CoCT replaces 29km sewer pipeline
The City of Cape Town has replaced 29 000 meters of sewer pipeline over the past financial year, which ended on 30 June 2022. This exceeds the municipality’s 26 000 metre target
Over the past financial year, sewer pipelines were replaced
in several areas, including Muizenberg, Glencairn, Kalkfontein, Khayelitsha,
Gordon's Bay, Eerste River, Kraaifontein, Wallacedene, Joe Slovo, Milnerton,
Goodwood, Philippi, Gugulethu, Mitchells Plain, Kuyasa, Delft, Bellville,
Dunoon, Milnerton, Joe Slovo/Phoenix, Makhaza, Cape Flats and Sweet Home.
The City says it considers various factors when identifying
and prioritising pipes for replacement. These factors include doing a
comprehensive condition assessment, which identifies possible capacity
upgrades, structural failures reported/logged by the public and depots as well
as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, which is a database that
captures the municipality’s existing services information and includes pipe
sizes, locations, manholes and house connections.
Mayco Member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien,
said that the sewer pipe replacement target is normally between 25km and 28km
per year, based on the approved budget. This year, however, they we managed to replace
29km of sewer pipeline.
‘’The City is budgeting to do more this financial year to
invest in our sewer infrastructure. The City will be investing R150 million on
sewer pipe replacements this 2022/2023 financial year, which almost doubles the
distance covered from 29 000 metres to 50 000 metres in one year.’’
‘’We are spending R65m more this year in comparison to last
year on sewer pipe replacements. Cape Town has more than nine million meters of
sewer pipeline servicing properties across the city. This is about the distance
from Cape Town to France by aeroplane. As a growing city, it is important for
our Water and Sanitation Directorate to proactively maintain, rehabilitate,
replace and upsize sewer pipelines to help provide healthy environments for our
residents and help prevent sewer blockages and overflows,’’ he added.
Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis visited a
team on Wednesday, to celebrate this milestone. City workers were busy
installing new sewer pipes in Democracy Way in Joe Slovo, Milnerton.
‘’A key focus of this new administration is on better sewer
infrastructure across the city, particularly in poor neighbourhoods where rapid
densification has put huge pressure on our underground sewer network. Over the
coming years, we aim to dramatically increase our investment in new sewer
pipes, to improve dignity in Cape Town through better sanitation, and to
support a constantly growing city. This year, our aim is 50km, and next year we
want to double that to 100km,’ said Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis.
The sewer pipe replacement projects for the 2022/2023
financial year are planned for the following areas; Tokai, Dennedal, Sweet
Valley, Bergvliet, Mfuleni, Delft, Khayelitsha, Strand, Wesbank, Kraaifontein,
Bellville, Durbanville, Atlantis, Century City, Dunoon, Wallacedene, Milnerton,
Gugulethu, Philippi, Maitland, Epping, Langa and Uitsig.
PICTURE: PixabayDone By: Mitchum George
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