CoCT plans 1st permanent desalination plant to make seawater drinkable
The City of Cape Town says the plant is part of its 2030 strategy to increase drinking water supply in case of future droughts.
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CAPE TOWN - Cape Town's first permanent desalination plant to make seawater drinkable is being planned for the Paarden Island area.
The City of Cape Town says the plant is part of its 2030 strategy to increase drinking water supply in case of future droughts.
The city's Mayco Member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says the strategy involves desalination, water reuse, clearing of invasive plant species and groundwater schemes.
"Protecting our city from any future droughts is top of the agenda in water and sanitation and part of our new water program is our commitment to ensure that by 2030 we're producing 300 million litres of new water from new water sources."
Badroodien says the desalination plant is expected to produce between 50 and 70 million litres of water daily.
"Desalination is such a critical part of our city's action plan to provide for increased demand for drinking water into the future also taking into consideration the threat of climatic shocks as well as any future droughts.
Badroodien says the city is investing R43 billion in water and sanitation infrastructure over the next three years.