WITH the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality (NMBM) experiencing a severe drought that could leave it without water by the end of June, a new approach is required to ensure water security, a webinar has heard.
The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), in collaboration with the Water Research Commission (WRC), hosted a #MBDAConversations Webinar to provide solutions for coping with extreme weather events, recurring droughts and the water crisis.
“Nelson Mandela Bay is currently experiencing a severe drought, which has seen some of the lowest dam levels in recorded history,” said NMBM water and sanitation director Barry Martin.
“When we looked at all the municipal resources and based on the licence extractions that we can take from those various resources, the available water storage will be finished at the end of June.”
One solution proposed by the NMBM is the improvement of the water supply mix and diversification to enable alternative supply backups to assist when one area is struggling.
Further, average water consumption was over 200 ℓ/d a person, whereas it should be 50
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