Moz, that rain was mostly centred around Newlands. It rained very little anywhere else. Cape Town needs a quite a few solid 1week showers. It rains a lot here, but it's a day or 2 rain every 2 or 3 weeks. Just enough to wet the surface, but not enough for proper run-off. In fact, it rained more as recently as New Year's Eve.
Mozter the rain was most welcome but not nearly enough.
I have been stirred to get my well working. Put in a pump and use the water on Tuesdays and Saturdays to water the garden. Its that brown water not drinkable. But I am very thankful to have it and use it also for toilets etc. Alos have connected pipes to the gutters that take the water into the pool which has a cover and which we cant use.
As Draadie says we need a number of weeks of heavy rain. NEVER WILL I EVER COMPLAIN AGAIN OF ALL THE RAIN WE GET IN WINTER
I saw on the Daily Express UK that we are due to run out of water 29th of April. So m uch prayer about the dire situation.
Of course those blaming the drought on man made climate change are serious loons to whom no respect is warranted. Bwahahahahahhahahaha
On my way to Kleinmond about 6 weeks ago we passed the Upper Steenbras dam. It was full to overflowing. This dam is NOT part of the Cape Town water supply.
Like the USA, SA has allow ed millions of people from the north to flood in. No steps of any magnitude have been taken to supplement the water supply
I suspect this problem with adequate water supply is a governmental problem, because there should not be a water scarcity dilemma. Israel has proved this and is in fact exporting water to Jordan. Other Arab countries and I think (not 100% sure) Australia is doing the same. They all are using reverse osmosis (RO) to extract pure water from sea water.
I do realise that RO is an expensive process, but I am sure many will rather pay a modest say 5% tax on their water consumption than a similar stupid carbon tax.
Beenz, Upper Steenbras is very much part of the CT water supply. See Link
I think they feed (fill) the dam from the Theewaterskloof dam in Villiersdorp, wich is almost empty.
Blikkies, RO is very expensive and would rather result in a 500% increase in water rates than 5. I don't have the correct figures, but it wasn't an option intill we were in dire straits. This whole water fiasco is due to naive political maneuvering by the DA and the ANC. I won't go into details now, but this should have been dealt with years ago.
My brother works for a company who's going to build 2 of the desalination plants and I think a 3rd big one later on. I think the big one is estimated to cost about R500M...and these things normally escalate exponentially. ... and the running cost is also very expensive.
Koos and Draad was assured the reason Upper Steen bras was full to over flowing was because it was not part of the Cape Town water supply.
Koos the coastal route is spectacular for sure but slower.
