WATER rationing is on the cards for St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis, should residents not heed calls to conserve water and minimise water usage, as dam levels continue to fall.
This means that water will only be available from the taps for a few hours per day and will be shut off for the remainder of the day – as currently being implemented in Hankey and Patensie.
The warning has been issued by Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, amid growing concerns over water supply to the region due to the prolonged drought.
According to Hendricks, the Churchill Dam and Impofu Dam, that supply water to St Francis Bay, are expected to be without water between August and September this year.
“The above-average water consumption of residents in St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis is of great concern,” he said.
“If the water usage is not reduced significantly by the end of July, the municipality will be forced to consider water rationing.
“We will give residents more detail as we closely monitor the water consumption over the next few weeks.”
While Hendricks has urged residents not to panic, he has reiterated the call for water saving to be everyone’s top priority.
“We are all scared and we all fear for the worst,” he said.
– ISSUED BY KOUGA MUNICIPALITY
