Reports suggest that all 19 of the sewage treatment works in the Ugu District Municipality weren’t fully functional
While the lagoons remained polluted, health warning signs on some of the popular beaches weren’t visible to caution visitorsSafety concerns escalated as many of the South Coast's lagoons were polluted by faulty sewage treatment plants spewing effluent into the water. Images: Stock ImagesMany lagoons and beaches across popular tourist towns in KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast are polluted due to faulty sewage treatment works.
Citizen scientists, Green Town, who often tested the lagoon between Port Edward and Hibberdene, were reluctant to share their findings. The group explained that they didn’t want to damage tourism, the primary income source for many of the coastal towns. According to Ground Up, the Ugu District Municipality failed to respond to questions about the non-functional sewage treatment works or the water quality in the lagoons and seas.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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