Cape Town is still running out of water, just not as fast as the city thought it would Quartz » Cape Town announced on Feb. 21 that it would be pushing back its dreaded “Day Zero” by a month, from June 4 to July 9, thanks to a lesser-than-expected drop in water levels over the preceding week. The revised Day-Zero date suggests Cape Town’s recent measure to restrict residents down to 50 liters (13 gallons) of water per day, considered by experts to be the bare minimum for sanitation and survival, seems to be working. Michelle2018-02-27T09:46:49-08:00February 26th, 2018|Dams, Drinking Water, South Africa, Water| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterEmail Related Posts Flint Receives $77 Million to Fund Water Infrastructure Improvements April 18th, 2019 Sea level rise could threaten California cities and ports by 2040 March 21st, 2019 How can California capture more water? Competing interests will have to compromise February 25th, 2019 DWR doesn’t expect to use Oroville Dam spillway anytime soon — but it’s preparing if necessary February 22nd, 2019 Trump poised to sign bipartisan water infrastructure bill October 10th, 2018 A Race to the Finish on Oroville Dam Spillway Fix October 3rd, 2018 VIDEO: Get down and dirty with workers repairing Oroville Dam spillway in this night shift video September 25th, 2018 $823 million, 31 billion-gallon Calaveras Reservoir dam ready for debut September 21st, 2018 Senate’s Turn to Vote on Water Infrastructure Package September 19th, 2018