As Cape Town gets closer to running out of water, SBS Tanks® has formed an integral partnership with Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) and Osmoflo to provide quality water for an emergency desalination plant. Initiated by The City of Cape Town, the plant will address the water crisis in the residential and commercial areas surrounding the Victoria and Alfred (V&A) Waterfront, which is a popular tourist destination attracting more than 23 million visitors a year.

This landmark desalination project involves a fully containerised 2 MLD seawater reverse osmosis and multimedia filtration plant, which is made up of seven containers that will be able to deliver two-million-litres of water per day. With over 20 years’ experience and thousands of tank installations around the world, SBS Tanks® was the perfect option for the high-quality water storage needs of the plant. Three different tanks were needed to provide a massive 436 000 litres of water for the various stages of the reverse osmosis and filtration process.

During an inspection of the installation in Cape Town, Managing Director of SBS Tanks®, Delayne Gray, said: “This is a true unifying venture where collaboration is key for a project of this scale to be successfully rolled out. The urgency of the situation in the Cape shows how much can be achieved when powerful companies pull together”.

The project has been a prime example of swift operations, with the seven containers being shipped from Dubai to Cape Town in less than a month, and thereafter the setup at the Waterfront achieved in under 8 weeks. The City of Cape Town’s dire need to augment water sources has been a major driving force behind the urgency of the project, which has been met by some of the world’s best in the water industry.

“It is projects such as this, where the true need for access to water is so significantly pronounced, that are the most rewarding and we are committed to the success of this partnership,” concluded Gray.