New strategy to curb the city's sewage overflows
By Chanel September
18 April 2007
An innovative strategy using mobile and fixed power generation plants are to be implemented, to help curb possible sewage overflows.
According to a report of the Utility Services Portfolio Committee there are 501 pump stations in the metropole.
Of these, 376 are used to pump sewage while others are used to pump portable water in higher lying areas.
Over the past eight months 33 of the sewage pump stations failed, this due to local power failures.
Chairperson of the Utility Services Portfolio Committee, Clive Justus says in a statement “the city has considered installing standby generators at all sewage pump stations”.
He added that “this would come at a cost of R30 million; however the perfect functionality of the strategy could not be guareenteed”.
18 April 2007
An innovative strategy using mobile and fixed power generation plants are to be implemented, to help curb possible sewage overflows.
According to a report of the Utility Services Portfolio Committee there are 501 pump stations in the metropole.
Of these, 376 are used to pump sewage while others are used to pump portable water in higher lying areas.
Over the past eight months 33 of the sewage pump stations failed, this due to local power failures.
Chairperson of the Utility Services Portfolio Committee, Clive Justus says in a statement “the city has considered installing standby generators at all sewage pump stations”.
He added that “this would come at a cost of R30 million; however the perfect functionality of the strategy could not be guareenteed”.
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