Cradle River pollution

2023/08/28 14:07 Blougat at the N14  

  Bergland. 2023/08/28 13:50. Water level about normal.  Visibility staying poor, can’t see bed.  Water has a dark grey tint to it.  There is a strongish nauseating smell.  Some foam present. Gassing taking place.

 2023/08/28. 11:23. Delportan manhole has again overflowed quite recently.  The overflow seems to have been some type of oil based foam (possibly abattoir waste) , from both visually and smell.  Maybe illegal dumping done during the past weekend?

  Looking upstream from the bridge. Looking downstream from the bridge. 2023/08/25 08:55 Blougat where it goes under the N14.  Some smell here.

  AMD 2023/08/23  9:10 The outflow staying consistent.  Water tint staying consistent - slight brownish tint.

 Bergland. 2023/08/23 8:40. Water level about normal.  Visibility staying poor, can’t see bed.  Water has a brownish grey tint to it.  There is a strongish nauseating smell.  Some foam present. Gassing taking place.

 2023/08/16 11:30  Bergland, can see some rocks below the surface.  Possibly somebody is doing something.

 2023/08/16  10:29 Delportan  A portable potty has been dropped at the Delportan sewage truck dump site.

  2023/08/15 11:15 Blougat Spruit where it flows under the N14.  Smelly here.

 Bergland. 2023/08/15 11:00. Water level about normal.  Visibility staying poor, can’t see bed.  Water has a dark lighter tint to it.  Seems to have fat/oil on the surface.  There is a strongish smell, being blown away by the wind.  Some foam present. Gassing taking place. Can only really see the fat/oil in the reflection of the sun.