Tshwane metro to build capacity to produce own potable water
The metro is planning on building new water plants across the city in the next five years.
The Tshwane metro has revealed that it produces 12.5% of its own water per day and can potentially increase it to 44% by optimising available resources such as the Rietvlei water treatment plant.
Earlier this week, MMC for Utility Services Daryl Johnson toured the plant accompanied by mayor Randall Williams and the media.
This morning, I’m conducting a water security oversight visit at Rietvlei Water Treatment Plant. In light of the growing water challenges and general scarcity in Gauteng, the City of Tshwane is now working to maximise its own water-generation capacity. #watershedding pic.twitter.com/JK6mgadZKS
— Mayor Cilliers Brink (@tshwane_mayor) October 26, 2022
[WATCH] City of Tshwane working to improve its own water-generation capacity to secure water security in the long term for residents – MMC for Utility Services, Cllr Daryl Johnston. #watershedding pic.twitter.com/s1s0LFh53i
— Mayor Cilliers Brink (@tshwane_mayor) October 26, 2022
He said the metro is fortunate to be able to produce its own water, unlike other major metros that cannot.
He said the metro was looking at ways to optimise its existing plants and build new ones to help the city avoid water outages.
He said the metro potentially could produce up to 90% of its water – if all its plans worked out.
“It comes with a big price tag. We need to make the right approaches to both the national government and capital markets. These are bankable and over the next five years we will be able to implement and bring about change to the lives and residents of Tshwane,” he said.
He also reported that the Rand Water water holding level was getting closer to its desired 60% mark.
“According to Rand Water, we are not sitting on about 54%. We get closer to the 60% mark than they had initially targeted. I think that once we get to 65%, we will see them start to reduce the restrictions to about 5%,” he said.
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