a) The Department is aware of the sewage challenges experience by Joe Gqabi District Municipality. There have been long standing issues at the Burgersdorp sewage system and Steynsburg Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW). The status regarding progress made is as follows:
b) (i) Site of pollution |
(ii) (aa) steps taken by department to assist through repairs to the infrastructure |
(ii) (bb) rehabilitation of the specified natural water sources |
Burgersdorp - pollution of the Stormberg Spruit |
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Rehabilitation included removal of any paper and solids for burial and application of chloride of lime to disinfect affected areas |
Steynsburg Sewage Ponds in the catchment of Teebus stream |
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Rehabilitation includes removal of papers, disinfection with chloride of lime and natural attenuation |
Sterkspruit Activate Sludge Works |
Sterkspruit Activate Sludge Works have been repaired and the works are functioning normally, thus removing the overload on the Sterkspruit Pond System |
Overflow from the Sterkspruit sewage ponds had impacted the Sterkspruit Stream, but has since been resolved |
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