RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF WATER

In terms of Section 4 of the Water Services Act 108 (No 108 of 1997) and Clause 31 of the Water and Sanitation Services By Law, the following will be prohibited from immediate effect:

1.  All domestic customers will have a flow meter restrictor installed to reduce the water pressure to reduce losses.

2.  All domestic customers to limit water usage to 50 litres per person per day or 15 kilolitres per month for households.

3.  All domestic customers, with excessive use, will have a flow meter restrictor installed to limit usage to 15 kilolitres per month.

4. For Non-Assistance to the Poor (ATTP) users, notices to all consumers using above 15 kilolitres per month will be served immediately and restrictors will be installed thereafter, at the cost of the customer.

5. Industrial and commercial users and institutions will be requested to reduce their consumption by at least 20%:

5.1.        Reduce their water consumption for production.

5.2.        Reduce their domestic consumptions

5.3.        Reuse and recycle water.

6.   No use of municipal water supply allowed to water gardens, wash cars, hose down walls or paving, top up pools, fountains or ponds, etc.

7.  No use of hosepipes allowed (to water gardens, wash cars, hose down walls or paving, top up pools, fountains or ponds, etc.), unless:

7.1.      The water is from a source other than municipal.

7.2.      The water is used for firefighting purposes.

8.  No use of sprinklers or irrigation systems allowed, unless the water is from a source other than municipal.

9.  All building contractors to use treated effluent, collected from Fishwater Flats at no cost (or any other appropriate wastewater treatment works), other than for concrete work.

10.  All borehole users must register with the NMBM and must abide by all relevant legislative requirements in terms of use for domestic purposes only (National Water Acts and NMBM By-law).

11. All boreholes usage to be restricted by 20%, as per directive from the Department of Water and Sanitation.

12. No applications to build swimming pools will be approved.

13. No use of automatic urinal flushing systems allowed.

14. All car washes must be closed if they have not achieved the requirement to recycle 60% of their water.

15.  Municipal swimming pools must be filled with suitable ground water.

16. No municipal showers around recreational facilities will operate.

17.  Schedule of water tariffs:

17.1.            Residential, institutional and government users will remain on Part B of the Schedule of Tariffs.

17.2.            Commercial and Industrial users will remain on Part B of the Schedule of Tariffs.

18. All requirements of the NMBM Water and Sanitation By-Law will be enforced.

19.  Every special previous concession falls away and reapplication must be made.

 The prohibitions contained in this notice shall not apply in any case specifically exempted, in writing, by the Executive Director: Infrastructure and Engineering. 

Noticeboards must be prominently displayed where water from sources other than the Municipality’s water supply system is used for irrigation. Land owners must notify the NMBM Infrastructure and Engineering Directorate in writing of the existence of boreholes on their property, including the intention to sink new boreholes. 

The contravention of this prohibition constitutes a criminal offence.

Water Tariff Structure:

Part B of the Charges & Tariffs (Applicable during times of water shortage) (Excl. VAT):

Part C of the Charges & Tariffs (Applicable during times of water shortage emergency) (Excl. VAT):

Note: The above Tariffs are subject to change in line to what Council Approves.

 Ref. 87 – 17 August 2020

RATES TO BE LEVIED FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 1 JULY 2020 TO 30 JUNE 2021 FOR NELSON MANDELA BAY METROPOLITAN AREA 

Notice is hereby given that the Council, in terms of Section 14 of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, Act 6 of 2004, and by resolution taken by majority of its full number on 29 June 2020, levies the following rates in the Rand for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, in respect of the various categories of properties as set out below: 

Richmond Hill Special Rating Area (RHSRA)

RHSRA - Property Rates Tariffs 

Kini Bay l Special Rating Area (KBSRA)

KBSRA - Property Rates Tariffs

 Central Special Rating Area (CSRA)  

CSRA - Property Rates Tariffs 

 In addition, the Council has granted the following rebates for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 in respect of the categories and owners of properties set out below: 

Richmond Hill Special Rating Area (RHSRA)  

RHSRA - Rebates 

Kini Bay Special Rating Area (KBSRA)  

KBSRA - Rebates 

 Central Special Rating Area (CSRA)  

CSRA - Rebates 

DATABASE: APPEAL TO HAIR SALON OWNERS

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture Directorate (EDTA) is the process of developing a database for all Informal economy sectors in the NMBM. For now, we request all hair Salon owners to please register by sending the following details:

1. Full Name and Surname

2. ID No (Relevant permit/Document No if Non- South African)

3. Name of Business and Registration Number if registered with CIPC

4. Contact numbers: Email……… Cell…………. landline………….. Residential Address….

5. Salon Address and Nature of your operating structure (back yard/container in a residential address/ renting in a complex/ container on the street

6. Number of employees 

NB: Please do not attach any documents

Please send your info to an email that corresponds with the area you operate your salon from:   

Motherwell/Kamvelihle/ Wells Estate                    alex.matikinca2020@gmail.com

Zwide/Dwesi/Kwamagxaki/Veeplaas/Soweto      champion.galela2020@gmail.com

New Brighton/Kwazakhele                                         govan.mbeki2020@gmail.com

Northern Areas                                               lillian.diedricks2020@gmail.com

Walmer/Town                                                              molly.blackburn2020@gmail.com

Uitenhage                                                                      zola.nqini2020@gmail.com

Deadline is 30 September 2020:

For enquiries, please contact Malusi Andries at 041 506 2597/041 503 7549

WATER RESTRICTIONS NOTICE NO 7

Note that this a slightly revised version of Water Restrictions notice No 7, published in this paper earlier  this week, to reflect the water tariffs both INCLUSIVE and EXCLUSIVE of VAT:

The Municipality would like to thank Metro residents for their continued efforts to save water in the City.  We do not expect major rains in the next three months (according to the South African Weather Services), which points to the drought not yet broken. Given our current usage and the legal limits imposed on water resources by the Department of Water and Sanitation, the custodian of all water resources, the following restrictions are being imposed.

Also note that the Metro, through the Executive Mayor, has declared a local state of disaster on 21 November 2019.

Financial Tariffs

In the Metro tariff structure, there are three parts that Council approves to deal with the following three scenarios:

·        Part A –Normal times

·        Part B - Applicable during times of water shortage

·        Part C - water shortage emergencies

On 11 July 2018, Council approved Water Restriction Notice No 5. Due to the severity of the drought then, the Municipality increased rates to Part C of the Tariff. Restriction 5 was revised on 21 September 2018, after heavy rains had fallen. Restriction notice No 6 (21 September 2018) then replaced Notice No 5, with the relaxation of tariffs to Part B.

In Restriction Notice No 7, which was approved on 21 November 2019 and published in this paper earlier this week, the phrase "reduced” was erroneously carried: in fact, the notice should have read that the Tariff remains at part B. This has been corrected in this notice, which also reflects the water tariffs both INCLUSIVE and EXCLUSIVE of VAT (see tariff structure below). The financial tariff will remain at Tariff B for both domestic and commercial users.

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Physical Restrictions

In order to reduce demand, the Metro has kept physical restrictions in place for domestic consumers. It also encourages Industrial and commercial consumers to use water with great care, as they play an important role in the economic development of the city.

The following physical restrictions now apply:

In terms of Section 4 of the Water Services Act 108 (No 108 of 1997) and Clause 31 of the Water and Sanitation Services By-Law, the following is prohibited with immediate effect:

1.     Restrict household consumption to 15 kl per metered connection.

a.     Or that a person be restricted to 50 litres per person per day.

2.     Blanket restriction of high consumers using discs or flow restrictors.

3.     No use of hosepipes allowed (to water gardens, wash cars, hose down walls or paving, top up pools, fountains or ponds, etc.), unless:

a.     The water is from a source other than municipal.

b.     The water is used for firefighting purposes.

4.     No use of municipal water supply allowed to water gardens, wash cars, hose down walls or paving, top up pools, fountains or ponds, etc.

5.     No use of sprinklers or irrigation systems allowed, unless the water is from a source other than municipal.

6.     All building contractors must use treated effluent, collected from Fishwater Flats (or any other appropriate wastewater treatment works), other than for concrete work.

7.     All domestic customers will have a flow meter restrictor installed.

8.     All borehole users must register with the Municipality and comply with the conditions attached to such registration, particularly the prohibition on the sale or transfer of own borehole water for use on other properties.

9.     Non-municipal water must be used for swimming pools.

10.  No use of automatic urinal flushing systems allowed.

11.  All car washes will be required to recycle 60% of their water.

12.  No municipal showers around recreational facilities will operate.

13.  Municipal swimming pools must be filled with suitable ground water.

14.  Residential, institutional and government users are subject to Part B of the Schedule of Tariffs.

15.  Commercial and Industrial users are subject to Part B of the Schedule of Tariffs.

16.  All requirements of the NMBM Water and Sanitation By-Law will be enforced, as will the conditions of this Restriction Notice. 

The prohibitions contained in this notice shall not apply in any case specifically exempted, in writing, by the Executive Director: Infrastructure and Engineering. 

Notice-boards must be prominently displayed where water from sources other than the Municipality’s water supply system is used for irrigation. Land owners must notify the Infrastructure and Engineering Directorate in writing of the existence of boreholes on their property, including the intention to sink new boreholes.  

Ref. 18 – 14 February 2020

INSPECTION OF SUPPLEMENTARY

VALUATION ROLL AND LODGING OF OBJECTIONS 

Notice is hereby given, in terms of Section 49(1)(a)(i) read together with Section 78(2) of the Local Government Municipal Property Rates Act, of 2004 (Act No.6 of 2004) (hereinafter referred to as the "Act”), that the Supplementary Valuation Roll for the financial years 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2021 is open for public inspection at the office of the Chief Financial Officer, Ground floor, Mfanasekhaya Gqobose Building, Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth for the period 24 July 2020 to 28 August 2020, Mondays to Fridays, during office hours, i.e. 08:00 to 16:00. In addition, the supplementary valuation roll is also available on the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s website. Please click here.  

Property owners or other persons are hereby invited, in terms of Section 49(1)(a)(ii) read together with Section 78(2) of the Act, to lodge an objection with the City Manager in respect of any matter reflected in, or omitted from, the Valuation Roll within the above mentioned period. 

Attention is specifically drawn to the fact that in terms of Section 50(2) of the Act, an objection must be in relation to a specific individual property and not against the supplementary valuation roll as such. 

The objection form is obtainable at all Customer Care Centres, or on the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s website. Please click here

 Completed forms must be returned to: 

CITY MANAGER

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Valuation Roll

P.O. Box 834

Port Elizabeth

6000

 Alternatively, completed objection forms may be handed in at any Municipal Customer Care Centre.

 For enquiries, please contact the Municipality’s Call Centre on 041-506 5555.

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF OBJECTIONS:

FRIDAY, 28 AUGUST 2020, BEFORE 16H00