Speedy response averts fecal disaster in Pinetown
Effluent was flowing freely into a nearby river when a sewerage pipe burst in Winston Churchill Drive recently.
ETHEKWINI Water and Sanitation rushed to replace a burst sewerage pipe in Pinetown and averted a possible health crisis.
“On Tuesday morning, it was reported to me that a 45mm sewerage pipe had been washed away due to soil erosion and was pumping effluent into the Umbilo river near Winston Churchill Drive,” said DA Ward 18 councillor, Melanie Brauteseth.
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She immediately contacted the relevant department and was advised that 20m of the pipe was replaced.
“Thanks to the officials for acting so quickly,” said Brauteseth.
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