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document.write("<h5>DEAD FISH VAAL RIVER 1 DEC 2008 </h5>");
document.write("Dear Sir / Madam<br /><br /> <br /><br />I have just returned from a weekend at our Cottage on the Vaal river located at Shores of Loch Vaal.<br /><br />( Weekend 28th -30th November 2008 ).<br /><br />I am shocked with the number of dead fish in the river – all the way from Loch Vaal and up the main river <br /><br />to Millionaire’s bend ( that is as far as we travelled from the barrage area).  In and around all reed area’s there is<br /><br />significant amounts of dead fish as well as dead fish floating in the main river.<br /><br /> <br /><br />My concerns are as follows :<br /><br />a.       Report downloaded from Rand water website “Suitability of Water for Contact Sports” – 28th Nov 2008,<br /><br />appear to indicate that there is no problem in the “Shores of Loch Vaal “ area. However the amount<br /><br />of dead fish and the massive discolouration of the water seem to indicate otherwise. What is the <br /><br />real situation ?<br /><br />b.      Who’s responsibility is it to clean up and remove dead fish ?<br /><br />c.       To who else should we send our concerns to ?<br /><br /> <br /><br />If I’m not mistaken, I have always been under the impression that most of the Gauteng drinking water is pumped<br /><br />from this region. <br /><br />The Minister of Water Affairs recently said on Radio 702, that there is no crisis with water in South Africa – however  <br /><br />I regularly check the “quality of water reports” and it appears that most of the problems consistently originate <br /><br />from “Klip river” & “Rietspruit ” area’s.   ( This information also shown on “potential microbiological health effects<br /><br />in the Vaal Barrage Catchment” report generated by Rand Water Board.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Your reply would be appreciated.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />Mr Burt Grabe ( Jnr )<br /><br />INDUSQUIP MARKETING CC<br /><br />Reg. CK 89/20225/23<br /><br />Vat No.  4630102970<br /><br />P O Box 17350, Sunward Park, Gauteng, 1460, South Africa <br />No.28 Rail Road, Roodekop, Germiston,  <br />(  Tel   + 27 11 724 3600<br /><br />Ê  Fax   + 27 11 856 3432/34 <br /><br />È   Cel   + 27 82 652 5002<br /><br /># E Mail : burt@indusquip.co.za<br /><br />Website. www.indusquip.co.za<br /><br />Skype. wemmotor1<br /><br /> <br /><br />\"WEM\" ELECTRIC MOTORS (SABS APPROVED) HIGH EFFICIENCY 1 & 2 - CEMEP<br /><br />\"WEM\" VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES - INVT <br /><br />\"WEM\" DIGITAL SOFT STARTERS<br /><br /> <br />. Burt Grabe");
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