Cape Town takes the plunge into the 2019 summer holiday
The holiday started at Sea Point Pavilion pool this weekend for thousands of Capetonians, and TimesLIVE photographer Esa Alexander was there to catch some of the diving action.
Sea Point is one of 17 Cape Town municipal pools that will open this summer. Another 18 remain closed due to the water shortage.
Muizenberg pool is now filled with groundwater after drilling found a suitable source. “Initially, the plan was to draw salt water as an alternative source for the Muizenberg pool, but drilling for a well point resulted in finding good quality fresh water instead, which will also be used for irrigation,” said mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith.
While the pool at Sea Point is filled with sea water, the other operational pools have each been fitted with two 10,000 litre tanks. Backwashed water is recycled into the pools from these tanks.
Source: timeslive.co.za
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