station=H6R001FW&Type=Flow&Rain=N

krycor said:
Waiting for CoCT to justify keeping pricing and level 1 restrictions.. they’ve been hinting this.
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The CoCT has made it very clear that the water tariffs are based on the cost of delivery, not the amount of rain supply. Don't expect much change, given the tight economic circumstances.

Daily usage limits may be reviewed from Level 1 to Level 0, around 1 November, as long as the levels remain above 80/90%. See: https://www.capetown.gov.za/local and communities/meet-the-city/the-city-budget/city-wide-tariffs
 
Gordon_R said:
TWK is unlikely to reach 100% this month. The real-time graph has been almost flat for the last few days, and very little rain is predicted in the near future: http://www.dwa.gov.za/Hydrology/Unverified/RTGraph.aspx?Station=H6R001FW&Type=Flow&Rain=N



The CoCT has made it very clear that the water tariffs are based on the cost of delivery, not the amount of rain supply. Don't expect much change, given the tight economic circumstances.

Daily usage limits may be reviewed from Level 1 to Level 0, around 1 November, as long as the levels remain above 80/90%. See: https://www.capetown.gov.za/local and communities/meet-the-city/the-city-budget/city-wide-tariffs
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And lifting of restrictions will be trumpeted by the CoCT as effective water management by themselves. Thanking citizens for their small role. Will say how we must remain vigilant and that we're a water scarce area and they need the money so no easing of tariffs for customers.
 
cenredash said:
And lifting of restrictions will be trumpeted by the CoCT as effective water management by themselves. Thanking citizens for their small role. Will say how we must remain vigilant and that we're a water scarce area and they need the money so no easing of tariffs for customers.
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Edit: Separate discussion thread: https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/thr...n-increase-in-water-consumption-coct.1101778/

Press release: http://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/Cape Town dam levels increase to 95,6
‘Regarding tariffs: as previously stated, a reduction in tariffs will be dependent on an increase in consumption. Currently, the City is selling approximately 30% less water than before the drought, but is facing additional costs that come with increasing our resilience. It is important that the City cover its costs to ensure that the maintenance and augmentation programmes can be carried out. Should the amount of water we are selling significantly increase, this will be factored into the tariffs, but given the uncertain impact of climate change, it may not be wise to actively encourage such an approach at this stage,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Waste, Alderman Xanthea Limberg.
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The Eskom mantra.

Please use less.
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Some time later.
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We have to increase prices as people are using less.

So glad to be rid of CoCT water. Just wish I could remove them completely and get rid of the fixed pipe size charge.
 
Does the SA Weather Service make its doppler radar data publicly available?

I know they have the storm tracker on their website, but was wondering if there is more detailed radar data?
 
genetic said:
Does the SA Weather Service make its doppler radar data publicly available?

I know they have the storm tracker on their website, but was wondering if there is more detailed radar data?
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If you have a way to register as a pilot you can get it via the aviation section. I used to get it before the new registration process after which I was denied access.
The sad part is the storm tracker option almost never works anymore. Was pretty good for a long while but appears to have fallen victim to covid 19.
 
Surely there is a pilot on this forum then? We have a quarter million members
 
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