Building water resilience in the City of Cape Town through the Faure New Water Scheme

The City of Cape Town is implementing the Faure New Water Scheme (NWS) as part of a broader New Water Programme to add 300 million litres of water per day from diversified sources by 2030. The Faure NWS will utilize a multi-barrier advanced purification process to convert treated wastewater into drinking-quality water, with a planned capacity of up to 100 ML/d. The project is expected to be commissioned by 2030 and will create approximately 70 direct jobs. The document also highlights global and regional trends in water reuse, citing successful implementations in Singapore, Australia, and other South African cities like Beaufort West and Ballito.

• The City of Cape Town's 10-year project pipeline involves a R120 billion investment, with approximately 40% of these projects designed to strengthen the city's resilience to future climatic shock events.
• Under the New Water Programme, the City aims to secure 300 million litres of water per day from new, diversified sources by 2030, with a target that 25% of the city's water comes from desalination, groundwater, and reuse by 2040.
• The Faure New Water Scheme (NWS) is a purified recycled drinking water project expected to be commissioned by 2030, with construction slated to begin in the 2026/2027 financial year.
• The Faure NWS advanced purification plant will produce up to 100 ML/d of drinking water (70 ML/d in Phase 1) using a multi-barrier process including ozonation, biological activated carbon filtration, granular activated carbon filtration, ultrafiltration, ultraviolet advanced oxidation, and disinfection.
• The operation of the Faure NWS facility is expected to create approximately 70 direct jobs, requiring a variety of qualifications ranging from general laborers to post-graduate process engineers.
• The global water reuse market is projected to grow to approximately $30 billion by 2030, which is double its 2021 value.
• Water reuse for drinking purposes has been implemented in various locations, including the Goreangab plant in Windhoek, Namibia (operating for over 50 years), the Beaufort West Water Reclamation Plant (operational since 2011), and the Ballito plant (commissioned in 2016).

APA

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@techreport{greencapendbuilding, author = {{GreenCape}}, title = {{Building water resilience in the City of Cape Town through the Faure New Water Scheme}}, institution = {GreenCape}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CCT_case_study_water_resilience.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }