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City of Windhoek
1 April at 00:11 ·
WATER USAGE UPDATE IN THE CITY
With the rainy season rapidly drawing to a close, it is important to update our residents and visitors to Windhoek on the ongoing water scarcity in the city. Water savings for the year since mid-January (when most people are considered to have returned from holiday) averages 27% based on long term demand.
This is not ideal and it would seem that many people have the perception that the water shortage has been dispensed with as a result of the recent rain. Although the immediate crisis has been averted the impact of the ongoing water shortage in the supply system has only been delayed. The reality is that Windhoek (and others sharing the supply system of NamWater) is still drawing more water from the system than can sustainably be supplied. With the growing demand the gap between available supply and demand will continue to widen relentlessly thereby severely increasing the likelihood of another failure of the system in the near future. Thus the public is urged to continue saving water and respect all water saving measures.
During the water crisis the City of Windhoek proactively pursued the further development of the Windhoek Aquifer in order to augment dwindling supply volumes from NamWater due to the drought. This timely intervention has paid off in quenching the City’s thirst, and as such is a testimony of the commitment and dedication of the CoW towards its esteemed residents.
We all know that the region’s water woes are compounded by the city’s fast pace of urbanization and its arid geographical terrain, and we urge the public to continue to heed the call to save water We should all be mindful of our own contribution to the water demand and continue to change our habits and attitude in order to adopt ways that will help us eliminate water wastages.