Some people are freaking out about possible Day Zero.
They think they are the first to ever have to consider what to do without water to flush a toilet.
But, have you considered that people who live in area's where natural disasters occur have faced this problem - probably not once either. Flooding, fire, earthquakes, hurricanes. volcanoes erupting, etc - they will all have encountered some degree of loss of this modern convenience.
So, I went Googling 
😉 My search phrase was: "dispose of human excrement in an emergency situation". There are literally thousands of articles.
😉 My search phrase was: "dispose of human excrement in an emergency situation". There are literally thousands of articles.
And here are a couple of links...
Also, please - give the City some credit - IF the situation becomes that dire, they WILL make a plan - either the fancy porta loo people up country will suddenly be awarded lucrative contracts, or they may even send round a "honey sucker" type vehicle to collect human excrement which has been collected by any of the methods described in the attached links I provided.
You'll notice that the links I gave ALL advise separating urine from excretment, mainly via implementing a two bucket system. Urine - dosed with vinegar it becomes almost odourless - and can easily be poured into a specific area in the garden - like a hole specially dug for that purpose. But, NO excrement in that hole - only urine!
However, also consider - URINE IS LIQUID. It is just a liquid we produce, as opposed to that which flows out of taps or collects in rain water containers. If it is stored (and dosed with vinegar to control the odour), it could be used to flush a loo? 😉 This would be a final solution, but, still, it is a solution.
😉 This would be a final solution, but, still, it is a solution.
Also, they recommend not using excessive amounts of loo paper, and disposing of that paper via burning it. Added to the sewer system, which is under stress already, will compound the problem.
C'mon Cape Tonians - we are a clever, adaptable bunch. We will not be on our own. We will just have to learn to adapt to a different situation until the acquifer / desalination and water reclamation solutions come on-line or we have good rains that will fill our dams.
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