Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBMM) launch a public water saving campaign
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Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBMM) launch a public water saving campaign

In order to ensure that there is enough water for everyone in the area, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBMM) have launched a public water saving campaign.

On Wednesday, the municipality started a public awareness campaign about water use to nudge citizens away from “Day Zero.”

At the campaign launch, which was hosted at 12 of the city’s busiest crossroads and predominated morning traffic, drivers and pedestrians were urged to immediately cut back on water use and only use 50 litres of water per person per day.

Approximately 40 000 pamphlets with information such as “We have a problem; together we can turn it around,” “EveryDropCounts,” “SaveWaterNow,” “PushBackDayZero,” and “50 litres per person per day” were distributed by a total of 90 water ambassadors employed by the city.

Eugene Johnson, executive mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, asked water consumers to follow stringent water conservation measures.

Johnson also joined the group of water ambassadors in educating locals about the area’s water issue.

“We are in a terrible situation, and everyone needs to show up. Our taps will soon run empty if we don’t start conserving water today.

Let’s try our best to limit daily water consumption to no more than 50 litres per person, Johnson urged.

Water levels in the city have dropped to disturbingly low levels as a result of the lack of significant rainfall over the past seven years, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation.

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