Over the past few years, South Africa has been hit by a number of water shortages. With COVID-19 in the country, household usage of water has gone up because of the amount of times we have to wash our hands. Now consumers are able to monitor their water consumption in rands and cents using smart prepaid metres. These smart metres will also enable municipalities a host of new features to better manage water, just by having near real-time meter readings.
Rand Water is undertaking another round of planned maintenance aimed at boosting capacity, operational efficiency, and plant reliability ahead of increased water demand expected from August. While the maintenance is split across various times and...
Over the past three decades, bio-trickling odour control has become a proven, reliable solution at wastewater plants. However, despite the technology’s proven track record, there are still many misconceptions or misnomers about bio-trickling...
The recent heavy rains in the Tzaneen Dam catchment have led to the dam spilling which has raised numerous concerns. Several reports on social media platforms are circulating, claiming structural damage at the Tzaneen Dam wall. The Raising of...