The report found that a failure to upgrade the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is a health risk to residents
The Green and Blue Drop reports show that more than 90% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are dysfunctional
The City of Tshwane will allocate R450 million over the next three years to fix the dysfunctional Rooiwal plant, which is polluting water in the area
Foul water runs out of Hammanskraal’s taps and farmers can’t grow crops because the City of Tshwane’s Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant contaminates the soil and groundwater
