UGU taking ZERO responsibility for the water situation in Harding

UGU taking ZERO responsibility for the water situation in Harding

UGU takes ZERO responsibility for the water situation in Harding, and it’s happening again. The farmer’s dam in Harding has become eutrophic. This contaminated water flows straight into the Umzimkulu, exactly where UGU’s drinking water comes from. In fact, it is barely 100 meters upriver of the drinking water extraction plant at St. Helens Rock, where the confluence of these two rivers is situated.

Its not all and only about the sardines here on The Sardine News. We take our environment and the conservation thereof, very seriously. And our very own and dear sardines, are also directly affected by the neglect and corruption of our government. Sardines and all fish cant stand eutrophication. It is poisonous water. As was clearly evident last year. By the fact that the shoals stayed a few clicks out to sea the whole time. And out of the inshore polluted counter currents. This year trucks are loading the sewage, and taking the stuff to the treatment plant. All day long (but not at night). Costing a mint. And its just another band aid that is paid for by the people of this country.

Sean Lange – Ed

Professor Anthony Turton, a world-renowned water scientist residing here in UGU – has become alarmed at Mr. Bertie Strydoms video and observations. In a time where the state has failed so badly, that cholera is a buzzword, we, the residents of UGU and KZN, and the rest of South Africa, best take notice of this dire situation.

Eutrophication Explained

From Mr. Bertie Strydom himself…

I just been reading up on the situation with this green water. With all the manure from the 600 or so herd of cattle that are kraaled just above the farmers dam and all the sewerage that is collecting from the town, this I feel has contributed to this effect that is going on in the river. Over the years all of the above has been stored in the dam. Naturally this has been ideal for the rapid growth of plant life in the many pools of water in the river system. Just below the sewerage plan this has been very noticeable. The farmers dam is now full and the spillway run off has dumped millions of litters of water into the river. Needless to say the municipality has allowed this to happen as they have allowed cows to live alongside humans in town. Ugu has also contributed by dumping their waste water into the river by way of fresh sewerage. From what I have observed the smell is carbon monoxide —- sulphur smell. This water will come with e ‘coli in very large amount as all the bacteria is formed from the dead plants. I mite be wrong !!!. Surely if the cattle and the sewerage or manure were not there this wouldn’t happen. As far as fertilizers it’s a no as most of if not all that is growing within the catchment area of the dam is forest plantations of mainly gum tree. So my thing is fix the sewerage spills get rid of the 600 cows from the catchment area problem solved. Knowing Ugu and umuziwabantu municipality this is a never ending story. It’s sad by a reality. The only way forward is to fight tooth and nail before sickness and an outbreak of some kak hits us. Just remember Ugu feeds the same shit water to the people at the coast by way of pumping it from the umzimkulu river ??????????????????

Bertie Strydom, Harding

Tourism

Never mind the tourism anymore. Who cares if our visitors get sick? And have flesh rotting disease from UGU water? UGU and the ANC certainly don’t give a damn. Shown clearly by the way they have left the country’s infrastructure to rot. And taken all that money that was supposed to maintain it.

Revolution

The only way out of this ANC cesspit is a revolution of sorts. There will be conflict. But it won’t be injustices to the public any longer, IT will be justice to the ANC and its corrupt and ineffective officials – that run UGU.

From The Sardine News – Nature’s Mouthpiece. Against man’s propensity to commit menticide and destroy their very own living place.

PS I am especially pissed at UGU this morning because my fishing friend, a lovely elderly lady, was in the hospital for an operation. They could not do the operation though, because there was no water in the hospital. They sent her home to suffer more.