The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has deployed the Watermaster machine to the Brakpan Dam to remove the hyacinth.
The machine is making light work of the task and has already removed a considerable amount of the invasive weed.
The plant is frequently branded as the world’s worst aquatic weed due to its invasive potential, negative impact on aquatic ecosystems and the cost it necessitates to control it.
Once it has covered an entire dam or lake, it starves the water of oxygen and sunlight, which can have an impact on birds, fish and insects.
Also read: Hyacinth puts the choke on Brakpan Dam
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