LEVEL 2 WATER RESTRICTIONS IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE LANGEBERG MUNICIPAL AREA FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2026

Due to continued exceptionally low rainfall and increasing water consumption, dam levels across the Langeberg Municipal Area remain critically low. Despite ongoing public appeals to reduce water usage, overall consumption continues to rise. Combined with unpredictable rainfall patterns and high summer temperatures, the risk of water shortages has intensified.

To safeguard limited water resources and ensure water security and long-term sustainability, Langeberg Municipality has escalated water restrictions to Level 2 in accordance with the Langeberg Drought Management Policy.

Level 2 water restrictions will be implemented with effect from 1 February 2026 and will apply to all towns within the Langeberg Municipal Area.

Dam Levels
Our key water sources, especially the dams in Robertson, are at critically low levels. As of 14 January 2026, Dassieshoek Dam is at just 2% and Kooskok Dam at 8%, compared to 100% in both on 31 January 2025. In McGregor, Vaal Dam has dropped to 10%, down from 93% this time last year, the Rooi Dam is currently 50 % compared to 88% last year, the Drinkwater dam has dropped to 54% from 87% the previous year.

Key Contributing Factors
The key contributing factors are exceptionally low rainfall, increasing water use, high temperatures and the ongoing impacts of climate change.

Revised Water Tariffs Effective 1 February 2026
Revised water tariffs linked to Level 2 restrictions take effect from 1 February 2026. A 100% increase applies to residential use and a 20% increase to non-residential use once monthly consumption exceeds 15 kilolitres.

WATER RESTRICTION MEASURES AND USAGE GUIDELINES FOR LEVEL 2

Residential Water Use 

• No leiwater.
• No watering of gardens using municipal water is permitted.
• No filling of swimming pools is allowed.
• No washing of vehicles using any hosepipe is permitted.
• Reuse grey water from baths, showers and laundry to flush toilets, wash vehicles, clean floors and water gardens.

Sports Fields and Recreational Facilities

• No watering of sports fields, cricket pitches, golf course greens and/or bowling greens is permitted.
• This restriction does not apply if an alternative, non-municipal water source is used.

Commercial and Industrial Water Use

• Commercial car wash businesses are prohibited from washing vehicles using any hosepipe.
• Consultation with bulk consumers in the industrial and business sectors, as identified through the billing system.

Penalties and Enforcement

• A penalty applicable for non-adherence to the water restriction measures as provided above will be issued.
• The penalty as listed in the tariffs is R 3 931.72 (VAT Excl.) per incidence of non-adherence.
• The 100% increase in tariffs for monthly consumption in excess of 15 kilolitre per month per household connection, including indigent households, is according to Section 75 A of the Systems Act. Stricter policing and implementation of a complaint line.
• Installation of flow restrictors to consumers that are non-compliant to the restrictions as well as customers with continued high water consumption.
• All reported incidents will be investigated and followed up accordingly.

No application for relief from these restrictions will be granted to any individual or business.

Report any water leakages, pipe bursts, or non-compliance with the above water restrictions immediately to the 24/7 Call Centre:

• Call: 0860 88 1111
• WhatsApp: 065 211 7822
• Collab Citizen App: https://onelink.to/jjzt2k
• Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If consumption does not decrease significantly, Level 3 restrictions may be implemented.

The Municipality encourages all residents to practice responsible water use daily to ensure sustainable water management and help combat the effects of climate change

VLAK 2 WATERBEPERKINGS IN DIE LANGE­BERG MUNISIPALE GEBIED GEÏMPLEMENTEER VANAF 1 FEBRUARIE 2026

Weens voortgesette uiters lae reënval en toenemende waterverbruik, bly die damvlakke regoor die Langeberg Munisipale Gebied kritiek laag. Ten spyte van volgehoue openbare oproepe om waterverbruik te verminder, neem die algehele verbruik steeds toe. In kombinasie met onvoorspelbare reënvalpatrone en hoë somertemperature, het die risiko van watertekorte verder toegeneem.

Om beperkte waterbronne te beskerm en watersekerheid en langtermyn volhoubaarheid te verseker, het Langeberg Munisipaliteit waterbeperkings na Vlak 2 verhoog, in ooreenstemming met die Langeberg Droogtebestuursbeleid.

Vlak 2 waterbeperkings tree in werking op 1 Februarie 2026 en sal van toepassing wees op alle dorpe binne die Langeberg Munisipale Gebied.

Damvlakke
Ons sleutelwaterbronne, veral die damme in Robertson, is op kritiek lae vlakke. Soos op 14 Januarie 2026 is Dassieshoekdam slegs op 2% en Kooskokdam op 8%, vergeleke met 100% vir beide op 31 Januarie 2025. In McGregor het Vaaldam gedaal tot 10%, af van 93% dieselfde tyd verlede jaar. Rooi Dam is tans op 50% teenoor 88% verlede jaar, en Drinkwaterdam het gedaal tot 54% vanaf 87% die vorige jaar.

Sleutelbydraende faktore
Die belangrikste bydraende faktore is uiters lae reënval, toenemende waterverbruik, hoë temperature en die voortgesette impak van klimaatsverandering.

Hersiene watertariewe effektief vanaf 1 Februarie 2026
Hersiene watertariewe gekoppel aan Vlak 2-beperkings tree in werking op 1 Februarie 2026. ’n Verhoging van 100% is van toepassing op residensiële gebruik en ’n 20% verhoging op nie-residensiële gebruik sodra maandelikse verbruik 15 kiloliter oorskry.

WATERBEPERKINGSMAATREËLS EN GEBRUIKSRIGLYNE VIR VLAK 2

Residensiële watergebruik

• Geen leiwater.
• Geen natmaak van tuine met munisipale water word toegelaat nie.
• Geen hervulling van swembaddens word toegelaat nie.
• Geen was van voertuie met enige tuinslang word toegelaat nie.
• Hergebruik gryswater van baddens, storte en wasgoed om toilette te spoel, voertuie te was, vloere skoon te maak en tuine nat te maak.

Sportvelde en ontspanningsgeriewe

• Geen natmaak van sportvelde, krieketvelde, gholfbaan- en/of rolbalbane word toegelaat nie.
• Hierdie beperking is nie van toepassing indien ’n alternatiewe, nie-munisipale waterbron gebruik word nie.

Kommersiële en industriële watergebruik

• Kommersiële motorwasbesighede mag nie voertuie met enige tuinslang was nie.
• Konsultasie met grootverbruikers in die industriële en sakesektore soos geïdentifiseer deur die faktureringstelsel.

Strafmaatreëls en toepassing

• ’n Boete vir nie-nakoming van bogenoemde waterbeperkingsmaatreëls sal uitgereik word. Die boete soos gelys in die tariewe is R3 931.72 (BTW uitgesluit) per geval van nie-nakoming.
• Die 100% verhoging in tariewe vir maandelikse verbruik bo 15 kiloliter per maand per huishoudelike aansluiting, insluitend behoeftige huishoudings, is ingevolge Artikel 75A van die Stelselswet.
• Strenger polisiëring en die implementering van ’n klaglyn.
• Installasie van vloeibeperkers by verbruikers wat nie aan die beperkings voldoen nie, asook by klante met volgehoue hoë waterverbruik.
• Alle aangemelde voorvalle sal ondersoek en dienooreenkomstig opgevolg word.

Geen aansoek om verligting van hierdie beperkings sal aan enige individu of besigheid toegestaan ​​word nie.

Rapporteer enige waterlekkasies, pypbarsings of nie-nakoming van bogenoemde waterbeperkings onmiddellik aan die 24/7 Oproepsentrum:

• Bel: 0860 88 1111
• WhatsApp: 065 211 7822
• Collab Citizen App: https://onelink.to/jjzt2k
• E-pos: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Indien waterverbruik nie beduidend afneem nie, kan Vlak 3-beperkings geïmplementeer word.

Die Munisipaliteit moedig alle inwoners aan om daagliks verantwoordelike watergebruik toe te pas om volhoubare waterbestuur te verseker en te help om die gevolge van klimaatsverandering te bekamp.

INQANABA LESIBINI LWEZITHINTELO ZAMANZI EZIPHUNYEZWA KUMMANDLA KAMASIPALA WASELANGEBERG UKUSUKELA NGOMHLA WE-1 EYOMDUMBA 2026

Ngenxa yokuqhubeka kwemvula ephantsi kakhulu kunye nokwanda kokusetyenziswa kwamanzi, amanqanaba amadama kuMmandla kaMasipala waseLangeberg ahleli phantsi kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwezibheno eziqhubekayo zoluntu zokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamanzi, ukusetyenziswa ngokubanzi kuyaqhubeka nokunyuka. Xa kudityaniswa neendlela ezingalindelekanga zemvula kunye namaqondo obushushu aphezulu ehlobo, umngcipheko wokunqongophala kwamanzi uye waqina.

Ukukhusela amanzi kunye nokuqinisekisa ukhuseleko lwamanzi kunye nozinzo lwexesha elide, uMasipala waseLangeberg wonyuse izithintelo zamanzi ukuya kutsho kwiNqanaba lesibini ngokuhambelana noMgaqo-nkqubo woLawulo lwembalela waseLangeberg.

Izithintelo zamanzi zeNqanaba lesibini ziya kuphunyezwa ukususela ngomhla we-1 EyoMdumba 2026 kwaye ziya kusebenza kuzo zonke iidolophu ezikuMmandla kaMasipala waseLangeberg.

Amanqanaba edama
Imithombo yethu yamanzi engundoqo, ingakumbi amadama aseRobertson, ikumanqanaba aphantsi kakhulu. Ukusukela nge-14 EyoMqungu 2026, idama iDassieshoek liku-2% kuphela kwaye iDama laseKooskok liku-8%, xa kuthelekiswa no-100% kuzo zombini nge-31 EyoMqungu 2025. EMcGregor, iDama laseVaal lehle laya kutsho ku-10%, lehle lisuka ku-93% ngeli xesha kunyaka ophelileyo, iDama laseRooi lehle ngo-80% ngoku xa lithelekiswa ne-50% ye-Dama iDrinkwater. Lingu-54% ukusuka ku-87% kunyaka ophelileyo.

Imiba ePhambili eneGalelo
Imiba ephambili enegalelo kukuna kwemvula ephantsi kakhulu, ukwanda kokusetyenziswa kwamanzi, amaqondo obushushu aphezulu kunye neempembelelo eziqhubekayo zokutshintsha kwemozulu.

UHlaziyo lweeRhafu zaManzi eziHlaziyiweyo ngokuQala ngomhla we-1 EyoMdumba 2026
Uluhlu lweerhafu ezihlaziyiweyo ezinxulunyaniswa nezithintelo zeNqanaba lesibini ziqala ukusebenza nge-1 EyoMdumba 2026. Ukunyuswa ngo-100% kusebenza kusetyenziso lweendawo zokuhlala kwaye ukonyuka ngo-20% kusetyenziso olungelulo olwabantu basekuhlaleni xa amanzi esetyenziswa rhoqo ngenyanga ngaphezulu kwamawaka eelitha eziyi-15.

IMILINGANISELO YOKUTHINTWA KWAMANZI NEZIKHOKELO ZOKUSETYENZISWA KWENQANABA LESIBINI

Ukusetyenziswa kwamanzi kwindawo yokuhlala

• Akukho leiwater
• Akuvumelekanga ukunkcenkceshelwa kwezitiya kusetyenziswa amanzi kaMasipala.
• Akuvumelekanga ukugcwaliswa kwamadama okuqubha.
• Akuvumelekanga ukuhlanjwa kwezithuthi kusetyenziswa nawuphi na umbhobho.
• Sebenzisa kwakhona amanzi angwevu asuka kwiibhafu, kumajelo amanzi nakwimpahla ukuhlamba iimpahla ukugungxula izindlu zangasese, ukuhlamba izithuthi, ukucoca phantsi kunye nezitiya zamanzi.

Amabala eMidlalo kunye neZibonelelo zoLonwabo

• Akukho kunkcenkceshelwa kwamabala emidlalo, amabala eqakamba, amabala egalufa kunye/okanye amabala ebhola ekhatywayo avumelekileyo.
• Esi sithintelo asisebenzi ukuba kukho omnye umthombo wamanzi ongengokaMasipala osetyenziswayo.

Usetyenziso lwaManzi kuRhwebo nakuShishino

• Amashishini okuhlamba iimoto awavumelekanga ukuba ahlambe izithuthi esebenzisa nawuphi na umbhobho.
• Ukubonisana nabathengi abaninzi kumashishini kunye namacandelo oshishino njengoko achongiwe ngenkqubo yokuhlawula amatyala.

Izohlwayo kunye nokuNyanzeliswa

• Isohlwayo esisebenzayo sokungathobeli imiqathango yothintelo lwamanzi njengoko kukhanyiwe ngasentla siya kukhutshwa. Isohlwayo njengoko kudweliswe kuluhlu lweerhafu yi-R 3 931.72 (kungabandakanywa iRhafu yeXabiso eyoNgezelelweyo) ngesiganeko sokungathobeli.
• Ukunyuswa ngo-100% kumaxabiso osetyenziso lwenyanga olungaphezu kwamawaka eelitha eziyi-15 ngenyanga ngoqhagamshelo lwekhaya ngalinye, kubandakanywa amakhaya angathathi ntweni, ngokweCandelo u-75 A loMthetho weeNkqubo.
• Ubupolisa obungqongqo kunye nokusetyenziswa komnxeba wezikhalazo.
• Ufakelo lwezithinteli zokuhamba kwamanzi kubasebenzisi abangayithobeliyo imigomo kunye nabathengi abaqhubeka besebenzisa amanzi ngobuninzi.
• Zonke izehlo ezixeliweyo ziya kuphandwa kwaye zilandelwe ngokufanelekileyo.

Akukho sicelo sokukhululwa kwezi zithintelo siya kunikwa nawuphi na umntu okanye ishishini.

Xela nakuphi na ukuvuza kwamanzi, ukugqabhuka kwemibhobho, okanye ukungathotyelwa kwezi zithintelo zamanzi zingentla ngokukhawuleza kwiZiko lwenxebelwano ngefowuni ngamaxesha onke:

• Fowunela: 0860 88 1111
• WhatsApp: 065 211 7822
• Collab Citizen App: https://onelink.to/jjzt2k
• E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ukuba ukusetyenziswa akunciphi kakhulu, izithintelo zeNqanaba lesithathu zingaphunyezwa.

UMasipala ukhuthaza bonke abahlali ukuba basebenzise amanzi ngenkathalo yonke imihla ukuqinisekisa ulawulo lwamanzi oluzinzileyo nokunceda ukulwa nefuthe lokutshintsha kwemozulu.