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Timeline photosA huge plume of raw sewage, pumped out to sea from the Green Point outfall, drifts on the surface and fortunately away from the shoreline on this particular day.
Impossible! The city would never pollute our ocean!
Oh yes they would!
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Have you smelt the foul smell driving past Cape Town airport and the Black river ? The Vyekraal river averaged over 2.4 million E coli/100ml in January 2024 – it should be less than a thousand – even before the river reaches the Athlone WWTWs. However, because of the large volumes of treated effluent discharged into this river, effluent quality is critical.” Athlone WWTWs effluent should contain less than 1000 E Coli /100ml but has met that standard only 1.1% over the past 12 months and has discharged effluent containing E Coli levels of up to 7.7 million cfu/100ml Effluent Ammonia levels have been up to nine times the lethal levels for fish While its good to hear that upgrades are underway, the City is legally obliged to meet effluent safety standards to protect both communities health and the environment .
Sad state of rivers blamed on human behaviour and dumping
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The City recently confirmed that the Athlone Waste Water Treatment Works discharge points into the Black River most recent results for sampling, showed non-compliance of unionised ammonia and dissolve...A big problem is uncontrolled building where people connect sewage to storm water systems. It’s very hard to deal with contaminated storm water, because it has such big changes in volume.
One of the predictable consequences of goverment complacency around the sewage pollution of waterbodies. #swimmableseas #oneoceanURGENT NOTICE: A toxic blue/green algae, identified as microcystis, by our contacts at NMU, and has been found in the estuary. This algae was seen by many along Amsterdamhoek on Wednesday morning, 17 April. It is extremely toxic and everyone is advised not to swim in the river for 2 weeks. Fishermen should wash any fish caught carefully and wash hands after handling fish or bait. Paddlers should also be cautious. This algae will eventually die in salt water. Included is a photo of the Microcystis, Algal bloom, taken on Wednesday Morning, by Prof. Nadine Strydom - A member of our Executive committee.
❗❗SEWERAGE SPILL- LOWER TOKAI ❗❗ Sewerage is spewing out on to the track that runs from the Lions Gate (on Orpen road, next to Flandorps) up towards the Chrysalis Academy. From there the sewerage is joining the river in the lower park where children and dogs play. Please keep dogs and children away from the river. A C3 has been logged. SANParks - Table Mountain National Park Ward 71 News
Current SA drinking water guidelines are outdated and contain no limits for pharmaceuticals or many chemicals of emerging concern and pesticides, so claiming water is " drinking water quality " is not as squeaky clean as it sounds !
UPL’s cleaned up water is ‘safe to drink’ … but not for their main consultant, thanks
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Global agrochemicals producer UPL has applied for permission to pre-treat chemically contaminated stormwater before releasing it into a river that flows into the sea next to Umhlanga, but there are st...Authorities are incapable of safeguarding the people who pay their salaries! Faustian pact to obfuscate and deflect when not deliberately slowing progressive attempts to save our environment.
Shocking service from Eskom who by failing to fix an electricity fault for 9 days , risk precipitating massive environmental pollution and damage to the river and ocean through the discharge of untreated sewage . #Eskom #oneocean #waterqualityawareness
No loadshedding and they bury their heads in the sand! They need tjeir butts kicked
The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Government have a lot to answer for this charade..... Selling land valued at almost 3 million rand for 150,000 to developers under the watchfull eyes of Donald Grant, Clive Ross, Lorika Elliot, Debbie Shafer and many others from Dpet of Education as well as Public Works & transport etc
At the end of it all, no matter the destruction of streets and neighborhood , the complete collapse of the sewage system and the environmental impact this will cause....No matter that a sewage plant will be right next to a school and the fumes and particles will go straight to the classes, the City Of Cape town and Western Cape pushed this thru without public participation this thru.
We will not stop
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Table View residents continue their plight over proposed development of land
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Eight years and 384 objections from Table View residents later, including an appeal, did not dissuade the Municipal Planning Tribunal (MPT) from approving a high-value housing project called MillView ...