The team ‘has to be in it for the long haul’ and the sewage in the water, which feeds the alien aquatic plants, must be dealt with
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.In early February, AfriForum, together with several other organisations, businesses and community members, removed more than 1 623 tonnes of water lettuce from the Vaal River.
In a joint statement, Creecy and Mchunu’s departments said the task team had identified immediate short and long-term interventions with clear outcomes to manage the situation. “We applaud that they listened to people, that they stopped spraying when we had objections, and having a technical team makes sense in getting the experts in to discuss it. But spraying still needs to be looked at because of the fact that it harms our water and that needs to be taken note of.”“That is the sewage that feeds these aquatic plants, whether it’s water hyacinth or water lettuce. This is not a once-off solution.
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