Construction of new Zandvliet pump station will help safeguard CT's surface water supply - CoCT

CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town's Water and Sanitation Directorate says the construction of a new pump station to treat wastewater will help safeguard the city's surface water supply. 
 
The construction of the R41.5 million Zandvliet treated effluent pump station is currently underway.
 
The city said that the infrastructure project in Blue Downs would help supply treated wastewater to neighbouring businesses such as factories, where large volumes of water is needed.
 
MMC for Water and Sanitation Zahid Badroodien said the treated water could also be used for irrigation at golf courses and was useful because it reduced the demand on potable water sources.
 
Badroodien added that the wastewater was not for human consumption.
 
"This investment of treated effluent and expansion of our treated effluent network means that we are able to provide more access to more customers. Currently, the network spans over 249 kilometres and as more investments are made this will increase considerably in the future and I'm very proud of this new pump station that we are constructing at Zandvliet."