Water, Sewage & Effluent Mar Vol 30 No 2 | страница 11

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Kamfers Dam, which lies about 5km outside Kimberley in the Northern Cape, is dying. Untreated or partially treated sewage and
stormwater from nearby Kimberley is turning this once endorheic salt pan and important habitat into a permanent cesspool.
Around 400 hectares in size, the dam is a shallow, closed drainage basin that retains water and allows no o