The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr Senzo Mchunu, joined by the City of Tshwane Mayor, Cllr Cilliers Brink, will conduct oversight project inspections of the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works and Klipdrift Package Plant in Hammanskraal on Wednesday, 10 April 2024.

The project oversight inspections come as the Department of Water and Sanitation, through its entity, Magalies Water, and the City of Tshwane are working collaboratively to effectively address the long-standing water challenges that are affecting most parts of Hammanskraal, located in the northern part of Gauteng.

The Hammanskraal community under the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has experienced continuous water supply challenges despite the upgrade of the Temba Water Treatment Plant, to a capacity of 120 megalitres a day (ML/d).

The supply challenges are caused by difficulties at Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works to meet the desirable final effluent quality for discharge to the Apies River, which in turn, flows into the Leeukraal Dam. The Wastewater Treatment Works is situated upstream of Hammanskraal and has affected the Leeukraal Dam, where the Temba Water Treatment Works abstracts water for treatment and distribution to residents as potable drinking water.

To address water supply and quality challenges in the area, work is being carried out to refurbish the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works to enable its performance at optimum capacity, as well as upgrading the Klipdrift Water Treatment Works from 42 to 92 mega litres per day.

Deputy Ministers, David Mahlobo, Judith Tshabalala, Magalies Water's Executive and Board members, as well as senior officials from the City of Tshwane and the Department will also be part of the delegation conducting the oversight project inceptions and community engagement on the day.

Members of the media are invited to attend the event as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Project Site 01 (Media Doorstoop)

Time: 9h30
Venue: Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works

Project Site 02 (Media Doorstoop)

Time: 10h30
Venue: Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant

Community Engagement

Time: 13h00
Venue: Mandela Hall, Temba, Hammanskraal

For confirmations, please contact Lebogang Maseko on 083 661 7859S / masekoL2@dws.gov.za or Tshigofatso Mashile on 082 723 6030/ MashileT3@dws.gov.za

For more information, contact Wisane Mavasa, Spokesperson for the Department of Water and Sanitation on 060 561 8935 or Kamogelo Mogotsi, Spokesperson for the Ministry on 076 523 0085.

For City of Tshwane, contact:
Sipho Stuurman
Mayoral Spokesperson
Cell: 076 965 4880

For Magalies Water, contact:
David Magae
Spokesperson
Cell: 082 761 3456