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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...

COUNCIL APPROVES R100 MILLION LOAN FOR DESALINATION PLANT
The Town Council of Mossel Bay at its monthly meeting on 21 June 2010 approved the taking up of a loan of R100 million to partially finance the R210-million seawater desalination plant at Voorbaai in Mossel Bay.. Read More...

CONSUMERS CONTRIBUTE WELL TO WATER SAVINGS
Consumers of water supplied by the Municipality are generally supporting the water restrictions well as evidenced by the May 2010 water consumption figures which show that 93 per cent of households used less than twenty kilolitres for the month.. Read More...

PROGRESS MADE WITH ELGIN HOUSE
The Municipality has been informed by the Elgin House Homeowners Association that it has now received the engineering report as well as amended plans required for submission to the Municipality and Heritage Western Cape to complete the project.. Read More...

MANAGE WATER CONSUMPTION CAREFULLY
Municipal water consumers must check their water meters regularly to ensure that they detect water leakages timeously and avoid paying punitive charges. They are also advised to close water mains when they go away for an extended period of time.. Read More...

ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES THE WAY TO GO
The combination of Mossel Bay’s expected future population growth, the probability of more droughts in future and the growing competition for available surface water will require a diversified approach to ensuring sustainable water sources for Mossel Bay in future, says Mr Johan du Preez, who is a member of the team overseeing the various water projects at the Municipality at present.. 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...

TALENT HUNT TO BE PART OF YOUTH MONTH
The youth of the greater Mossel Bay area will during Youth Month in June get an opportunity to showcase their talents and participate in Mossel Bay’s own “Mossel Bay Has Talent” show.. Read More...