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Water and Sanitation in the City of Cape

Town:

Sustainability uncertain

Kevin Winter

Environmental & GeographicalScience Department

University of Cape Town

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Some of the many constraints tosustainability in the City

Rapid population growth rate (2.5% between 2001 and2005) predicted to continue at 1.3% to 2016

Increasing water demand (2.7 to 3.7% increase perannum)

7700 households established in CT annually

Ecological reserve is not being met (10% of runoff) Water Demand Management has limited impact WWTW largely fail to comply with DWAF water

quality standards CCT housing backlog estimated to between 300 000and 400 000 units

By 2015 CTs rainfall is predicted to decline by 10%

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Water User Categories in CT 2006- 2007

DepartmentalCluster

2%

Commercial &

Industrial

14%Unbilled

2%

Non-Revenue

Demand

19%

Schools and

Sportsfields

Domestic Full46%

omest c uster

6%Municipal

2%Miscellaneous

6%

Government2%

1%

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