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The Democratic Alliance has written to the Department of Water and Sanitation requesting that they immediately investigate the delay in completing the waste water treatment plant in Groot Marico.

For the past two years the DA has, on several occasions put pressure on the Ngaka Modiri Molema District municipality to upgrade the waste treatment plant but without success.

The waste treatment plant spill has contaminated the Groot Marico river which supplies drinking water to the surrounding villages.

The municipality’s negligence poses a direct threat to the health and well- being of the residents as they are at risk of contracting diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea.

The DA has urged the Department of Water and Sanitation to act swiftly against the municipality for polluting the river.

We also demand that they ensure that the waste water treatment plant is completed and that plans to clean Groot Marico river’s water be established.

It is clear that the ANC is no longer concerned with the well-being of the people as they continue to ignore their responsibility of providing clean water and proper sanitation.

Where the DA governs, resources are sustained though proper infrastructure development and regular maintenance.

Issued by DA North West