Cape Town’s R5.2-billion Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works upgrade nears completion [SOUND]

# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the 5.2-billion-rand upgrade of the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works is nearing completion. Once complete, the upgrade will double Potsdam’s treatment capacity from 47 million litres to 100 million litres of wastewater per day, catering for the needs of a growing metro. The mayor’s spokesperson, Lyndon Khan, says the upgrade will also improve the quality of treated effluent released into the Diep River, which feeds the Milnerton Lagoon, and expand the supply of high-quality treated effluent for reuse: