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    Planned water supply maintenance for 7 to 14 August

    Planned water supply maintenance for 7 to 14 August

    07 August 2026

    Residents are advised to store enough water in advance as a precautionary measure

    Use less water as national maintenance work gets under way

    Use less water as national maintenance work gets under way

    05 August 2026

    ​The City does not anticipate any water supply disruption during the upcoming DWS maintenance work

    Planned water supply maintenance for 3 to 9 August

    Planned water supply maintenance for 3 to 9 August

    02 August 2026

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will conduct planned work in the identified areas, which may result in water supply disruptions.

    Use less water as severe weather impacts water treatment operations

    Use less water as severe weather impacts water treatment operations

    16 May 2026

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is calling on residents and businesses across Cape Town to reduce water consumption to essential use only as severe weather conditions have impacted major water treatment operations and placed pressure on the bulk water supply system.

     Update 10 February 15h00- Urgent request to reduce water consumption across the city

    Update 10 February 15h00- Urgent request to reduce water consumption across the city

    10 February 2026

    Update on the water supply matter related to Theewaterskloof Dam.

    Update 10 February 12h30- Urgent request to reduce water consumption across the city

    Update 10 February 12h30- Urgent request to reduce water consumption across the city

    10 February 2026

    There has been a call to the public to reduce water consumption following a water supply issue related to the Theewaterskloof Dam.

    Council Speech 29 January 2026

    Council Speech 29 January 2026

    29 January 2026

    All work, no play

    Clearing alien invasive plants restores 48 million litres of water daily

    Clearing alien invasive plants restores 48 million litres of water daily

    20 March 2025

    To kick off National Water Week, the City of Cape Town is highlighting the proactive clearing of water-thirsty alien invasive plants as one of its interventions to help build a water secure future for residents

    Tap water with an earthy taste remains safe to drink

    Tap water with an earthy taste remains safe to drink

    07 March 2025

    The City of Cape Town would like to reassure residents who have detected an earthy flavour to their tap water that it remains safe to drink and compliant with South African Drinking Water Quality Standards (SANS 241: 2015). The change in taste is due to the presence of geosmin in our drinking water supply originating from the Theewaterskloof Dam. It poses no threat to human health.

    Budget Speech 2024

    Budget Speech 2024

    27 March 2024

    City Council budget speech 2024

    Response to Memorandum dated 28 August 2023

    Response to Memorandum dated 28 August 2023

    02 September 2023

    Response to Memorandum dated 28 August 2023

    Clearing alien invasive plants helps to drought-proof Cape Town

    Clearing alien invasive plants helps to drought-proof Cape Town

    01 June 2023

    ​The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is celebrating the massive strides made by the Greater Cape Town Water Fund to clear alien invasive plants over the past three years

    City continues its commitment to reclaiming water losses caused by Invasive Alien Plants

    City continues its commitment to reclaiming water losses caused by Invasive Alien Plants

    28 August 2022

    In July 2021, the City of Cape Town and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) which involves a R50 million commitment to clear invasive alien trees in remote mountainous areas to reclaim water losses caused by these trees invading the catchments.

    Earthy tasting water remains safe to drink

    Earthy tasting water remains safe to drink

    06 January 2022

    ​The City of Cape Town would like to reassure residents who have detected an earthy flavour to their tap water that it remains safe to drink and compliant with SANS241 standards.

    Cape Town dam levels see nominal decrease to 100,5%

    Cape Town dam levels see nominal decrease to 100,5%

    13 October 2020

    The dam levels have still topped the 100% mark despite a minor drop in dam levels this past week

    Earthy tasting water remains safe to drink

    Earthy tasting water remains safe to drink

    01 April 2020

    The City of Cape Town would like to reassure residents who have detected an earthy flavour to their tap water that it remains safe to drink and compliant with SANS241 standards

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