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2009-04-15 Durban Water Plan Raises Eyebrows, and Noses... Umgeni Water is considering a radical plan to avoid water shortages in Durban and Pietermaritzburg by recycling sewage and other waste water into drinking-quality tap water.
Although no decision has been taken, Umgeni Water has appointed consultants to test public perceptions around the contentious plan.
The water firm is looking at two options. The first is to purify domestic effluent at the Darvill waste-water treatment works near Sobantu, Pietermaritzburg, while the second involves collecting water from the heavily polluted Umgeni River and purifying it at Umlaas Road, near Camperdown.
Umgeni initiated the first studies in 2006, which led to a focus group meeting late last year to test public perceptions.
Read the full article on IOL. |
