On the 24th of January, we received feedback from the Mayor of Stellenbosch with regards to how the #CapeDrought is and would affect us as residents and businesses in the Franschhoek (Boland) areas. Stellenbosch Municipality is moving to Level 6 water restrictions, as of 1 February 2018. Residents will be restricted to 87 litres of water per person per day until further notice. The City of Cape Town has moved to level 6B and is restricting their residents to 50 litres per day. Stellenbosch Municipality may decide to increase restrictions to level 6B at a later date. Currently, the Greater Stellenbosch has achieved a saving of 44% compared to 2015. This water consumption needs to be reduced further in relation to the 2015 baseline usage to achieve a saving of 45%. For now residents must limit their daily water consumption to 87 litres per day. This means that any person’s combined water consumption at work, home and any other place he or she may go throughout the day must not exceed 87 litres per day. In June 2017 the Stellenbosch Municipal Council approved a Drought Management Plan. This plan made R45 million available for the sourcing of additional groundwater and … Continue reading Stellenbosch Mayor: Level 6 Restrictions Now in Effect