Grabouw Farmers Donate Water To Cape Town
Agri western cape says the sector s water supplies have been curtailed.
Grabouw farmers donate water to cape town. A general view of steenbras dam. Sagtevrugteprodusente van grabouw en elgin gaan tussen 7 5 en 10 miljoen kubieke meter water aan die kaapstadse metro skenk. Published by capeetc on february 6 2018 grabouw and elgin farmers are planning to donate water to cape town as the city s worst drought in years continues. But a lifeline has been thrown to agriculturalists in water stressed cape town.
Eduard de kock ewn cape town the drought is being felt in many parts of the western cape but farmers are being hit the hardest. Ewn reported that the groenland water users association gwua made up of fruit growers around elgin and grabouw will deliver 7 to 10 million cubic metres of water to the city. Fruit growers of the groenland water users association are to release between seven to 10 million cubic metres of water to help the mother city. Fruit growers of the groenland water users association are to release between seven to 10 million cubic metres of.
Grabouw and elgin farmers have released 10 million cubic meters of water 10 billion litres from eikenhof dam to to assist cape town with drought relief. Sagtevrugteprodusente maak harte en sluise oop. Groenewald told the sabc the water will be pumped into the palmiet river from where it will flow by canal to the upper steenbras dam that supplies water to the cape town municipality. According to a hortgro press release groenewald said grabouw and elgin producers have enough water for the current season.