Tag: aquifer
City of Cape Town slammed for neglecting Cape Flats aquifer
Opposition parties have slammed the City of Cape Town for not properly investing in the Cape Flats Aquifer.
The City said in a new report...
UCT scientists cautious on aquifer drilling
The City of Cape Town’s emergency groundwater drilling programme will be formally scrutinised by an environmental monitoring committee. This is to ensure boreholes are...
Cape Town digs deep to mitigate drought
In a bid to stave off Day Zero, the City of Cape Town is drilling its aquifers to abstract groundwater, which are expected to...
Cape Town’s groundwater plan targets ‘impossible’
Key partners in the extraction of groundwater to augment the City of Cape Town's water supply believe that the city's current 100 million litres...
Councillor Limberg comments on water drill plan
Mayoral Committee Member for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste Services; and Energy, Councillor, Xanthea Limberg says:Â
"The City has been studying the deep aquifer underlying...
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