Dam levels decline slightly

Dam levels have declined slightly by 0,2% over the last week to 76% of storage capacity.

The average water consumption for the past week increased from 546 million litres per day to 563 million litres per day.

The City has urged residents to remain in the lower 500 million litre per day usage band until another limit is imposed by the National Department of Water and Sanitation. 

Water restrictions remain at Level 5 which is 70 litres per person per day.