It’s a desperate situation in Beaufort West, as the Western Cape town faces a day zero scenario that the Mother City was able to avoid.
Residents have been surviving off borehole water, but 12 out of 39 sources have also run dry.
Fearing that all of these water points will soon be exhausted, the locals have had no choice but to resort to a desperate alternative.
Anton Bredell is the minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape.
He told us that the provincial government is doing everything it can to find long-term, sustainable solutions for the region.
“Implementation is critical.
It cannot remain a talking game.
The Western Cape prides itself on being a province that gets things done.
This must be the story for water too, and we will work with the local and national spheres who hold the reticulation and bulk supply mandates for water.” The Western Cape is currently facing a seven-day heatwave, with both municipal and provincial dam levels set for a drop as the mercury rises.
On Monday, it was revealed the dams servicing Cape Town dropped by 0.4%, to 75.6%.