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Will Sunridge Park Residents Please Refrain from using their Toilets

21 June 2011 By Alan Straton

Giving even more credence to my plea for the metro to only employ people committed to service excellence (See: Notes You Won’t See in Respect to Employment Practise) is this short note from Steff Schenk:

Tons of raw sewage has been pumping into the Baakens Valley since at least Saturday, probably before that too!

See the images below of the pumpstation in Hawthorne and Gazania Avenue, in Sunridge Park.

This situation was reported to various people, including Metro call centre, ward  councillor and others. At the time of writing (21 June at 6:40 am) no feedback had been received and no activity taken to rectify the problem…

Sewage runs into the Baakens River whilst just down the road my dogs and family unknowingly walk in the water ......
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Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.
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Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: baakens river, sewage, Sunridge Park

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  1. Nick says

    21 June 2011 at 9:51 am

    Explains the amount of foam/ froth floating on the river under the Burt Road(3rd ave) dip.

    • Nick says

      21 June 2011 at 9:54 am

      Sorry!! make that Glen Hurd Drive bridge

      • Temmerso says

        22 June 2011 at 1:16 pm

        Dont you mean “Turd: drive.

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