Plett is currently undergoing a very dry period and water restrictions are in place. Watering gardens with municipal water is currently not permitted.
Please use water sparingly.
Bitou Municipality ‘s water restriction guidelines appear below:
39. Water restrictions
(1) The municipality may by public notice to prevent the wasteful use of water in terms of section 41 or in the event of a water shortage, drought or
flood –
(a) prohibit or restrict the consumption of water in the whole or part of its area of jurisdiction in general or for –
(i) specified purposes;
(ii) during specified hours of the day or on specified days; and
(iii) in a specified manner; and
(b) determine and impose –
(i) limits on the quantity of water that may be consumed over a specified period;
(ii) charges additional to those prescribed in respect of the
supply of water in excess of a limit contemplated in subsection (1)(b)(i); and
(iii) a general surcharge on the prescribed charges in respect of
the supply of water; and
(c) impose restrictions or prohibitions on the use or manner of use or disposition of an appliance by means of which water is used or consumed, or on the connection of such appliances to the water installation.
(2) The municipality may limit the application of the provisions of a notice contemplated by subsection (1) to specified areas and categories of
consumers, premises and activities, and may permit deviations and exemptions from, and the relaxation of, any of the provisions on reasonable
grounds.
(3) The municipality may –
(a) take, or by written notice require a consumer at his own expense to take, such measures, including the installation of measurement devices, pressure reduction devices and devices for restricting the flow of water, as may in its opinion be necessary to ensure compliance with a notice published in terms of subsection (1); or
(b) discontinue or, for such period as it may deem fit, limit or suspend the supply of water to any premises in the event of a contravention on such premises or failure to comply with the terms of a notice published in terms of subsection (1), subject to notice in terms of section 18;
(c) impose a fine for non-compliance with a notice in terms of subsection (1).
(4) The provisions of this section shall also apply in respect of water supplied directly by the municipality to consumers outside its area of
jurisdiction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the conditions governing such supply, unless otherwise specified in the notice published in terms of subsection (1).
For further information contact Bitou Municipality Customer Care department on 044 501 3174/5, and they will respond to your query within 24 hours. After hours 086 124 8686.
