For months now, Cape Town has been ravaged by a drought. The City of Cape Town and various media outlets (including us) have encouraged everyone to reduce their water consumption. We even shared a video showing how low the dam levels are!
As of Monday 27 February 2017, the dam levels have dropped to 33%, which is 1.5% down from a week ago. With the last 10% of a dam’s water mostly unusable, dam levels are effectively at 23%. Consumption is at 837 million litres of collective use per day, which is above the revised water consumption target of 700 million litres per day. Taking all those figures into account, the City estimates that we have 121 days of useable water left.
While many of us have understood the seriousness of the matter and have reduced our water consumption, there are those who have not. In a bid to get these people to realise the full extent of our water usage, the City has released a statement showing the top 100 users with the highest water usage per month.
The top 100 user list is an effort to name and shame the people who have not made the crucial adjustments to save water. The names and house numbers have not been released, assumably to prevent incidents at these citizens’ homes but the street, area and amount of water they use have been shared. To give context, The City states that the average household uses 20 000 litres of water per month. The top 100 users have gone way above that.
| 1. Haywood Road, Crawford – 702 000 litres | 51. Brockley Road, Muizenberg – 229 000 litres |
| 2. Manenberg Avenue, Manenberg – 655 000 litres | 52. Pelican Parade, Melkbosstrand – 226 000 litres |
| 3. Boundary Road, Lansdowne – 557 000 litres | 53. Peak Road, Fish Hoek – 225 000 litres |
| 4. Upper Hillwood Road, Bishop’s Court – 554 000 litres | 54. Lichfield Avenue, Bishop’s Court – 224 000 litres |
| 5. Norwich Drive, Bishop’s Court – 500 000 litres | 55. Pinecroft Close, Parel Vallei – 222 000 litres |
| 6. Pear Lane, Constantia – 461 000 litres | 56. Upper Primrose Avenue, Bishop’s Court – 220 000 litres |
| 7. Barchan Circle, Big Bay – 457 000 litres | 57. Bromley Road, Athlone – 219 000 litres |
| 8. Hoeveld Road, La Concorde – 443 000 litres | 58. Khalfe Road, Athlone – 217 000 litres |
| 9. Montana Road, Colorado Park – 441 000 litres | 59. Spilhaus Avenue, Constantia – 216 000 litres |
| 10. Charnwood Avenue, Tokai – 431 000 litres | 60. Head Road, Fresnaye – 216 000 litres |
| 11. Pallotti Road, Durheim – 424 000 litres | 61. Hugon Road, Claremont – 213 000 litres |
| 12. Heron Street, Danarand – 417 000 litres | 62. Golden Road, Retreat – 213 000 litres |
| 13. Vesperdene Road, Green Point – 409 000 litres | 63. Belgravia Avenue, Lansdowne – 211 000 litres |
| 14. Main Road, Green Point – 398 000 litres | 64. Peddie Road, Milnerton – 211 000 litres |
| 15. De Wet Road, Fresnaye – 386 000 litres | 65. Santos Street, Rugby – 210 000 litres |
| 16. Ridge Walk, Constantia – 378 000 litres | 66. Service Road, Lakeside – 209 000 litres |
| 17. Monterey Drive, Constantia – 370 000 litres | 67. Peter Cloete Avenue, Constantia – 206 000 litres |
| 18. Beta Road, Camps Bay/Bakoven – 342 000 litres | 68. Fraser Road, La Concorde – 204 000 litres |
| 19. Camps Bay Drive, Camps Bay/Bakoven – 337 000 litres | 69. Sunset Avenue, Llandudno – 204 000 litres |
| 20. Klipper Road, Rondebosch – 337 000 litres | 70. Plettenberg Street, Welgemoed – 203 000 litres |
| 21. Crescent Road, Ottery – 335 000 litres | 71. Upper Hillwood Road, Bishop’s Court – 201 000 litres |
| 22. Arcadia Road, Bantry Bay – 334 000 litres | 72. Habibia Road, Gatesville – 201 000 litres |
| 23. Deauville Avenue, Fresnaye – 334 000 litres | 73. Main Road, Kenilworth – 201 000 litres |
| 24. Salie Road, Lentegeur – 330 000 litres | 74. Doig Road, Wetton – 201 000 litres |
| 25. Tanglewood Crescent, Sunset Beach – 330 000 litres | 75. Forest Avenue, Bishop’s Court – 198 000 litres |
| 26. Lighthouse Road, Melkbosstrand – 329 000 litres | 76. Glen Crescent, Oranjezicht – 198 000 litres |
| 27. Hof Street, Gardens – 322 000 litres | 77. Wraysbury Close, Newlands – 195 000 litres |
| 28. 1st Avenue, Glenlily – 314 000 litres | 78. Teddington Road, Oakdale – 195 000 litres |
| 29. Deauville Avenue, Fresnaye – 310 000 litres | 79. Samelia Road, Dennemere – 188 000 litres |
| 30. Fulham Road, Camps Bay/Bakoven – 299 000 litres | 80. Murray Road, Kenilworth – 187 000 litres |
| 31. Kloof Nek Road, Gardens – 294 000 litres | 81. Ermington Crescent, Highbury Park – 186 000 litres |
| 32. Koeberg Road, Brooklyn – 287 000 litres | 82. Clovelly Steps, Clovelly – 184 000 litres |
| 33. Ingleside Road, Camps Bay/Bakoven – 284 000 litres | 83. Vlei Road, Philippi – 180 000 litres |
| 34. Doordrift Road, Constantia – 273 000 litres | 84. Amandelboom Street, Plattekloof – 180 000 litres |
| 35. Hohenhort Avenue, Constantia – 266 000 litres | 85. Karakal Road, Hout Bay – 177 000 litres |
| 36. Price Drive, Constantia – 263 000 litres | 86. Kirsten Avenue, Kommetjie – 176 000 litres |
| 37. Govan Mbeki Road, Crossroads – 258 000 litres | 87. Goldsmith Road, Salt River – 166 000 litres |
| 38. Madeira Street, Rugby – 251 000 litres | 88. Luisa Way, Hout Bay – 153 000 litres |
| 39. Canal Road, Wetton – 251 000 litres | 89. Hofmeyr Street, Welgemoed – 143 000 litres |
| 40. Viljoen Street, Brandwag – 248 000 litres | 90. Pitlochry Road, Camps Bay/Bakoven – 135 000 litres |
| 41. Protea Road, Durbanville – 246 000 litres | 91. Varkensvlei Road, Philippi – 132 000 litres |
| 42. Ainsty Walk, Constantia – 243 000 litres | 92. Milton Road, Sea Point – 131 000 litres |
| 43. Murdock Road, La Concorde – 239 000 litres | 93. Fisherman’s Bend, Llandudno – 130 000 litres |
| 44. St George’s Street, Oakdale – 239 000 litres | 94. Hofmeyr Street, Welgemoed – 123 000 litres |
| 45. Hutchinson Avenue, Retreat – 239 000 litres | 95. Sunset Avenue, Llandudno – 122 000 litres |
| 46. Bishop’s Court Drive, Bishop’s Court – 236 000 litres | 96. Jim Fouche Avenue, Plattekloof – 121 000 litres |
| 47. Rupert Avenue, Helderberg Estate – 231 000 litres | 97. Bishop’s Court Drive, Bishop’s Court – 119 000 litres |
| 48. 1st Avenue, Eikendal – 230 000 litres | 98. Main Road, Lakeside – 119 000 litres |
| 49. Glen Avenue, Gardens – 230 000 litres | 99. Carbenet Way, Tokai – 118 000 litres |
| 50. Thames Avenue, Manenberg – 230 000 litres | 100. Deauville Avenue, Fresnaye – 116 000 litres |
IF you have any queries on your water consumption or would like to report any incidents (note, you will be required to produce evidence), you can email [email protected] or send an SMS to 31373. For more information, visit the City’s water restrictions website.
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GIVE THEM HUGE FINES
They can afford the fines. LIMIT supply.
Put them on the trickle system!
The Cape Town City Water Department is definitely no1 on my list of absolute incompetent clowns – I wonder if they’re measuring the right dam!
Fines are not the answer. Throttle supply
I Agree , trickle their water flow immediately
Shame on you all!
Rather look at industry and leakage. Far more relevant than household consumption!
It isnt clear if these are private households or guest houses or lodges or where more than normal families live…..what is the consumption per person?
Royal Palms Apartment s Coral Rd Blouberg constantly watering front Garden with hose pipe,totally ignoring all the rules, &warnings;,
Hoe lekker lag ek nou
Cape Town water Departement moes al jare gelede beplanning gedoen het , hulle herstel nie lekkende pype nie , doen niks aan Riool wat in n dam gestort word nie , ander dele van land kry goeie reen moes al lankal water herleiding na Weskaap beplan het soos in ander lande of nog damme gebou het ‼️‼️‼️‼️
Shame on these ignorant people and it’s not about fining, it’s about educating yourself on how to save water,once you fine and they pay, then they will waste even more, because the culture will be OH, WILL JUST PAY THE FINE
Give them a fine equalling half the amount of litres used and cut supply till they pay up.
Something should have been done about this a couple of months ago – as soon as levels dropped below 50%. This is too little, too late. Cannot fathom the kid-glove approach at all.
Shocking, the average water usage in Hermanus is 15,000 litres per month. They should cut their water off!!!
How ’bout showing us ministers who waste tax payers money!!!
the list is wrong!!! it was revealed most of those on the list were underground leaks , the City can’t think !!
Interesting this is mostly in white areas!!! Nothing in the township !!! Are you sure these figures are correct !!!
I urge you guys to please go to the heart fm breakfast show fb page and find the discussion the radio jock had with the city of Cape Town around the water wastage issue. You decide.
Fair enough…… how many of those leaks are the city’s problem? Once it goes inside your boundary wall its your problem.
well then the city need to change the title of the 100 top water guzzlers to “the top 100 water leaks in Cape Town” , the city should have investigated and make them aware first befor just publishing a list. Im sure most of them never knew there were leaks under their property. The city need to be more proactive. It takes more than just posting the status of dam levels.
You mean more affluent areas?
I guess so !!
If that’s what they are called!! I know a few folk that live in these areas and worked very hard to stay in these areas!!! Because of work schools etc etc
Munisipaliteite moet gaan vasstel wat is die waterverbruik per erf waar nuwe huise gebou word. Dit is belaglik, daardie water loop die heel dag! Waarom kan alle bouwerk nie gestaak word totdat daar weer water is nie. Eersdaags gaan daar nie meer drinkwater wees as dinge teen dié tempo aangaan nie, maar bouwerk gaan aan??? Rerig?! Is ons ernstig???!!!!
All the rich suburbs
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE VIDEO ON ADEN THOMAS fbp. He investigated re the readings done City of cape town must answ. Also take note gated villages council only read the bulk meter not each house meter
To be honest I think this ‘water shortage’ is a bunch of bull, there will always be water. It’s all about controlling, coz if you can’t even get yourself out of voting then we really don’t have a say? But anyway, keep fighting the good fight soldiers. Much Love.
SARS = South Africa’s Richest Scam… let it simmer.
Peace!
DA you go and do what you have to do. Remember your promises. There have been some remarkable changes in JHB since you have taken over. I am waiting for the day when I can walk down the clean streets of JHB again.
These are no longer called ‘white areas’ areas babe. They are called by their names and everyone who has the kind of money needed to maintain life there. Group Areas act was discontinued. Oh and I went through the list and could identify atleast 4 townships so far ‘Crossroads, Phillipi, Manenberg and Lentegeur’… I figure the reason the reason other townships are not featured is because they are keeping inline with the regulations set out by the city? Perhaps not all of us are stupid ignoramuses? #Notalwaysbliss
What a joke! There are No names only the names of streets. In other words the City is shaming that whole street!
My hele gesin probeer water bespaar maar my water rekening raak al meer…hoe is dit moontlik
The water crisis is totally self inflicted! The City of Cape Town was warned nearly 2 decades ago about the impending problem and was advised to commence with desalination…….but as usual in South Africa nothing was done! Do the honourable thing and resign and let people who are competent to be in any form of management! Unless desalination is utilised the city will run out of water…….so wake up and do something constructive!!!
That would be all of them U0001f602
Not really naming the users are they?!
More affluent areas and low income areas. Not the average neighbourhoods like mine. ( Brackenfell ) Sooo proud of “us!”
…and now after investigations of each address…it seems to be mainly pipe leaks and water wastage on the City’s side that is to blame…old people…living alone…. NOOOO my city…do your homework properly before you name and shame!!!!