CITY OF CAPE TOWN SET TO HARNESS STORMWATER FOR WATER GENERATION

City of cape town plans to use stormwater to boost water resource in the area

The city of cape town is set to harness stormwater which will help boost water resource in the area. This stormwater is view as the way forward for new water resource generation.

Meanwhile, the aim is to keep the stormwater instead of allowing it to rush down the gutters. It will also help to retain 20% of winter rainfall through stormwater capture and rainwater tanks.

The project  is in different stage with the first in being able to use stormwater as a water resource. This step will move stormwater and river management out of the City’s transport department and into the water department. Meanwhile, the next step comprises the management of all water within the urban water cycle.

City of Cape Town Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson said “The City has already initiated steps towards the goal of becoming a water-sensitive city by 2040. He also said that Stormwater and rain harvesting on a large scale is an incredibly intricate and complicated process.”

Dr Kevin Winter from the University of Cape Town’s Future Water Institute said “Here’s a chance for the City to raise funds and create jobs for installing the tanks.”

According to Dr winter, it will be an additional water that fit for other uses like sanitation or pools.

The project is part of a strategy towards making Cape Town becoming a “water-sensitive city”. Meanwhile, the stormwater will be design to move the water out.

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