Desalination plant contractor says water was '40 times dirtier' than expected.
The desalination plant on the Waterfront is not operating and the company that runs it is in a legal dispute with the City of Cape Town. Picture: Kristine Liao/GroundUpThe R60 million V&A Waterfront desalination plant has been sitting dormant since February. Quality Filter Systems , the plant owner and contractor, said the decision to stop operation was due to concerns about the “legality” of the ocean water being injected into the plant.
But the City has not made a monthly payment to QFS since August 2018, and currently owes the contractor R21.5 million, Smit said. The contractor did receive a R2.5 million payment from the City on 18 April, but it was not attached to an invoice. According to Mayco Member for Water and Waste Xanthea Limberg, the City has paid its dues up to the end of February. She said the initial invoiced amounts were “not in accordance with the requirements of the contract,” and the City was only willing to pay the amounts certified by the City’s engineer.
The dispute over who should be held responsible for feed water testing and additional operational costs remains unresolved after mediation, and will continue to be a topic of contention during the upcoming legal process.
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