Cape Town Water Crisis! We have 81 days of water left :O
Cape Town is experiencing a massive water crisis at the moment and the City of Cape Town has implemented a number of water saving policies but is it a little too late for that?
The warning signs were evident from around 2015 ,or maybe longer, that the Western Cape of South Africa would experience a drought as the Winters became drier and the rainfall level dropped drastically.
This a very real symptom of Climate Change.
Over time the City of Cape Town began to roll out a number of water saving policies that were meant to alleviate the demand and they have been successful to a certain extent but I feel that the general public still doesn't fully comprehend the gravity of the situation. We currently have less than 19% of usable water left in our dams and 10% of that is unusable.
The city has advised all residents that we should be consuming a maximum of 100 litres per day and stocking up on emergency water supplies that can be used for basic hygiene and drinking.
I have implemented water saving measures in my own home, from reducing the number of times I shower in the week, only flushing the toilet with grey water collected from the shower and washing, I haven't washed my car in 4 months just to name a few.
This weekend I took a ride out to the Theewaterskloof Dam to take a look for myself and I was shocked.
There is a section in a post I wrote about my last ride there where you can see a 360 view of the dam and how full it used to be.
Here is a video recorded on the same day by IanYoutubIan.
This is a very real and serious threat the people of Cape Town face. We are in for a very dry winter and wont have enough water for 2018.
To my Capetonian readers and to people all over the world be water wise, its a precious resource.
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Thanks bud :)
We had a similar situation 10 years ago here in South Queensland. Then it rained and rained and flooded. I hope your rain comes soon.
I really hope so too, unfortunately its going to take years to restore the water supply to sustainable levels. The recent drought has really taken its toll and the population increase in Cape Town is far exceeding the amount of dam storage available. From what I have read not much has been done to address this issue.
So what will happen when the water runs out in a few months?
Is there no other source?
There have been suggestions about brining a desalination ship down to Cape Town and anchoring of the coast. The desalinated water will then been fed into the water system. Once it gets to life line supply, certain parts of the city will be cut off from the water supply and water tankers will be brought in.
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