This was after the results were presented by a City of Ekurhuleni water technician, Elsie van Staden, in a PowerPoint presentation on 30 March at the Hennops River catchment management forum. “Following the presentation, our request for an electronic copy was refused,” said Liefferink, who added that the process has been “cumbersome and time-consuming”.
Liefferink escalated the matter to senior officials in the water and sanitation department and was told by one that, “Each institution has its own policy on how they deal with the information”. The City of Ekurhuleni said there has not been a reluctance to issue water-quality results. “Water-quality results are presented across different forums, in line with the terms of reference that govern the forums,” said Nhlanhla Cebekhulu, its head of media relations. “The information is presented to the national department of water and sanitation as the custodian of the forums. The request should, therefore, have been directed to the … relevant official at the department.
Cebekhulu said that dumped waste, such as car tyres, driftwood and household waste, has also been identified as a key contributor to pollution in the Kaalspruit, together with frequent sewer spillages.
I would rather be snorkelling in the Ganges.
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