Mar 14, 2023
Sustainable access to a safe source of water is not only a basic human right, but also a key driver in ensuring the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of a community. This course focuses on the principles behind water and wastewater...
National Water Week 2023, taking place from March 20 to 26, should be a rallying call for South Africans to think smarter about water security in their country. This is the message from South African National Bottled Water Association CEO,...
The year – 2022 – was an extraordinarily difficult one for the KwaZulu-Natal. Floods ravaged the province in April that year, leaving in its wake a trail of death and destruction. While Mhlathuze Water did not to experience any major disturbances...
Water can transmit heat, sound, and electricity and the Keller’s CTD multiparameter probe measures all three parameters. The acronym ‘CTD’ stands for conductivity, temperature and depth and is determined by the following sensor elements:...
Over the last five days whole parts of the City of Tshwane have grappled without water due to a lack of supply from Rand Water. The primary driver of these shortages have been incidents of vandalism which have taken place alongside planned...
Gauteng residents have been left with no water due to Rand Water’s lack of adequate and regular maintenance of its water infrastructure, says the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng. According to DA Gauteng Spokesperson for Infrastructure...
Water utility Rand Water has announced the launch of a new ‘mega reservoir’ in the City of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. According to the utility, the newly-built Vlakfontein Reservoir is the largest cylindrical and circular reservoir in South Africa, and...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has demonstrated its commitment to root out fraud and corruption which often stems from gross misconduct of officials – who the department asserts “have no respect for good governance principles...
Traditional aeration technology has low oxygen transfer efficiency (between 10% and 15%) and high energy consumption (approximately 50% of the overall operating expenditure of the plant). Fluence Corporation MABR (membrane aerated biofilm reactor)...
