The City of Cape Town says it is committed to providing 300 million litres daily from new water sources by 2030 through its latest multi-billion rand project:
outlines that one of the main causes of Cape Town’s water crisis was its exclusive reliance on rainwater alone. Approximately 96% of the City’s water comes from surface water in the City’s dams and 4% comes from groundwater.
Therefore, in order to ensure day zero never arrives, it is imperative to incorporate new additional water sources so that every citizen has access to running water. New water sources include the Berg River augmentation scheme, Cape Flats aquifer, Table Mountain group aquifer, Atlantis aquifer, water reuse, and desalination.
Zahied Badroodien, Mayco member for water and sanitation, says the City’s water commitment intervention program is well on track aims to stop the taps from running dry and is well on track. “By 2030 we are going to move toward 75% surface water which then also includes 11% from desalination, 7% from groundwater and 7% from reuse,” says Badroodien.
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