27/10/2026
🌿 MILNERTON LAGOON, CAPE TOWN,: SIX YEARS AND COUNTING.......
It has been more than six years since the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning ( DEA&DP aka the Green Scorpions) , issued a directive instructing the City of Cape Town to address the pollution impacting Milnerton Lagoon.
We long for the day when this precious river estuary is once again a thriving ecosystem, alive with fish, abundant birdlife and canoeists enjoying its waters. 🐟🦆🛶
The vision is clear. The challenge is to ensure that pollution is finally, stopped and the ecosystem is given the opportunity to recover.
Milnerton Lagoon deserves nothing less!
Restoring Milnerton Lagoon requires more than dredging the lagoon itself. We must stop pollution across the wider catchment and address the infrastructure problems contributing to poor water quality.
That is why the City is investing more than R6.1 billion in identified infrastructure supporting the Milnerton Lagoon Restoration Programme.
This includes:
💧 The R5.2 billion Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works upgrade
🔧 New and upgraded bulk sewers
🏗️ More reliable pump stations
🌊 Lagoon rehabilitation and improved water circulation
Together, these interventions will reduce sewage spills, improve the quality of treated wastewater entering the Diep River system, and support the long-term ecological recovery of the lagoon.
This is a catchment-wide programme, from wastewater treatment and sewer infrastructure to direct rehabilitation work in the lagoon.
Stopping pollution. Improving water quality. Restoring Milnerton Lagoon.
