Dear Owners and Residents,
Please ensure your tenants are advised re: the new water restrictions Level 5 water restrictions
Insufficient rainfall and fast declining dam levels have led to the current unprecedented water crisis.
The City has approved Level 5 water restrictions, effective from 3 September 2017 until further notice. Level 5 restrictions entail a ban on all use of municipal drinking-quality water for outside and non-essential purposes.
Existing tariffs remain unchanged, but domestic properties with usage above 20 kilolitres per month will be subject to excessive water consumption fines.
Please note that should your water consumption exceed the 20KL per month that you are allowed, you will be held liable for the fines issued to the landlord. Please reduce your water consumption as far as you possibly can. Here below are a few suggestions how you can achieve that.
Level 5 water restrictions include the following:
- No hosing down of paved surfaces with municipal drinking water.
- No irrigation or watering with municipal drinking water allowed.
- No washing of vehicles, trailers, caravans or boats with municipal drinking water allowed. They must be washed with non-drinking water or cleaned with waterless products or dry-steam cleaning processes.
- Private swimming pools may not be topped up or filled with municipal drinking water.
- Use of portable play pools prohibited.
- Water features may not use municipal drinking water.
Top ways to save water at home:
- Cut your water use to less than 87 litres per person, per day
- Use municipal drinking water only for essential washing, cooking and drinking purposes, and only use indoors
- Check and fix all leaks on your property
- Only flush the toilet when necessary. Don’t use it as a dustbin.
- Cut your showers to two minutes. A standard (non-water-saving) showerhead can use up to 16 litres of water per minute.
- Collect your shower, bath and basin water and re-use it to flush your toilet, water the garden and wash your car.
- Wait for a full load before running washing machines and dishwashers. The rinse water from some washing machines can be re-used for the next wash cycle.
- Use a cup instead of running taps in the bathroom or kitchen when brushing teeth, shaving, drinking, etc.
- Defrost foods in the fridge or naturally, rather than placing it under running water.
