Cape Town’s aquifer recharge project offers solution to city’s water security challenge

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has praised the Cape Flats Aquifer Recharge Project.

Lise Beyers – 25 Aug 2026

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has praised Cape Town’s groundbreaking aquifer recharge project, calling on other municipalities across South Africa to replicate the innovative model.

Macpherson made the remarks during a site visit to the Cape Flats Aquifer Recharge Project on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa 2026.

“It’s groundbreaking what they are doing here and very impressive, and it’s about focusing budgets on infrastructure,” he said…

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