Striving to fight crime and protecting our communities is a joint effort between communities, Law Enforcement and Traffic Services. Follow the links on this page for more information on Law Enforcement and Traffic Services.

For more information, contact:

Manager Protection Services
Donkin Street
Beaufort West

Fire Brigade:

Tel: 10177 / 023 414 8176 / 064 014 2860

Our Waste Management division is responsible for waste collection, area cleaning and waste disposal in the Beaufort West municipal area. We all have a role to play in minimising the effects of waste on our environment. Help us to keep Beaufort clean by recycling and reducing the amount of waste that lands up in landfills.

Refuse is collected in the following areas:

REFUSE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF 22- 26 JULY 2024

For more information on Waste Management services, please contact:

Waste Management
Tel: 023 414 8185 / 8121

Our list of Community Services include: libraries; parks; museums; sport, schools, community centres and health facilities. Follow the links for more information on these services.

For more information, contact:

Beaufort West Municipal Office
112 Donkin Street
Beaufort West
6970

Tel: 023 414 8101 / 8141

E-mail: landi@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Here are a few water saving tips

In and around the house / business

• Turn the tap off between washing your face, brushing your teeth or shaving.
• Taking a five-minute shower a day, instead of a bath
• Boil only as much water as you need, do not fill the kettle
• Avoid flushing the toilet unnecessarily. Eg. when disposing of tissues, insects and other waste that can go in the bin.
• Use "grey water" - used water from baths, washing machines and other safe sources - to flush your toilet.
• Use a bucket rather than a hose to wash your car.
• Do not pour paint and chemicals down the drain.
• Farmers must ensure that they keep toxic insecticides away from water sources and streams.
• Factories should take care of how they discharge mercury and other heavy metals into waste water.
• People living in rural areas should be careful not to use the river or river bank as a toilet.

In the garden

• Always water your plants during the early morning hours or in the evening
• Every time you boil an egg, save the cooled water for your houseplants
• Focus on indigenous and non-water-consumptive alien plants (but not invasive alien plants).
• Water gardens less frequently, but water well.
• Remove invasive alien plants on your property, they often sap water.
• Roof water can also be profitably stored in tanks, for watering gardens.
• Use "grey water" - used water from baths, washing machines and other safe sources - to water your garden.

Water:

Beaufort West is dependant on three different water sources: Surface Water (Gamka Dam, Springfontein Dam and Walker Dam), Boreholes ( 36 Boreholes in 6 Aquifers) and the Water Reclamation Plant. During summer months water consumption is much higher than in the winter.

Sanitation:

Beaufort West Municipality has four Waste Water Treatment Plants that are situated in Beaufort West, Nelspoort, Merweville and Murraysburg.

Contact us with any queries or complaints related to water/sewage:

Tel: 023 414 8100
After hours tel: 083 415 8300
Fax: 023 415 2811

Email: engineers@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Loadshedding:

Beaufort West is currently prone to loadshedding along with the rest of the country. For more information on loadshedding status and schedules, please visit the Eskom website at http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/ or call the Eskom Contact Centre on 086 003 7566.

Faults/Queries:

Should you want to report a fault or have queries, contact us on:

Tel: 023 415 8100/74
After hours tel: 023 415 2276
Fax: 086 502 0900

Email: electricity@beaufortwestmun.co.za