The Milnerton Lagoon, which is an estuary formed by the Diep River, remains highly polluted four years after the Western Cape environmental inspectorate ordered the City of Cape Town to clean it up.
A stench of sewage from the Milnerton Lagoon in Cape Town is nothing new, but it has been nauseating over the past weeks, say residents. This is despite the provincial government having issued the City a directive to rehabilitate the highly polluted lagoon more than four years ago.
Residents living near the lagoon say the stench, which has emanated from the lagoon in the past is "eye-watering" and nauseating since late last month.
Asked about the source of the sewage pollution in the lagoon, mayco member for water and sanitation Zahid Badroodien referred GroundUp to a letter sent to Milnerton residents and councillors setting out sewerage infrastructure failures since July, and the City's interventions to address the resultant pollution.
