The project starts today, 20 May 2022 and is scheduled to end on 30 June 2022.

 

‘As a caring city, the Directorate for Water and Sanitation is implementing this project to help our identified registered indigent households, which have not had a previous debt write-off, to prevent excessive use of water. Customers who receive indigent benefits are advised that contractors will make arrangements to investigate whether there are leaks on the property which could be causing the excessive use. If leaks are found, they will be fixed at no charge. Residents can’t apply for this leak-fixing benefit. A total of 2522  properties have been identified for the leak-fixing programme based on the very high volumes of water they use, which is more than fifty-thousand litres per month,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien. 

 

There are four companies contracted by the City to do this work: Quetzal Trading,  Umdla Civils, Sakh’ikhaya and Zephron – they will be working as per the four main regional areas within the Cape Town. See the table below. 

Staff of the contractors will be wearing reflective jackets with their work Identification Cards, which has their company and City of Cape Town logo attached as well as branded vehicles.  They will provide residents with letters that require the resident to sign acknowledgement and consent for the identified leak repairs. A pamphlet on how to fix and find leaks will also be provided. 

For a map of Cape Town showing the four areas, see https://bit.ly/31N4aFn