23 March 2020
Please be advised that a sewage spill was detected to be coming down the Langevlei Canal this morning (23/03/20) and entering the Sand river canal. The issue was traced to a pump station upstream and rectified however untreated effluent has entered the system and will soon enter the main Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve waterbody.
Bioenzymes are being applied to the effluent in the Sand river and we shall continue monitoring the spill to ascertain it’s extent and severity but in the interim, we are advising users to exercise caution and avoid the northern sections and shoreline of the Zandvlei waterbody until further notice.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please distribute the above message to your constituents and contacts for dissemination.
Kind regards,
Kyran Wright
Reserve Manager: Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve