The Keetmanshoop Municipality in the //Karas region has urged residents to save water. This is after Namwater announced the rehabilitation of the Naute Dam. The Naute Dam is the third largest dam in Namibia and is located some 40 kilometers south of Keetmanshoop in the //Karas region. It is the only dam in the area that supplies water to the residents of Keetmanshoop and surrounding areas.