Marine Pollution and Environmental Protection

Issue: The ongoing issue of untreated sewage being discharged into the ocean through marine outfalls in Camps Bay and surrounding areas.

Advocacy Focus: The Marine Outfall Plant (MOP) on the beach (known as the pump station) is an obscenely dangerous and dated method of discharging raw sewage into the bay (up to 6 million litres per day) and is receiving little to no effective attention by the City.

It is a goal of the CBCRA to, at least, compel the City to provide proper treatment of the raw effluent at the site by installing appropriate infrastructure to improve the quality of the discharge water.

Currently, the City does not have a valid water discharge permit, especially as it is pumping raw sewage into a Marine Protected Area (MPA), which is illegal.

The CBCRA is collaborating with environmental groups and the NSRI to push for better sewage treatment, improved water quality, and long-term environmental sustainability for Camps Bay and Clifton’s beaches.

BAY OF SEWAGE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEh5JpoH9qo

https://waterstories.co.za/camps-bay/