PE Express 19 April 2017

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EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE

NELSON MANDELA BAY WATER SHORTAGE

Gariep could bring relief LOURENS SCHOEMAN

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F torrential rain does not relieve the critical water situation in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro within three months, the metro could possibly receive relief from another source. Annette Lovemore, Mayoral Committee Member for agriculture, electricity, energy and

infrastructure, said last week that phase 2 of the Nooitgedacht Low Level Scheme, which will provide water from the Gariep Dam to the metro, should be completed in July. “This will ensure an additional 50 mega litres of water per day. “One must keep in mind that the Churchill Dam, which is currently only at 19%, would probably be empty by that time if the rain stays

away. “Nooitgedacht’s water will only compensate for the loss of the Churchill Dam’s water and will not add anything. This will surely help a lot, especially if the dam gets good runoff after the rain,” said Lovemore. The metro confirmed last week that there would be an application to the provincial and national government to be declared a disaster

drought area later this month. If the application is successful, it will enable the metro to act sooner and to allocate budget and resources without much trouble to water supply efforts.

)At the time of going to print on Monday it could not yet be established what impact, if any, this past weekend’s rain had on the dam levels

QUEEN ELIZABETH DOCKED IN THE BAY The luxury cruise liner RMS Queen Elizabeth was docked at the Port of Port Elizabeth on Monday. This brief visit, which follows on the recent visit by the RMS Queen Mary 2, forms part of the 2016/17 passen­ ger line season which has seen a total of 16 vessel calls to the Port thus far. The RMS Queen Elizabeth set sail to Cape Town on Monday evening. PHOTO: CARA­LEE DORFLING

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