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Gordhan turns on the taps for Garden Route

21/02/10

FINANCE Minister Pravin Gordhan’s Budget has brought a massive boost to drought-stricken areas, with R141,5-million allocated to the blighted Eden and Central Karoo districts.

Bitou water critical with under 3 months’ supply

09/02/10

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BITOU has joined George and Knysna as a critical drought area, with less than three months’ water supply left, according to Western Cape officials.

Bitou water supply – all the alarm bells sound…

28/01/10

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Bitou water supply – all the alarm bells sound…

Long-time CXPRESS contributor of years past, and outdoors fundi of legendary proportions, JACK MUDD shares a piece of his mind on the local water crisis

Rain fails to end Garden Route drought

27/01/10

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WHILE heavy rains were experienced in the Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu Natal yesterday, the drought-stricken Garden Route only received between 8mm and 15mm overnight on Monday.

Bitou hoping for desalination plants news as drought bites

26/01/10

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THE Bitou Municipality is hoping to get feedback in February for its R40-million application to the Western Cape government and National Treasury to build two desalination plants.

Drought may soon push food prices up

22/01/10

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THE price of vegetables, milk and even beer could increase soon as Southern Cape farmers continue to buckle under unrelenting drought conditions.

Waterthrifty Garden Route must try even harder

12/01/10

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Waterthrifty Garden Route must try even harder

WATER supplies held up well in the drought-stricken Garden Route over the December tourist season, but with holidaymakers returning home, town councils said yesterday the situation remained critical and urged residents to redouble their efforts to limit consumption.

Garden Route water tariffs to go up, reducing usage

22/12/09

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GARDEN Route residents can expect water tariffs to increase shortly.

Fines for wastage issued as drought worsens

03/12/09

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PROVINCIAL authorities last month requested that all municipalities affected by the current drought – and that means every municipal area in the Southern Cape – toughen up their act on water saving.

Holiday water fears prompt Plett move

30/11/09

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THE acute water shortage in Plettenberg Bay has prompted the Bitou council to declare a disaster area at the start of the peak December holiday season, when the town’s population is expected to double.

Vital water supply slows to a trickle

30/11/09

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A GROWING number of people who live and work in the Bitou River valley near Plettenberg Bay are becoming anxious about the continued availability of water from the river.

Sea tragedy as gales rage

27/10/09

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FOUR crewmen drowned, one is still missing and one was rescued after a fishing trawler capsized off Mossel Bay yesterday as gale-force winds lashed the Southern and Eastern Cape coastline.

Water awareness campaign gets under way along Garden Route

14/10/09

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THE Eden inter-municipal water crisis communications committee has begun the first phase of its media awareness campaign for George, Knysna, Bitou and Mossel Bay, all under stress due to the worst drought in 132 years.

Rainfall not enough to break ‘worst drought’

13/10/09

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Although the Garden Route experienced showers on Sunday and yesterday, forecasters say it was not enough to break the worst drought in the Southern Cape in 132 years.

Plett to double water out of Keurbooms, Bitou rivers

09/10/09

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Plett to double water out of Keurbooms, Bitou rivers

In a boost for economic development, Plettenberg Bay will now be able to almost double the amount of water it can abstract from the Keurbooms River.

Otter Trail reopens

03/07/09

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THE Tsitsikamma National Park Otter Trail, which has suffered R90000 in damage after last week‘s triple cold front onslaught, has been reopened.

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Some killer whales were spotted in the bay on 28 Feb 2010… first time in a year (apparently). Read more here
Unnoficial measurements peg the total rainfall last night+this morning at 7mm. This is not enough to make a significant difference to the current crisis so please continue to use water as sparingly as possible.