The Western Cape Government (WCG) is responding to the current drought crisis by preparing a Business Continuity Plan (BCP).
The BCP will help ensure that the delivery of essential WCG services will continue, even if the supply of municipal water becomes severely constrained.
The Plan begins by acknowledging that a water-scarce future should be considered the “new normal”.
The Water BCP has two focus areas:
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The team is developing plans to implement immediately in high-risk areas, and across short-, medium- and long-term timeframes.
The current focus is on WCG critical service delivery areas of:
We will continue to conduct regular water consumption audits in WCG-owned buildings to understand and reduce operational demand for water, and to produce and implement water management plans where necessary.
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