With the ongoing drought ravaging BCM dam levels, it has become increasingly important for residents to find ways to save water in whatever way possible. “With the country receiving less annual rainfall than before, together with the…
BCM officials responded yesterday to a series of complaints from residents about the poor quality of their tap water in recent weeks. As previously reported by the Daily Dispatch (“Residents complain of odour, strange tast in BCM water”,…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR The citizens of Buffalo City are fed up with the inconsistency in the application of water tariffs and the lack of regular water meter readings. Much has been vented in the media – some of it adding to the confusion.…
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the country on every conceivable level, with seemingly no one immune from its grasp. While headlines continue to be dominated by rising case numbers and government announcements, it may be…
A rise in provincial dam levels last week from 53.4% to 54% was mirrored by a similar increase in the Amathole Water Supply System, which stood at 66.82% as of the latest reading. The dam with the biggest improvement was Gcuwa, which rose…
By JOSEPH CHIRUME Despite recent welcome rains, the Eastern Cape remains in the grip of a terrible drought. Residents in Graaff-Reinet, home to 40,000 people, told GroundUp their taps ran dry last year. Some residents get water for a…
Last week’s burst of rain seems to have done some good for the Eastern Cape and helped raise the provincial dam levels to 46.4%. However, this won’t be much comfort to BCM as dam levels continue their steady decline. Only two dams are…
For those who followed us throughout last year, you would have noticed a number of articles dealing with the ongoing water crisis that is currently gripping the Eastern Cape. Thanks to a crippling drought, the accelerating climate crisis…
Dam levels across province have dropped even further as what is being called the most persistent drought since 2015 and one of the worst in the country’s history continues unabated. All dams in the BCM area have seen decrease in levels,…
BCM residents have been urged to prepare for water cuts on Thursday and Friday. The cuts will be caused by the maintenance of the Umzonyana waterworks plant in Scenery Park and will lead to widespread low pressures and no water to some…
Despite heavy rains last week, the drought doesn’t look like it will release its grip on the Eastern Cape any time soon. According to the department of water and sanitation (DWS), the Eastern Cape continues lose water every week due to…
While the torrential downpours this last week suggest otherwise, we shouldn’t forget that we are still in the middle of the worst drought in nearly 100 years. Our dams are at record lows and there’s even rumours of Stage 3 water…
As drought continues to grip the Eastern Cape, many residents are starting to feel the pinch as BCM enacts increasingly stricter water restrictions. Some communities, however, are being hit harder than others. One such community is…
The department of water and sanitation is calling on community members to work hard to protect groundwater in order to help minimise the effects of the ongoing drought, and climate change. According to a statement released by the…
The department of water and sanitation (DWS) is warning Eastern Cape residents not to become complacent with regards to saving water. Despite heavy rains raising provincial dam levels from 62.8% to 63.2%, the department said in a recent…
