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Sewage effluent forces fishing ban at Blue Lagoon

According to the City, fishing activities from the Umngeni Estuary to the Blue Lagoon non-bathing beach are prohibited.

THE eThekwini Municipality has prohibited recreational and fishing activities from the Umngeni Estuary to the Blue Lagoon non-bathing beach following the discovery of sewage effluent in the estuary.

In a statement on Wednesday, City spokesperson Gugu Sisilana revealed the decision to stop fishing was in accordance with a Coastal Compliance Notice issued by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

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The City is tracing the source of sewage effluent found along the Umngeni Estuary.

“The City is conducting an extensive investigation to trace the source of the discharge of sewage effluent along the Umngeni Estuary. Once the investigation is complete, the City will undertake repairs to any damaged infrastructure that may have resulted in the discharge of untreated effluent into the Umngeni Estuary,” she said.

“The key contributing factors to pollution and E.coli, particularly affecting estuaries and beaches, are infrastructure failure because of relentless theft and vandalism of the City’s sewer infrastructure as well as illegal connections into the sewer system.”

While the investigation is underway Sisilana urged fishermen to adhere to the fishing restriction until further notice.

 

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Shiraz Habbib

Shiraz has been a community journalist for the last 12 years and has a specific interest in everything sports. He holds a Bachelor of Arts undergrad degree and honours degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal where he majored in Communications, Anthropology and English.

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