The details make the quote: how much water, what is in it, how far it must be lifted and how soon it must be gone. Send one request with them and we pass it to pump station builders and service contractors working in Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape.
Sewage Pump Stations in Cape Town
Need a sewage pump station in Cape Town? Say whether it is new or an existing station, how many units or people it serves, the distance and height to the sewer, the power supply and backup, and any faults you are seeing. Pump suppliers and contractors around Cape Town can then quote.
Want to know more first? Our sewage pump stations guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
What to know locally in Cape Town
Winter is flood season. Basements and lift pits in the city bowl, on the Foreshore and in Century City need sump pumps with duty and standby, and building sites in sandy ground often need wellpoints or dewatering pumps before excavation. Low lying parts of the Cape Flats flood every winter, and drainage pump hire peaks from June to August. Estates on the edge of the metro run sewage pump stations.
Water and ground in Cape Town
The drought of 2015 to 2018, and the talk of Day Zero, turned Cape Town into a city of boreholes and wellpoints. Thousands of homes tapped the sandy Cape Flats aquifer and deeper sandstone aquifers for gardens and pools, and the City now asks owners to register boreholes and wellpoints and follow its rules on use, so check with the municipality. Shallow water in the southern suburbs often carries iron that stains walls and paving. Winter rain fills basements and lift pits in the city bowl and on the Foreshore, which is built on reclaimed land, and floods low lying parts of the Cape Flats. Pump shops, rewinders and hire yards are spread through Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland and Salt River.
Typical sewage pump stations requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: a small shared station for a few houses on a low street below the sewer
- Offices, shops, hotels and lodges: lodges, schools, hospitals and malls with duty and standby stations on contract
- Contractors and drillers: package stations supplied, set and commissioned on new developments
Local tips for Cape Town
Pump suppliers serving Cape Town mostly work from here: epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland and Salt River. The jobs that come up most: wellpoints and garden borehole pumps, basement sumps, construction dewatering. When you ask for quotes, ask whether the borehole or wellpoint will be registered with the City.
Sizes vary: package stations to large concrete wells. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a small shared station for a few houses on a low street below the sewer. One local point to raise: workshops in Epping and Montague Gardens reach most of the metro the same day.
Service area: Cape Town and surrounds
Our network covers Cape Town together with Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. The depth, the duty and the address help a pump station contractor work out the job, the parts and the travel before quoting.