Reservoir gets its annual clean

The Newlands Reservoir is approaching the final stretch of its maintenance, says the City.

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The City's Water and Sanitation Directorate is busy cleaning the Newlands Reservoir as part of its annual proactive water maintenance programme.

Work started on Monday 5 May and is anticipated to be completed on Friday 16 May.

Newlands Reservoir supplies water to Ottery, Strandfontein, Pelican Park, Lansdowne, Wetton, Lotus River, Retreat, Steenberg, Muizenberg, Grassy Park, Wynberg Reservoir, Bishopscourt, Hout Bay, Llandudno, Newlands, Claremont, Kenilworth, Groote Schuur, UCT, Rondebosch and Molteno Reservoir.

THE RESERVOIR CAN HOLD 132,6 MILLION LITRES

The Newlands Reservoir is among Cape Town's oldest reservoirs and is situated within the Table Mountain Nature Reserve, next to Newlands Forest.