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THE DIRECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM AND THE MAIN INTERESTS HAVE NOT GUARANTEED THAT THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, EXCEPT THE CITY OF WINDHOEK, HAVE DEVELOPED AND PRESENTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR THEIR SANITATION SYSTEMS. [19659002] According to an audit report of the Auditor General Junias Kandjeke.
The performance audit report 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 on the management of sewers by local authorities in Namibia was tabled in the National Assembly by the Minister of Finance, Calle Schlettwein, last week. The Environmental Affairs Department of the Ministry of Environment has not ensured that local authorities develop and submit EMPs for sanitation infrastructure, Kandjeke said.
The documentary reviews conducted by the auditor reveal that all local authorities visited at the time of the audit, with the exception of Windhoek, had not developed PGE for the systems crosslinking of wastewater.
"This is because the DEA has only begun to sensitize local authorities to the 2007 Environmental Management Act (Law No. 7 of 2007) during the course of the year. Fiscal year 2015/16, "he noted.
The Rundu, Ondangwa, Ongwediva and Oshakati Municipal Councils received letters requesting them to develop and submit their EMPs during the 2015/16 fiscal year.
However, at the time of the audit (2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16), these local authorities had not complied.
Listeners visited six regions, Khomas, Erongo, Hardap, Kavango East, Kavango West and Oshana.
The report further stated that the Water and Forests Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture had not adequately supervised local authorities to ensure compliance with standards for the disposal of sewage effluents.
In addition, the Coordinating Unit for Housing, Housing, Planning and Technical Services, which spent more than N $ 3.8 billion during the period in question, did not Did not sufficiently monitor the remediation infrastructure undertaken by the local authorities.
The coordination, which falls under the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, did not guarantee that the sanitation infrastructure was sufficient to meet all the needs of the households, nor that it was well maintained. .
In the report, Kandjeke found plethora of other shortcomings associated with sewer systems of various local authorities.
Mainly, the AG found that households are not connected to the system of crosslinking of wastewater; defective installation of wastewater collection chambers and inadequate systems for the crosslinking of wastewater.
It also established that there was no collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater with valid environmental clearance certificates and the use of the toilet bucket system and open defecation in some areas. Kandjeke notes that the purpose of the audit was to assess whether the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development and other key stakeholders were effectively ensuring the adequacy of the infrastructure. And, therefore, the proper management of wastewater. environment.
– Nampa
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