The test results are back and confirm that traces of cholera and E coli have been found in the Vaal River.
in every animal’s gut. This means everything from birds to otters will have it. That means all rivers will have traces of “They will find cholera because there is human fecal matter in the rivers. We know that. This is not news. We have been struggling with this issue for years. That is not the critical point,” Sheridan said.
“The big issue is the Hammanskraal outbreak proves it is in the potable water infrastructure and we don’t know yet where the contamination took place. “This means there is contamination again after Rand Water has cleaned it. That is what we are struggling to find. Somewhere after Rand Water’s purification process there is recontamination with sewage. We know it isn’t before the water reaches Rand Water and not in their plant because if it was we would have the entire Johannesburg very sick.”he agrees with Sheridan about Rand Water’s capabilities.“Most of the potable water sourced from the Vaal River moves through Rand Water.
Out of more than 900 wastewater plants, only 23 received Green Drop status. More than 60% of plants were declared a critical risk.”“If our wastewater plants are not cleaning the water to standard, we must conclude most of our rivers are polluted. We are sitting on a powder keg.”“An estimated 9% of South Africa’s citizens depend on rivers and streams for drinking water,” Adam said.Finding traces of cholera in the Vaal “was bound to happen”, she said.
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