, Eastern Cape. A flood of excrement runs from the Kroonvale Brug Sewage Pump Station through a grass morass before it enters the river.Acting media liaison officer at Beyers Naude Municipality Edwardine Abader said that mechanical and electrical failure of the pumps was causing the spillage. The pumps were sent for repairs. “We are awaiting their return in order to install them again,” she said.
Liz Buisman, secretary of the Graaff-Reinet Residents and Ratepayers Association, blamed the municipality for failing to upgrade the sewer system. “We tried to intervene but our efforts are not welcomed. In the past, we used to write petitions but the municipality ignored those petitions. We hope the departments of Water and Sanitation and that of the Environmental, Forestry and Fisheries will come to rescue us,” said Buisman.
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