We need to start experiencing the joy of being both embedded in community and connected to the natural world.

Helena Norberg-Hodge


Economic prosperity must go hand in hand with social cohesion and ecological sustainability

Mikhail Gorbachev






Tuesday, February 8, 2011

PERLEMOEN AND PATHOGENS (uncomfortable neighbors)


Pathogen

From Wikipedia

A pathogen, (from Greek: πάθος pathos "suffering, passion", and γἰγνομαι (γεν-) gignomai (gen-) "I give birth to") an infectious agent, or more commonly germ, is a biological agent such as a virus, bacteria, prion, or fungus that causes disease to its host.[1][2] There are several substrates including pathways whereby pathogens can invade a host; the principal pathways have different episodic time frames, but soil contamination has the longest or most persistent potential for harboring a pathogen.




Potency

One hypothesis regarding pathogens states that the longer a pathogen can survive outside of the body, the more dangerous it can be to a potential host. In countries that have higher sanitation standards, pathogens cannot survive for as long outside of the human. This is seen as encouragement to mutations to the pathogen which would make it less deadly, as such mutations would allow the pathogen to survive in the host for longer periods of time




Transmission

One of the primary pathways by which food or water become contaminated is from the release of untreated sewage into a drinking water supply or onto cropland, with the result that people who eat or drink contaminated sources become infected. In developing countries most sewage is discharged into the environment or on cropland; even in developed countries there are periodic system failures resulting in a sanitary sewer overflow.




The Abalone (Perlemoen) industry in the Hermanus New Harbour
is six kilometers from the polluted and contaminated Klein River Estuary

Estuary Pathogen loads

Pathogens can enter marine waters via untreated or partially treated human sewage. Humans may encounter pathogens through direct contact with contaminated water, ingestion of contaminated water, or consumption of raw or partially cooked shellfish harvested from contaminated waters. Pathogen inputs to the Klein River Estuary are a concern because of the potential human health risks and the economic losses associated with the possible closure of Abalone farming and beaches in Hermanus.



Saturday, February 5, 2011

HERMANUS CORRUPTION


A litany of malpractice in the Overstrand DA lead Municipality

Thanks to NOSEWEEK who have supplied the news
you wont find in the Hermanus Times

Noseweek 134 DA's Bredell plays pass-the-parcel

December, 2010 - Issue 134 - Article 2386

1 Dec 2010 First stop: Hermanus. The DA was decidedly slow to act over the controversy surrounding the DA-controlled Overstrand Municipal Council, article.php?current_article=2386

Noseweek 130 UPDATES: Terror takes the gap

August, 2010 - Issue 130 - Article 2303On Saturday 3 July, Mosiuoa Terror” Lekota addressed a public meeting in Hermanus. At the time, Lekota was the president of Cope – but noseweek has no idea ...article.php?current_article=2303

Noseweek 131 Rabie Property monkeys around on the 14th floor

September, 2010 - Issue 131 - Article 232926 Aug 2010 And wealthy Hermanus-based businessman Hannes Kleynhans (now deceased), who owned a mighty The Schulphoek Point development in Hermanus, ...article.php?current_article=2329

Noseweek 130 Dear Editor

August, 2010 - Issue 130 - Article 230030 Jul 2010 Broeder politics must end Hermanus forges ahead” (nose128) hit the button big time in this enclave of old broeder NP politics. ...article.php?current_article=2300

Noseweek 125 Nuclear proliferation

March, 2010 - Issue 125 - Article 2218 26 Feb 2010 Mayor Beyleveldt's next step was apparently to lean very heavily on the main Hermanus tourist organisation, persuading chairman Clinton Lerm ...

article.php?current_article=2218

Noseweek 128 Hermanus forges ahead

June, 2010 - Issue 128 - Article 2277

9 Jun 2010 With Julius Malema doing study” trips to Zimbabwe and Venezuela, there's considerable white angst about land grabs and nationalisation. ...

article.php?current_article=2277

Noseweek 119 Unwelcome to Fick's Pool

September, 2009 - Issue 119 - Article 2101

28 Aug 2009 Hermanus is, of course, famous for its whales. It's also famous for its immaculately maintained 10km cliff path, that runs from the harbour ...

article.php?current_article=2101

Noseweek 118 UPDATES: On the game in Hermanus

August, 2009 - Issue 118 - Article 2077

The good folk of Hermanus are still waiting to find out what money (if any) was made from municipal land ...

article.php?current_article=2077

Noseweek Bullied into submission

December, 2008 - Issue 110 - Article 1880The Greater Hermanus Environmental Action Group's (Gheag) court challenge, Bully Beyleveldt recently cowed the Hermanus Ratepayers' ...article.php?current_article=1880

Noseweek 107 UPDATES: Has Hermanus got the fools it deserves?

September, 2008 - Issue 107 - Article 1806

Whither democracy under the ANC? What with the Scorpions beingdisbanded, the judiciary under sustained attack, and plenty of foolishtalk about ...

Noseweek 102 Updates: Checkers checked in Hermanus

April, 2008 - Issue 102 - Article 1686

IT'S OFFICIAL: PEOPLE MOVE TO HERMANUS for its natural beauty, not for intellectual stimulation. Final confirmation came during ...

article.php?current_article=1686

Noseweek 98 Dear Editor

December, 2007 - Issue 98 - Article 1587

Hermanus is fast becoming a corrupt and unhappy town. Fatcats and citizens are squaring up in the Battle of Hermanus Shoprite Checkers CEO Whitey . ...

article.php?current_article=1587

Noseweek 98 Tiananmen Square? No, Checkers

December, 2007 - Issue 98 - Article 1592

In the 1990s the Hermanus municipality bought the station, the large vacant In fact, theHermanus municipality seems more or less forced to accept any ...

article.php?current_article=1592

Noseweek 97 Unhappy in Hermanus

November, 2007 - Issue 97 - Article 1576

Hermanus– once a quaint fishing village, now a sprawl of bland housing developments and golf estates. A town where real estate is the currency and where ...

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Sunday, January 23, 2011

SCHULPHOEK IS KHOISAN LAND



The Schulphoek land grab:

Posting under construction . . . to be continued









The Schulphoek land grab: Under construction . . . to be continued









HERMANUS MUNICIPALITY PUMPS SEWAGE INTO LAGOON



Hermanus municipality courts massive damages from affected businesses

Overstrand municipality admits faulty switch caused sewage to be pumped into lagoon, from the scout camp pump station (on a number of occations)

The abalone farms in the Hermanus Harbour saw detrimental effects suspected to be associated with toxic sediment flushed out of the Klein River estuary during the last breach. A mild dose in comparison with what will be coming next!









HERMANUS MUNICIPALITY RENEGES ON TOURISM PLEDGES

* Overstrand Ward 11

DA Municipality acquiesced over Bantamsklip nuclear site betraying its tourism mandate





Saturday, January 22, 2011

TOWN PLANNING CORRUPTION 2




DE BOS DAM HISTORIC ZONATION FIASCO


This cynical development has lessons to be learnt from . . . . .



Look at these pictures and the survey maps closely


You will notice the property falls within the restricted reserve area of De Bos dam!




How could this be possible?




Friday, January 21, 2011

Hermanus Yacht Club in the s . . . Sewage


END OF INTERNATIONAL REGATTAS

You wont see events like this again on the Hermanus Lagoon

Neither will you see signs like this warning about sewage (e coli ) pollution



Tuesday, January 18, 2011

HERMANUS TOWN PLANNING CORRUPTION 4

* Overstrand Ward 11

SOURCE OF HERMANUS LAGOON POLLUTION

DETERMINING THE SOLUTION (Part 1)

(Further posting below on Klein River Estuary pollution)

If you need to know where the sewage (e coli) contamination comes from (besides the two malfunctioning sewage plants) take a close look at these pictures and the map and ask yourself the question 'Do these properties have septic tanks or conservancy tanks?' If the answer is, conservancy tanks, then ask the question, when were they last pumped?'
Howerver, if the answer is, septic tanks, then you will know where the contamination is coming from and who the culprits are.

It should be further noted that the buildings on the photographs below are below the 5m MSL set back line presently being determined by Environmental Affairs.

THEREFORE IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY THAT THESE DEVELOPMENTS (holiday homes) REPLACE EXISTING SEPTIC TANKS WITH CSIR STANDARD CONSERVANCY TANKS AND STRICKLY ADHERE TO A PUMPING PROGRAMME




Scout Camp, Camp Site, Maanskynbaai, Lagoon Farm, Maanskynkop,
Hermanus Yacht Club, Wortelgat, Mosaic Farm.