ILLUSTRATING KLEIN RIVER & ESTUARY POLLUTION FACTORS

KLEIN RIVER POLLUTION, a set on Flickr.

FUKUSHIMA IS MELTING DOWN

FUKUSHIMA, a set on Flickr.

Dr Helen Caldicott - Fukushima Nuclear Disaster- You won't hear this on the Main Stream News.

Klein River Estuary pollution and the 'Dumping and Littering' By-Law 4

Failure to act on By-Law 4 and building line set backs, highlights the Overstrand municipalities lack of will and incompetent handling of the environmental disaster of the Hermanus lagoon

Given the heading of this posting, the question that needs to be asked is why has it been four years since Dr Hamilton's Pollution Report (first published in 2007 - see below) and still no sign of the municipality acting on the dangerously high levels of e coli and enterococcus occurrences in the Klein River Estuary?

The Overstrand municipality has been paralyzed by denial and embarrassment leading to continued indecision and consequent dereliction of its mandated duties to stem pollution and prevent a public health disaster in the lagoon.

Why has it not acted on the provisions of By-law 4 (June 2002) and given notice to the owners of suspected leaking septic tanks on the properties commonly know as Wolvengat/Mosaic Farm, the Camp site, the Yacht Club, Stanford Slipway etc (corresponding to areas of high level pollution found in the report)

Now the heartening news is that the owners have undertaken their own survey and have contracted Ken Tunley of Balfour Projects to inspect all the septic tanks around the lagoon.

Further postings to follow!

PROVINCE OF WESTERN CAPE

Provincial Gazette

5894

Friday, 21 June 2002

PROVINSIE WES-KAAP

Provinsiale Koerant

5894

Vrydag, 21 Junie 2002

Registered at the Post Offıce as a Newspaper

CONTENTS

(*Reprints are obtainable at Room 12-06, Provincial Building, 4 Dorp Street,

Cape Town 8001.)

No. Page

Provincial Notices

166 Berg River Municipality: Removal of restrictions ............. 646

167 Breede River/Winelands Municipality: Removal of restrictions

..................................................................................... 646

168 Overstrand Municipality: Removal of restrictions ............. 646

169 Province of the Western Cape: Knysna Municipality:

By-election in Ward 3: 24 July 2002.................................. 647

170 Province of the Western Cape: Cederberg Municipality:

By-election in Ward 6: 24 July 2002.................................. 648

171 Provincial Administration: Western Cape: Determination

under Regulation 28(1) of the National Road Traffic

Regulations, 2000 regarding a personal licence number

system for the Province of the Western Cape..................... 649

Removal of restrictions in towns:

Applications: .................................................................................. 649

Tenders:

Notices:........................................................................................... 654

Local Authorities

Beaufort West Municipality: Rezoning.......................................... 654

Breede River/Winelands Municipality: (McGregor Administration):

Subdivision ........................................................................... 654

Breede River/Winelands Municipality: (Ashton Administration):

Notice calling for objections to provisional additional valuation

roll .................................................................................................. 655

Breede River/Winelands Municipality: (Montagu Administration):

Departure .............................................................................. 656

City of Cape Town: Promulgation of Dumping and Littering By-law. 662

City of Cape Town: (Cape Town Administration): Rezoning and

departure......................................................................................... 656

City of Cape Town: (Cape Town Administration): Rezoning,

departures and subdivision............................................................. 657

City of Cape Town: (Tygerberg Administration): An area in which

the carrying on of the business of street vendor, pedlar or hawker

is restricted ..................................................................................... 670

Knysna Municipality: Subdivision................................................. 657

As ’n Nuusblad by die Poskantoor Geregistreer

INHOUD

(*Herdrukke is verkrygbaar by Kamer 12-06, Provinsiale-gebou, Dorpstraat

4, Kaapstad 8001.)

No. Bladsy

Provinsiale Kennisgewings

166 Bergrivier, Munisipaliteit: Opheffing van beperkings ........ 646

167 Breërivier/Wynland, munisipaliteit: Opheffing van beperkings

.................................................................................... 646

168 Overstrand, munisipaliteit: Opheffing van beperkings ....... 646

169 Provinsie Wes-Kaap: Knysna, munisipaliteit: Tussenverkiesing

in Wyk 3: 24 Julie 2002.................................... 647

170 Provinsie Wes-Kaap: Cederberg, munisipaliteit: Tussenverkiesing

in Wyk 6: 24 Julie 2002.................................... 648

171 Provinsiale Administrasie:Wes-Kaap: Bepaling ingevolge

Regulasie 28(1) van die Nasionale Padverkeersregulasies,

2000 ten aansien van ’n persoonlike lisensienommerstelsel

vir die Provinsie van Wes-Kaap ......................................... 649

Opheffings van beperkings in dorpe:

Aansoeke: ....................................................................................... 649

Tenders:

Kennisgewings: .............................................................................. 654

Plaaslike Owerhede

Beaufort-Wes, munisipaliteit: Hersonering.................................... 654

Breërivier/Wynland, munisipaliteit: (McGregor Administrasie):

Onderverdeling............................................................................... 654

Breërivier/Wynland, munisipaliteit: (Ashton Administrasie):

Kennisgewing wat besware teen voorlopige aanvullende

waardasielys aanvra........................................................................ 655

Breërivier/Wynland, munisipaliteit: (Montagu Administrasie):

Afwyking........................................................................................ 656

Stad Kaapstad: Verordening op Storting en Rommelstrooiing...... 664

Stad Kaapstad: (Kaapstad Administrasie): Hersonering en

afwyking......................................................................................... 656

Stad Kaapstad: (Kaapstad Administrasie): Hersonering,

afwykings en onderverdeling ......................................................... 657

Stad Kaapstad: (Tygerberg Administrasie): Verklaar gebiede te

wees waarbinne die bedryf van die besigheid van straathandelaar,

venter of smous beperk is .............................................................. 670

Knysna, munisipaliteit: Onderverdeling ........................................ 657

(Continued on page 684) (Vervolg op bladsy 684)