Marondera council fined US$5K over pollution

THE Municipality of Marondera was this week slapped with a US$5 000 by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) after being found guilty of discharging raw effluent to the environment. 

According to EMA, the cash-strapped local authority is currently operating without a functional sewer treatment plant. 

The farming town, located about 74km east of Harare, has its sewer plant located at Elmswood Farm. 

This story is for NewsDay subscribers.