{"id":94446,"date":"2019-05-23T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=94446"},"modified":"2019-05-27T10:41:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T08:41:14","slug":"video-raw-sewage-flows-klein-olifants-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/23\/video-raw-sewage-flows-klein-olifants-river\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Raw sewage flows into the Klein Olifants River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After several residents have complained about the bad odour hanging over the town, DA Councillor Johann Dyason has opened up an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Dyason contacted the Department of Water and Sanitation and they took water samples from the river, he is currently waiting for the results.<br \/>\nIn the meantime, the councillor has reported blocked manholes to the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94447\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94447\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/05\/riool-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/05\/riool-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/05\/riool-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Councillor Dyason shows the Middelburg Observer a manhole that has been leaking on multiple occasions over the last couple of months.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The municipality has been battling to unclog the responsible sewer line that runs along the marsh behind the Middelburg SPCA.<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>\u00a0is currently investigating businesses in the industrial area that flush waste water into the sewer lines.<br \/>\nIt will be possible to determine which pollutants are dominant in the river once the reports are received from the water samples<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Read the full story in this Friday\u2019s issue of the\u00a0<i>Middelburg Observer.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zapIG2JLQwg' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88482\/parents-frustrated-lack-space-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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