Emfuleni’s wastewater crisis, 2018-2021: The history of a Vaal sub-catchment problem

Emfuleni’s wastewater crisis, 2018-2021: The history of a Vaal sub-catchment problem

In 2018 the collapse of the wastewater infrastructure of Gauteng’s Emfuleni Local Municipality was responsible for a severe fish-kill in the Vaal River Barrage. Even communities downstream of the Barrage were affected. The disaster was most evident at the riverside holiday town of Parys, tourism ope...

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Main Author: Johann W.N. Tempelhoff
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2021-07-01
Series:Contree
Subjects:
integrated vaal river system (ivrs)
vaal river barrage
emfuleni local municipality (elm)
wastewater infrastructure
wastewater treatment works (wwtw)
save the vaal environment (save)
department of water and sanitation (dws)
Online Access:https://newcontree.org.za/index.php/nc/article/view/23

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