WATER MANAGEMENT DEVICE INSTALLED IN MAYOR'S HOME
Today I have had one of the City of Cape Town 's new water management devices installed in my home.
The City is currently installing these water management devices in households around Cape Town to provide them with a specific daily amount of water, at the normal flow rate.
We are doing this to save water, to help residents avoid running up huge bills they cannot pay (usually because of leaks), and to ensure we are able viably to provide every member of the public with access to clean water, as is their constitutional right.
We spend R310 million per year on free water for residents. We provide a minimum of 44 litres per person per day, based on an estimated average household of eight people. National legislation requires a minimum of 25 litres per person per day. Where more people live in a household, we increase the amount of free water accordingly.
This ensures that households receive their free 6000 litres of water per month, and it also allows them to increase this to an additional amount according to what they commit to paying.