Sisa Ntshona said “Day Zero”, the much-publicised date at which water consumption in the Western Cape city will be entirely controlled by local authorities, “can and should be avoided” thanks to newly-imposed measures.
Ntshona told TTG Cape Town was “writing the playbook” for tourism-reliant cities on how to tackle such a problem.
Water usage in the city is limited to 50 litres per person per day, with local authorities advising measures such as taking 90-second showers.
An information website, waterwesterncape.com, also went live last week offering the latest updates to both consumers and travel trade professionals.
