Dangerous levels of bacteria have been picked up in Nelson Mandela Bay rivers with the popular Swartkops recording E. coli faecal matter from either animals or humans of more than 242,000/100ml in October.
Critical water and infrastructure projects in Nelson Mandela Bay’s informal settlements could be delayed if the municipality fails to adopt the 2021-2022 adjustment budget on Monday.
The water in Nelson Mandela Bay is contaminated by bacteria after traces of E. coli fecal matter from either animals or humans were discovered in testing samples.
Water in parts of Nelson Mandela Bay has once again not met nationally accepted standards, with several samples failing microbiological tests. The five out of 77 water samples that failed the test could have caused waterborne diseases had the water been continually consumed. However, the metro has said only samples taken from the Indoor Sports Centre in Kariega failed the tests in May and in June, while samples from the beach manager’s office, Lucky Luke Creche and the Walmer Downs Nur.