Beyond ‘Day Zero’: insights and lessons from Cape Town (South Africa)

Acute water security vulnerability at regional to local scales is becoming increasingly apparent. In 2017, officials in Cape Town, South Africa, designated the term “Day Zero” to demark an exact time when the city’s taps would be switched off due to critically low reservoir levels. Beyond Day Zero,...

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Published in:	Hydrogeology journal Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 1537 - 1540
Main Authors:	LaVanchy, G. Thomas, Kerwin, Michael W., Adamson, James K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-08-2019 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aquatic Pollution Convergence Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Essay Geology Geophysics/Geodesy Hydrogeology Hydrology/Water Resources Security Vulnerability Waste Water Technology Water Management Water Pollution Control Water Quality/Water Pollution Water security South Africa Cape Town South Africa South Africa Groundwater development Water security
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Summary:	Acute water security vulnerability at regional to local scales is becoming increasingly apparent. In 2017, officials in Cape Town, South Africa, designated the term “Day Zero” to demark an exact time when the city’s taps would be switched off due to critically low reservoir levels. Beyond Day Zero, residents would need to converge at communal water collection points to access a 25-L daily ration of water. The particulars of the crisis and stakeholder responses prove informative to other cities.
ISSN:	1431-2174 1435-0157
DOI:	10.1007/s10040-019-01979-0