This is especially good news for Amanda Ochs and the residents of 'Hongerlaagte' in Swakopmund's Tamariskia suburb, who have appealed to the municipality for nearly a decade to save them from the smell and plagues of flies.

The municipality understood their concern, but only time and proper planning would serve as a remedy.

That time has come.

Swakopmund's Long Term Plan (LTP) makes provision for a new sewerage works - away from residential areas and far out of town.

The current site, which was far enough not to be a nuisance 50 years ago, is now slap-bang in the centre of the built-up municipal area, with residential areas on about every side of it.

The town's growth over the past decades literally overtook the current site and its capacity to handle the increased quantity of sewerage.

The town's growth is not expected to stop, hence the endorsed LTP that is now being implemented.

"We don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past and have the problems we have now," Swakopmund CEO Eckard Demasius said at a public meeting - where the four proposed locations were weighed - on Tuesday.

Frikkie Holzhauzen of the Municipality's Department of Engineering Services said the current site would still be part of the system, but would be downgraded to become the centre where purified water is stored.

The aim now is to build a new sewerage works away from town, maximising its capacity, and minimising unpleasant effects.

Johan du Toit of Windhoek Consulting Engineers (WCE) - the company that received the development tender - presented the four proposed sites at the public meeting.

All four sites are situated northeast of Swakopmund, and would remain out of sight, nose and mind, even when the town reaches the limits of the LTP.

Site Three is considered the favourite, with Site Four the best alternative.

Sites One and Two are near the Swakopmund Airport and could attract birds that would pose a risk to air traffic.

The two sites would also be closer to future residential developments than the other two options.

"When making the decision we must understand the future growth of Swakopmund," Du Toit said.

Site Three will be in a good location in relation to residential areas and a future waste-disposal site.

There would also be an affordable supply of electricity.

Its disadvantages would include difficulty in the transfer of purified water.

Site Four is close to the Swakop Salt Works, where there could be a risk of spillage and scavenger seagulls attracted to the existing guano works there.

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