SA Waterbulletin August 1985

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I Nuusbrief van die Waternavorsingskommissie Newsletter of the Water Research Commission August/Augustus 1985 T Industry's pressure on the South African marine environment is growing rapidly. According to Dr JA Lusher, Department of Water Affairs, there are at present 61 marine pipelines along South Africa's coast disposing effluent into the sea. While the majority of these are small and discharge only sewage, the number of pipelines discharging industrial effluents is increasing. To cope with this increasing discharge, proper procedures must be adopted to ensure that pipelines are well designed and suitably located so as to eliminate or minimize any possible adverse effects. Against this background the Water Research Commission last year negotiated a twelve month agreement with the National Research Institute for Oceanology (N RIO) of the CSIR to develop a guide for the marine disposal of effluents. The Water Research Commission has been involved in sponsoring research into the disposal of municipal sludge to the marine environment since 1980.

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