GALLERY: No more picnics at Alberton Dam

ALBERTON Dam used to be a place where families gathered for a picnic or braai – but today residents stay as far away from the dam as possible.

When you visit Alberton Dam today you can see sewerage, slime and an oil basis in the water. There is a lot of dead fish floating and the smell is unbearable.

The RECORD accompanied Ward 37 councillor Tiaan Kotze to the dam and on top of all the other problems also noticed that someone is dumping/pumping oil into the dam.

“I think that one of the nearby factories are dumping oil in the dam. This can not only be seen in the water but also on the grass near one of the sewerage drains,” Kotze said.

According to him the oil and the sewerage in the dam are most probably the cause of fish dying. Not only is the water very dirty, but the dam levels are also low.

“There is even a school suitcase in the water,” he said.

The park around the dam is full of rubbish lying around. From beer bottles to empty meat packets and paper are visible where you walk – needless to say, those visiting the damn don’t find any use for the dustbins provided.

“Visiting the dam was an outing for families over the weekends, but due to the state of the dam and also because of all the public drinking there, residents rather choose to stay away,” said Kotze.

“Although some of the areas are really nice and well maintained we found that other areas were very neglected and something needs to be done,” he concluded.

The RECORD is awaiting comment form EMM.

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