'Day Zero': Water shut-off looms in South Africa's Cape…
The City of Cape Town announced on Sunday that it will be activating the Disaster Operations Center (DOC) next week to prepare for the worst scenario that would result from a depeening water crisis. "We are also engaging retailers and the bottled water association to ramp up their distribution networks to increase bottled water supply so that those who do not want to use the water collection points can purchase water", the statement said.
Recognising however that the situation changed daily in line with consumption of water and that the city's plans were as a effect being amended daily‚ the city could not responsibly release its plans‚ the SAHRC said in a statement on Saturday.
Neilson will be joined by MMC for Safety and Security; and Social Services JP Smith, and MMC for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste services; and Energy Xanthea Limberg.
The water collection points were only one layer of the disaster plan. Some residents are supplementing water supply by collecting from natural springs in the city.
Mokonyane says day zero can be avoided if all sectors of society adhere to water restrictions.
Security forces would guard 200 water collection points where residents can pick up 25 liters (6.6 gallons) daily if the tap cut-off occurs, authorities said. On Sunday, the ANC's provincial branch said the "Day Zero" warning was an opposition gimmick to drum up a sense of "gloom and doom" and suggested its own solutions, including reductions in production by brewers and soft drink companies.
"We have reached a point of no return", she said. No one would be required to provide any identification to collect their daily allocation of water.
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The collection of water will only be regulated in order to prevent any one person from collecting far above their daily water allocation. Officials would be on site to monitor potential abuse. There will be static deployment as well as rotational vehicle patrols.
We are well aware, however, that despite doing everything possible to ensure the smooth operation of the Water Collection Points, the act of collecting water will be a massive inconvenience to Capetonians. "We will do everything we can to collaborate and optimise resources‚ all in the best interests of end users of water".
"It is quite unbelievable that most people do not seem to care and are sending all of us headlong towards Day Zero".
"The most important part of the plan‚ not just at this time but going forward and taking into consideration the unpredictable impact of climate change on the weather and rainfall patterns of the City‚ is that all residents embrace the new normal of water wise consumption‚" it added.
However, and it can not be stressed enough, we will be able to avoid running out of water if we all join in the effort to bring individual consumption down to 50 litres a day.
"We will give support and agree on finances based on all of us agreeing on the priorities‚" she said.
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