WATCH: Blackened water gushes out of Umhlanga Beach stormwater pipe
eThekwini Municipality says it's got teams on the ground to establish what exactly is being discharged into the sea through one of the stormwater pipes at Umhlanga Beach.
A video has surfaced on Tuesday afternoon showing blackened water gushing out below one of the piers.
It's prompted concern it might be sewerage.
Municipal workers from the city's water and sanitation unit were on the scene on Tuesday.
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"I have seen the video, but I don't think there is anything that is out of the ambit of our by-laws, even though I will still have to investigate," says eThekwini spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela.
"I know very well that currently, we are having challenges with contamination in our beaches.
"So as a result, under no circumstances shall we deliberately discharge poisonous stuff into our water."
WATCH : Murky looking water gushing out of a pipeline into Umhlanga beach next to the pier. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/q3B0eUrxk9
— Sandile Bhengu (@Sandyfierce_) September 13, 2022
@ECR_Newswatch rushed to the Bronze beach after this video was seen on social media this afternoon. The video suggested there is raw sewage being pumped into the sea water. EThekwini municipality officials to investigate the content of the water. pic.twitter.com/P6Y80mtyO7
— Sandile Bhengu (@Sandyfierce_) September 13, 2022
Ethekwini municipality to investigate the content of the water that was gushing out of the storm pipeline near the pier at Umhlanga beach this afternoon @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/ZvBa04if2c
— Sandile Bhengu (@Sandyfierce_) September 13, 2022
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