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WATER SUFFICIENT UNTIL JANUARY 2011 PROVIDED SAVINGS CONTINUE
The water situation in Mossel Bay is still extremely serious, but because of a number of factors which include improved availability of water from the Wolwedans Dam and the commissioning of two boreholes, the town’s water supply is now expected to last to January 2011 if it does not rain enough before then and provided the current water savings trends are maintained, says the Municipality in a news release.. Read More...

DESALINATION CONSTRUCTION SITE WILL BE REHABILITATED FULLY
The dune and beach area, which will be affected by the construction of the seawater desalination plant at Voorbaai, will be rehabilitated fully on completion of the project. Measures will also be implemented to ensure that the overall impact of this emergency water project on the environment is limited to the absolute minimum.. Read More...

DESALINATION PROJECT NECESSITATES TEMPORARY BEACH CLOSURE
The construction of the emergency seawater desalination plant and pipeline at Voorbaai to increase Mossel Bay’s water supply, will necessitate the temporary closure of a stretch of beach at Voorbaai, according to a statement issued by the Municipality. The construction of the emergency seawater desalination plant and pipeline at Voorbaai to increase Mossel Bay’s water supply, will necessitate the temporary closure of a stretch of beach at Voorbaai, according to a statement issued by the Municipality. The construction of the emergency seawater desalination plant and pipeline at Voorbaai to increase Mossel Bay’s water supply, will necessitate the temporary closure of a stretch of beach at Voorbaai, according to a statement issued by the Municipality.. Read More...

WELCOME RAIN MADE SMALL DIFFERENCE TO LEVEL OF DAM
The rain that fell last weekend was most welcome from an agricultural and gardening point of view, but the 31 mm received in the catchment area of the Wolwedans Dam was again unfortunately insufficient to make much of a difference to the level of the dam, says the Municipality in a news release on the water situation in Mossel Bay.. Read More...

BEACH WORK ON DESALINATION PLANT COMMENCES
Work on the laying of two pipelines from the new seawater desalination plant into the sea will commence early next week at Voorbaai in Mossel Bay.. Read More...

WORK ON SOUTH AFRICA’S BIGGEST DESALINATION PLANT TO START
Construction work will commence within the next two weeks on the Mossel Bay Municipality’s seawater desalination plant of between R180 and R200 million at Voorbaai, Mossel Bay. With a yield of 15 million litres of desalinated water a day, it will be the biggest plant of its kind by far to date in South Africa.. Read More...

WATER SITUATION SET TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY
The drought situation looks set to continue indefinitely and municipal water users are once again urged to save every drop of water possible and to adhere to the water restrictions in force at present, says the Municipality in a statement on the water situation.. Read More...

WATER CONSUMPTION DOWN BY 48,5% BUT REMAINS CRITICAL
The average daily municipal water consumption decreased by 48,5% in the first four months of 2010 compared to the corresponding period last year. Consumption from January 2010 to the end of April 2010 declined by 19,6% according to a statement issued by the Municipality. Read More...