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Water and Sanitation in the City of Cape
Town:
Sustainability uncertain
Kevin Winter
Environmental & GeographicalScience Department
University of Cape Town
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Some of the many constraints tosustainability in the City
Rapid population growth rate (2.5% between 2001 and2005) predicted to continue at 1.3% to 2016
Increasing water demand (2.7 to 3.7% increase perannum)
7700 households established in CT annually
Ecological reserve is not being met (10% of runoff) Water Demand Management has limited impact WWTW largely fail to comply with DWAF water
quality standards CCT housing backlog estimated to between 300 000and 400 000 units
By 2015 CTs rainfall is predicted to decline by 10%
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Water User Categories in CT 2006- 2007
DepartmentalCluster
2%
Commercial &
Industrial
14%Unbilled
2%
Non-Revenue
Demand
19%
Schools and
Sportsfields
Domestic Full46%
omest c uster
6%Municipal
2%Miscellaneous
6%
Government2%
1%
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