EAS Project Leader: Stan Groenewald EAS Team Members: Stan Groenewald Project Category: Municipal Services Date Started: 1 Jan 2006 Date Completed: 1 Jan 2014 Project Description Emergency Drought Mitigation – Represented the Metro on the Drought Emergency Task Team directing consultants on drought mitigation projects during the severe drought of 2006 and again in 2013 when the Metro’s average dam levels declined to 21%. Drought interventions included a pilot/ feasibility study for sea water desalination, groundwater exploration, rainwater harvesting, as well as punitive water restrictive measures which included the restructuring of the water tariff. (R 200 million -2006 to 2014) Project Photo Gallery |