NATIONAL NEWS - Water rationing is a reality in Cape Town. Some residents are already feeling the effects more than others and there’s no knowing when exactly this will affect you.

Mayoral committee member in charge of water, Xanthea Limberg, said the City had no time schedule for the rationing. "The exercise is not like electricity shedding. All it means is that the water flow rate will be slower than usual. We are reducing pressure on the water reticulation system to save water."

"This is not water shedding because that, as proven in some cities, poses greater risk of damage to infrastructure,” she said.

She said that although all areas across Cape Town would be affected, they would be impacted differently. Those that might be highly impacted included densely populated areas, including apartments where water consumption was high, and high line areas.

“They will be affected during the peak hours, in the mornings and evenings, or not at all. The reason we are doing water rationing is that we still need to cut back on our collective water consumption to 500 million litres and we are still at 600 million litres,” she added.

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