City urges residents to slash water use immediately

City urges residents to slash water use immediately

Cape Town water supply has fallen by more than 50% after an interruption to raw water flowing from the Theewaterskloof Dam affected the Blackheath and Faure water treatment plants, reports Cape {town} Etc. The shutdown reduced production by roughly 55% and put immediate pressure on bulk storage and distribution networks across the metro, officials said. Engineers from the City and the National Department of Water and Sanitation are investigating…