WSDP: MODULE 3
TOPIC 13: NEEDS DEVELOPMENT PLAN
13. NEEDS DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The project list as provided from the department is given in the table below: (Source: 10
Year Capital Prioritisation spread sheet: Finance).
This is a comprehensive list of Projects which includes the sustainability list. The table lists
the total cost of each project. All the projects are for inclusion in the IDP.
The infrastructure projects are listed in group in accordance with their investment reason i.e.
new asset, enhancement asset and replacement of asset. Support Services projects are
grouped together.
Key capital infrastructure projects for the next three years are as follows:
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Water and Sanitation network replacement and upgrades
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Pipe replacement programs for both Water and Sanitation including Northern Sewer
Projects (upgrading of Northern area sewer. Result will be that sewer constraints along
large parts of Voortrekker Road will be alleviated).
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Awarded Tender for completion of Cape Flats 3 bulk sewer which will allow Cape Flats 1
and 2 bulk sewers to be upgraded. Rehabilitation of outfall sewers in Pentz Drive and
Sandrift
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Among others, the following major WWTW upgrade projects will be undertaken during
the next five years:
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Athlone – 15 Mℓ/day capacity extension
o
Wesfleur – increase capacity
o
Macassar – extension
o
Cape Flats – refurbish various structures
o
Potsdam – extension
o
Zandvliet – extension
o
Greenpoint Sea Outfall – investigation into need for flow attenuation
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Infrastructure replacement and refurbishment on various WTW
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Upgrade of De Grendal Reservoir
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Investment into Bulk Augmentation Scheme
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Water Network
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Replacement of, and upgrades to, water network citywide
o
Informal settlement water installations
Sanitation Network
o
Khayelitsha sewerage network upgrades
o
Rehabilitation of outfall sewers in Pentz Drive and Sandrift
Zandvliet WWTW have been upgraded and Bellville (to be upgraded within 2yrs time),
which contribute to expanding green drop certification. And various other WWTW within
the next five years.
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Plant SCADA upgrades. (Bulk, Wastewater, Pump stations) to be completed in 2014
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Bulk & Zone meter automation to be completed in 2014
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A tender evaluation is currently underway to appoint a service provider who transfer
skills to City of Cape Town staff. Training and skills transfer in the practical updating of
the IMP is expected to be completed by June 2015.
Also, Various WDM projects are going to be implemented during the next three in order to
sustain and improve on water savings. WDM Strategy (initial strategy was developed in
2007) updated. This highlights the continuation and implementation of WCWDM
programmes, including pressure management and pipe replacement, within the next 10
years.
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Continuous roll out of WDM devices, improved revenue collection.
CoCT’s implementation strategies, with regard to new water and sanitation infrastructure,
should be to:
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Take the recommended projects, as identified through the Water and Sewer Master
Plans and WSDP into account during the planning and prioritization process for new
infrastructure. Prioritize from the desired list, those items which can be implemented from
available funding in the particular financial year.
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Assign a high priority to the provision of basic water and sanitation services in the
informal areas.
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Assign a high priority to the implementation of CoCT’s WDM Strategy (Demand
Management), which has been developed, in order to postpone additional capital
investment for as long as possible, both from the water availability perspective as well as
from the treatment of increased effluent volumes.
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