Cleaning and disinfection of Grassridge treatment under way
Published: March 05, 2022<< BACK TO NEWS
The cleaning of Grassridge Treatment Works facility that was identified to be the cause of the water contamination that the City experienced in the past two weeks is currently underway.
The City is working around the clock to prepare this facility so that it can be reintegrated into the water provision and distribution.
The City took a decision to temporary decommission Grassridge Treatment Works facility to avoid further contamination.
This was done immediately when the facility was identified as the source of contamination last week. The decommission has put a lot of pressure on the water availability across the City as the City continues to experience a deficit of water supply due to both high demand abstraction and severe drought.
The facility contributes 50 mega litres of water per day, which contributes to the 280 megalitres the City currently consumes. Under the current dam levels that are at 16 percent, the City is restricted to extract below 230 mega litres.
The unavailability of Grassridge Treatment Works facility water supply and the delay of the Nooitgedagt Project has led to intermittent water supply across the City, with some suburbs on the Western side running dry for two to four days.
"The measures we have put in place to limit the risk that we were exposed to by the contamination have caused us intermittent water supply across the City. We are working around the clock to get Grassridge back to operation. Any amount of water is critical to our supply. The drought has hit hard and we are desperate for a drastic decrease in water usage," said Infrastructure and Engineering Acting Executive Director Joseph Tsatsire.
The City is also engaged in a close monitoring of all its water storage and distribution infrastructure to make sure that it complies to water quality standards (SANS241).
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