Water reuse increases potable water supply

Water reuse will add about 7% to Cape Town’s total bulk potable water supply by 2040 as part of Cape Town’s Water Strategy. The programme aims to add 300-million litres of water a day from new sources by 2030, including water reuse, seawater desalination, and groundwater extraction from two major aquifers. On November 29, 2023, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis opened the city’s International Water Reuse Conversation with mayors and officials from several cities across the world attending to share their experiences, including representatives from Perth, Nairobi, Los Angeles, Wulpen, Windhoek, Beaufort West and George.