- The mechanical irrigation of gardens is prohibited.
- Gardens may be watered by means of hand-held garden hose only, from 1 May to 31 August between 17:00 to 19:00 and from 01 September to 30 April between 19:00 to 21:00:Mondays and Thursdays for even-numbered households ONLY Tuesdays and Fridays for uneven numbered households ONLY.
- The irrigation or watering of all sports fields is prohibited. Exemption from restrictions in the following instances only: golf course greens, bowling greens, and cricket pitches which may only be watered between 19:00 and 21:00.
- The washing of vehicles with a garden hose, except by a commercial enterprise whose business it is to wash cars, is prohibited;
- The cleaning of ANY area using water is prohibited;
- The filling of swimming pools is prohibited.
- Where own water from a borehole or reservoir is used, the appropriate notice shall be displayed on the premises, e.g. “OWN WATER”.
Water Restrictions for George – garden watering times amende
George Municipality has taken into consideration the approach of the winter months with sun setting earlier and light fading, and accordingly amended the times during which gardens can be watered by hand-held garden hose, in terms of the existing Water Restrictions in place. As of 1 May to 31 August, gardens may be watered by hand from 17h00 – 19h00.The current water restrictions were implemented in January 2022 and are similar to those found in paragraph 2B of the George Municipal Drought Management Policy. An emergency as contemplated in Section 2(4)(b) of the Water Services By-law to limit or restrict the use of water currently exists in George as the water treatment works cannot meet the current potable water demand.George Municipality has over the past year reported to the public that the consumption of drinking or potable water per day in George, is currently high compared to the amount of raw water that is being purified by our water treatment works.DRINKING WATER DEMAND IS UP
The Annual Average Daily Demand for drinking water has averaged at 32 Ml per day and the current water treatment works output per day is about 38Ml. This is produced jointly on a daily basis by the Old Water Treatment Works and the New Water Treatment Works which are both operating at full capacity.BUT THE GARDEN ROUTE DAM IS FULL?
Residents should note that although the GARDEN ROUTE DAM LEVEL remains almost full, this is RAW WATER storage and not POTABLE or DRINKING WATER supply. The raw water needs to be treated at the George Old and New Water Treatment Facilities before it goes to the main potable water storage reservoirs for distribution into the reticulation system. The current water demand is higher than the production rate at these facilities.FORWARD PLANNING
Forward planning is in place and the remedial and capacity (20Ml) extension projects funded by the Budget Facility for Infrastructure funding (BFI grant) will extend the water treatment capacity for George and will be implemented in two phases over three years. The construction for the 20Ml Water Treatment Works has started and will continue over the next few years. The overall funding required to ensure potable water security in the George system is R1.197 billion and the funding will be provided over the next forty (40) months for the full phases of the Potable Water Security and Remedial Works projects. There are currently 12 sub-components in various stages of procurement and implementation.In 2021 it was determined that South Africans use 235 litres of potable water per person daily as per the Water Resources Commission. Following the implementation of Water Restrictions in George earlier this year and based on the 2011 STATSA population figure for George at 210 000, the daily consumption of drinking water for the average Georgian is equal to approximately 167 l per day. This shows that the public are responding to the Water Restrictions and using less drinking water. This is commendable and we thank everyone for their combined efforts. We do however have to remind the general public that the restrictions will remain in place until the new Water Treatment Works can be commissioned.George Municipality has also applied for R238m in disaster funding for remedial work required to repair our water and sewer infrastructure damaged during the floods of November/ December 2021. The Municipality is still awaiting the outcome of the application.The right of access to basic water supply and sanitation is a basic right for all communities and it is the responsibility of the George Municipality as the Water Services Institution to take reasonable measures to ensure these rights. Water Restrictions in George are therefore in place to reduce use of drinking water to ensure that the Municipality can fulfill this mandate.The immediate measures to be adhered to are as follows:
George Nostalgie: Francois Germishuys
Opgedra aan: Francois Germishuys11 April laat middag kom ‘n boodskap deur van Francois, “Hi, is jy ok? Hoe voel jy?” ek antwoord hom en sê “operasie was ‘n sukses, ek voel net moeg en bietjie seer, Francois skryf vir my ‘n storie asb”. Nie lank nie en hy stuur vir my ‘n storie. Hy vra my om een te skryf en ek het belowe ek sou, maar daardie geleentheid het nooit gekom nie. Francois hier is jou storie nou en ek eer jou my vriend.My storie: Die legende Francois GermishuysAs ek ‘n sagte diep mens kan beskryf is dit Francois, sy liefde vir mense en natuur, sy liefde en passie vir motorsport, vliegtuie en fotografie, sy stil wees en verlore raak in skryf kuns en musiek. Ek luister na mense en wat hy vir hulle beteken het en almal het gesê sy barmhartigheid, nederigheid en menslikheid. As jy hulp of insperasie nodig gehad het was daar net een oproep en hy was altyd gewillig om te help waar hy kon. Hy was trots op sy werk, sy talente en gawes en hy het elkeen van dit gebruik tot die beste van sy vermoӫ, hy wou sy kennis en wysheid met mense deel om hulle te help.Hy het gespog oor sy vrou en seun, liefdes dade wat hy vir haar gedoen het, soos om vir haar die bed op te maak en haar nagkleertjies opgevou onder haar kussing neer te sit. Ek het altyd so na hom geluister en gedink “Francois jy is waarlik ‘n roman vir jou vrou”, hy het sy opegewondenheid gedeel as sy fotos van die Stockcars of trou fotos in die George Herald beland het.Francois het ook ‘n baie stil en diep kant gehad, hy kon in die kleinste dingetjie die mooiste sien, waneer ons saam gewerk het aan ‘n projek het dit soms gelyk of hy verlore raak in sy eie wêreld met soveel vrede. Ek onthou as hy my trou fotos gewys het dan was daar altyd ‘n natuur foto iewers in, in my trou fotos was daar fotos van dolfyne, ‘n vreemde persoon se poedel hond, seemeeue en die vol maan. Dan was daar sy skryf kuns, ek was altyd nuuskierig oor sy skryf, waar het hy sy karakters gaan uit haal en hoe hy die storie lyn kon skep, daar was altyd humor betrokke. Dan was daar soms die diep droom skryf waar ‘n mens so verlore kon raak, waar hy hierdie ou wêreld so besonders laat lyk het met soveel hoop liefde en passie.Sy liefde vir motorsport en vliegtuie, ek het eendag verby die lughawe gery en daar het sy kar gestaan oorkant die pad, ek stop om te hoor of alles okay is. Hier sit hy en aanskou hoe die vliegtuie op stuig en land. Ek wat self uit die lugvaard industrie kom het ook ‘n passie vir die groot vlieg monstertjies, so ek het verstaan hoekom hy dit gedoen het, en besef toe dat dit vir hom is soos om by ‘n motorsport byeenkoms te sit. Natuurlik was sy grootste liefde “George motorklub” as daar ‘n byeenkoms was, was hy die fotograaf op die baan en jy kon die aksie en passie in sy fotos beleef.As daar een ding is van hom wat vir my uit gestaan het was dit sy menslikheid en ondersteuning. Een jaar met die landbouskou het ek “Love George” help bemark. Ek gaan toe na hom toe met ‘n hand vol “Love George” stickers en vra of hy my kan help by die stockcars. ‘n Halfuur later kom hy na my toe met soveel opgewondenheid en gee vir my die nuus. Elke stockcar het ‘n “Love George” sticker op hy het gereӫl dat ek pouse die skare kan toe spreek oor die “Love George” app. Toe ek begin het om my getuienis te deel was hy die grootste ondersteuner. Toe my artikel uit gekom het in “Joy Magazine” het hy gery van supermark tot supermark opsoek na ‘n boek, en ek moes die artikel teken. Toe my boek “Lodene” vrygestel was, het hy daarop aangedring om ‘n getekende boek te ontvang. En so kan ek aanhou met hoe hy ‘n mens geondersteun het, stories wat ek die laaste paar dae gehoor het van ander vriende. Hy het nooit iets terug verwag nie, maar as jy ‘n droom gehad het was hy daar en het in ‘n mens geglo.As ek kyk na Francios dan sien ek ‘n man wat elke passie en liefde uit geleef het, en hy wou gehad het elke mens moet dit kan doen. Jou drome ‘n realiteit maak. Hy het altyd tyd gemaak vir sy vrou, familie en vriende en wou elke oomblik met elkeen deel.Dit is my storie van ‘n vriend wat bietjie kennis en wysheid in my lewetjie kom saai het, sonder verwagtings en sonder voorwaardes, hy was net daar vir almal.Francios, Hey hey jy, Dankie vir die deeltjie wat jy in my lewe was, dankie vir jou ondersteuining, omgee en baie geduld. Die wêreld gaan verseker ‘n bietjie valer wees sonder jou. Jy het my baie geleer en was ‘n mentor. Die sagtheid van jou mensewees het in jou oӫ weerspieӫl. Jou al gese jy beteken baie vir baie mense, sien jy nou? Francios, jy word klaar gemis! Dankie vir alles!Dene
Honda Transalp – Bekostigbare avontuur!
Die afgelope jare het ‘n ontploffing in die dubbeldoel motorfiets mark gesien. Oor naweke sien jy hulle ry, die manne op die groot motorfietse vol stof, op pad na ‘n nuwe horison, ‘n nuwe avontuur.
Ons bly in ‘n pragtige land wat net wag om verken te word, maar hoe gemaak as jy nie ‘n tweede verband op jou huis wil neem om een van die R300 000 ysterperde te koop nie? Alles is nie verlore nie, daar is wel maniere om hierdie avontuur-leefstyl te betree – teen ‘n fraksie van die prys.
Honda se Transalp is jare reeds ‘n bekende gesig op ons paaie. Honda het die Transalp in 1987 reeds bekend gestel. Die eerste prototipe in 1985 was ‘n 500cc veldfiets, maar teen die tyd wat die eerste modelle die teer getref het was die Transalp ‘n padwaardige veeldoeler. Oor die jare is daar aan die model bietjie verander en verbeter, drom brieke het plek gemaak vir skyf remme, maar dis basies dieselfde enjin wat van die eerste 600cc modelle tot die latere 700cc modelle diens doen. Dis ‘n betroubare en beproefde enjin en daar is verskeie voorbeelde van Transalps met meer as 100 000 probleemvrye kilometers. Ek persoonlik het ‘n TransAlp met 160 000km op die klok gesien.
Die Transalp staan uit as ‘n veelsydige dubbeldoeler juis omdat hy tuis is in soveel toepassings, of dit nou stofpad-toer, ontbytritte of stadspendel is. Die V-twee silinder enjin loop seepglad in vergelyking met die meer gefokusde een-silinder verlfietse en die Transalp skrik ook nie om ‘n passasier op te laai nie. As middelgewig toerfiets is die Transalp ‘n mylvreter van formaat. ‘n Top snelheid van by die 180km/h beteken dat jy nie sukkel om verby te steek nie en boonop is die fiets met sy regop sitposisie en sagte saal besonder gemaklik op die langer ritte.
Die XL650V model Transalp was verkoop tussen 2000 en 2008, waarna dit vervang is deur die XL700V. Die nuwer 700 het gekom met petrol inspuiting en ABS remme. Hy was ook bietjie vinniger en ligter op brandstof. Die 650 se 21-duim voorwiel het egter plek gemaak vir ‘n 19-dium, so as jy regtig rowwe terrein aanpak is daar ‘n saak te maak vir die 650 model, maar in wese is die fietse dieselfde betroubare pakket.
Die groot TransAlp trekpleister is egter die prys. Hierdie betroubare fietse kan vir ‘n winskoop opgetel word. Verwag om so rondom R40 000 te betaal vir ‘n 650 Transalp en ongeveer R50 000 vir ‘n 700 model. Daar is pryse so laag as R30 000 as die fiets hoë kilometers begin kry, terwyl lae kilometer modelle jou tot R60 000 uit die sak kan jaag. In baie gevalle kry jy nog ‘n hoop bybehore op die koop toe. ‘n Absolute winskoop in ag genome dat selfs klein kapasiteit motorfietse deesdae by die R100 000 kos!
Jy kan dus die avontuur-fiets leefstyl toetree op ‘n beproefde motorfiets teen ‘n baie billike prys en as jy moontlik later die fiets wil verkoop behoort jy ook nie veel te verloor nie. Dis mos nou ‘n winskoop. Jou droom om die land se stofpaaie plat te ry op ‘n ysterperd is dalk nie so ver buite bereik as wat jy gedink het nie.
MAYOR VAN WYK IS PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE COMPOSTING FACILITY CONSTRUCTION
The Executive Mayor of George Ald Leon van Wyk, during his recent site visit to the construction site of the new composting facility, expressed his satisfaction with the progress made so far. The George Municipality commenced with the establishment of a compost facility in the 2019/2020 financial year. “Today, we have come to inspect the progress made on the first platform of the new composting facility,” said Mayor van Wyk during his visit on Wednesday, 11 May 2022. “I would like to commend the team from Community Services who have taken the initiative to establish and initiate this project and made the progress we have seen here today. I would also like to thank the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers on-site for their invaluable input in making this project a success.” In June 2021, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries promulgated Norms and Standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste. In terms of these norms, compost facilities must meet certain standards, and one of them is that the final platform layer works must contain a concrete platform or include a clay layer within its layer structure. 
Mayor van Wyk confirmed that this construction is in line with the norms and standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste. “Effectively, builder’s rubble is used to fill the ground to the desired level whereafter a layer of clay is laid on top, and the working surface will consist of a wearing course material classified as G5, according to Committee of Land Transport Officials (COLTO) specifications. The idea is that the green bags that are collected from residents every week will go into a source which will make up compost. Eventually, we are going to add garden refuse, kitchen waste and sludge from the sewerage works to create the compost. This is all to reduce the amount of refuse going into landfill sites in the municipal area.”“Work is already underway to expand the size of the platform for future use. We are also introducing a green bag levy so that our residents can become part of the solution in dealing with our refuse and maintaining the critical environmental balance that we, as citizens of George, are custodians of. The levy will provide the funding to launch this project and to make a success of George becoming a Green City,” Ald van Wyk added. The Municipality’s Department of Community Services assured that the Municipality will finalise the construction of phase 1 of platform A of the composting in the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 financial years. “Phase 2 of platform A is also underway, and the public is requested to divert and dispose of builders’ rubble at the Gwaing waste disposal facility to assist the municipality in finalising phase 2 of platform A,” said Sivuyile Mtila, senior manager for environmental services at the George Municipality. “An attenuation pond will be constructed in the 2022/2023 financial year to treat and store stormwater runoff. Platform A will only be able to accommodate 76% of the George Municipality’s green waste. However, once platform B is built, all green waste will be accommodated. The maximum number of windrows that platform A can accommodate is 13. This equals a maximum volume of 2 486 m3. The average volume of compost produced for 6 weeks is 243 m3,” said Mtila. The municipality urges the public to dispose of all builders’ rubble at the Gwaing landfill site instead of dumping illegally, as the material is required to complete the construction of the compost facility.“We also urge the community to use the three-bag system to the benefit of reducing the landfill footprint. All three bags must be placed out on the same day on the designated refuse collection day,” Mtila added. The municipality intends to operate the compost facility from 01 July 2023. 17 May 2022
Issued by George Municipality
Mayor van Wyk confirmed that this construction is in line with the norms and standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste. “Effectively, builder’s rubble is used to fill the ground to the desired level whereafter a layer of clay is laid on top, and the working surface will consist of a wearing course material classified as G5, according to Committee of Land Transport Officials (COLTO) specifications. The idea is that the green bags that are collected from residents every week will go into a source which will make up compost. Eventually, we are going to add garden refuse, kitchen waste and sludge from the sewerage works to create the compost. This is all to reduce the amount of refuse going into landfill sites in the municipal area.”“Work is already underway to expand the size of the platform for future use. We are also introducing a green bag levy so that our residents can become part of the solution in dealing with our refuse and maintaining the critical environmental balance that we, as citizens of George, are custodians of. The levy will provide the funding to launch this project and to make a success of George becoming a Green City,” Ald van Wyk added. The Municipality’s Department of Community Services assured that the Municipality will finalise the construction of phase 1 of platform A of the composting in the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 financial years. “Phase 2 of platform A is also underway, and the public is requested to divert and dispose of builders’ rubble at the Gwaing waste disposal facility to assist the municipality in finalising phase 2 of platform A,” said Sivuyile Mtila, senior manager for environmental services at the George Municipality. “An attenuation pond will be constructed in the 2022/2023 financial year to treat and store stormwater runoff. Platform A will only be able to accommodate 76% of the George Municipality’s green waste. However, once platform B is built, all green waste will be accommodated. The maximum number of windrows that platform A can accommodate is 13. This equals a maximum volume of 2 486 m3. The average volume of compost produced for 6 weeks is 243 m3,” said Mtila. The municipality urges the public to dispose of all builders’ rubble at the Gwaing landfill site instead of dumping illegally, as the material is required to complete the construction of the compost facility.“We also urge the community to use the three-bag system to the benefit of reducing the landfill footprint. All three bags must be placed out on the same day on the designated refuse collection day,” Mtila added. The municipality intends to operate the compost facility from 01 July 2023. 17 May 2022
Issued by George MunicipalityEngagements with the public to take the Integrated Development Plan forward
The IDP and Budget Office held several engagements with the different ward committees last week. The purpose of the IDP and Budget engagements is to engage with communities on the key service delivery issues and the budget allocation for the budget .The Municipal System Act; 2000 prescribes that all municipalities develop an Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The IDP is a single inclusive plan of a municipality. The plan links, integrates and co-ordinates service delivery. The IDP is formulated in order to ensure that integrated service delivery and development goals are achieved in a municipality. In terms of legislation a municipality is supposed to develop a new IDP every five years. However, due to the impact of Covid-19 the Local Government Elections for 2021 were delayed. Municipalities thus did not have enough time to develop a new five year IDP. In terms of the Systems Act Municipalities are allowed to adopt its predecessor’s IDP with or without amendments. The George Municipality decided to adopt the IDP of its predecessor and the new IDP process for the new term of office of council will commence in August 2022. The Municipality however has set out a plan to engage with communities to solicit their inputs for the budget for the new financial year.The draft budget reflects key policy decisions and priorities, rates increases and indicates where money will be spent on programmes and services. It is important to note that only ward committees were engaged for this round of public participation. And the final meeting for this round will be held on 19 May 2022 in Pacaltsdorp Community Hall at 18h00. However, a comprehensive public participation process will commence in August 2022 for the new IDP. Communities and organisations will be given an opportunity to provide inputs for the new four- year IDP.Issued by George Mun 17 May 2022 for immediate release
Status of Saasveld Road
The Garden Route District Municipality reports today that the construction and repairs to Madiba Drive are progressing swiftly after pipe laying was completed on 13 April 2022. The second layer of bedding, a cradle constructed from boxed wet soilcrete, which allows for weathered edges at collars, began on 28 April 2022 and was completed on 6 May 2022. A 200mm by-pass pipe was removed and water is now flowing through the newly laid 1.8m diameter pipe.According to Lungisa Qendu, Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) Senior Engineering Technician, the project has now reached 75% of its completion (excluding the headwalls and gabions). “Headwalls and gabions are outside the roadway and will be constructed at a later stage because the priority for us is to open the road to the public,” said Qendu. “The GRDM is working hard to maintain and repair roads damaged by floods. Please drive carefully whenever approaching construction sites. Let us work together to ensure that our roads are safe.
http://www.gardenroute.gov.za/2022/05/11/11-may-2022-media-release-update2-status-of-saasveld-road-george-construction/
8% Electrical Tariffs Increase
PUBLIC NOTICE: ELECTRICAL TARIFFS GOING FORWARDGeorge Municipality will be implementing an average electricity price increase of 8% and various electricity tariff structure changes from 1 July 2022 – these changes can impact what you pay for electricity and how you use electricity in your home or business in future.
- Small Domestic and Commercial tariffs (that is pre-paid and conventionally metered Consumers) will in future be linked to the capacity limit of supply they choose
- Consumers who are willing to manage their loads within a capacity limited to 20 Amps single phase will be offered a subsidised tariff with no fixed charges.
- All Consumers who require more than 20 Amp capacity will be charged a phased-in Cost Reflective Tariff with:
- a Fixed Basic Charge,
- a Capacity Charge depending on the capacity limit of the supply and
- a lower Energy Charge.
- Bulk consumers will all be moved to a Time of Use tariff.
- Small Scale Energy Generators (SSEG) consumers will also be subject to fixed and Time of Use energy charges.
- Klein Huishoudelike en Kommersieële tariewe (voorafbetaal en konvensionele meter verbruikers) sal in die toekoms afhang van die kapasiteit limiet van die toevoer gekies
- Verbruikers wat bereid is om hul vragte te bestuur binne ‘n kapasiteit beperk tot 20 Amp enkelfase sal ‘n gesubsidieerde tariewe aangebied word sonder vaste heffings.
- Alle verbruikers wat meer as 20 Amp-kapasiteit benodig, sal ‘n infaseerde kostereflektiewe tarief gehef word met:
- ‘n vaste basiese heffing,
- ‘n Kapasiteitsheffing afhangende van die kapasiteitsbeperking van die toevoer en
- ‘n laer Energielading.
- Grootmaat verbruikers sal almal oorgeskakel word na ‘n Tyd van Gebruik tarief.
- Verbruikers wat Klein Skaal Ingeslote Kragstelsels installeer sal ook onderhewig wees aan vaste en Tyd van Gebruik energie heffings.
- Iirhafu ezincinci zaseKhaya kunye nezoRhwebo (oko kukuthi abasebenzisi abanezixhobo zokulinganisa umbane ohlawulelwa ngaphambili nabasebenzisi bezixhobo zokulinganisa umbane ngokwesiqhelo) kwixesha elizayo baya kudityaniswa kumda womthamo wonikezelo abalukhethayo
- Abasebenzisi abakulungeleyo ukulawula imithwalo yabo ngaphakathi komthamo olinganiselweyo ukuya kwisigaba esinye se-Amps ezingama-20 baya kubonelelwa ngamaxabiso afumana inkxaso ngaphandle kweentlawulo ezimiselweyo
- Bonke abasebenzisi abafuna iiAmp ezingaphezulu kwama-20 baya kuhlawuliswa, Ixabiso eliBonisa Iindleko elingenisiweyo nge:
- Ntlawulo esisiseko esisigxina
- Ntlawulo yomthamo ngokuxhomekeke kumda womthamo wonikezelo kunye
- Ntlawulo yaMandla ephantsi
- Abasebenzisi besambuku baya kufuduselwa kwiXabiso leXesha lokuSebenzisa
- Abasebenzisi booMatshini bokwenza umbane baMandla amaNcinci (SSEG) baya kufakwe kwiNtlawulo zesigxina kunye nezeXesha lokuSetyenziswa koMbane
Silver Lakes Auto
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Ons hou weer skou!
Op Woensdag 13 April het die George Landbouskou ‘n bekendstellings geleentheid gehad en aangekondag dat die plaaslike Lanbouskou weer vanjaar aangebied gaan word. Die Skou vind na ‘n afwesigheid van 2 jaar agv Covid, weer plaas vanaf 25 to 28 Augustgus 2022.Al die normale en gereelde items is terug en ‘n hele paar nuwe opwindende items is bygevoeg. Die opwindendste nuweling is verseker die Wes-Kaapse Penstekfederasie kampioenskappe. Dit hit vroeër bekendgestaan as Gymkhana. Daar is ‘n baie sterk moontlikheid dat die Wêreldkampioenskappe volgende jaar hier by die George Skou aangebied gaan word.Nog ‘n nuwe item is die werkende honde kompetisie waar skaaphonde teen mekaar gaan kompiteer. Saterdag aand is dit weer Ovaltrack wat ‘n baie opwindende atmosfeer skep. Ander sport bydraes is Sterkman, toutrek, skaak en veerpyltjies kampioenskappe.Natuurlik is musiek ook hoog bo aan die lys met Fatman, Carolyne Grace, Michael Lindt en Early B as die gunstelinge. Ek baie gewilde nuwe item is die “Op die Stoep” musiek areea waar plaaslike kunstenaars net kan “inplug”en sing.“Ons sien uit om jou daar te sien”
CONSTRUCTION ONGOING TO STABILISE AND REHABILITATE SCHAAPKOP DONGA
There is currently construction taking place at Schaapkop Pump Station to stabilise and rehabilitate the slope on the riverbank to protect the pump station from an encroaching donga and create a safe working space for the pump station contractor to establish on-site.The source of funding for this construction is the Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) funding and the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) project.The embankment contains several pipelines including the rising main (pumping line) from the pump station. The pipeline needs to be replaced by a larger diameter pipeline in Phase 2 of the pump station upgrading and therefore provision must be made in the currently installed infrastructure for the new pipeline to prevent demolition/ excavation into the gabions for the new pipeline.Gabions are being installed as a retaining wall to retain the earthworks slope and the wire needs to be protected against vandalism and theft, so a concrete capping was specified to prevent access to the wires. The contractor has subsequently introduced the use of gunite (spray-on concrete) instead of conventional concrete due to the ease and speed of construction to save time.Issued by George Municipality
19 April 2022