The metro had also resolved to continuously monitor the E.coli levels at beaches and invest in new generators as backup for the more than 2,000 pump stations in the city
The Durban metro and the Transnet National Ports Authority have introduced a raft of measures aimed at luring back tourists who were boycotting the popular golden mile coastline following reports of raw sewage flowing into the harbour.
In what is seen as another move to reassure business and the public, municipal spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela said the metro had also resolved to continuously monitor the E.coli levels at the beaches and invest in new generators as backup for the more than 2,000 pump stations in the city. Mayisela said sudden Eskom change from level 1 to 4 on Tuesday took them by surprise and left them with little time to shut down the pump stations.
In June, the main pump station in the heart of the upmarket tourist and business hub of Umhlanga’s McCausland Crescent north of the city malfunctioned and also led to a waste-water spillage. In May 2019, the port authority banned fishing, commercial diving and other marine activities after high E.coli counts were discovered.
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