The rehabilitation and maintenance of crumbling sanitation infrastructure has received a major boost as the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is set to spend R230 million in the current financial year.
For the past 10 years, the Metro has experienced serious sanitation challenges ranging from burst mainlines, leaking manholes and blockages. According to the Sanitation Sub-directorate, the challenges are due to aging infrastructure, a growing population that puts more pressure on the infrastructure, vandalism and the throwing of foreign objects in the sanitation infrastructure system.
The sanitation challenges have not only affected residents, but businesses as well, where some lost production time by either closing for a number of days or working short time.
Part of the work that will be done includes the maintenance of pump stations, which will drastically reduce the risk of sewer spills into rivers and the sea. The projects to be implemented include the renewal of sewerage pipelines, replacement of manhole covers, upgrading of sewer pipelines, conditional assessments, rehabilitation of pump stations, and renewal of mechanical & electrical infrastructure, amongst others.
This work will go a long way, not only by providing safe and reliable sanitation infrastructure, but will also mitigate against the pollution of rivers, streams and the sea.
NMB Communications
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