Cape Town’s daily water consumption has once again climbed well above its target, prompting renewed calls from the City for residents, businesses and industries to urgently cut back before restrictions become unavoidable. The City is aiming to keep collective water use below 975 million litres a day (MLD). ‘Water usage this past week has unfortunately peaked, so we are 87 million litres a day over our target. ‘We must reduce the unnecessary litres of water used in our homes, in industrial and agricultural processes and at work. ‘Since the drought, the City has and continues to invest in upgrading aged water pipes, improving pressure management, fixing leaks faster and strengthening metering along the water supply network,’ said Badroodien.