Cleece Robertson of the National Sea Rescue Institute has warned in the past that the three sewerage plants in Cape Town cannot handle the increase in sewage.
Marine conservation photographer Jean Tresfon showed in his research and photographs that large “white plumes” were visible in the sea. The City’s website confirms that there is no primary or secondary treatment of sewage before it is dumped into the sea.
It seems that the Department of Water and Sanitation is mainly responsible for the spillage.