Companies that do not comply with parameters as set out in their permits in terms of discharging their liquid waste into the municipal sewers be warned as the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is strengthening its systems in relation to monitoring. Last financial year alone, the municipality issued R44 million in penalties to different companies who have failed to comply. The failure by companies to comply result in pollution to rivers, canals and sea water. This was revealed during an … [Read more...] about Polluting businesses warned
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Residents urged to continue to conserve water
Confirmation has been received from Mr Barry Martin, NMBM Director of Water and Sanitation, that the minimum supply of water has been restored to all areas of the Metro, including the streets in Gelvandale that had no supply yesterday. However, a strong appeal is made to all residents to continue to use water sparingly and keep their consumption as low as possible. Mr Martin added: "The Municipality wishes to thank residents for their cooperation and understanding over recent days, but … [Read more...] about Residents urged to continue to conserve water
Isolated Schauderville Streets Still Without Water
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's effort to work around the clock to restore water supply, to the areas that are normally fed from the Churchill pipeline system that supplies a third of the city, paid dividends on Thursday afternoon, leaving Municipal staff to concentrate on restoring supply to remaining isolated streets in Schauderville. All other areas in Nelson Mandela Bay are restored after two pipelines washed away during the early hours of August 2 leaving the municipality unable to … [Read more...] about Isolated Schauderville Streets Still Without Water
Major breach of metro water supply
Dear Residents The metro Joint Operations Centre (JOC) has urged all residents to cut back on water usage after a critical pipeline, that supplies the city with a third of its water, burst during the early hours of this morning. At a crisis press conference meeting this afternoon, Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile, said a major pipeline, which carries water from the Churchill dam had burst sometime between midnight and 6am, which had left the Southern region of the Bay without water. Suburbs … [Read more...] about Major breach of metro water supply
Elias Ntoba, Your Water Sales Figures DO NOT Match Barry Martin’s Water Consumption Figures
Received the following suggestion via mail today; "Should the R260 million in water consumption penalties collected by the council not be used to complete the pipe line system." Whilst agreeing with the sentiment I also have some concerns with the figures reported in yesterday's council by Acting Municipal Manager, Elias Ntoba who reported that average water sales during normal consumption was R28 million and R41 million during the water restrictions. If the daily water consumption figures … [Read more...] about Elias Ntoba, Your Water Sales Figures DO NOT Match Barry Martin’s Water Consumption Figures
