The raising and strengthening of the Steenbras dam
At a time when a serious water shortage confronted Cape Town, investigation revealed that the Steenbras Dam, the City's main source of water supply, required strengthening because of inadequate spillway capacity. Construction of a new 6,000,000 dam and pipeline had already been initiated, but i...
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