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WATER IS LIFE

Waste not – want not!

With Nelson Mandela Bay situated in a water-scarce area, it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that we do our best to conserve water in every possible way.

Here are some tips on how to make a difference. You may to share them with those around you. Some alternative activities through which you can restrict your use of water are:

Activity Usage (liters) Alternative Usage (Liters) Saving Bath 320 Shower 60 260 Running water:

Brushing teeth 40 Glass of water ,5 39,5 Shaving 45 In basin 2,5 42,5 Washing hands 15 In basin 5 10 (15 seconds x 3)

--------- -------- --------- Per day 420 68 352 Per month 12,739 3,882 10,677

DID YOU

KNOW?

CITY’S WATER IS 100%

SAFE TO

DRINK

More than once messages have been doing the rounds on social media networks that Nelson Mandela Bay’s drinking water is unsafe.

This message is a HOAX!

Nelson Mandela Bay’s drinking water remains completely safe and fully satisfes the SANS 241 standard, which is the national authoritative standard against which all water systems are measured. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is in fact a recipient of the Blue Drop Award and was last year named among the best performing water services institutions in the Eastern Cape.

Municipal spokesperson, Roland Williams, said in the unlikely event that the city’s water quality became compromised in any way, an offcial communiqué would be issued via the various media platforms.

For factual water quality information with regard to each residential area in the Bay, residents may call the toll-free Service Delivery War Room number

0800 20 50 50

.