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Gaza Municipality Warns of Environmental Disaster and Calls for Rehabilitation of Wastewater Pumping Stations

The Gaza Municipality has warned of an environmental and public health disaster threatening the city’s residents due to critical levels of untreated wastewater in the Sheikh Radwan basin.

With the onset of winter, the risk has increased as wastewater continues to be diverted to the Sheikh Radwan basin, which is designated for rainwater collection. This situation has arisen from the malfunctioning of wastewater pumping stations due to the ongoing aggression. Immediate action is required to empty the basin and prevent water from flooding into residential areas.

The municipality highlighted the continued restriction on the entry of pipes essential for repairing the basin’s discharge line to the sea, further exacerbating the problem.

In an urgent appeal, the municipality called for the rehabilitation of wastewater infrastructure, including pumping stations and discharge pipelines. It also emphasized the need to supply a power generator for the Sheikh Radwan basin and to repair its pumps. Additionally, the municipality urged for technical teams to be granted access to the treatment plant in the Sheikh Ajleen neighborhood, which has been inaccessible since the onset of the aggression.

The municipality stressed the importance of responding to these demands to avert environmental and public health damage that threatens the city and its residents