Water supply boosted with new boreholes

WITH the completion of two additional boreholes in St Francis Bay – yielding a combined output of 0.8 million litres per day (Ml/d) – Kouga Municipality has significantly enhanced the region’s water infrastructure to meet the growing demand.

These new boreholes, along with the existing three boreholes, will now provide a yield of 1.8Ml/day, enough to virtually meet the average daily water demand of the area.

In a media statement, the Kouga Municipality said that the project, costing R3million, which commenced in February 2024, included the development of two new boreholes adjacent to the R330, as well as improvements of metering and control systems at three existing municipal boreholes at The Links. Additionally, telemetering systems were established at all five boreholes, and level control systems were enhanced at the two elevated tanks at the existing reservoirs.