Raw Sewerage flowing into the Spruit

[williamtyson]

Was riding the Spruit (braamfontien) this afternoon ... man it really smells bad and it messes up your ride. If any one knows who to report it to please let me know. It's near the Bally Clare bridge and it was flowing through the track and straight down into the river !!!

 

https://www.bikehub.co.za/smileys/smiley7.gif so so gross !!!!

 

 

[Nancy Drew]

I had some nasty smelling stuff hit me in the face from that little rut just before Conrad drive  quite recently.

I'm sure someone posted a thread along these lines a few months back... who to report it to etc, I'll try find a link

 

 

[1hill@aTime]

That jst stinks man, like at Sbr this morning couldn't beleive how many alcohol bottles were broken along the route it's disgusting.

[kamikaze]

there's another one between 12th avenue rivonia and the N1 bridge.

 

it's pretty wide and disgusting, and it fills the single track for about 30m.

getting around it is not easy.

 

rode past on monday, and friday last week it was still going

 

what's the number to call?

apparently water affairs will act quickly if it's flowing into a river.

[kamikaze]

the number to phone is:

 

Joburg Connect call centre on 011 375 5555

 

i phoned the number but then you get a list of options, and none of them are relevant  

 

held for an operator but got impatient - anyoine else feel like phoning?

[Danger Dassie]

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http://www.jhbcityparks.com/ 

 

 

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danger dassie2009-07-06 02:29:58

[Danger Dassie]

the number to phone is:

 

Joburg Connect call centre on 011 375 5555

 

i phoned the number but then you get a list of options' date=' and none of them are relevant  

 

held for an operator but got impatient - anyoine else feel like phoning?

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Doubt anyone would have a relavent option for 'raw severage' so the most relavent option would seem to fall under 'general enquirys and other agencys'

[williamtyson]

Seems like it was fixed. Rod past the 12th Ave and N1 spill yesterday with my boy and it has been repaired and there is no flowing seweage any more ...just the left overs of the spill. Thanks for all the contact numbers which are now in my phone.

[kamikaze]

excellent!

 

[EDIT]

 

went past there again yesterday afternoon, and it is still overflowing - it looks as though it may have been fixed, but it hasn't.

it seems to be coming from a private residence, and i trickling slowly.

 

what i dont get is how people live next to this and dont care/notice that their drain is overflowing, damming up an area the length of a tennis court, and causing serious stench.

 

 

i rode a short section of about 4km, and smelled raw sewage no less than 4 times.

it is shocking to think that the only reason that river flows during winter is because of toilets being flushed!

 

that's africa i suppose....

kamikaze2009-07-07 01:45:43