JoJo Tanks upholds social responsibility

...by working to save the thirsty Beaufort West

JoJo Tanks, upon realizing the escalating water crisis and the Beaufort West municipality’s efforts to balance water usage in the region that is experiencing its worst drought in over 100 years, will be joining forces with this municipality in carrying out the water sharing scheme. The scheme divides the town into areas in which people will be unable to bath, shower or do laundry for 36-hours at a time and residents are warned to make provision on filling up buckets and water containers with the 60000 liters of water that the Worcester municipality has arranged to come from Touwsrivier with help from JoJo Tanks - a South African company that is committed to improving lives and to work towards saving our thirsty world.

We will provide the local authorities with six 5000lt JoJo water tanks filled with the initial 30000 liters of water that will be donated by Touwsrivier. Once this water has been consumed, we will refill the tanks with another 30000 liters that will be donated by us, says Estella Cleghorn from JoJo Tanks. “And we are going to transport the water from Worcester to the BKB at 150 Donkin Street in Beaufort West, where people will be able to get the water for free, to fill in their buckets and water containers, between 07h00 and 17h00 weekdays (starting on December 13, 2010) and 07h30 until 11h30 on Saturdays. The community can use the water for their domestic needs but not for human consumption, unless it has been boiled.”

Water sources have been severely impacted by record dry conditions as is proven by the water restrictions imposed in large areas. This has seen some parts of the country already using their reserves to supply everyday water.  It is a serious situation, especially in Beaufort West where the main reservoir has completely dried up, with water levels of the Gamka dam reaching an all time low of minus nine percent in November 2010. This means that, if South Africans continue with their wasteful water practices, there simply will not be enough water to meet the country's future needs and, more importantly, we may have to start paying even more for water – but YOU can change this scenario!