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Inwoners van Pni\u00ebl eis ‘n oplossing by die Stellenbosch munisipaliteit vir wat hulle ‘n 27 jaar lange probleem by die plaaslike pompstasie noem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As kinders het ons almal hier leer swem. Ons het hier leer visvang en het hier gespeel en baljaar. Daardie dae is verby en die munisipaliteit sit liewer kennisgewingsborde op om te s\u00ea niemand moet hier swem nie,” vertel Andrew Cyster.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy en sy bure \u2013 David Morris, Paul Cyster, Ronald Williams en Angus Simmers \u2013 s\u00ea ten spyte van talle vergaderings, klagtes en kommentare by hul jaarlikse ge\u00efntegreerde ontwikkelingsplan-vergaderings (GOP) is daar steeds geen permanente oplossing vir hul kopseer met die nabygele\u00eb pompstasie, op die hoek van Riversidestraat en Eastend-singel, nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Die
Die Pni\u00ebllers Andrew Cyster, David Morris, Angus Simmers en Paul Cyster by die pompstasie in Riversidestraat, wat volgens hulle nie na wense funksioneer nie. Foto: Ya\u00ebl Malgas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hulle vertel rioolwater loop gereeld in die aangrensende strate af \u2013 soms tot in hul erwe \u2013 en skep ‘n onhigi\u00ebniese omgewing wat ‘n gesondheidsgevaar inhou. “Om nie eens te praat van die stank en die vlie\u00eb wat die oorstromings tot gevolg het nie,” s\u00ea Cyster.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Riversidestraat en Eastend-singel oorstroom etlike mangate gereeld. Die rioolwater spoel dan straat-af en loop tot in die Dwarsrivier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daarby breek die gepaardgaande infrastruktuur glo elke jaar ‘n paar keer. Hoewel werkers later kom skoonmaak en die waterpyp, wat in die rivier loop, vervang, meen die inwoners hul munisipale belasting word nie vir kritieke infrastruktuur aangewend nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Ons het onlangs weer in ons GOP-vergadering gesit en dieselfde kommentaar op die tafel gel\u00ea. Hierdie klagtes is al vir die afgelope 10 jaar op die GOP-program,” verduidelik Williams.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

“Ons hoofversoek is vir die pompstasie om uit die buurt verwyder te word,” s\u00ea Paul Cyster, ‘n inwoner van Eastend- singel. “Die oorstromings is ‘n probleem wat opgelos kan word. Elke keer kom iemand uit en hulle werk net so effentjies aan die probleem, maar daarna sit jy steeds met dieselfde probleem die volgende dag of die volgende week en selfs die volgende jaar.”\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inwoners voer aan dit is ‘n gesondheidsgevaar omdat voertuie tydens oorstromings deur die “e-coli-sop” na hul erwe ry, waar hul kinders speel en waar hul troeteldiere is.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die watergehalte van die rivier is nog ‘n groot kommer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten spyte van kennisgewings wat swem in die rivier verbied, swem kinders van Lanquedoc gereeld op warm dae hier.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die inwoners meen die rivier, saam met die natuurskoon van die dorpie, is deel van Pni\u00ebl se erfenis, maar die erfenis word geskend deur die pompstasie wat nie werk soos dit moet nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘GEREELDE TOETSE’<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Die Stellenbosch-munisipaliteit het by navraag ges\u00ea die pompstasie werk teen die fasiliteit se kapasiteit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Die watergehalte van die Dwarsrivier word gereeld deur ‘n onafhanklike diensverskaffer gemonitor. Die gemeenskap word herinner dat swem in die rivier verbied word omdat watergehalte moontlik kan wissel ten spyte van voortdurende verbeterings van die Pni\u00ebl-afvalwaterbehandelingsaanleg,” s\u00ea Stuart Grobbelaar, ‘n munisipale woordvoerder.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Met verskeie ontwikkelings wat vir die gebied in die vooruitsig is, is die inwoners ook bekommerd oor wat sulke uitbreidings vir die rioolprobleem sal beteken.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grobbelaar verduidelik egter die Pni\u00ebl-pompstasie bedien slegs die dorpie self en het genoeg kapasiteit om die afvalwater na die Pniel-rioolsuiweringswerke te pomp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Daar is geen onmiddellike planne om die bestaande fasiliteit op te gradeer nie, aangesien dit in die munisipaliteit se jongste rioolmeesterplan vir buite-bedryfstelling ge\u00efdentifiseer is. Slegs noodsaaklike herstelwerk aan die pyplyn, wat die Dwarsrivier oorsteek, is onderneem.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GROTER STASIE BEPLAN<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Volgens die munisipaliteit is die huise in Riversidestraat nie laer as die pompstasie gele\u00eb nie. ‘n Groter pompstasie \u2013 die Dwarsrivier-pompstasie \u2013 word beplan, wat uiteindelik Pni\u00ebl en Lanquedoc se pompstasies sal vervang.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die projek, wat beraam word teen R4\u2009miljoen vir die 2026-’27-finasi\u00eble boekjaar en nog R3\u2009miljoen vir die daaropvolgende boekjaar, sal oor die rivier in Lanquedoc gebou word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grobbelaar s\u00ea afvalwater van die omlilggende gemeenskappe sal hierheen gepomp word. Die nuwe pompstasie sal met ‘n swaartekrag-stelsel werk en die nood vir kleiner pompstasies uitskakel.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Haalbaarheidstudies is aandie gang om die optimale ontwerp en vloeikonfigurasie te verseker en as sodanig is finale konstruksietydlyne en kosteberamings nog nie bevestig nie,” verduidelik Grobbelaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intussen s\u00ea die Pni\u00ebllers hulle oorweeg om hul klagte verder te neem in die hoop om ‘n oplossing vir hul water- en rioolprobleme te kry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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