The latest data from 242 testing sites shows that many of our rivers, vleis, and estuaries have over time become so polluted that swimming or wading is not advised. But this is the first inland water quality data made publicly available since the 2016 results contained in the 2018 State of the Environment Report. The coastal water quality report was released a year ago, and revealed widespread pollution of the marine environment. In a footnote on page 22, the City warns that the rivers, vleis, and estuaries are so polluted that swimming is not recommended. The 88-page Inland Water Quality Report summary, released on 9 February, shows worsening pollution except for a slight improvement between 20. The City of Cape Town plans to rehabilitate and restore these bodies of water “in line with the City’s commitment to be a water-sensitive city by 2040”.The report says the pollution also threatens the city’s ecosystems which support plants and animals some of which are only found here.In the vleis and estuaries, the problem is mostly phosphate.In the rivers, the problem is mostly E.coli which is a bacteria found in faeces.A new report shows that Cape Town’s rivers, vleis and estuaries have been getting worse for 40 years, with the exception of a few years.A new report reveals that water pollution across Cape Town’s rivers, vleis and estuaries has been getting steadily worse for 40 years, except for a few years.
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