Thaba Chweu Local Municipality must stop polluting the Sabie river, now!
Sign this petition for the municipal manager to fix the broken wastewater treatment plant immediately and stop polluting our river!
We, the undersigned residents of Thaba Chweu local municipality call on the acting Municipal Manager, Mr Maropeng Peter Mankga, to stop polluting the Sabie River and deal with the shortcomings of the wastewater treatment plant.
Sabie wastewater treatment plant has been non-operational since 2020 and because of which it is polluting the Sabie River. Recent inspections highlighted how the lack of regular maintenance at the plant took it to a dysfunctional status as observed in 2021. Some of these shortcomings include:
- A broken mechanical rake which is causing cloths, plastics and rags to enter the Sabie River.
- The third aerator, chlorine injection system and one of the sludge pumps have been non-functional for a number of years.
Section 151 (1) (i) and (j) of the National Water Act No. 36 of 1998 maintains that no person may:
- s151 (1) (i) Unlawfully and intentionally or negligently commit any act or omission which pollutes or is likely to pollute a water resource;
- s151 (1) (j) Unlawfully and intentionally or negligently commit any act or omission which detrimentally affects or is likely to affect a water resource.
Noting the above sections and the criminal liability imposed by the National Water Act, we call on Thaba Chweu Local Municipality to fix this broken wastewater treatment plant immediately and stop the pollution of the Sabie River.
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We, the undersigned residents of Thaba Chweu local municipality call on the acting Municipal Manager, Mr Maropeng Peter Mankga, to stop polluting the Sabie River and deal with the shortcomings of the wastewater treatment plant.
Sabie wastewater treatment plant has been non-operational since 2020 and because of which it is polluting the Sabie River. Recent inspections highlighted how the lack of regular maintenance at the plant took it to a dysfunctional status as observed in 2021. Some of these shortcomings include:
- A broken mechanical rake which is causing cloths, plastics and rags to enter the Sabie River.
- The third aerator, chlorine injection system and one of the sludge pumps have been non-functional for a number of years.
Section 151 (1) (i) and (j) of the National Water Act No. 36 of 1998 maintains that no person may:
- s151 (1) (i) Unlawfully and intentionally or negligently commit any act or omission which pollutes or is likely to pollute a water resource;
- s151 (1) (j) Unlawfully and intentionally or negligently commit any act or omission which detrimentally affects or is likely to affect a water resource.
Noting the above sections and the criminal liability imposed by the National Water Act, we call on Thaba Chweu Local Municipality to fix this broken wastewater treatment plant immediately and stop the pollution of the Sabie River.