POLOKWANE – The Olifantspoort Plant is running at low capacity due to poor raw water quality with a raw water NTU level at 48 000NTU, says Lepelle Northern Water.
“The plant has stopped because all we are receiving now is mud. We will go back to full capacity when the raw water quality improves,” they said.
This means that the water from the river has a high mud content and other debris as a result of heavy rains which makes the purification process difficult and has potential to damage the purification system.
The Polokwane Municipality says all areas of supply will be affected and as a result, water tankers will be deployed to affected areas.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
