Stupid, stupid people. When they run out of drinking water, it come to them like a total shock. They should have been forced to reduce usage long ago. Fine anyone who's utility bill is over X amount.
At collection points, no portage is available
Whaaa! These are truly stupid people. As if they don't have a wheel barrow or child's wagon.
Surrounded by water. Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.
Usage was reduced long ago. In spite of the fact that we can get very heavy rains in winter, there are also many bad years.
We periodically have to cut down on non-essential use, eg garden watering, car washing, etc.
Utility bills will be going up from this month, however this should have happened sooner and I don’t believe that they are sufficiently punitive for those who are acting as though we are not in a prolonged drought.
Regarding collection points - no-one is obliged to use collection points at the moment. What is happening is that there are a couple of springs in the grounds of the SA Breweries which they have always allowed the locals to collect water from. The demand has suddenly increased because of people who want free water to exceed their daily usage recommendations.