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. Joburg, Ekurhuleni partially lift water restrictions


. Johannesburg - The Cities of Joburg (CoJ) and Ekurhuleni have decided only to partially lift water restrictions following a decision by the Department of Water and Sanitations (DWS) to officially lift water restrictions on Tuesday.


The decision was gazetted by the department on Monday.

The CoJ said the Joburg Metro Police Department had so far issued a total of 665 fines while the City of Ekurhuleni had issued a total of 45 300 fines, mostly to residential and businesses – totalling to a whopping R1.7 million.

Nico de Jager, CoJ Member of Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services Department, said this was being done “in effort to promote a culture of water conservation”.

“The City of Joburg welcomes the decision by the Department of Water and Sanitation to lift water supply restrictions in Gauteng municipalities.

“However, South Africa remains a water scarce country and the City of Joburg remains a net importer of water. We urge all water users to maintain vigilance in conserving this scarce resource,” de Jager said.

He said that the risk of demand outstripping supply in the intervening period between now and the commissioning of Phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Project (2025) remains a real threat. “According to the 2009 Phase 2 feasibility report, the full yield is expected to be utilised by approximately 2030.

“Therefore the City will, in an effort to maintain a culture of water conservation, only partially lift Level-2 water restrictions in accordance with Water Services By-law,” he explained.

De Jager said this meant that on an annual basis, between 6am and 6pm during September 1 and March 31, and between 8am and 4pm from April 1 to August 31, “all consumers are prohibited from watering and irrigating their gardens” and “all consumers are prohibited from using a hosepipe to clean paved areas and driveways with municipal water”.

“The implementation of by-law enforcement is crucial for Joburg to be a City that works.
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Evidence of Rand Water capacity constraints.
 
schumi said:
. Joburg, Ekurhuleni partially lift water restrictions




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They smelled the money.

De Jager said this meant that on an annual basis, between 6am and 6pm during September 1 and March 31, and between 8am and 4pm from April 1 to August 31, “all consumers are prohibited from watering and irrigating their gardens” and “all consumers are prohibited from using a hosepipe to clean paved areas and driveways with municipal water”.
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So rather let the excess water return to the sea while gardens suffer and paved areas remain dirty?

Grey water? Do they know what that does to a garden eventually?
 
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Gauteng residents urged to conserve water

Gauteng residents have been urged to use water sparingly because heavy summer rains that will significantly replenish dams are only expected in early 2018.

Department of Water and Sanitation spokesman Sputnik Ratau said dam levels in the province were healthier than the same time last year but consumers should still be conservative.

Ratau said the Integrated Vaal River System stood at 88% compared to last year when it was at 53%.

“The capacity where we are at‚ at the moment is much better but the fact of the matter is that we cannot look at these percentages in isolation. We have got to remember that we have been in a very debilitating drought over the last three years and the issues of water use must still be at the top of mind‚” he said.
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More at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-09-19-gauteng-residents-urged-to-conserve-water/
 
Oh no .... not again. Not so much that I can use more water (I get by on pretty little I think and am comfortable with it), but god dammit .... I need some rain in my life!!! I am so gatvol of Joburg being dry and dusty and brown! Every morning I have to use my car winscreen washers cause there is a layer of dust that settled on it. :mad:

I WANT RAAAAAAIIIIINNNN!!!!!! :mad:
 
/cheers

I can has boreholes now!!!

Just need to get a JoJo and do some piping...
 
Ockie said:
Oh no .... not again. Not so much that I can use more water (I get by on pretty little I think and am comfortable with it), but god dammit .... I need some rain in my life!!! I am so gatvol of Joburg being dry and dusty and brown! Every morning I have to use my car winscreen washers cause there is a layer of dust that settled on it. :mad:

I WANT RAAAAAAIIIIINNNN!!!!!! :mad:
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So much this.

Sunday night brought a cracking downpour but only lasted for 10 minutes.
 
/tinfoilhat.

its the us and their cloud milking tech! :p
 
Flanders said:
So much this.

Sunday night brought a cracking downpour but only lasted for 10 minutes.
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I have not seen any rain. OK...there was some rain last week I think where I woke up to get ready for work and it must have rained in the morning hours but I did not hear it. The deck was wet. Since then ...NADA! NOTHING! At least not here in Parkhurst. :mad:
 
Day Zero not on horizon for Gauteng as Vaal Dam levels drop, say officials

Day Zero is not yet on the horizon in Gauteng, according to officials.


On Monday, Department of Water and Sanitation spokesperson Sputnik Ratau said although water levels were declining in the Vaal Dam, Day Zero had not yet arrived in the province.

He added the dam was standing at 50.7%, a decrease from what levels were last year this time.

This despite a tweet by the City of Johannesburg on Monday that announced water levels at the dam were less than 50%, for the first time in nearly three years.


The tweet was accompanied by a photo of a sign stating: "Our dams are almost empty - please do whatever you can to save water!"

Rand Water spokesperson Eddy Singo also told eNCA that current dam levels were at 49.64%.
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Day Zero not on horizon for Gauteng as Vaal Dam levels drop, say officials

Day Zero is not yet on the horizon in Gauteng even after warnings have been issued to residents to use water sparingly.
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That's what happens when they turn off the Lesotho tap
 
Oh well sure if a South African government official says so then it must be true.
 
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