sprui of sewage in Springs

Staggering stench enveloping Strubunvale in Springs and surrounding areas is getting out of hand.
Springs is a smaal town in the east of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni. Strubunvale is one of the suburbs Springs.
Strubunvale has had problems in the past  from the companies like Zincor, bad smell from the chemicals and they were polluting blesbokspruit as well, Community fought  with the company ang the matter was resolved.Now they are faced sewage discharge which is causes a staggering stench smell which is unbearable at the same time polluting blesbokspruit.
Accopanying Pretoruis and Havinga, from Ancor works sewage treatment plant, the two showede how semi clean sewage water is being discharged inti the surrounding envinment, what the told us is that they are having issues with the pumps and filters, forcing them to discharge into the environment because the remaining equipment cannot cope with the load. Aresident on the waterfront of the blesbokspruit, which has been affected by the sewage discharge,Said imagine what its like to wake up with the strong smell of sewage in your nostrils every morning everyday its frustating, something must be done and it must be done quickly.
Blesbok runs past this establishment, which most of the sewage water flows to it. one guy the name of which he asked to be withheld for fear of affecting his bussiness further, indicated that the have been cmplaining about thi nothing happen its been a month now. Wanda henning spokeman for the Eastrand water company, which runs the sewage treatment plant, confirmed that the plant was expriencing techical problems, they are currently taking emergency measures to see to the replacement and repair of faultly bio filters, The absence of which creates an overflow that the remaining equipment cannot handle the discharge water is not raw sewage as it has been subjected to the first phase of the process.
The authorities of department of water affairs visited he plant last week  and gave a go ahead to treat the overflowing water with calcium hypo chloride, which they say will not affect plant and animal life in the  sensitive ecological systems of the protected blesbokspruit, while diminishing the resultant smell.
 Its expected that the new custom built filter to be installed by friday, while plantis in place to refutbish and repair the remaining filters in the meantime, when the filter is installed there will no longer be a need for the overflow and smell and all the water will go through the regular treatment process.
Since we have meeting monthly a follow up will done to make sure everything is fixed, claen for community
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MESHACK MBAGULA