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Nature based solutions for treating water by Prof Kevin Winter

Prof Kevin Winter presents a talk on nature-based solutions for treating polluted stormwater into waterways. He is an emeritus professor in Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape and an executive member of the Future Water Institute there. Prof Winter has post graduate degrees from both UCT and London University. In addition a leading member City’s Water Quality Committee which helps to support the City in its efforts to manage significant challenges of water quality in our waterways, wetlands and shorelines. Who knew – that Cape Town's population has grown to 5+ million and there's no stopping it? Who knew – more than half those people live in informal settlements, often five or six households sharing one toilet? Who knew – their wastewater (and ours) is full of chemicals including antibiotics, "recreational" drugs, anti-depressants, birth-control chemicals, even caffeine; and that it all gets into our rivers and wetlands? Who knew – the most prevalent drug in waste water coming from poor communities are HIV anti-retrovirals? Who knew – that people in the informal settlements think of our and their rivers as "drains"?