KOUGA Municipality has started distributing bottled water to Hankey as many households in the town have not had access to tap water at all, even during the advertised hours.
Mayor Horatio Hendricks said that despite the introduction of water rationing, Hankey was still using more than its allocation.
Water can also be collected from the rainwater tanks that were installed earlier this year.
According to the latest figures, Hankey used a total of 8 471kl last week, from August 6 to 12, which is still more than the weekly allocation of 6057kl.
“There are households at Hankey where very little or no tap water has been available, even during the advertised hours, because the water is extracted from the pipes faster than they can fill up when the supply is turned on.
“The usage in this town has also been above the quota, which contributes to the shortages as the Gamtoos Irrigation Board turns off the supply once the quota has been reached.
“The first big donation, from Dischem’s offices in Cape Town, arrived on Tuesday.
We would like to thank them for showing such amazing compassion for the communities of Hankey and Patensie.” Those who would like to donate bottled water can contact Gert Kruger at the municipality’s Infrastructure and Engineering Department on 081 528 3721 to arrange delivery.
The level of the Kouga Dam level stood at 6,88% on Tuesday, August 14.
This is a slight improvement from the 6,73% on Friday thanks to the weekend’s rain.