Xanthea Limberg said : “Cape Town dam levels decreased by 2% in the last week from 80% to 78%. At the same time last year, dam levels were at 66.3%”

iol Wednesday, February 24, 2021 5:07:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said ( about Daily ) : “Daily water consumption for the same period decreased to 803 million litres per day, compared to 807 million litres the week before,”

iol Wednesday, February 24, 2021 5:07:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The report details key challenges towards improving the health of urban waterways. Going forward annual data will be used to assess the efficacy of programmes and activities aimed at reducing water pollution”

iol Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The findings of the City’s comprehensive report reveal that while some of our urban river catchments are in a relatively good or near-natural state, six catchments face serious challenges”

iol Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “In making this report publicly available, as well as a less technical summary booklet, the City hopes to equip residents with a holistic perspective of the state of our water bodies, and commits to full transparency as to possible causes of pollution that need to be addressed from within the administration,”

iol Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “However, it is also a call to action, as residents have a key role to play in halting the deterioration of these resources, and helping us transition into a water sensitive city,”

iol Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Many people do not experience symptoms of the virus, so wastewater analyses provide a more accurate picture of the extent of the outbreak”

iol Monday, February 1, 2021 4:36:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Sludge collection, transport and disposal is performed by third party specialist contractors. Under normal circumstances, sludge is removed on a daily basis so these are exceptional circumstances,”

iol Monday, January 18, 2021 11:01:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City of Cape Town’s Water and Waste Directorate is currently exploring all options to remove sludge from the plant until the tender for this service is awarded. Everything possible is being done to address the unpleasant smell emanating from the facility,”

iol Monday, January 18, 2021 11:01:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “If there is a delay, refuse should please be taken out every subsequent day until the truck comes past. Bins in all areas will be emptied by each Sunday,”

iol Thursday, January 7, 2021 5:42:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “All visitors using the Cable Car will be able to see the phase two site, which has a sign up that explains the project to the public. Hikers are asked to please keep their distance, and to avoid drinking the water as it has not been treated,”

iol Wednesday, December 16, 2020 4:58:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The reed bed was retaining stormwater which was contaminated by sewer overflows in the area,"

allafrica Wednesday, December 9, 2020 3:13:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The reed bed was retaining stormwater which was contaminated by sewer overflows in the area,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, December 8, 2020 4:29:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The total capacity of dams supplying the Cape Town metro increased slightly from 98.2% to 98.8% between November 2 and November 8, a 0.6% increase from the previous week”

iol Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:02:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Water consumption for the same period increased by 25 million litres per day from an average of 709 million litres per day the previous week to 734 million litres per day. At the same time last year, dam levels were at 81.9%,”

iol Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:02:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Water consumption for the same period decreased by eight million litres per day from an average of 717 million litres per day the previous week to 709 million litres per day,”

iol Wednesday, November 4, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City confirms receipt of a directive dated September 21 issued by the Provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP) and we have lodged an appeal against it. But the City remains committed to collaborating with the DEADP to improve water quality in the Diep River, where it is within our power to do so”

iol Wednesday, November 4, 2020 12:33:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Approval of this project should be preceded by a public participation process where local stakeholders such as Friends of the Liesbeek will be able to have their say,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, November 3, 2020 10:18:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Dam levels continue to border the 100% mark as they have dropped by less than 1% this past week,”

iol Wednesday, October 28, 2020 4:08:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said ( about Table ) : “The City has already been actioning the water strategy as 15 million litres of groundwater a day have come online from the Table Mountain group aquifer while other projects, including permanent desalination and water reuse, are also being planned”

iol Wednesday, October 21, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “At the same time last year, dam levels were at 81.9%”

iol Tuesday, October 20, 2020 1:43:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Tariffs are currently on the second lowest level possible in terms of the City’s 2020/21 budget, and have come down significantly since the peak of the drought,”

iol Tuesday, October 20, 2020 1:43:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “This limits how much the City would be able to drop the tariff,”

iol Sunday, October 18, 2020 7:54:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Residents are reminded that any decisions related to water tariffs and restrictions going forward will be mindful of residents’ praiseworthy relationship with water, and the City will seek to find an arrangement most beneficial to residents, and one that is sustainable for our water security”

iol Wednesday, October 14, 2020 12:32:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Consultations around appropriate tariffs and restrictions for the 2020/21 hydrological year (which runs from November 1 to October 31) are currently taking place,”

iol Tuesday, October 13, 2020 5:03:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "Tariffs are currently on the second lowest level possible in terms of the City's 2020/21 budget and have come down significantly since the peak of the drought. The no restriction, water-wise tariff which is under consideration will provide some relief, but with due cognisance of the importance that sufficient funding is available to continue increasing our resilience"

irishsun Saturday, October 3, 2020 3:27:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City can report that final effluent quality at Potsdam has vastly improved over the past four to five months, and that effluent leaving the facility would not cause noticeable deterioration of the receiving environment. It is therefore misleading to claim the plant is responsible for conditions in the river”

iol Saturday, September 19, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Urgent repairs since that incident have, however, taken place and the quality of effluent leaving the plant currently is vastly improved and generally in line with licence conditions,”

iol Saturday, September 19, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Going forward, the City will continue to clear blockages as they are reported, but prevention and the impact of environmental harm lay with residents. Residents are reminded that it is illegal to use sewers to dispose of fats, rags, litter or any other item that could cause a blockage,”

iol Saturday, September 19, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The fixed/variable tariff model that the City uses is in place throughout South African municipalities as it significantly increases a water service provider’s resilience to periods of drought/suppressed consumption which are predicted to become more common in our country. If the fixed charge was dropped the consumptive tariff would have to be increased to compensate,”

iol Monday, September 14, 2020 11:17:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg explicou : “Estamos actualmente no nível um de restrições hídricas, pelo que um nível abaixo desse não seria uma restrição”

opais Sunday, September 13, 2020 7:47:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : ”consumption if such a decision was made. She denied the city council made any profit from the water crisis. “The R4,4bn in water sales revenue derived for the 2017/18 financial year was the total income for the service and does not equate to profit,”

iol Sunday, September 13, 2020 2:14:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The fixed/variable tariff model that the city uses is in place throughout South African municipalities as it significantly increases a water service provider’s resilience to periods. of drought, or suppressed consumption, which are predicted to become more common in our country,”

iol Sunday, September 13, 2020 2:14:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “It is important that the City cover its costs to ensure that the maintenance and augmentation programmes can be carried out,”

iol Tuesday, September 8, 2020 6:57:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "pushed total rainfall for 2019/20 close to the long-term average and dams are close to full for the first time since 2013/2014,"

allafrica Sunday, September 6, 2020 3:08:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “pushed total rainfall for 2019/20 close to the long-term average and dams are close to full for the first time since 2013/2014,”

dailymaverick Friday, September 4, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “However, residents should please keep in mind that the impact of climate change in subsequent years is still uncertain and that this will also be factored into the eventual decision around restrictions,”

iol Monday, August 31, 2020 5:59:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The community has prevented Sanitech from carrying out the work that they have been appointed to do, which involves replacing chemical toilets, as well as cleaning and servicing the toilets,” “Residents blocking this work from being done must please consider the needs of the community and allow the legally appointed contractor to deliver these services”

citizen Saturday, August 22, 2020 3:17:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The community has prevented Sanitech from carrying out the work that they have been appointed to do, which involves replacing chemical toilets, as well as cleaning and servicing the toilets," "Residents blocking this work from being done must please consider the needs of the community and allow the legally appointed contractor to deliver these services"

news24 Saturday, August 22, 2020 10:55:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “There have been a number of challenges to sustain normal levels of service provision relating to lockdown and Covid-19 mitigation measures, however, illegal dumping occurs even when services are taking place as normal”

iol Friday, July 31, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Just three weeks ago, dam levels were at 58.8% and although rainfall has been inconsistent during this period, a handful of significant storm events have done some heavy lifting for our stored water supplies”

eyewitness-news Tuesday, July 14, 2020 7:13:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "Showers have been predicted for this week and it is hoped that this will have a significant effect on the dams," "However, residents should note that low rainfall does not mean that another day zero is on the horizon. Even if we get similarly sparse rainfall as we did in 2017 (the driest year on record), dams will still end up above 60 percent full, with significant augmentation capacity scheduled to come online over the next year"

iol Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:51:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “We remain committed to doing all we can to find solutions to challenges in serving our vulnerable residents,”

businessday Friday, June 12, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg told : “In light of the previous stance taken by the community regarding the acceptance of toilets, the City will again engage with the residents to find a solution to the provision of additional toilets,”

iol Monday, May 25, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "It seems as if a private company currently building a new CTM behind Watergate Mall damaged the City's pipeline with a digger loader while attempting to illegally connect their private services to municipal infrastructure. The City has tried repeatedly to contact this company but unfortunately, their office telephone numbers are not being answered. The developer will be held liable for repairs,"

allafrica Saturday, May 16, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The contractor completed that repair but found that there were several further damages to the pipeline. The contractor is currently still on site, excavating and overpumping day and night to repair the pipeline. It is a challenging operation due to the pipeline being 4.5m deep, and in a natural stormwater channel. The City has two six-inch pumps on site pumping continuously,"

allafrica Saturday, May 16, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Reacting quickly and effectively to changes in water restrictions is the most important intervention during drought periods,”

iol Saturday, May 16, 2020 11:21:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "Although the bulk of the region's rainfall traditionally falls between May and June - so it is still too early to read much into these statistics - rainfall in 2020 to date is lower than the long-term average between January and April,"

allafrica Tuesday, May 12, 2020 5:35:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "We ask residents to double-bag waste, ensuring it is safely and hygienically secured, before placing it out for collection"

allafrica Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:17:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "the City does not have enough supervisors to provide constant oversight but checks are done every day"

allafrica Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:17:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City has implemented the rollout of water trucks and tanks to enhance access to water in informal settlements where access is constrained. "The City always strives to provide the highest possible level of access to water, but this is sometimes constrained by factors beyond its control, such as settlements being established on railway lines, on sand dunes or in a wetland. These settlements are generally relatively small pockets separate from the established settlements”

iol Monday, April 20, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Janitors will also be issued with hand sanitisers to ensure that users’ hands are sanitised before and after the use of toilet facilities,”

iol Monday, April 20, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg stated : “We are aware that members of the surrounding communities wish to salvage waste items of value as a source of income,”

dailymaverick Friday, February 28, 2020 2:22:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg says : “The pumps at the station have since been unblocked and reinstated. The station is now running again,”

iol Friday, November 22, 2019 11:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Dams are now slightly over the 80% mark, mainly due to good water conservation by our residents. However, it has been another drier-than-average year, raising serious concern that the drastic decrease in rainfall levels we’ve recently experienced could be permanent,” “As such, we are reminding residents to please remain conscious of, and responsive to, restriction levels as this will ensure the right balance between minimising inconvenience and ensuring water is available for the city to function”

citizen Monday, October 28, 2019 10:07:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “This year so far, has been another drier-than-average year, and assuming this trend will continue, it is important society remains conscientious of its water use,”

citizen Tuesday, October 22, 2019 2:37:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “After an extended period when Cape Town as a whole was exceeding our water-savings target, we are now approaching the maximum advisable level of water consumption,”

citizen Monday, October 14, 2019 11:57:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “When collection teams visit households, they provide two refuse bags for waste. There is also a seven-day-a-week programme, which includes 22 workers and four supervisors, who pick up general litter and undertake other cleaning services. Shipping containers are also on-site for the storage of waste,”

citizen Saturday, October 5, 2019 3:52:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Note that a risk of overflows will always be present as long as residents misuse the sewerage system. In terms of the Wastewater and Industrial Effluent By-law, no person may discharge substances into a municipal sewer that will interfere with the free flow of sewage,”

iol Friday, October 4, 2019 9:14:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Visiting the site and witnessing the staggering scale of the project really drove home how much work has been done thus far, and how much still lies ahead in this mammoth upgrade of the Zandvliet WwTWs. The city is committed to ensuring that it continues to evolve its processes to manage waste and to ensure that it does everything in its power to put in place enhanced processes for sustainable urban management,”

citizen Sunday, July 7, 2019 3:44:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The city is immensely pleased that construction work is now well under way at the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works. The project has been beset by various delays since 2010, including five (unsuccessful) tender appeals, a High Court appeal, and a land claim. Now that these have been resolved and boots are on the ground, it’s all systems go to adequately cater for one of the fastest growing catchments in the city,”

citizen Sunday, July 7, 2019 3:44:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "Visiting the site and witnessing the staggering scale of the project really drove home how much work has been done thus far, and how much still lies ahead in this mammoth upgrade of the Zandvliet WwTWs. The city is committed to ensuring that it continues to evolve its processes to manage waste and to ensure that it does everything in its power to put in place enhanced processes for sustainable urban management,"

iol Sunday, July 7, 2019 12:12:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The city is immensely pleased that construction work is now well under way at the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works. The project has been beset by various delays since 2010, including five (unsuccessful) tender appeals, a High Court appeal, and a land claim. Now that these have been resolved and boots are on the ground, it’s all systems go to adequately cater for one of the fastest growing catchments in the city,"

iol Sunday, July 7, 2019 12:12:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Chemicals of emerging concern are accumulating in the environment all over the world, even in places far from human settlement. The fact that these are detectable in Cape Town is not unusual. This is due to the pervasiveness of these chemicals in modern society, rather than sub-standard wastewater management”

iol Thursday, June 27, 2019 10:21:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Municipal wastewater treatment, even in the most highly developed countries in the world, is not yet advanced enough to effectively remove chemicals,”

iol Thursday, June 27, 2019 10:21:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg added : “Dam levels are in a better position when compared to the same period in previous years, but we encourage residents to continue using water wisely. The City would like to thank the water warriors who continue to save this precious resource,”

iol Wednesday, June 19, 2019 10:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City provides a social package that provides water at no cost to approximately 40% of households in Cape Town, which includes the approximately 175,000 informal households”

iol Friday, June 14, 2019 4:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City provides a social package that provides water at no cost to approximately 40% of households in Cape Town, which includes the approximately 175,000 informal households”

citizen Friday, June 14, 2019 2:51:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg says : “This proposal was not considered suitable for Cape Town,”

businessday Monday, June 10, 2019 6:41:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “QFS was responsible for the cost of establishing the plant, which cost would have been recovered by QFS through the sale of water to the City,”

dailymaverick Monday, May 27, 2019 3:41:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “It was a requirement of the contract that the contractor be responsible for designing their plant, taking cognisance of normal annual variations in water quality parameters over the full delivery period, and to provide a plant robust enough that can accommodate the raw water quality during all seasonal variations”

citizen Monday, May 6, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg wrote : “However, we can say that every effort was made on the City’s part to achieve resolution and move forward in a manner that is legally fair to both parties,” “The mediation concluded without a settlement being reached. The City is currently evaluating its position”

citizen Monday, May 6, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “While we respect the right to protest this should not be done at the expense of others,”

citizen Thursday, April 25, 2019 11:53:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "While we respect the right to protest this should not be done at the expense of others,"

iol Thursday, April 25, 2019 10:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Based on scenario analysis, the City commits to increasing available capacity by more than 300 million litres per day over the next 10 years,”

iol Wednesday, March 27, 2019 8:49:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg explained : "Residents can now make use of either a sprinkler or a hosepipe fitted with a self-closing nozzle but only for one hour on a Saturday. This is not a licence to go back to pre-drought water consumption behaviour"

eyewitness-news Monday, March 11, 2019 1:49:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The recent drought was a harsh lesson for us all,"

allafrica Sunday, February 17, 2019 10:51:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The recent drought was a harsh lesson for us all,"

irishsun Friday, February 15, 2019 11:54:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “treatment processes become less effective and final effluent quality suffers”

dailymaverick Thursday, December 6, 2018 1:40:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “This happens when people tend to do laundry in the morning or shower at more or less the same time during the day. "This peak will draw down the system, creating a temporary outage. In this case the system should recover once the demand decreases,”

iol Friday, October 27, 2017 10:33:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “This happens when people tend to do laundry in the morning or shower at more or less the same time during the day. "This peak will draw down the system, creating a temporary outage. In this case the system should recover once the demand decreases,”

iol Friday, October 27, 2017 2:09:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “We have funds that we can work with from cash reserves and other money we have prioritised in our department. We already have the Green Bond, and from it R2billion is available to us. We have used some of that money on our waste-water infrastructure, which is a big part of our resilience plan. The challenge comes in that all the projects need operational funds, too,”

iol Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:59:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “It is not clear whether the top user in Manenberg is the same person... but the leak of the top consumer according to the city’s data has been fixed and a water management device has been installed‚”

thetimes-za Thursday, March 9, 2017 6:55:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “There is now a rebate request‚” “Rebates for leaks are considered when leaks are underground and not visible‚ but property owners need to make application for this and a set criteria is applied when granting a rebate”

thetimes-za Thursday, March 9, 2017 6:55:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "We cannot set aside funds for a drought that might or might not happen. Infrastructure investment is based on long-term projections of demand"

thetimes-za Wednesday, March 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The yield from these springs will not offset the effects of the drought but the planned usage will take some pressure off the city's potable water reserves,"

thetimes-za Wednesday, March 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "They may [also] be installed at the homes of some of our highest consumers to help them manage their consumption should they fail to reduce it without assistance,"

thetimes-za Wednesday, February 22, 2017 10:02:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “They may [also] be installed at the homes of some of our highest consumers to help them manage their consumption should they fail to reduce it without assistance‚”

thetimes-za Wednesday, February 22, 2017 12:48:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Our signs, indicating how much water we could have left at our current consumption rates are a stern call to action. Although we thank all of our great water ambassadors out there we need all residents, businesses, and government spheres to heed this call. There now really is no escaping the message,”

enca Sunday, February 19, 2017 7:58:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The uptake of boreholes and well points is very useful in taking pressure off our dams at a time when they are reaching dangerously low levels. However, it is important that we utilise them responsibly. For this reason, the city is recommending that customers with boreholes restrict their watering to the hours prescribed in the restrictions, or at the very least limit their watering to the early mornings and late evenings to avoid evaporation,”

enca Sunday, January 29, 2017 2:42:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Application for and registration of boreholes helps us gather information for environmental monitoring and research purposes and is not in place so that residents can be charged. Water use from boreholes and wells remains free. As a thank you, the city will send applicants and those who register their boreholes a certificate of appreciation and a free weather-proof display sign,”

enca Sunday, January 29, 2017 2:42:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Within the next week‚ we plan to conduct increased door-to-door visits‚ issue more fines where applicable‚ and focus strongly on education and awareness. We’ll work together with our peace officers‚ law enforcement officers‚ councillors‚ and our newly appointed area-based mayoral committee members‚”

thetimes-za Monday, January 23, 2017 5:03:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “We will continue to take action against these culprits and will target the city’s top 20 000 high water users – the majority of whom reside in formal areas of the metro,”

iol Friday, January 20, 2017 2:00:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “We are committed to bringing this group to book. They are scuppering all of our efforts to bring down water usage‚”

thetimes-za Thursday, January 19, 2017 5:44:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Cape Town dam levels decreased by 2% in the last week from 80% to 78%. At the same time last year, dam levels were at 66.3%”

iol Wednesday, February 24, 2021 5:07:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said ( about Daily ) : “Daily water consumption for the same period decreased to 803 million litres per day, compared to 807 million litres the week before,”

iol Wednesday, February 24, 2021 5:07:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The report details key challenges towards improving the health of urban waterways. Going forward annual data will be used to assess the efficacy of programmes and activities aimed at reducing water pollution”

iol Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The findings of the City’s comprehensive report reveal that while some of our urban river catchments are in a relatively good or near-natural state, six catchments face serious challenges”

iol Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “In making this report publicly available, as well as a less technical summary booklet, the City hopes to equip residents with a holistic perspective of the state of our water bodies, and commits to full transparency as to possible causes of pollution that need to be addressed from within the administration,”

iol Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “However, it is also a call to action, as residents have a key role to play in halting the deterioration of these resources, and helping us transition into a water sensitive city,”

iol Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Many people do not experience symptoms of the virus, so wastewater analyses provide a more accurate picture of the extent of the outbreak”

iol Monday, February 1, 2021 4:36:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Sludge collection, transport and disposal is performed by third party specialist contractors. Under normal circumstances, sludge is removed on a daily basis so these are exceptional circumstances,”

iol Monday, January 18, 2021 11:01:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City of Cape Town’s Water and Waste Directorate is currently exploring all options to remove sludge from the plant until the tender for this service is awarded. Everything possible is being done to address the unpleasant smell emanating from the facility,”

iol Monday, January 18, 2021 11:01:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “If there is a delay, refuse should please be taken out every subsequent day until the truck comes past. Bins in all areas will be emptied by each Sunday,”

iol Thursday, January 7, 2021 5:42:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “All visitors using the Cable Car will be able to see the phase two site, which has a sign up that explains the project to the public. Hikers are asked to please keep their distance, and to avoid drinking the water as it has not been treated,”

iol Wednesday, December 16, 2020 4:58:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The reed bed was retaining stormwater which was contaminated by sewer overflows in the area,"

allafrica Wednesday, December 9, 2020 3:13:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The reed bed was retaining stormwater which was contaminated by sewer overflows in the area,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, December 8, 2020 4:29:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The total capacity of dams supplying the Cape Town metro increased slightly from 98.2% to 98.8% between November 2 and November 8, a 0.6% increase from the previous week”

iol Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:02:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Water consumption for the same period increased by 25 million litres per day from an average of 709 million litres per day the previous week to 734 million litres per day. At the same time last year, dam levels were at 81.9%,”

iol Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:02:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Water consumption for the same period decreased by eight million litres per day from an average of 717 million litres per day the previous week to 709 million litres per day,”

iol Wednesday, November 4, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City confirms receipt of a directive dated September 21 issued by the Provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP) and we have lodged an appeal against it. But the City remains committed to collaborating with the DEADP to improve water quality in the Diep River, where it is within our power to do so”

iol Wednesday, November 4, 2020 12:33:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Approval of this project should be preceded by a public participation process where local stakeholders such as Friends of the Liesbeek will be able to have their say,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, November 3, 2020 10:18:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Dam levels continue to border the 100% mark as they have dropped by less than 1% this past week,”

iol Wednesday, October 28, 2020 4:08:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said ( about Table ) : “The City has already been actioning the water strategy as 15 million litres of groundwater a day have come online from the Table Mountain group aquifer while other projects, including permanent desalination and water reuse, are also being planned”

iol Wednesday, October 21, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “At the same time last year, dam levels were at 81.9%”

iol Tuesday, October 20, 2020 1:43:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Tariffs are currently on the second lowest level possible in terms of the City’s 2020/21 budget, and have come down significantly since the peak of the drought,”

iol Tuesday, October 20, 2020 1:43:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “This limits how much the City would be able to drop the tariff,”

iol Sunday, October 18, 2020 7:54:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Residents are reminded that any decisions related to water tariffs and restrictions going forward will be mindful of residents’ praiseworthy relationship with water, and the City will seek to find an arrangement most beneficial to residents, and one that is sustainable for our water security”

iol Wednesday, October 14, 2020 12:32:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Consultations around appropriate tariffs and restrictions for the 2020/21 hydrological year (which runs from November 1 to October 31) are currently taking place,”

iol Tuesday, October 13, 2020 5:03:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "Tariffs are currently on the second lowest level possible in terms of the City's 2020/21 budget and have come down significantly since the peak of the drought. The no restriction, water-wise tariff which is under consideration will provide some relief, but with due cognisance of the importance that sufficient funding is available to continue increasing our resilience"

irishsun Saturday, October 3, 2020 3:27:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City can report that final effluent quality at Potsdam has vastly improved over the past four to five months, and that effluent leaving the facility would not cause noticeable deterioration of the receiving environment. It is therefore misleading to claim the plant is responsible for conditions in the river”

iol Saturday, September 19, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Urgent repairs since that incident have, however, taken place and the quality of effluent leaving the plant currently is vastly improved and generally in line with licence conditions,”

iol Saturday, September 19, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Going forward, the City will continue to clear blockages as they are reported, but prevention and the impact of environmental harm lay with residents. Residents are reminded that it is illegal to use sewers to dispose of fats, rags, litter or any other item that could cause a blockage,”

iol Saturday, September 19, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The fixed/variable tariff model that the City uses is in place throughout South African municipalities as it significantly increases a water service provider’s resilience to periods of drought/suppressed consumption which are predicted to become more common in our country. If the fixed charge was dropped the consumptive tariff would have to be increased to compensate,”

iol Monday, September 14, 2020 11:17:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg explicou : “Estamos actualmente no nível um de restrições hídricas, pelo que um nível abaixo desse não seria uma restrição”

opais Sunday, September 13, 2020 7:47:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : ”consumption if such a decision was made. She denied the city council made any profit from the water crisis. “The R4,4bn in water sales revenue derived for the 2017/18 financial year was the total income for the service and does not equate to profit,”

iol Sunday, September 13, 2020 2:14:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The fixed/variable tariff model that the city uses is in place throughout South African municipalities as it significantly increases a water service provider’s resilience to periods. of drought, or suppressed consumption, which are predicted to become more common in our country,”

iol Sunday, September 13, 2020 2:14:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “It is important that the City cover its costs to ensure that the maintenance and augmentation programmes can be carried out,”

iol Tuesday, September 8, 2020 6:57:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "pushed total rainfall for 2019/20 close to the long-term average and dams are close to full for the first time since 2013/2014,"

allafrica Sunday, September 6, 2020 3:08:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “pushed total rainfall for 2019/20 close to the long-term average and dams are close to full for the first time since 2013/2014,”

dailymaverick Friday, September 4, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “However, residents should please keep in mind that the impact of climate change in subsequent years is still uncertain and that this will also be factored into the eventual decision around restrictions,”

iol Monday, August 31, 2020 5:59:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The community has prevented Sanitech from carrying out the work that they have been appointed to do, which involves replacing chemical toilets, as well as cleaning and servicing the toilets,” “Residents blocking this work from being done must please consider the needs of the community and allow the legally appointed contractor to deliver these services”

citizen Saturday, August 22, 2020 3:17:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The community has prevented Sanitech from carrying out the work that they have been appointed to do, which involves replacing chemical toilets, as well as cleaning and servicing the toilets," "Residents blocking this work from being done must please consider the needs of the community and allow the legally appointed contractor to deliver these services"

news24 Saturday, August 22, 2020 10:55:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “There have been a number of challenges to sustain normal levels of service provision relating to lockdown and Covid-19 mitigation measures, however, illegal dumping occurs even when services are taking place as normal”

iol Friday, July 31, 2020 3:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Just three weeks ago, dam levels were at 58.8% and although rainfall has been inconsistent during this period, a handful of significant storm events have done some heavy lifting for our stored water supplies”

eyewitness-news Tuesday, July 14, 2020 7:13:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "Showers have been predicted for this week and it is hoped that this will have a significant effect on the dams," "However, residents should note that low rainfall does not mean that another day zero is on the horizon. Even if we get similarly sparse rainfall as we did in 2017 (the driest year on record), dams will still end up above 60 percent full, with significant augmentation capacity scheduled to come online over the next year"

iol Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:51:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “We remain committed to doing all we can to find solutions to challenges in serving our vulnerable residents,”

businessday Friday, June 12, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg told : “In light of the previous stance taken by the community regarding the acceptance of toilets, the City will again engage with the residents to find a solution to the provision of additional toilets,”

iol Monday, May 25, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "It seems as if a private company currently building a new CTM behind Watergate Mall damaged the City's pipeline with a digger loader while attempting to illegally connect their private services to municipal infrastructure. The City has tried repeatedly to contact this company but unfortunately, their office telephone numbers are not being answered. The developer will be held liable for repairs,"

allafrica Saturday, May 16, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The contractor completed that repair but found that there were several further damages to the pipeline. The contractor is currently still on site, excavating and overpumping day and night to repair the pipeline. It is a challenging operation due to the pipeline being 4.5m deep, and in a natural stormwater channel. The City has two six-inch pumps on site pumping continuously,"

allafrica Saturday, May 16, 2020 1:10:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Reacting quickly and effectively to changes in water restrictions is the most important intervention during drought periods,”

iol Saturday, May 16, 2020 11:21:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "Although the bulk of the region's rainfall traditionally falls between May and June - so it is still too early to read much into these statistics - rainfall in 2020 to date is lower than the long-term average between January and April,"

allafrica Tuesday, May 12, 2020 5:35:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "We ask residents to double-bag waste, ensuring it is safely and hygienically secured, before placing it out for collection"

allafrica Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:17:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "the City does not have enough supervisors to provide constant oversight but checks are done every day"

allafrica Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:17:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City has implemented the rollout of water trucks and tanks to enhance access to water in informal settlements where access is constrained. "The City always strives to provide the highest possible level of access to water, but this is sometimes constrained by factors beyond its control, such as settlements being established on railway lines, on sand dunes or in a wetland. These settlements are generally relatively small pockets separate from the established settlements”

iol Monday, April 20, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Janitors will also be issued with hand sanitisers to ensure that users’ hands are sanitised before and after the use of toilet facilities,”

iol Monday, April 20, 2020 4:55:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg stated : “We are aware that members of the surrounding communities wish to salvage waste items of value as a source of income,”

dailymaverick Friday, February 28, 2020 2:22:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg says : “The pumps at the station have since been unblocked and reinstated. The station is now running again,”

iol Friday, November 22, 2019 11:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Dams are now slightly over the 80% mark, mainly due to good water conservation by our residents. However, it has been another drier-than-average year, raising serious concern that the drastic decrease in rainfall levels we’ve recently experienced could be permanent,” “As such, we are reminding residents to please remain conscious of, and responsive to, restriction levels as this will ensure the right balance between minimising inconvenience and ensuring water is available for the city to function”

citizen Monday, October 28, 2019 10:07:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “This year so far, has been another drier-than-average year, and assuming this trend will continue, it is important society remains conscientious of its water use,”

citizen Tuesday, October 22, 2019 2:37:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “After an extended period when Cape Town as a whole was exceeding our water-savings target, we are now approaching the maximum advisable level of water consumption,”

citizen Monday, October 14, 2019 11:57:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “When collection teams visit households, they provide two refuse bags for waste. There is also a seven-day-a-week programme, which includes 22 workers and four supervisors, who pick up general litter and undertake other cleaning services. Shipping containers are also on-site for the storage of waste,”

citizen Saturday, October 5, 2019 3:52:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Note that a risk of overflows will always be present as long as residents misuse the sewerage system. In terms of the Wastewater and Industrial Effluent By-law, no person may discharge substances into a municipal sewer that will interfere with the free flow of sewage,”

iol Friday, October 4, 2019 9:14:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Visiting the site and witnessing the staggering scale of the project really drove home how much work has been done thus far, and how much still lies ahead in this mammoth upgrade of the Zandvliet WwTWs. The city is committed to ensuring that it continues to evolve its processes to manage waste and to ensure that it does everything in its power to put in place enhanced processes for sustainable urban management,”

citizen Sunday, July 7, 2019 3:44:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The city is immensely pleased that construction work is now well under way at the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works. The project has been beset by various delays since 2010, including five (unsuccessful) tender appeals, a High Court appeal, and a land claim. Now that these have been resolved and boots are on the ground, it’s all systems go to adequately cater for one of the fastest growing catchments in the city,”

citizen Sunday, July 7, 2019 3:44:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "Visiting the site and witnessing the staggering scale of the project really drove home how much work has been done thus far, and how much still lies ahead in this mammoth upgrade of the Zandvliet WwTWs. The city is committed to ensuring that it continues to evolve its processes to manage waste and to ensure that it does everything in its power to put in place enhanced processes for sustainable urban management,"

iol Sunday, July 7, 2019 12:12:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The city is immensely pleased that construction work is now well under way at the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works. The project has been beset by various delays since 2010, including five (unsuccessful) tender appeals, a High Court appeal, and a land claim. Now that these have been resolved and boots are on the ground, it’s all systems go to adequately cater for one of the fastest growing catchments in the city,"

iol Sunday, July 7, 2019 12:12:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Chemicals of emerging concern are accumulating in the environment all over the world, even in places far from human settlement. The fact that these are detectable in Cape Town is not unusual. This is due to the pervasiveness of these chemicals in modern society, rather than sub-standard wastewater management”

iol Thursday, June 27, 2019 10:21:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Municipal wastewater treatment, even in the most highly developed countries in the world, is not yet advanced enough to effectively remove chemicals,”

iol Thursday, June 27, 2019 10:21:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg added : “Dam levels are in a better position when compared to the same period in previous years, but we encourage residents to continue using water wisely. The City would like to thank the water warriors who continue to save this precious resource,”

iol Wednesday, June 19, 2019 10:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City provides a social package that provides water at no cost to approximately 40% of households in Cape Town, which includes the approximately 175,000 informal households”

iol Friday, June 14, 2019 4:21:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The City provides a social package that provides water at no cost to approximately 40% of households in Cape Town, which includes the approximately 175,000 informal households”

citizen Friday, June 14, 2019 2:51:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg says : “This proposal was not considered suitable for Cape Town,”

businessday Monday, June 10, 2019 6:41:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “QFS was responsible for the cost of establishing the plant, which cost would have been recovered by QFS through the sale of water to the City,”

dailymaverick Monday, May 27, 2019 3:41:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “It was a requirement of the contract that the contractor be responsible for designing their plant, taking cognisance of normal annual variations in water quality parameters over the full delivery period, and to provide a plant robust enough that can accommodate the raw water quality during all seasonal variations”

citizen Monday, May 6, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg wrote : “However, we can say that every effort was made on the City’s part to achieve resolution and move forward in a manner that is legally fair to both parties,” “The mediation concluded without a settlement being reached. The City is currently evaluating its position”

citizen Monday, May 6, 2019 7:46:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “While we respect the right to protest this should not be done at the expense of others,”

citizen Thursday, April 25, 2019 11:53:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "While we respect the right to protest this should not be done at the expense of others,"

iol Thursday, April 25, 2019 10:01:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Based on scenario analysis, the City commits to increasing available capacity by more than 300 million litres per day over the next 10 years,”

iol Wednesday, March 27, 2019 8:49:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg explained : "Residents can now make use of either a sprinkler or a hosepipe fitted with a self-closing nozzle but only for one hour on a Saturday. This is not a licence to go back to pre-drought water consumption behaviour"

eyewitness-news Monday, March 11, 2019 1:49:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The recent drought was a harsh lesson for us all,"

allafrica Sunday, February 17, 2019 10:51:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The recent drought was a harsh lesson for us all,"

irishsun Friday, February 15, 2019 11:54:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “treatment processes become less effective and final effluent quality suffers”

dailymaverick Thursday, December 6, 2018 1:40:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “This happens when people tend to do laundry in the morning or shower at more or less the same time during the day. "This peak will draw down the system, creating a temporary outage. In this case the system should recover once the demand decreases,”

iol Friday, October 27, 2017 10:33:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “This happens when people tend to do laundry in the morning or shower at more or less the same time during the day. "This peak will draw down the system, creating a temporary outage. In this case the system should recover once the demand decreases,”

iol Friday, October 27, 2017 2:09:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “We have funds that we can work with from cash reserves and other money we have prioritised in our department. We already have the Green Bond, and from it R2billion is available to us. We have used some of that money on our waste-water infrastructure, which is a big part of our resilience plan. The challenge comes in that all the projects need operational funds, too,”

iol Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:59:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “It is not clear whether the top user in Manenberg is the same person... but the leak of the top consumer according to the city’s data has been fixed and a water management device has been installed‚”

thetimes-za Thursday, March 9, 2017 6:55:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “There is now a rebate request‚” “Rebates for leaks are considered when leaks are underground and not visible‚ but property owners need to make application for this and a set criteria is applied when granting a rebate”

thetimes-za Thursday, March 9, 2017 6:55:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "We cannot set aside funds for a drought that might or might not happen. Infrastructure investment is based on long-term projections of demand"

thetimes-za Wednesday, March 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "The yield from these springs will not offset the effects of the drought but the planned usage will take some pressure off the city's potable water reserves,"

thetimes-za Wednesday, March 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : "They may [also] be installed at the homes of some of our highest consumers to help them manage their consumption should they fail to reduce it without assistance,"

thetimes-za Wednesday, February 22, 2017 10:02:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “They may [also] be installed at the homes of some of our highest consumers to help them manage their consumption should they fail to reduce it without assistance‚”

thetimes-za Wednesday, February 22, 2017 12:48:00 AM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Our signs, indicating how much water we could have left at our current consumption rates are a stern call to action. Although we thank all of our great water ambassadors out there we need all residents, businesses, and government spheres to heed this call. There now really is no escaping the message,”

enca Sunday, February 19, 2017 7:58:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “The uptake of boreholes and well points is very useful in taking pressure off our dams at a time when they are reaching dangerously low levels. However, it is important that we utilise them responsibly. For this reason, the city is recommending that customers with boreholes restrict their watering to the hours prescribed in the restrictions, or at the very least limit their watering to the early mornings and late evenings to avoid evaporation,”

enca Sunday, January 29, 2017 2:42:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Application for and registration of boreholes helps us gather information for environmental monitoring and research purposes and is not in place so that residents can be charged. Water use from boreholes and wells remains free. As a thank you, the city will send applicants and those who register their boreholes a certificate of appreciation and a free weather-proof display sign,”

enca Sunday, January 29, 2017 2:42:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “Within the next week‚ we plan to conduct increased door-to-door visits‚ issue more fines where applicable‚ and focus strongly on education and awareness. We’ll work together with our peace officers‚ law enforcement officers‚ councillors‚ and our newly appointed area-based mayoral committee members‚”

thetimes-za Monday, January 23, 2017 5:03:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “We will continue to take action against these culprits and will target the city’s top 20 000 high water users – the majority of whom reside in formal areas of the metro,”

iol Friday, January 20, 2017 2:00:00 PM EAT

Xanthea Limberg said : “We are committed to bringing this group to book. They are scuppering all of our efforts to bring down water usage‚”

thetimes-za Thursday, January 19, 2017 5:44:00 PM EAT