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The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Dr Zahid Badroodien, announced on X/Twitter that the pumps at the Green Point Marine Outfall failed while the pumps were in the process of receiving much needed maintenance, Cape {town} Etc reports.

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, two pumps that had just returned from maintenance unexpectedly failed, while two others were simultaneously removed for servicing.

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As a result, on the 25th of September, only one of the six pumps at the Green Point Marine Outfall was operational.

Since then, the department has successfully repaired and reinstalled one additional pump, bringing the total number of active pumps to two.

Badroodien adds that unfortunately, due to the failure of these pumps, an emergency discharge into the ocean was unavoidable.

This discharge occurred during peak operating hours, as the remaining pumps could not handle the incoming volumes.

This means that the pump station is currently operating under constrained capacity due to the failure of several pumps.

Badroodien emphasises that the current actions underway include repairing the second pump to manage incoming sewer flows, expediting the repairs on the larger pump, which is expected to be operational next week to restore capacity, and initiating the procurement process for an additional pump to serve as a backup, thereby preventing future incidents.

‘Appropriate signage will be put up to inform the public, and we will continue taking water samples to monitor the situation closely,’ says Badroodien.

‘The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment has been informed, and a Section 30 Notice has been submitted in line with regulations.’

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Picture: Dr Zahid Badroodien / X

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