But Capetonians should brace for tougher restrictions as water use continues to peak above the 600 million litres a day target.
The City of Cape Town said: “Dam storage levels are at 24.5 percent today. With the last 10 percent of a dam’s water mostly not being useable, dam levels are effectively at 14.5 percent. Consumption is 630 million litres per day. This is 30 million litres above the current usage target of 600 million litres per day.
“The City of Cape Town is preparing for the imminent implementation of further intensified water restrictions. “The envisaged Level 4b restrictions would adjust the water usage target downwards to 500 million litres of collective water use per day.”
The City says while it has not formally implemented the tougher water restrictions, Capetonians should start moving and gearing towards using even less water.
“We must continue to use less than 100 litres of water per person per day in total, whether we are at home, work, school or elsewhere. It may take a few seasons of normal rainfall for the dams to recover and we must bear in mind that we are expecting an even tougher summer in 2018,” explains the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Waste Services, Xanthea Limberg.
The City said it would continue with “proactive interventions”.
These include pressure reduction in some areas and emergency work done to prevent water loss.
People who contravene existing water restrictions could also face “tough action”.