Is this article about water or the City 'targeting' lower income users.... and what is a low-consumption user.... under 10 kl per month?.... but I find it extraordinary the claim of a 'mass roll out of water management devices' aimed at 'poor people... which cut off your water....what do these things cost? And in any case, it is because of non-payment of accounts and neither is it a total cut -off. 
Then these ladies say action on climate change should be about reducing poverty, inequality and advancing participative democracy... into apartheid legacy etc, etc. Clearly mixed up ! 
I incidentally live on a small plot and  try to manage water use from both a consumption and cost viewpoint, We do have a covered above ground pool with limited use going forward. At the moment water use is about 6 -7 kl per month and hopefully it can be managed to below 10 at the height of summer. We will limit water use on plants, largely grey water!