Quality Filter Systems (QFS), the plant owner and contractor, said the decision to stop operation was due to concerns about the 'legality' of the ocean water being injected into the plant.
Smit said the water was"40 times dirtier" than expected. QFS reports showed that, compared to the data in the tender, the ocean water was higher in both salinity and turbidity . This discrepancy had forced the company to spend more capital than expected to treat the water and desalinate it.
"The city does not want to pay QFS for the additional costs incurred and also penalised QFS for underproduction because of the dirty feed water," Smit said."In hiding the city’s negligence they expect the contractor to pay for the mistakes in the tender document."
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