CoCT says plans to move away from rain-fed dams at advanced level
The municipality says it has built a new water project at the Faure Water Treatment Plant, which is expected to produce 70 million litres of new water daily.
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CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town says its plans to become less dependent on unpredictable rain-fed dams are at an advanced level.
The municipality says it has built a new water project at the Faure Water Treatment Plant, which is expected to produce 70 million litres of new water daily.
This was revealed by the City's Water and Sanitation MMC Zahid Badroodien at the 14th International Water Association International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse currently underway in Cape Town.
Badroodien says the city's recently upgraded Zandvliet Waste Water Treatment Works is also ready to service lower-income households in the metro with clean recycled water.
He says the city is looking at ways to diversify its water sources, moving away from surface water to desalinated water.
"In addition to these significant investments, our mayor has been quite clear in terms of investments in the water and sanitation sector not being a choice. R120 billion over the next 10 years in our capital pipeline, 42% of which will go straight into our water and sanitation programme. It's an indication of how serious we deal with the need and the urgency of investing in this sector."