It’s been a bruising week for the city of Cape Town, as dam levels took another tumble following more unforgiving weather and increased water usage. Which, inevitably, has dragged day zero forward by more than a week.
Temperatures soared in the Mother City last week, and water consumption averaged 608 million litres per day. It caps another seven-day spell for the municipality where the conservation target of 500 million litres per day hasn’t been met.
When will day zero hit Cape Town?
It was initially projected for Sunday 21 April 2018. But, as confirmed by the COCT website, that date has come forward nine days, to Thursday 12 April 2018. As of the date of this article (22/01/2018), Cape Town has 80 days before the taps are shut off.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/day-zero-moves-forward-cape-town/