Minister Mchunu to assess sewer spillage at Darvill Waterwater Treatment Works in Pietermaritzburg
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr Senzo Mchunu will lead a site inspection at Darvill Wastewater Treatment Plan situated in Msunduzi Local Municipality in Pietermaritzburg on Friday, 22 October 2021.
The site inspection follows a three-day working session Minister Mchunu undertook with his deputies last week where several issues hindering the provision of clean water and sanitation services were raised.
The sewer spillage at Darvill Wastewater Treatment Plant is one of the major issues that Minister Mchunu said needed urgent intervention to improve water quality and restore people’s dignity. The spillage at this plant has on previous occasions resulted in large volumes of untreated and highly concentrated sewage to contaminate the Msunduzi River, affecting people living downstream.
Minister Mchunu is expected to meet with all role players with an aim of devising corrective measures to be undertaken to fix the plant.
Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the site visit as follows:
Date: Friday, 22 October 2021
Time: 14:00
Venue: Darvill Wasterwater Treatment Works, Pitermaritzburg.
For media RSVP’s please contact Ms. Mbali Mahaye
Cell: 082 601 5674
Email: Mahayem@dws.gov.za
Sanku Tsunke
Cell: 066 299 2916
Email: tsunkes@dws.gov.za
For more information contact:
Kamogelo Mogotsi - Spokesperson to Minister
Cell: 076 523 0085
Sputnik Ratau, Spokesperson for the Department of Water and Sanitation
Cell: 082 874 2942
