The drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay metro is set to lose yet another water source when Churchill Dam is expected to run dry on Friday, pushing the residents of four towns closer to Day Zero. | MaliDayimani
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The remaining dams supplying Gqeberha, Kariega, Despatch, and Colchester towns are sitting at a combined figure of 11.94%. The municipality previously revealed that this can only be done in the short term and advised that in order to make the water in the Churchill Dam stretch, all water users must urgently reduce water consumption. Despite this, the metro said it loses 30% of its water supply to leaking pipes. This is roughly 81 megaliters of clean water per day.
Gift of the Givers has started drilling 10 boreholes and the business chamber has donated water tanks, and their member companies have provided workers to assist. The municipality has urged residents to use water sparingly and to help the city curb the scourge of vandalism by calling the vandalism hotline at 041 506 5500 to report criminal activity, and acts of vandalism, near municipal property.
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