Willard Beach reopened, Thompson’s Bay remains closed following sewage contamination
Thompson's Bay had its Blue Flag beach status temporarily removed at the weekend following the contamination.
Thompson’s Bay will remain closed for swimming until the number of Colony-forming Units (CFU) have improved to acceptable levels, KwaDukuza municipal spokesperson Sipho Mkhize said this morning (Monday).
The beach was closed on Saturday when a sewerage pipe burst along Simbithi Drive in Ballito, causing contamination.
Willard Beach, which was also closed on Sunday as a precaution after a sewage overflow, has been reopened. It was temporarily closed after a generator at Siza Water’s pump station 10 failed because of loadshedding.
Mkhize said Thompson’s Bay, to the north of Willard, is still above the acceptable CFU count of 250.
“The beach will therefore remain closed until further notice,” he said.
The municipality will first consider the outcome of further tests done today, with an announcement hopefully by tomorrow about whether the beach will also be reopened.
Thompson’s Bay had its Blue Flag beach status temporarily removed at the weekend following the contamination.
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