On Tuesday the Table Mountain stream that runs through Deer Park was a trickle. Yesterday, after the drizzle, it was running strong. Where is that water going? The little dam at the top of Deer Park has disappeared, silted up. That water  may be “unpotable” but I have drunk from it on many occasions, because it is as clean as a stream can be. This water is absolutely usable, but to the best of my knowledge, it runs off into the sea. The reservoirs below DeWaal Park clearly need maintenance too.

I think it’s time for a civic body to confront the CT authorities to find a way forward, and to instruct them. They forget they are there at our behest. IMO they are not approaching the crises with the mindset that is required, under the circumstances. 

A city running out of water is UNPRECEDENTED. We will be the first. This has to be publicly admitted, with an apology to us. That’s the first step.

Second step is to secure, somehow, all the water that is presently just running into the sea.