Tshwane ignored three warnings before contaminated water crisis
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
The Tshwane municipality had received at least three reports on the water quality at the Bronkhorstspruit plant before hundreds of residents fell ill after consuming water contaminated with E. coli. The site operated for 21 days without chlorine, and South Africa’s Department of Water flagged shortcomings as early as February, according to TimesLIVE.
The Tshwane municipality had received at least three reports flagging water-quality problems at the Bronkhorstspruit treatment plant before residents fell ill after consuming water contaminated with E. coli, TimesLIVE reports. The warnings had been sent in the months preceding the crisis.
