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ESTATE NEWS

UPGRADING OUR ESTATE’S ROADS

he Silver Lakes Homeowners Silver Lakes Rules, Section 4.15 states:
Association (SLHOA) has recently
Tstarted the process of redoing and “Sewage must be discharged into the
rejuvenating about 30km of roads within sewerage reticulation system and not into
the estate. In certain areas this requires the stormwater reticulation system, streams
a basic rejuvenation (crack repair and or dams in the Estate and must comply with
surface sealing), while other areas local municipal authority regulations. Water
require resurfacing and even complete from an irrigation system, swimming pool,
rebuilds. water feature, jacuzzi, fish pond, basement
or sump must either be discharged
The SLHOA maintenance teams are evenly onto the natural ground inside the Therefore, we would like to remind our
currently focusing on the crack-filling boundaries of the Unit or, if capable, into a residents to please ensure that they remain
and road-sealing phases. The larger Unit’s greywater system and not onto or via compliant with the previously mentioned
construction project work, which entails the road surfaces.” SLHOA Rules and municipal bylaws.
removing the road surface and relaying it
as well as rebuilding the road foundation, Furthermore, an extract from the Provincial Should a resident admit that they are not
has gone out to tender. Gazette Extraordinary, 23 July 2014, Section compliant or be unsure of the rules or
29 states: bylaws, we request that the necessary
A major problem that has been identified steps be taken to become compliant or
in the deterioration of our roads is the “No water from a swimming pool may, for the resident to make contact with the
excessive water run-off, which is not without the prior written permission of SLHOA Compliance Officer so that guidance
natural rainwater. It originates from the Municipality, be discharged directly or can be provided.
the overwatering of lawns, washing of indirectly over or into any road, gutter or
vehicles and driveways as well as the stormwater drain of which ownership is Please call 012 809 0142 or email us on
discharge of water from properties into vested in the Municipality. The backwash rule.enforce@silverlakes.co.za.
the roadways, which is not compliant water from a swimming pool may be
with SLHOA rules or municipal bylaws, as discharged into the drainage system on the Walters Noordman
the following extract indicates. premises on which the pool is situated.” Operations Manager

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