Rehabilitation of Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works enters next phase [SOUND]

# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says rehabilitation of the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works has entered an intensive recovery phase. This follows an emergency intervention by the metro and Rand Water to restore safe drinking water. A major public health crisis resulted in over 300 residents contracting gastrointestinal illnesses from untreated water from the plant. The mayor’s spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says preparations for the filtration system are about 90-percent complete, including the testing of electrical components: