Knysna oil spill clean up contines
Clean-up operations will continue off the coast of Knysna this morning (12 August). That’s after a stranded ship started leaking oil near Buffels Bay. Source: enewschannel
Geotechnical engineering yields a rewarding career
The Earth is unpredictable, and for companies planning new construction this poses a host of challenges. One of the biggest dilemmas is maintaining the earth’s physicalenvironment in conjunction with the development of major public and...
Rand Water’s Panfontein sludge disposal site gets capacity boost
Rising to the challenges of assisting client Rand Water to urgently boost its capacity, contractor Liviero has fast tracked the first delivery target in its R231 million contract at the Panfontein water treatment residue disposal site near...
Expansion design exceeds expectations
The extension of the Meyerton WWTW by the construction of a new works, parallel to the existing works, designed with a capacity of 15 Mℓ/d and allowing for an extension to 36 Mℓ/d in future is more than originally projected due to a different...
Expanding capabilities
The 10 Mℓ expansion at the Percy Stewart Wastewater Treatment Works will not only increase the Mogale City Local Municipality’s raw sewage processing capabilities to meet the current demand – for the first time there will be PLCs and a SCADA system...
A positive development
The Roodeplaat Water Treatment Works, constructed as part of the larger Roodeplaat Bulk Water Supply Project, is now one of the most advanced water treatment facilities in South Africa and certainly a flagship plant for the City of Tshwane and...
Ekurhuleni commits to keeping it clean
Efforts by the City of Ekurhuleni to make every day a Mandela Day were given a major boost with the launch of a month-long Citizen Responsibility Campaign (CRC) on Wednesday, 31 August 2013, which saw over 1500 community members endorsing the...
Labour unrest ended
Last week saw Pikitup reach an agreement with SAMWU on the organisation’s terms in dealing with the suspensions of the workers, with Pikitup’s Spokesperson and GM: Communication and Stakeholder Management, Desiree Ntshingila confirming that the...
Mayors engaged on waste management issues
“As leaders in government, you are no strangers to the fact that waste management is at the core of service delivery,” said Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi on Tuesday 06 August 2013, when she led a round...
