According to the Constitution of South Africa, the people of Kimberley are entitled to a healthy environment. It is currently not known what health risks the polluted Kamfers Dam poses to the neighbouring communities, but the following are possibilities:

- At times, the residents of some Kimberley suburbs in the near vicinity of Kamfers Dam (especially Homestead, Floors, Colville and Ashburnham) have to endure unbearable rotten egg smells (hydrogen sulphide produced as the algae rots). The hydrogen sulphide emissions, although not toxic, are extremely unpleasant and affect the quality of life of neighbouring communities.

- Visitors to the Road Lodge and the Flamingo Casino, which are located south of the dam, are also affected by these unpleasant smells. Motorists entering or leaving Kimberley on the N12 are left with a decidedly unpleasant memory of the diamond city.

- "Partially treated” water from the Homevale Sewerage Works is used to irrigate municipal parks and gardens in Kimberley, and children who use these facilities may be exposed to harmful pathogens and chemicals.

- The fairways and greens of the Kimberley Golf Course are irrigated with “partially-treated” sewage water and this may pose a health risk to golfers.