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Uilkraals Estuary artificially breached
Spectators from all over the Overstrand gathered on the beach at Uilkraals Estuary near Gansbaai last Friday to watch the water flow into the ocean after it was artificially breached by Overstrand District Municipality (ODM).
According to the ODM, the artificial breaching took place after thorough consultations with key role-players and coastal management authorities, in order to gather enough motivation to support the breaching of the estuary mouth.
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According to David Beretti, ODM Municipal Manager, a breaching committee meeting was held on 1 November to discuss the criteria and the potential to breach.
PHOTO: Kos Coronaios.
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“Consultations took place with CapeNature and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) the next day. After motivations were gathered, the application to breach was submitted to the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, who in return gave a verbal directive to the ODM to proceed with the breaching on Friday 15 November 2019,” said Beretti.
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