Cape Town Avoids Short-Term 'Day Zero' Crisis

Since Municipal Sewer & Water first reported on Cape Town, Africa’s “Day Zero” crisis in January, the city’s dams are trending back toward levels from three years ago thanks to seasonal rains. Recent readings of the dams showed them at 42.7 percent full after experiencing a 4.6-percent increase in the last week. The dams are 10 percent lower right now than they were at the same time in 2015. At this time in 2014, however, they were at 94.2 percent full. While rainfall in most catchment areas is still below the long-term average for the month and fears of a