Danielle Petterson | Dec 5, 2018
Approximately one quarter of South Africans lack access to safely managed sanitation. A Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Solution (DEWATS) can fill the gap between conventional and on-site sanitation, offering a more cost-effective and...
Liesl Frankson | Dec 4, 2018
Modern Water has announced its collaboration agreement with WEC Projects of Johannesburg to promote its innovative and proprietary All-Membrane Brine Concentration (AMBC) technology throughout Africa. Speaking for WEC Projects, who are a leading...
Liesl Frankson | Nov 22, 2018
Tesla has developed a patent for a waste water treatment system that could pave the way for more cost savings in operational expenses. The patent, titled System for Regenerating Sodium Hydroxide and Sulfuric Acid from Waste Water Stream...
Liesl Frankson | Oct 3, 2018
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has called on the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to order an intervention and financial rescue plan for Emfuleni Local Municipality. This comes after the commission held hearings last week to...
Danielle Petterson | Sep 25, 2018
Odour control has moved from an afterthought to a primary design consideration for most collection and treatment facilities. By Annejan Visser, process engineer at QFS Intensive urbanisation, incremental population growth, and seasonal...
Danielle Petterson | Sep 21, 2018
The growing issues of freshwater scarcity in many parts of the world are encouraging more wastewater reuse ideas, which all depend on effective filtration. The process of reusing water involves screening it to remove suspended solids,...
Danielle Petterson | Sep 17, 2018
Water is perhaps one of the most precious natural resources. With rapid urbanisation, the resource is becoming scarce quickly. By Kelly Potter* For organisations and systems that operate in the water industry, there has been the dependency on...
Danielle Petterson | Sep 10, 2018
One of the most robust, versatile and widely used unit operations in the treatment of wastewater worldwide is dissolved air flotation. With a growing market for wastewater reuse, the demand for these systems is expected to rise accordingly. The...
Danielle Petterson | Sep 10, 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission is conducting an inspection at the Vaal Dam following allegations that approximately 150 ML of raw sewage is flowing into the Rietspruit and Vaal rivers daily. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)...
