Cape Town has approved a budget increase to upgrade and protect the city's sewer pump stations from load-shedding and illegal dumping
Cape Town is upgrading its sewerage system in response to load-shedding and to address ongoing vandalism, ageing infrastructure and damage caused by illegal dumping. Stock photo.Cape Town has approved a sevenfold budget increase to upgrade and protect the city’s sewerage pump stations from load-shedding and illegal dumping.The upgrade is in response to load-shedding and to address continuing vandalism, ageing infrastructure and damage caused by illegal dumping into the system.
Cape Town like Durban recently had to close some beaches because of sewage problems. It recently announced the reopening of Strand and Small Bay beaches, which were closed after problems with sewer pipes and pumps. “Small Bay was closed due to a damaged sewer pipe. The damaged pipe section was isolated inside the manhole. Sewer flow is being diverted by means of a mobile pump that is running for 24 hours. Spillage onto the beach is contained. Repairs to the damaged section will be resolved depending on the tide timetable,” according to a statement issued by the city when the spillage happened.
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