Question NW249 to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment:

Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment:

In light of the fact that , due to ineffective municipal treatment plant plants and sewage effluent, aquatic weeds have flourished in South African water resources that had so far been rich in nutrients, what steps and/or intervention has her department taken to help eradicate these invasive plants?