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report must be available for inspection by officials
from the Department of Water and Sanitation, the
Water Board (where applicable), and the City.
(b) The audit must detail the following:
i. amount of water used during the financial year;
ii. amount paid for water for the financial year;
iii. number of people living on the stand or
premises;
iv. number of people permanently working on
the stand or premises;
v. comparison of the above factors with those
reported in each of the previous three years
(where available);
vi. seasonal variation in demand (monthly
consumption figures);
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detailed methods of water pollution
monitoring;
viii. details of current initiatives to manage
demand for water;
ix. details of future plans to manage water
demand;
x. comparison of the above factors with those
reported in each of the previous three years
(where available); and
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estimate of consumption by various
components in use, such as appliances and
terminal water fittings.
16. No person may allow water used as a heat-exchange
medium in any equipment or plant and supplied from a
water installation, to run continuously to waste, except
for maintaining a prescribed level of total dissolved
solids in a recirculating plant.
Commercial car-wash industries must comply with
industry best practice norms; that is, recycling 50% of
the water used per car washed.
Washbasins provided in public facilities must be fitted
with demand-type taps.
Showers provided at public facilities must be fitted with
demand-type valves.
Potable water may not be used to dampen building
sand and other building material to prevent it from
being blown away.
Stand pipe draw-off taps must be at a height of at least
450mm above ground level.
The maximum flow rate from any tap installed in a
washbasin may not exceed six litres per minute.
No automatic cistern or tipping tank may be used for
flushing a urinal.
All automatic flushing cisterns fitted to urinals must
be replaced with either manually operated systems
or non-manual apparatus which causes the flushing
device to operate only after each use of such urinal or
waterless system and must be properly maintained.
Terminal water fittings installed outside any buildings
other than a residential dwelling must:
a) incorporate a self-closing device; or
b) have a removable handle for operating purposes;
or
c) be capable of being locked to prevent unauthorised
use; or
d) be of a demand type that limits the quantity of
water discharged in each operation.
Water audit:
a) Major water users (those using more than 10 000
kilolitres per annum), excluding those comprising
multiple dwelling units, must undertake an annual
water audit. The audit must be carried out no later
than two weeks after the end of each financial
year of the City (31 July every year). The audit
Capetonians are reminded that this amendment does not replace
the Level 6 water restrictions, which remain in place.
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Residents are also reminded that they are prohibited
from negligently allowing water to run to waste on their
property. To prevent this, the City advises that residents
perform regular leak checks. A DIY guide for finding and
fixing water leaks can be found on the City’s website,
www.capetown.gov.za/thinkwater, as well as a host of
other useful information for households looking to reduce
water consumption.
“I would like to assure residents that all amendments
made to the by-law have been included to strengthen the
resilience of our built environment to the effects of water
scarcity and ultimately protect our ability to safeguard
public and environmental health. Compliance frameworks
like by-laws are critical to a society’s ability to look after
its residents and their interests. Such interventions form
an important component of our broader efforts to live more
sustainably,” said mayoral committee member for Informal
Settlements, Water and Waste Services, and Energy, Cllr
Xanthea Limberg.
“Given the current uncertainty around future rainfall
patterns in the Western Cape, it is essential that the
City’s residents are water-aware at all times, including
once water restrictions are lifted, and that the City can
act effectively to reduce and prevent waste. These
amendments will assist the City to better protect our water
resources so our City is more resilient when drought does
strike,” said Cllr Limberg. u