FF Plus asks Gauteng government to intervene due to sewage dumping in Fochville
16 June 2020
The FF Plus has requested the Gauteng MEC for cooperative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta), Lebogang Maile, to launch an investigation into the constant dumping of sewage in Fochville and to implement measures to resolve the problem. For more than a year now, the town's residents have had to put up with sewage flowing through residential and recreational areas.
The FF Plus in Fochville has to phone the municipality's water and sanitation division almost on a daily basis and then they attempt to repair broken pipelines.
The Merafong Local Municipality, which delivers services to various towns including Fochville, Carletonville, Blyvooruitsig, Wedela and Khutsong, is currently under immense financial pressure and cannot afford to replace old sewage systems or to construct new sewage plants.
Sewage is flowing down Ouhout street, through the Piet Retief Park down to Danie Theron street and ultimately, it ends up in the Enslinspruit, which flows into the Mooi River that flows to Potchefstroom.