Depending on the usage and tariff category, this will bring tariff relief of between 26.6% and 70% per kilolitre of water. The water usage target will be increased from 50 litres to 70 litres per person per day and the daily collective consumption target will increase by 50-million litres to 500-million litres to ensure that water conservation efforts remain in place.
The Western Cape Water Supply System’s dams are now at 68% capacity, a very significant improvement on the situation at the end of the previous winter, when they were at 38% capacity.
Rainfall remains highly variable, and while May and June saw rainfall close to that of an average year, July had very poor rainfall. This improved somewhat in August and so far in September the positive trend continues.
The key elements of Level 5 restrictions are as follows:
Residential tariffs (excluding VAT)
Commercial and Industrial tariffs
There is a similar reduction in sanitation tariffs.