​​From 1 June Stellenbosch Municipality, like the City of Cape Town, will be subject to level 4 water restrictions. This will have a great impact on how everyone uses water.

In terms of the level 4 restrictions water may only be used for cooking, drinking and sanitation. Each person will also be limited to the use of 100 litres of water per day.

"This means Stellenbosch University no longer irrigates its gardens and sports fields, even though we have been using a limited quota of non-potable water from rivers to do this previously. There is no longer water available in the rivers. We are really experiencing a time of crisis and we ask everyone to make a contribution. Any waste of water will be regarded in a serious light and addressed," says John de Wet, Manager: Environmental Sustainability at Facilities Management.

"In addition to that which we are doing in the environment on campuses, we have also installed water-saving howerheads in residences and removed the heads of bath taps in residences to encourage students to take short showers."  

The following table indicates the impact of level 4 water restrictions: 

For more information contact John de Wet at jdewet@sun.ac.za or 021 808 942