Water and sewerage were a challenge but there was a plan to upgrade the infrastructure. Water in the nearby dam was contaminated by sewege. The City of Johannesburg needed to proclaim Ivory Park. The project was going to cost R600 million to construct. The City of Johannesburg indicated that it required the full amount in order to start the project. The City stated that its point of departure was to relocate people and involve land surveyors as communities refused to be moved from shack to shack. The City had engaged with the national Department of Human Settlements on the funding proposal but was still awaiting approval.