Thirsty days ahead: Day Zero imminent for Nelson Mandela Bay - The Impofu Dam will run dry in six days and the Churchill Dam will be empty 15 days
, said labelling the water shortage as a drought “is not accurate” because it is a water management crisis.
Until recently, the metro was consuming about 285 million litres a day with about 173 million litres a day “representing actual consumption levels” and the balance representing inefficiencies in the system and infrastructure. Mniki said the municipality has added 10 plumbing companies as plumbers to “deal aggressively” with water leaks and to improve turnaround times to fix them. “We had to deal with these links. We could not be communicating water reduction from residents and yet we’re losing water.”
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