{"id":3304,"date":"2011-07-24T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T09:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/we-will-know-today-if-the-water-restrictions-will-be-lifted\/"},"modified":"2011-07-24T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2011-07-24T09:09:09","slug":"we-will-know-today-if-the-water-restrictions-will-be-lifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/we-will-know-today-if-the-water-restrictions-will-be-lifted\/","title":{"rendered":"We will Know Today if the Water Restrictions WILL be Lifted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 1:00 pm today the Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Cllr Zanoxolo Wayile, will address a media and stakeholder briefing on water restrictions and the water situation in the city in general.<\/p>\n<p>I repeat what I said on <a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/2011\/07\/dam-levels-as-at-11-july-2011-time-to-throw-the-ratepayers-a-bone\/\">11 July<\/a>; \u201cWith the average capacity now standing at 89.2% only a mad masochistic dictator would continue to deny the beleaguered ratepayers some form of concession around the water restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major Storage Dams supplying the Metro (levels as at 20 July 2011). Capacity \u2013 Volume of water:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kouga: 100% \u2013 125 910 Ml<\/li>\n<li>Churchill: 100% \u2013 35 240<\/li>\n<li>Impofu: 71,2% \u2013 75 251<\/li>\n<li>Loerie: 100% \u2013 3 026<\/li>\n<li>Groendal: 100% \u2013 11 640<\/li>\n<li>Average all: 89,2% (251 067 Ml) of total combined capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A new number has crept into the reporting: Kromme system (Churchill  Impofu combined) = 78,4%. I wonder if this is an indication that the water restrictions will be partially lifted based on the Kromme System and it\u2019s levels going forward?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0982e_loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>\u00a0Loading &#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/><strong>Images of the Kouga and Loerie Dams Overflowing on 18 June 2011:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- Slideshow link --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- Piclense link --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- Thumbnails --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Kouga_June_2011_01.jpg\" title=\"The June 2011 rains flooded the Kouga Dam and the causeway to access the dam wall and area.\" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Causeway on the way to the Kouga Dam\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Kouga_June_2011_01.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Kouga_June_2011_02.jpg\" title=\"The locals have fun on the flooded road.\" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kouga Causeway Fun\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Kouga_June_2011_02.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Kouga_June_2011_03.jpg\" title=\"One week after flooding and the Kouga Dam is still overflowing.\" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kouga Dam Overflows\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Kouga_June_2011_03.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Kouga_June_2011_04.jpg\" title=\"The PE Drought was broken by the flooding in June 2011\" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Water Water Everywhere\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Kouga_June_2011_04.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Kouga_June_2011_05.jpg\" title=\"Tree trunks are visible on the Kouga Dam Wall. \" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kouga DFam Wall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Kouga_June_2011_05.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Kouga_June_2011_06.jpg\" title=\"The Kouga Dam Wall is unreachable as the overflowing dam cuts off access to the picnic spots and dam wall. \" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kouga Dam Valley\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Kouga_June_2011_06.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Loerie_June_2011_01.jpg\" title=\"The run off from the full Loerie Dam in June 2011\" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Loerie Dam Overflows June 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Loerie_June_2011_01.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Loerie_June_2011_02.jpg\" title=\"At least the plants will get a welcome respite from the drought.\" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Loerie Dam Flora\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Loerie_June_2011_02.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Loerie_June_2011_04.jpg\" title=\"The water in the Loerie Dam at 100% full in June 2011.\" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Loerie Dam Level\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Loerie_June_2011_04.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/gallery\/pe-dams\/Loerie_June_2011_05.jpg\" title=\"Water level indicators finally get wet in June 2011 after the flood a week before broke the drought.\" class=\"shutterset_set_13\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"X Marks the Spot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/d40b5_thumbs_Loerie_June_2011_05.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Easy Chart Builder by dyerware --><br \/>\n<img alt=\"MyPE\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\nReport Water Leaks to: 041 505 2258 or 0800 20 5050<\/p>\n<p><!-- Easy Chart Builder by dyerware --><br \/>\n<img alt=\"MyPE\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start WP Socializer - Social Buttons - Output --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-socializer-jump columns-no\">\n<li><a 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