INTRODUCTION: The SAHRC Report on the Gauteng Provincial Inquiry into the sewage pollution of the City of Tswane Rivers and the Roodeplaat Dam (26 October 2021) recommends that the situation regarding failing Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTWs) in South Africa and its subsequent pollution of South Africa’s water resources be declared a national disaster. Please refer […]
SAHRC Report on Sewage Pollution of the City of Tshwane Rivers
Report can be viewed and downloaded below.
SA Water Caucus – Tempelhoff Presentation
Download the presentation by Prof. Tempelhoff below.
Total lack of accountability as South Africa’s rivers choke on waste | Daily Maverick
Original article can be read here. Article written by Angus Begg There are 52 million E. coli counts per 100ml water within the Kaalspruit, one of the sources of the significant Hennops River in Gauteng. The acceptable limit is 400 to 600 counts — without the millions. Originating in Tembisa, the Kaalspruit is at its […]
Stakeholder engagement with Minister Mchunu – written submissions by the Federation for a Sustainable Environment.
The FSE’s written submission can be found below.
National State of the Water Summer Season Report
Due to the size of the report it has been split into two parts and compressed. Both parts of the report can be found below.
National Weekly Status of Dams Report(Bulletin) – 13 September 2021
Dear Stakeholders, The enclosed weekly bulletin indicates the following: The total volume of surface water in storage nationally expressed as a percentage of full supply capacity of 223 dams with available data is for this week at 79.9%, a decrease from last week by -0.5% of the full supply capacity. Comparatively this week’s storage volume remains +14% higher than at the […]
FSE’s Appeal against the Environmental Authorisation for the Proposed Establishment of a Fuel Filling Station on Erf 3148, Howick, Umngeni Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Appeal Submission below for viewing and download.
Transcending Water Infrastructure Challenges by Going Beyond the Gap
Preliminary findings presentation to the WSSLG by Chris Heymans, World Bank.
Eutrophication Management Strategy Presentation
Mr Jurgo van Wyk of the DWS presented the Eutrophication Management Strategy to the Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting on the 27th instant. The FSE is a member of the PSC. Credit for the presentation should be given to the DWS. View and download the presentation below.