Knysna’s alarming water pollution catches national eye

High-level delegation visits town after worrying levels of E. coli in waterways flagged

Alarmingly high E. coli levels in the picturesque Knysna Estuary and the town’s culverts have  drawn  the attention of national and provincial officials who were in the Garden Route on Thursday.

Water and sanitation deputy minister Isaac Sello Seitlholo, Western Cape water and sanitation head Ntombizanele Bila-Mupariwa and other stakeholders visited the Knysna wastewater plant to engage with the municipal management about its challenges...

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