HESSEQUA NEWS - With the increased demand for water due to the influx of visitors and tourists to the region, the warmer summer months, and the ongoing load shedding that impacts on the municipality’s ability to treat raw water and maintain sufficient reservoir levels, Council resolved on 30 November 2022 that stricter water restrictions will be implemented in the Hessequa region with immediate effect.

We kindly request residents and visitors to reduce their water consumption and to use water conservatively and responsibly. 

The situation in the various towns will be monitored and stricter water restrictions will be introduced if the condition of water sources and reservoir levels deteriorate. Adherence to the water restrictions will be monitored by Law enforcement and strict action will be taken against offenders. 

Report contraventions of the water restrictions at your nearest municipal office or at (028) 713 8000.

The new water restrictions applicable to the various towns in the Hessequa region are as follows:

Level 2 water restrictions: Gouritsmond, Still Bay, Melkhoutfontein & Riversdale

• Gardens may only be watered twice a week between 17:00 and 18:00. Even numbered households may water gardens on Mondays and Thursdays and uneven numbered households on Tuesdays and Fridays. This provision supersedes all previous permissions for watering gardens at other times.
• Garden hoses, buckets, watering cans and automatic irrigation systems may be used for watering gardens, provided this happens within the permitted time slot. Garden hoses may only be used if supervised.
• Hosing down of paving and cement surfaces is prohibited.
• Washing of vehicles, caravans and boats may only be done by means of a bucket.
• Properties where alternative water resources such as rainwater tanks or boreholes are used, must ensure that it is clearly indicated.
• Old age homes, nurseries, car wash businesses and contractor services are excluded from this restriction.
• The provision of municipal services, which includes sports facilities and municipal assets, is excluded from the above restrictions and will be managed by the Administration on an ad hoc basis.
• This replaces previous restrictions and is valid for Gouritsmond, Stilbaai, Melkhoutfontein and Riversdale.
• Written requests for the hosing down of roof tops with a high-pressure sprayer will only be considered if the level of the Korentepoort Dam (Riversdale) is above 50% [this is applicable to Riversdale only].

Level 3 water restrictions: Albertinia, Heidelberg, Slangrivier & Jongensfontein

• Gardens may only be watered once a week between 17:00 and 18:00. Even numbered households may water their gardens on Tuesdays and uneven numbered households on Thursdays. This provision supersedes all previous permissions for watering gardens at other times.
• Garden hoses, buckets, watering cans and automatic irrigation systems may be used for watering gardens, provided this happens within the permitted time slot. Garden hoses may only be used if supervised.
• Properties where alternative water resources such as rainwater tanks or boreholes are used, must ensure that it is clearly indicated.
• Old age homes, nurseries, car wash businesses and contractor services are excluded from this restriction.
• The provision of municipal services, which includes sports facilities and municipal assets, is excluded from the above restrictions and will be managed by the Administration on an ad hoc basis.
• This replaces previous restrictions and is valid for Albertinia, Heidelberg, Slangrivier and Jongensfontein.

Level 4 water restrictions: Witsand

• Water may only be used for human consumption.
• The watering of gardens is prohibited.
• Hosing down of paving and cement surfaces is prohibited.
• Washing of vehicles, caravans and boats is prohibited.
• Properties where alternative water resources such as rainwater tanks or boreholes are used, must ensure that it is clearly indicated.
• Old age homes, nurseries, car wash businesses and contractor services are excluded from this restriction.
• The provision of municipal services, which includes sports facilities and municipal assets, is excluded from the above restrictions and will be managed by the Administration on an ad hoc basis
• This replaces previous restrictions and is valid for Witsand.

Water restrictions applicable to the various towns are also available on our website.

Strenger waterbeperkings vir Hessequa streek

Met die verhoogde vraag na water as gevolg van die instroming van besoekers en toeriste na die streek, die warmer somermaande, en die voortdurende beurtkrag wat 'n impak het op die munisipaliteit se vermoë om rou water te behandel en voldoende reservoir vlakke te handhaaf, het die Raad op 30 November 2022 besluit dat strenger waterbeperkings met onmiddellike effek in die Hessequa streek geïmplementeer sal word.

Die munisipaliteit versoek vriendelik dat inwoners en besoekers hul waterverbruik verminder en water konserwatief en verantwoordelik gebruik. 

Die situasie in die verskillende dorpe sal gemonitor word en strenger water beperkings sal ingestel word indien die toestand van waterbronne en reservoir vlakke versleg. Wetstoepassing sal die situasie in die dorpe monitor en streng optree teen oortreders. 

Rapporteer oortredings van die waterbeperkings by jou naaste munisipale kantoor of by (028) 713 8000.

Die nuwe waterbeperkings van toepassing op die verskillende dorpe in die Hessequa streek is soos volg:

Vlak 2 waterbeperkings: Gouritsmond, Stilbaai, Melkhoutfontein & Riversdal

• Tuine mag slegs twee keer per week tussen 17:00 en 18:00 natgemaak word. Ewe genommerde huishoudings mag hul tuine op Maandae en Donderdae natlei en ongelyke genommerde huishoudings op Dinsdae en Vrydae. Hierdie bepaling vervang alle vorige vergunnings vir die natmaak van tuine op ander tye.
• Tuinslange, emmers, gieters en outomatiese besproeiingstelsels mag gebruik word om tuine nat te lei, mits dit binne die toegelate tydgleuf gebeur. Tuinslange mag slegs onder toesig gebruik word.
• Die afspuit van verharde oppervlaktes soos plaveisel en sement oppervlaktes is verbode.
• Die was van voertuie, karavane en bote mag slegs deur middel van ‘n emmer gedoen word.
• Indien ander bronne soos reënwater tenks of boorgate gebruik word, moet dit op ‘n sigbare wyse aangedui word.
• Ouetehuise, kwekerye, karwas besighede en kontrakteur dienste is uitgesluit by hierdie beperking.
• Die lewering van munisipale dienste, wat sportfasiliteite en munisipale bates insluit, is uitgesluit by bogenoemde beperkings en sal op ‘n ad hoc basis bestuur word deur Administrasie.
• Dit vervang vorige beperkings en is geldig vir Gouritsmond, Stilbaai, Melkhoutfontein en Riversdal.
• Skriftelike versoeke vir die afspuit van huise se dakke met ‘n hoëdruk spuit sal slegs goedgekeur word indien die vlak van die Korentepoortdam (Riversdal) hoër is as 50% [hierdie is slegs van toepassing op Riversdal].

Vlak 3 waterbeperkings: Albertinia, Heidelberg, Slangrivier & Jongensfontein

• Tuine mag slegs een keer per week tussen 17:00 en 18:00 natgemaak word. Ewe genommerde huishoudings mag hul tuine op Dinsdae natlei en ongelyke genommerde huishoudings op Donderdae. Hierdie bepaling vervang alle vorige vergunnings vir die natmaak van tuine op ander tye.
• Tuinslange, emmers, gieters en outomatiese besproeiingstelsels mag gebruik word om tuine nat te lei, mits dit binne die toegelate tydgleuf gebeur. Tuinslange mag slegs onder toesig gebruik word.
• Indien ander bronne soos reënwater tenks of boorgate gebruik word, moet dit op ‘n sigbare wyse aangedui word.
• Ouetehuise, kwekerye, karwas besighede en kontrakteur dienste word uitgesluit by hierdie beperking.
• Die lewering van munisipale dienste, wat sportfasiliteite en munisipale bates insluit, is uitgesluit by bogenoemde beperkings en sal op ad-hoc basis bestuur word deur Administrasie.
• Hierdie vervang vorige beperkings en is geldig vir Albertinia, Heidelberg, Slangrivier en Jongensfontein.

Vlak 4 waterbeperkings: Witsand

• Water mag slegs vir menslike gebruik aangewend word.
• Die natmaak van tuine is verbode.
• Die afspuit van verharde oppervlaktes soos plaveisel en sement oppervlaktes is verbode.
• Die was van voertuie, karavane en bote is verbode.
• Indien ander bronne soos reënwater tenks of boorgate gebruik word, moet dit op ‘n sigbare wyse aangedui word.
• Ouetehuise, kwekerye, karwas besighede en kontrakteur dienste is uitgesluit by hierdie beperking.
• Die lewering van munisipale dienste, wat sportfasiliteite en munisipale bates insluit, is uitgesluit by bogenoemde beperkings en sal op ‘n ad hoc basis deur Administrasie bestuur word.
• Dit vervang vorige beperkings en is geldig vir Witsand.

Waterbeperkings van toepassing op die verskillende dorpe is ook beskikbaar op ons webwerf.

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