The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has raised concern about possible liquid gas chlorine shortages from its supplier based in Kempton Park, Gauteng, which could affect water supply. “If this were to happen, liquid gas chlorine shortages...
Four of South Africa’s major dams are filled to capacity, thanks to the recent heavy rains. The Vaal Dam in Gauteng, Sterkfontein Dam in the Free State, the Grootdraai Dam near Mpumalanga and the Bloemhof Dam on the border between the North...
Managing wastewater sludge represents a significant portion of total wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) costs. To reduce this expense, the volume of sludge can be reduced or alternatively beneficiated into biogas or a saleable product. WASA asks...
Millions of liters in raw sewage continue to flow daily into the Vaal River and there’s little hope the pollution crisis will end any time soon according to activist group, Save the Vaal Environment. The group says it’s been pressing...
