SOMERSET WEST AND STRAND WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
The Somerset West Water Treatment Plant is situated in Helderberg Nature
Reserve above Somerset West. It has a treatment capacity of 15 Mℓ/day.
Raw water can be conveyed from the Lourens River to the water treatment plant
by means of:
- a gravity feed from Lourensford Estate
- a rising main from Radloff Park
Raw water is also pumped to the water treatment plant from boreholes located
adjacent to the Lourens River.
Treated water is either gravity fed to Helderberg Municipality or pumped up to
Hillcrest Reservoir owned by Helderberg Municipality.
The treatment process is slow sand filtration and chlorination.
The Strand Water Treatment Plant is located near the Van der Stel Station in
Strand and has a treatment capacity of 2 Mℓ/day.
Raw water is gravitated from Lourens River, treated and then fed directly into
the reticulation system of Helderberg Municipality. The treatment process
consists of slow sand filtration, pH adjustment with lime and chlorination.