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R ive r S w r a r ive t r r R ivi ve e i p r e R i 01 WITZANDS AQUIFER NATURE RESERVE D Cape Town is the world’s #1 water-saving city. S p w e i a D Please keep using water wisely. r t MAMRE r i Protecting the Atlantis aquifer and the THE GREAT GREEN OUTDOORS vi e aquifer re-charge areas, it is the main r FOR MORE VISIT C APETOWN.GOV.ZA / THINKWATER water supply for the Atlantis, Mamre FOLLOW @CITYOFCT ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER Sustaining Cape Town’s Water Supply GOUDA and Pella communities. The reserve FOR MORE VISIT C APETOWN.GOV.ZA / THINKWATER has impressive sand dunes and views of Table Mountain. Add on a visit to FOLLOW @CITYOFCT ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER the quaint mission village of Mamre, ATLANTIS RIEBEEK VOELVLEI DAM KASTEEL Only flush when Take short, stop- Don’t leave the established in the 17th century. The Cape Town is a water-scarce city that is diversifying its sources of water, but it you really need to. start showers. tap running while original water mill has been restored brushing teeth. still gets most of its water from rain-fed dams. The catchment areas feeding our WATER WOLSELEY and is used as a museum today. dams are relatively pristine, but need to be preserved. The alien invasive plants REPORTING in the catchments suck up water before it can get to our dams, and there are HERMON Help preserve our precious water resources. D WITZANDS i e To report burst pipes, faulty p R SILWERSTROOMSTRAND AQUIFER ive programmes to remove them to increase the yield of water to the Western Cape r Use alternative water safely. Prevent pollution and sewer GOUDA r meters and water wastage: Off Dassenberg Drive (R307), Atlantis NATURE ive R R27 p water supply system. 01 ie blockages. Bin your waste, don’t litter or flush waste items RESERVE D Call 0860 103 089 • SMS 31373 T 021 444 7687 down the toilet or drain. E [email protected] Cape Town has one of the highest densities of threatened plant species in any (maximum 160 characters) metropolitan area on earth, so these plants need to be protected. Cape Town Email [email protected] RIEBEEK VOELVLEI DAM Visit www.capetown.gov.za/ 02 BLAAUWBERG NATURE RESERVE lies within a “biodiversity hotspot”, the Cape floristic region, and is recognised KASTEEL Tap water is safe to drink in Cape Town. globally for its extraordinarily rich, diverse and unique fauna and flora. servicerequests R301 Water quality is of a consistently high standard. For more, WhatsApp 063 407 3699 KOEBERG WOLSELEY BAIN’S visit: www.capetown.gov.za/waterquality Stay in accommodation with the only The protected areas are conserving critically endangered ecosystems that sus- NATURE 42 KLOOF PASS view in the world from which you can tain the flora, fauna and ecosystem services we are dependent on, including the RESERVE WELLINGTON er HERMON R44 see two proclaimed World Heritage vi R45 ri D valuable water catchments, rivers, groundwater recharge areas, recreational t ie l p Visit a water treatment facility. sites. a R S ive and storage water bodies. r r ive For group bookings on week days, email R p PAARL N e i D 33 N1 [email protected] N1 Age restrictions may apply. R44 Otto du Plessis Drive (M14), R27 north of Bloubergstrand T 021 444 0454 R301 WEMMERSHOEK DAM E [email protected] BAIN’S KLOOF PASS MELKBOSSTRAND WELLINGTON WEMMERSHOEK 03 TABLE BAY NATURE RESERVE RIETVLEI SECTION R44 R45 R45 PNIEL FRANSCHHOEK 32 R310 BERG RIVER The Rietvlei Wetland is in the flood- iver DAM Diep R PAARL plain of the Diep River and drains N1 R45 into Table Bay via the Milnerton 13. Green Point Park 02 N1 Lagoon. The wetland offers a variety VILLIERSDORP of habitats, including a permanent N7 M14 THEEWATERSKLOOF DAM freshwater lake, shallow marshes er ivi sr en ur Lo HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND that flood in winter, reed beds, a river, PARKLANDS WEMMERSHOEK The City’s substantial network of rivers and wetlands perform a dual function, DAM and an estuarine lagoon with salt acting as a habitat for aquatic fauna and flora, as well as a natural infrastruc- BLOUBERGSTRAND marshes that is open to the sea. r ive R ass ROBBEN ISLAND P ture asset for the management, treatment and conveyance of storm water and s ry' WEMMERSHOEK w Lo r Si treated wastewater effluent. R45 r 04 ve i r PNIEL R s TABLE VIEW a WEMMERSHOEK r FRANSCHHOEK b n Main entrance: south end Grey Ave e te DAM S ‘Mountain of the Sea’ is a literal translation of the Khoi word, Hoerikwaggo, R310 R302 BERG RIVER N2 N1 Table View (Rietvlei Section) DAM regarded as the earliest known description of Table Mountain. It was the supply KRAAIFONTEIN DURBANVILLE STEENBRAS DAM T 021 444 0315 of fresh water from the springs that attracted the Dutch East India Company to r R45 13. Green Point Urban Park 03 r E [email protected] ve e establish a half-way house to supply water and fresh produce for their ships i vi R i r R304 t travelling between Holland and the Far East. The Company’s Garden (see 8) s VILLIERSDORP r l i a Table Bay u 04 DURBANVILLE NATURE RESERVE is the remaining half of the Dutch vegetable garden planted in the 1650’s and w M14 K THEEWATERSKLOOF DAM S overlaid by a later Victorian ‘romantic garden’. Recently, an area has been r e R27 ivi nsr EDGEMEAD re MAP KEY WEMMERSHOEK u Lo Take a stroll through critically endan- rehabilitated to recreate the original produce garden, which now supplies The HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND 05 TYGERVALLEY EDITION Company’s Garden Restaurant. MILNERTON BRACKEN NATURE RESERVE gered Swartland shale renosterveld CAPE TOWN City Nature Reserves and Cape Flats sand fynbos. N1 BRACKENFELL Until 1897, Cape Town relied on spring river water, flowing off Table Mountain, 06 r ive R GRANGER BAY ass Table Mountain P 35 s ry' which usually reduced to a trickle in the summer months. This supply challenge w M23 o V&A WATERFRONT L WATER CLUB N1 ir FRANSCHHOEK S BELLVILLE National Park changed with the construction of Cape Town’s first dam in 1896, the 954 ML r R102 ve l 13 07 GOODWOOD i aa eR skr GREEN POINT lsis E a S r b CapeNature n Woodhead Dam (see 9) on Table Mountain. e a te S l PAROW t N2 CITY CENTRE R102 R Blue Flag Beaches Race Course Rd, Durbanville i SEA POINT 12 ve BERG RIVER STEENBRAS DAM DAM r T 021 979 0060 08 Visitor Info Centre SALT RIVER E [email protected] 11 STELLENBOSCH CLIFTON 34 W aste Drop-off Sites M3 38 PINELANDS KUILSRIVIER 10 WOODSTOCK R102 F or a downloadable 05 TYGERBERG NATURE RESERVE CAMPS BAY 14 M12 This printed Green Map presents a selection OBSERVATORY map of the drop-off K TABLE MOUNTAIN RONDEBOSCH N2 u facilities, visit: Magnificent 360° views of the city. M3 i l of options – for more listings, further NATIONAL PARK ATHLONE GUGULETU s www.capetowngreenmap.co.za R The reserve covers an area of 388 am 39 re i t ve information and current news please visit S NEWLANDS 36 37 CAPE TOWN hectares and boasts 562 different M6 sa M7 Di eek INTERNATIONAL r R310 esb CLAREMONT plant species. Of these, 23 are threat- www.capetowngreenmap.co.za 16 17 Li AIRPORT VILLIERSDORP 15 R102 ened, 8 are endemic to Cape Town, 09 M3 M5 NYANGA Cape Town Green Map encourages you to live 18 DRIFTSANDS and 3 are endemic to Tygerberg itself. N2 D NATURE RESERVE and play more sustainably, and to make greener ie M5 LLANDUDNO r p R lifestyle choices. All sites are listed free on Rive ive EDITH STEPHENS PHILIPPI EERSTERIVIER ay r Little Lotus River River Lotus Big NATURE RESERVE THEEWATERSKLOOF DAM www.capetowngreenmap.co.za. If you meet the t B WYNBERG These days, the city has access to water storage of nearly 1 000 times greater ou Main gate: 1 Totius St, Welgemoed H M7 r criteria, please submit your information N2 e CONSTANTIAKeysers River ivi T 021 444 8971 capacity - provided by 14 dams - and is integrated into the Western Cape supply sr online and stand the chance of being featured on PHILIPPI en E [email protected] system. The six large dams: the Theewaterskloof, Voëlvlei, Berg River, Wemmer- 40 M5 ur the website and in future print editions. HORTICULTURAL MITCHELLS Lo shoek, and the Steenbras Upper and Lower dams form part of an integrated and M3 M38 AREA PLAIN KHAYELITSHA 06 @capetwngreenmap collectively managed system of 14 dams, 785 pump stations, 35 treatment plants, HOUT BAY HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND INTAKA ISLAND M17 29 Capetowngreenmap 35 reservoirs, over 20 300 kilometres of pipelines and tunnels, and about 2 400 ZEEKOEIVLEI SCHAAPKRAAL E erst kilometres of waterways (see 31, 32 and 33). e R RONDEVLEI 25 ive Award-winning 16ha wetlands and S 28 r MACASSAR ilve TOKAI 27 bird sanctuary, home to over 177 spe- rm Westlake 24 i River N2 ne cies of indigenous fynbos and 120 bird R R310 i 26 ve ZANDVLEI MNANDI MACASSAR DUNES species. It also provides recreational The Cape Town Green Map grew out of CHAPMAN’S PEAK r FALSE BAY 19 NATURE RESERVE SOMERSET WEST r and educational amenities. Green Goal 2010, the award-winning ive 23 R environmental programme of the 2010 STRANDFONTEIN ss M64 a In addition to servicing Cape Town, the system supplies water to towns in P FIFA World Cup™.