A new report reveals that water pollution across Cape Town’s rivers, vleis and estuaries has been getting steadily worse for 40 years, except for a few years.
The 88-page Inland Water Quality Report summary, released on 9 February, shows worsening pollution except for a slight improvement between 2010 and 2015. In a footnote on page 22, the City warns that the rivers, vleis, and estuaries are so polluted that swimming is not recommended.
The coastal water quality report was released a year ago, and revealed widespread pollution of the marine environment. But this is the first inland water quality data made publicly available since the 2016 results contained in the 2018 State of the Environment Report. The latest data from 242 testing sites shows that many of our rivers, vleis, and estuaries have over time become so polluted that swimming or wading is not advised.
First published in GroundUp.
A new report reveals that water pollution across Cape Town’s rivers, vleis and estuaries has been getting steadily worse for 40 years, except for a few years.
The 88-page Inland Water Quality Report summary, released on 9 February, shows worsening pollution except for a slight improvement between 2010 and 2015. In a footnote on page 22, the City warns that the rivers, vleis, and estuaries are so polluted that swimming is not recommended.
The coastal water quality report was released a year ago and revealed widespread pollution of the marine environment. But this is the first inland water quality data made publicly available since the 2016 results contained in the 2018 State of the Environment Report. The latest data from 242 testing sites shows that many of our rivers, vleis, and estuaries have over time become so polluted that swimming or wading is not advised.
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CAPE TOWN – Two suspects have been arrested in Somerset West following the discovery of dagga - worth about R1.5 million.
The Cape Town metro police s K-9 unit executed a search warrant at a house in Sir Lowry s Pass on Friday, which resulted in the discovery of the dagga.
The City Of Cape Town Metro Police s Ruth Solomons said, “The found 655 higher grade dagga plants cultivated in the rooms, three bags of dagga and a bottle of THC oil. The estimated value of the find is R1.5 million. Two suspects aged 34 and 40 were arrested and detained at Somerset West Saps.”
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