Dr Anthony Turton – Vice-president of the International Water Resource Association
“Five of South Africa’s major dams are contaminated with toxin levels that are among the highest in the world, and there is no current engineering solution to the problem. Because wastewater treatment plants are not
functioning properly, thousands of tons of raw sewage are being discharged into rivers, some of which flow into the Vaal River which provides 87% of Gauteng’s Tap water.