2011-da-kopane-q649-departmental-enforcement-of-the-nwa-for-non-compliance-by-mafube-municipality-regrarding-the-discharge-of-effluent-ae771d450aaacd64.pdf

This briefing is a draft parliamentary reply detailing the status of the Villiers Wastewater Treatment Works in Mafube Municipality. It notes that while effluent is generally compliant, the plant is operating over capacity. The Department has issued a notice to the municipality regarding a missing water use license application (WULA) and intends to issue a directive to resolve this, though no criminal charges have been filed. The municipality has submitted rehabilitation plans, and the Department provides technical support through the Gauteng Regional Office and a Wilge catchment water management forum.

• The effluent discharged from the Villiers Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) is generally compliant, although non-compliance occurs regarding chemical and bacteriological parameters due to operational constraints and raw waste volumes exceeding the plant's intended capacity.
• The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs issued a notice to the Mafube Local Municipality concerning the Villiers WWTW. While the municipality provided some information, it failed to submit a water use license application (WULA), which the Department intends to address by issuing a directive.
• No criminal charges have been laid against the Mafube Municipality; such actions are reserved for instances where the municipality fails to respond to a directive and according to the Department's Enforcement Protocol.
• The Mafube Municipality has submitted a report detailing plans to rehabilitate existing infrastructure and increase the capacity of the Villiers WWTW.
• The Department provides support to the Mafube Municipality through a water management forum in the Wilge catchment and via technical support from the Department's Regional Office: Gauteng regarding the WULA.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). 2011-da-kopane-q649-departmental-enforcement-of-the-nwa-for-non-compliance-by-mafube-municipality-regrarding-the-discharge-of-effluent-ae771d450aaacd64.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-DA-Kopane-Q649-Departmental-enforcement-of-the-NWA-for-non-compliance-by-Mafube-Municipality-regrarding-the-discharge-of-effluent.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. 2011-da-kopane-q649-departmental-enforcement-of-the-nwa-for-non-compliance-by-mafube-municipality-regrarding-the-discharge-of-effluent-ae771d450aaacd64.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-DA-Kopane-Q649-Departmental-enforcement-of-the-NWA-for-non-compliance-by-Mafube-Municipality-regrarding-the-discharge-of-effluent.pdf?x21779.

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