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In addition, the municipality does not disclose its reports of water tests to the public.
Director of Engineering Services of the municipality, Marius Wüst, said the recent “spillage” from the maturation pond was due to a blocked overflow drain on the maturation pond.
The chamber had been vandalised and boulders were thrown into the pipe causing the pond to spill over the access road. It is noteworthy that the water in the maturation pond is already treated, and has no “raw sewage”.
The maturation pond is the last stage before the water is allowed into the Berg River, Wüst said. “The situation is under control and the overflow drain chambers will be cleaned, repaired and covered with a non-metal cover slab. The quality of the water is also monitored for compliance and adjustments are made if required.”
He further stated the quality of the water is monitored at all the various discharged points, from the various sewage treatment works into the Berg River.
“The municipality takes the water quality of the Berg River very serious and will take the necessary actions to protect the river from pollutants.”
