Durban’s sewerage system crisis 'too big for city to handle’
If Durban’s sewerage infrastructure crisis is not turned around, most of the city’s rivers and many of its beaches will be closed for recreational use in the next five years.
“We really think the municipality is facing a major problem that it may not be able to address on its own and we call on the national government to get involved.” “We’ll be testing the water quality weekly, using an accredited laboratory at two or three sites with funding donated from community members and people who use the river,” said Cohen.
Joanna Road installation, close to an informal settlement, is reportedly particularly problematic because its illegal electricity connection had been attached to its infrastructure.Geremy Cliff of the Kingfisher Canoe Club, said races were planned to take place close to the mouth and at high tide, to ensure that paddlers were in areas of water with maximum dilution of sewage.
Wessa KZN region’s Margaret Burger said the smell on Riverside Road in Umgeni Park, between Thames and Browns Drift roads, was so bad, even motorists were noticing it. She pointed out that service delivery should include monitoring and reporting and access to the public for complaints.
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