ActionSA remains deeply concerned about the shocking sewage crisis facing the city.
ActionSA has raised this issue repeatedly with the eThekwini city officials and we will now write to the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Sibusiso Duma. We will request that he urgently intervene in what is fast becoming an environmental, ecological and tourism disaster in a province that cannot afford any more hardship.
ActionSA is of the view that residents and business are being misled as to how dire the situation actually is.
This comes after ActionSA, this morning, conducted an in loco site visit to Blackburn Pump station, in Umhlanga on Durban’s North Coast, which showed how serious the situation really is (see video).
Massive amounts of raw sewage was running freely into the nearby Ohlanga River, ultimately finding its way into the ocean. A reliable source has advised that there is an estimated 28 million litres of raw sewage being pumped onto our beaches on a daily basis. This leads to the excessively high E-coli readings taken in Umhlanga and nearby beaches which has necessitated the need to close our beaches.
ActionSA is disturbed by the lack of action taken by the City to remedy the ongoing water pollution crisis. Such inadequacies are costing various industries (Hospitality and Tourism) which are being adversely affected by this inaction.
Urgent action is needed not only to repair the sewage system but to prevent the entire collapse of the system.
The intolerably high levels of raw sewage pose a health risk to residents living nearby. The pollution also poses a great risk to the environment and wildlife. It is evident many environmental and health laws are being blatantly violated due to the lack of action by the City.
As such, the MEC must step in and act where a gutless and politically expedient city administration refuses to do so.
The MEC of Environmental Affairs is also the MEC of Tourism and therefore has a vested interest in the health and safety of our beaches which are vital to attracting tourists, particularly as we approach the December Festive Season. He must act with haste to remedy the situation.
The eThekwini Municipality has been battered in recent times and cannot afford another disaster to befall it.
ActionSA commits to the residents and the businesses of eThekwini that we will raise the sewage crisis within the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government at every opportunity and will demand honesty, transparency and action.
MEC Duma Must Step In to Arrest 28 Million Litres of Raw Sewage Being Pumped onto Durban Beaches
ActionSA remains deeply concerned about the shocking sewage crisis facing the city.
ActionSA has raised this issue repeatedly with the eThekwini city officials and we will now write to the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Sibusiso Duma. We will request that he urgently intervene in what is fast becoming an environmental, ecological and tourism disaster in a province that cannot afford any more hardship.
ActionSA is of the view that residents and business are being misled as to how dire the situation actually is.
This comes after ActionSA, this morning, conducted an in loco site visit to Blackburn Pump station, in Umhlanga on Durban’s North Coast, which showed how serious the situation really is (see video).
Massive amounts of raw sewage was running freely into the nearby Ohlanga River, ultimately finding its way into the ocean. A reliable source has advised that there is an estimated 28 million litres of raw sewage being pumped onto our beaches on a daily basis. This leads to the excessively high E-coli readings taken in Umhlanga and nearby beaches which has necessitated the need to close our beaches.
ActionSA is disturbed by the lack of action taken by the City to remedy the ongoing water pollution crisis. Such inadequacies are costing various industries (Hospitality and Tourism) which are being adversely affected by this inaction.
Urgent action is needed not only to repair the sewage system but to prevent the entire collapse of the system.
The intolerably high levels of raw sewage pose a health risk to residents living nearby. The pollution also poses a great risk to the environment and wildlife. It is evident many environmental and health laws are being blatantly violated due to the lack of action by the City.
As such, the MEC must step in and act where a gutless and politically expedient city administration refuses to do so.
The MEC of Environmental Affairs is also the MEC of Tourism and therefore has a vested interest in the health and safety of our beaches which are vital to attracting tourists, particularly as we approach the December Festive Season. He must act with haste to remedy the situation.
The eThekwini Municipality has been battered in recent times and cannot afford another disaster to befall it.
ActionSA commits to the residents and the businesses of eThekwini that we will raise the sewage crisis within the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government at every opportunity and will demand honesty, transparency and action.