SA’s rivers and dams can no longer recover from pollution, say water scientists
About seven billion litres of sewage are released every day into rivers and dams
Eutrophication
Seal off polluted dams to protect public health, says water expert
About 80% of the country’s dams are so enriched with nutrients they could produce toxic algal blooms
Faecal pollution severely contaminates SA’s rivers, dams – report
More than half of the sites showed a high health risk if water
was used for irrigation