{"id":44013,"date":"2024-09-18T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/respect-the-sewerage-system-city-20240917-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:37:36","slug":"respect-the-sewerage-system-city-20240917-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/respect-the-sewerage-system-city-20240917-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Respect the sewerage system\u2019 – City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Residents should take responsibilty to keep their sewerage systems clean and cannot always blame the City of Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is the message from the City\u2019s Mayco member for water and sanitation, Zahid Badroodien. He commented after a resident from Blue Downs complained about the drains in his yard constantly overflowing. \u201cThis area does see frequent sewer blockages due to abuse of the network, when foreign objects are thrown into the system. Sewer systems are designed to only convey human waste, greywater and toilet paper. Any other solid substances will eventually cause blockages and overflows. The sewer system should only be used in the way it was designed to function to profoundly reduce the number of blockages and overflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe City has education and awareness campaigns about illegal dumping into the sewer system, including our Bin it, Don\u2019t Block It Campaign. (The leaflets are available in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa.) We appeal to residents and community leaders to use the available resources on the City\u2019s website to join in efforts to raise awareness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, the City cannot practically police what residents flush down the toilet or wash down their sinks, so it is up to communities to take responsibility. Let us work together to prevent sewer blockages,\u201d says Badroodien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What residents can do to help reduce sewer overflows and the sanitation service:<\/div>\n
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