Thank you Glenwood House Ecology club for cleaning a section
of the Katrivier.
The afternoon was very informative were we learned that:
1 The water quality needs to be improved,
as no light can penetrate the water for
living organisims to live.
2 The invasive alien vegetation such as
the black wattle needs constant
erradication
and we must rehabilitate with
indigneous plants.
3 The river channel needs clearing of
dead tree stumps in order to create a
linear flow of water that has less erosive
effect on the river banks.
4 Acsess is very difficult and perhaps
paths would allow easier maintanance
of the river.
This is a photo of an African Red Alder/ Rooiels also known as
the butterspoon tree. They are one of the fastest growing forest
trees if not planted in the open.
UPCOMING PROJECTS
What we achieve
12/07/2008
Establish interim committee
13/07/2008
Registation of Domain
www.katrivier.org.za
14/07/2008
Web Page goes live.
1 to 7 September 2008
Arbor Day planting trees
3 September
Glenwood House
Clean up
18 October
Taking water samples
for testing by DWAF
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The Katrivier looking like blood!!! This we have uncovered is because the Water Works is pumping effluent down the Michelle Stream from Eleventh Avenue in Denneoord. Dwaf came to investigate and found the water quality unacceptable. They are testing samples we have taken on the 22 October 2008.
Thank you Patrick van Coller. Test results will be posted here shortly.