SoPlett! | Plettenberg Bay News and Info

THE Water Affairs Department and Bitou Municipality have signed a formal co-operation agreement that will see R20-million released to the drought-stricken Plettenberg Bay for the construction of its desalination plant.

A MAYORAL committee decision on rezoning is all that is now required before developers can begin construction of the R1-billion golf estate at Roodefontein in Plettenberg Bay.

THE Funda quarry outside Plettenberg Bay, which stopped operating last April, is to be rehabilitated in a move that looks set to improve the quality of water flowing into the Bitou River.

Long-time CXPRESS contributor of years past, and outdoors fundi of legendary proportions, JACK MUDD shares a piece of his mind on the local water crisis

THE Bitou Municipality is hoping to get feedback in February for its R40-million application to the Western Cape government and National Treasury to build two desalination plants.

The drought is or will be causing unemployment. There is no doubt some disastor relief money from the government available and this should be spent on job creation.

GARDEN Route residents can expect water tariffs to increase shortly.

PROVINCIAL authorities last month requested that all municipalities affected by the current drought – and that means every municipal area in the Southern Cape – toughen up their act on water saving.