Minister will hand over upgraded Water Works tomorrow

The state of the sewerage network in the whole of the Rand West City has been a cause for concern for some time.

However, this will be something of the past very soon.

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On Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Water and Sanitation confirmed in a statement that tomorrow, 6 August, the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu will hand over the Randfontein Waste Water Treatment Works to the Rand West City Local Municipality after it has been upgraded.

Technically, the Treatment Works were non-operational, leading to the effluent being discharged, not complying with the department’s specifications and experiencing mechanical breakdowns due to ageing equipment.

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The Treatment Works presently serve a population of approximately 90 000, which is estimated to grow to 104 526 by the year 2027.