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A drop of water from a tap.
Water supply across the Garden Route and Little Karoo regions remains fragile after lower winter rainfall. It has impacted several towns including George, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and towns in the Little Karoo.
Ladysmith in the Kannaland Municipality has been thrown a lifeline by Gift of the Givers with three fully functioning boreholes, producing around 600,000 litres of water per day.
The water is also being trucked in to communities like Zoar where taps have run dry.
Even with the improved supply in Kannaland, authorities warn that water must be used responsibly.
Mayor of the Garden Route District Municipality, Marais Kruger, says, “Just because there is water doesn’t mean we have to use every single drop. We still need to use water very sparingly, throughout the Western Cape, but especially in Kannaland. I’m pleading with the people not to use water just willy-nilly. Think before you open up the tap. There’s far more to water than just drinking; sanitation comes into play when there’s no water. So, please, use water sparingly,” Kruger says.
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