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E.Coli Readings Still Too High in Knysna

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There was again worry in the Knysna Council when James McCarthy, from the Eden District Health Department, presented the Environmental Health Report for Knysna. Bacterial samples taken in and around the Knysna Estuary found two areas non-compliant. Non-compliance means being more than 500 E.Coli per 100ml. Ashmead was at 1400. Bongani was a shocking 4100. X E.Coli was disturbingly found in standpipes in Damsebos and Nekkies. That situation has been sorted. The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) defines Escherichia coli (abbreviated as E. coli) as “bacteria found in the environment, … Read the full article…

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Dead Fish at Knysna Estuary Culvert

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Whilst the navy was, in Knysna Oyster Festival tradition, being escorted by little boats to its berth next to SANParks, little fish were dying (or already dead) half a kilometer away. A Love Knysna subscriber took these photos of baby floaters at approximately 2.45pm yesterday. She said there were hundreds. She happened upon them by the culvert running alongside Long Street, just before the bridge to Thesen Islands and the turn to the Knysna Yacht Club. From the second picture, it seems as if pollution is the cause but that’s … Read the full article…

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Knysna Pollution’s Naughty Contradictions

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At yesterday’s Community Services Section 80 meeting in the Knysna Council Chambers, pollution of the Knysna and Swartvlei estuaries raised it’s ugly head as it always does. Mike Maughan-Brown (Director Planning and Development) may be right in that the tide cleans away the ecoli in the swimming areas of Knysna but is that good enough? He expressed that he was happy with the health of the Knysna Estuary. In opposition, James McCarthy (Assistant Head of Municipal Health for the Lakes Area) said, “We are very concerned about land based pollution … Read the full article…

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The Knysna Municipality Can't Say I Wasn't There

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This photo proves how ridiculous it is trying to deal with the Knysna Municipality. The blame must fall on Lauren Waring, as the municipal manager, and Georlene Wolmarans, as mayor. It’s old news that they are not fans of mine because i seek answers to that which they so often do not want to answer. If South Africa were truly a democracy, and the law had value, they’d have been chucked out of office in their first year on the job. I say ‘on the job’ meaning anything but that! … Read the full article…

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