City's Sanitation Week Event Focuses on Blockages in Sewerage System

The City of Cape Town's final Sanitation Week event takes place at 10:00 on Friday, 30 March at the Community Hall in Du Noon. The event is the last of a month-long series of events, which started on 5 March, in support of National Water Week (19-24 March) and Sanitation Week (26-31 March). The National theme is "Water is Life" and, to complement this, the local theme for Cape Town is "Saving Water is a Way of Life."

Over the past three weeks, in excess of 7 000 learners and 370 teachers have been reached through partnerships with the Cape Town Festival, Metrorail Edutrain and the City's Youth Environmental School [YES] Programme.

The 30 March event is a collaborative effort between the City's Water, Scientific and Health Departments and will focus on the prevention of blockages in the sewerage system.

Sipho Mosai, Director: Water Services, says: "The objective is to remind ourselves of our responsibilities regarding what should and should not be disposed of into the sewer system. Examples will also be provided of what not to put into the system.

"Blockages are an inconvenience, to say the least, but they are also a health hazard and cause damage to the City's infrastructure. We appeal to the community to utilise the solid waste facilities available (dustbins, skips and drop-off sites) to dispose of household solid waste, rather than use the sewer and stormwater systems."

He believes this will significantly reduce the number of complaints received by his Department.

Other topics to be presented include water quality, waterborne diseases, personal hygiene and the link between water and sanitation.

All media are invited to attend.

Date: Friday, 30 March 2007
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Community Hall, Du Noon

Directions: From City, take N1, then take N7 northwards past Caltex Refinery and proceed to first robot intersection on N7 (take care at road works for new bridge over N7). Turn left at robots into Potsdam Road, take 1st left (entrance Du Noon), turn left at new building under construction. Community Hall will be to your left.

Issued by:
Communication and Marketing
City of Cape Town
Tel: 021 400 2201
Fax: 021 957 0023

Media Queries:
Sipho Mosai
Director: Water Servicesl
Tel: 021 400 4859
Cell: 084 780 1638