Chairperson, I give notice that I shall move at the next sitting of the Council:
That the Council -
1) notes that the water treatment plant in Harrismith is already about 50 years old and there is the danger of not being adequate for the supply of services to the community;
2) further notes that it is of huge concern that although an environmental impact assessment, a feasibility study and a cost analysis to upgrade the plant to by R80 million had been done, the national Department of Water and Environmental Affairs did not responded so far;
3) has believes that it is a shame and a disgrace in the eyes of the community of this area and district to have such service delivery from the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs; and
4) calls on the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to respond to the application given to her department very soon with a suitable and satisfactory answer on how she will address this problem.
I thank you.