The City of Cape Town is dropping water restrictions from Level 5 to Level 3 as of Saturday, 1 December.
This means that Capetonians can use 105 litres a day, up from the previous 70 litres a day
Read: Cape Town relaxes water restrictions to level 3
Water tariffs in the Mother City will also be lowered as a result of this move.
Here are 10 significant ways the water restrictions will change water consumption, according to the City website.
- Overall city water usage target increased from 500 million to 650 million litres per day.
- Personal water use limit increased from 70 to 105 litres per person per day.
- Removal of percentage reduction restrictions for commercial, industrial and other non-residential
water users. All customers must adhere to the Water By-law at all times and are strongly
encouraged to use water responsibly. - Removal of Level 5 restriction measures applicable to residential properties using more than
10 500 litres per month. All residents are strongly encouraged to use water responsibly. - Watering with municipal drinking water using a bucket or watering can is allowed on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays before 09:00 or after 18:00 for a maximum of one hour per day per
property. - Topping up or filling of swimming pools with municipal drinking water is allowed subject to 1)
the pool being covered with a non-permeable solid pool cover when not in use and 2) the
recovery of backwash water and the use of rainwater for pool topping up where practically
possible. - Vehicles, trailers, caravans and boats may be washed with municipal drinking water using a
bucket. - Commercial car washes may use municipal drinking water subject to industry best practice water
conservation norms and the recycling of at least 50% of water used. - Spray parks may operate subject to their strict management to minimise water use.
- Tariffs lowered to Level 3 water and sanitation tariffs.
Read more about the changes here.
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This article first appeared on CapeTalk : 10 key changes that kick in when water restrictions drop from Level 5 to Level 3