MEDIA RELEASE
25 October 2005

LEAFLET TO HELP RESIDENTS IDENTIFY ODOURS

A leaflet has been produced by the environmental task team of the Sapref Community Liaison Forum (CLF) to help South Durban residents identify odours and their possible causes. It lists odours as well as possible sources. The leaflet also explains the process when odours are reported to the eThekwini Health Department or to Sapref.

The purpose of the leaflet is to give residents sufficient information to enable them to describe odours more accurately if they have complaints. This will help the eThekwini Health Department or other industries to better investigate and locate the sources of the odours.

The leaflet is being distributed in letter boxes or residents may call Prudence Mbatha on 480 1303 to request a copy.

The Sapref Community Liaison Forum is a structured meeting to encourage regular dialogue between SAPREF and its stakeholders about the environmental and social challenges facing the South Durban Basin. The forum meets monthly under the chairmanship of an independent facilitator. Fourteen community organisations and local authorities participate regularly, together with SAPREF people. The purpose is to find mutually acceptable solutions to the challenges through constructive discussion and debate. The forum has two task teams, environmental and social.

The environmental task team is working with Sapref on a number of initiatives which will be publicised shortly.

Issued by :

Advocate Karthi Govender
Independent facilitator, Sapref Community Liaison Forum
Telephone : 082 566 0257