That would make Cape Town the world’s first major city to run dry.
The other day I had a dream that I took a long shower by mistake!” From Feb. 1, Cape Town has told residents they can use no more than 13.2 gallons of drinking water a day in an effort to avoid "Day Zero."
If "Day Zero" does arrive, many people would have to go to collection points guarded by security forces for a daily ration of 6.6 gallons.
Taps would continue to run in hospitals and provisions would be made for schools, some of which can pump water from boreholes.
“Many people tell me they think I’m crazy for doing all these things to save water at home.
But even with "Day Zero" looming, officials say 60 percent of Cape Town residents are still not complying with current restrictions.
@CityofCT I caught an elderly person with her sprinklers on yesterday.
This is the same person you exempt from water restrictions last year because she could not afford a borehole.
“People are still watering their lawns, filling their pools and bathing.
It’s so upsetting,” Stodel said.