City of Cape Town - Water Demand Management, Water Services Directorate

With an estimated population of 3.2 million, the City Of Cape Town?s Water Services Directorate is the largest vertically integrated Water Utility in South Africa, serving the largest number of connections. Water connections throughout the metro total approximately 590 000 to formal erven and approximately 100 000 informal sites, the total annual consumption of potable water is approximately 300 million Kls and annual wastewater treatment is close to 193 million Kls.

Water tariffs in the City are relatively low compared to other metros, and CCT led the way with the implementation of free basic water (6Kl/month) and free basic sanitation (4.2 Kl/month). Together with affordable tariff increases the provision of free basic water assists in alleviating poverty and ensures the poor are able to afford the cost of water for basic human consumption needs.

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