Grand Slam (Sewage) Sailing Series

Were the competitors of this event aware they were sailing in highly contaminated water?

The Hermanus Yacht Club municipal water sampling results has revealed readings 2000% over the National recreational water standards limits, making the water around the yacht club highly toxic and an extreme health risk.

See more information on this blog. 

The Hermanus Yacht Club's intestinal entraccoci water sample (e coli contamination) is 2500% over SA recreational water guideline standard

Do the members and their families know,

 do the National competitors and their families know,

do the Foreign competitors and their families know,

does the public know about the water contamination health risk? 

The Hermanus Yacht Club: The number one culprit for sewage pollution and artificial breaching lobby.

The Number One culprit for Hermanus Lagoon e coli pollution 

5200cfu/per 100ml Intestinal Enteroccoci

 Water sample taken 19th December 2013

2000% over SA Recreational water guideline

LOOK AT THE LAGOON WATER LEVELS IN THE PICTURES BELOW

*The Yacht Club septic tank is found between the two buildings (center in top picture) and well below 5msl set back line. 

2.0 msl (mean sea level)

                                           2.7 msl  (mean sea level)

Klein River Estuary : Water Quality Sampling

Note the highly irregular occurrence of zero readings alongside high readings in the alternating categories, a phenomena never experienced in science!

*No figures published after March 2013

BOCMA-funded results (counts per 100 ml)
Site	Grotto Beach		Prawn Flats		Yacht Club		S'ford slipway		King St. jetty		Wortelgat
Date	Entero	E.coli	Entero	E.coli	Entero	E.coli	Entero	E.coli	Entero	E.coli	Entero	E.coli
14-03-13	0	1400	0	2000	0	2420	27	167	0	68	0	961
21-02-13	380	77	260	70	256	23	35	9	35	13	3700	77
31-01-13	2800	22	1040	101	4500	76	780	21	2800	22	-	-
10-01-13	3200	0	800	0	70	0	270	17	13	76	0	29
12-12-12	370	75	0	1986	150	99	63	22	74	9	0	291
22-11-12	0	1414	0	2800	0	3000	35	7	37	5	0	308
01-11-12	530	7	2560	115	520	63	58	32	70	62	640	12

LATEST FIGURES PUBLISHED IN OVERSTRAND ESTUARIES WEB SITE (as of 1.12.14)
http://www.overstrandestuaries.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=18

Some of the Klein River Estuary properties falling below the set back line

All the photographs (seen below) were taken on Saturday 3 September

2008

Klein River Estuary water level was 2.77 m msl at the time.

3m msl is understood to be the maximum natural breaching height

(THE 5M SET BACK IS SAID TO BE THE NEW RESTRICTED BUILDING LINE)

Johnson property

Owner unknown

Owner unknown

McCarthy property

McCarthy property

McCarthy property

Mosaic Farm (Lodge)