Mpumalanga's Msukaligwa Local Municipality was found guilty of eight counts relating to water pollution.
Immediately cease unlawful water use at the Ermelo Waste Water Treatment Plant.Immediately take corrective measures to stop the discharge of poor quality effluent to prevent further pollution of water resources.
has had or may have on water resources, and the measures that will be implemented to remediate the impact .The rehabilitation plan must be compiled within 30 days from the date of the order of the court and submitted to the department for approval. The municipality must compile a closeout report after the completion of the rehabilitation, to be submitted to the department within 14 days of completion of the rehabilitation activities.Hammanskraal cholera outbreak: ‘Stop passing the bucket’Judge Langa said the Department of Water and Sanitation acted in good faith and made many reasonable efforts to make the municipality account for its actions or non-actions, including the issuing of notices and directives.
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