Fourth sewage spill in six months pollutes Vorna Valley vlei
For the fourth time in six months, sewage is flowing into the Vorna Valley vlei, with Ward 132 councillor Annette Deppe saying reports have gone unanswered.
Sewage is once again flowing into the Vorna Valley vlei, raising serious environmental and public health concerns for residents, after yet another spill was recorded at the Le Roux Avenue bridge in Midrand.
This marks the fourth sewage spill at the site in the past six months, with the contamination originating from a tributary that runs from the Halfway House area into the vlei and all the way through to Waterfall Dam.
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Ward 132 councillor Annette Deppe said the most recent sewage spill was first reported on January 21, but despite repeated follow-ups, the matter has yet to be resolved.
“This was a water sewage spill that was reported on January 21. There was no attention given to it. I eventually wrote to the city manager. I told the city manager that the region is not dealing with my issues and my burning issues,” said Deppe.
According to the councillor, following her correspondence with the city manager, officials from Johannesburg Water were dispatched to investigate the matter. However, the response failed to provide answers or a lasting solution.
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“They could not access the gate at Le Roux Avenue because it was locked, but while they were there, they established that the spill was not coming from that point. It was coming from upstream,” she said. “They then left, saying they would trace the source upstream. And they never reported back.”
Deppe said no feedback has been received from either the regional director’s office or Johannesburg Water regarding the origin of the spill.
“So now it is the 10th of February, and we still don’t have any solution to this problem… There is still no response except to say that they will look into it, and that’s it, nothing else.”
Midrand Reporter sent an inquiry to Joburg Water on February 10 to ask whether the cause of the issue has been identified and when it will be addressed. An update will be published once received.
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